Sherri Davis
Aiken,United States
Summary
Accomplished Technical Writer at S & K Technology, skilled in policy writing and contract compliance. Successfully closed nearly 1,200 contracts, recovering over $42 million in de-obligated funds. Adept at effective communication and document control, with a strong focus on achieving results and enhancing operational efficiency.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Writer
S & K Technology
Aiken, United States
01.2022 - Current
- Support the Performance Assurance Division (PAD). PAD is responsible for managing, developing, administering, and coordinating the Department of Energy Savannah River Operations Office (DOE-SR) directives program.
- Review procedures, policies and other forms of Directives for the DOE-SRS Office of Safety and Quality Assurance (OSQA).
- Create template for policies to formatted uniformly.
- Assist with the implementation of the template created for other directives (both Site Manuals and Site Procedures).
- Worked with the Site Manager’s Office to create a training tool for all site organizations regarding the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), also responsible for adapting this training to be used by other sites.
- Create and assist with the training of Performance Evaluation and Measurement Plan (PEMP).
- Assist the Manager’s Office with revising the Scorecard system and systems this reporting system uses.
- Work with OSQA manager to collect data and create slides for monthly subjective fee meetings.
- Contractors for SRS.
Contract Specialist II
S & K Technology
Aiken, United States
06.2020 - 01.2022
- Created and maintained Opentext Metric System (aka BIRT) for monthly reviews and reports for two Management and Operations (M&O) contracts. (42 divisions)
- Granted access and trained users for the BIRT system.
- Routed work authorizations and implantation plans often routing into eDocs for stakeholders.
- Drafted reports required for development of Performance Evaluation and Measurement Plan (PEMP), Fee Determination Official Letter (FDO), Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Performance Evaluation Report (PER), and other documents.
- Conducted contract management and uploaded data in Strategic Integrated Procurement Enterprise System (STRIPES).
- Attended CPEP (Contractor Performance Evaluation Program) meetings, scheduled meetings, and maintained calendar for SRFO.
- Prepared, tracked, and obtained necessary contract documents for contract closeout.
- Managed non-M&O contracts including several foreign contracts and maintained hard copy files.
- Contractors for SRS.
Contract Closeout Specialist
S & K Technology
Aiken, United States
03.2018 - 06.2020
- Archived over fifty (50) hardcopy files for Office of Acquisition Management (OAM) according to FAR (Federal Acquisitions Relations) and DEAR (Department of Energy Acquisition Relations).
- Closed nearly 1,200 contracts resulting in the collection of over $42,000,000 in de-obligated funds for the government.
- Completed closeout of expired Federal contracts, financial assistance instruments, and interagency agreements for Department of Energy (DOE).
- Developed files, requisitions, and reports for closeout of contracts, simplified acquisitions, grants, and cooperative agreements.
- Prepared procurement requests and project descriptions.
- Provided data entry support to Contract Closeout and OAM and trained other departments and agencies in close-out process.
- Created reports and retrieved data for OAM.
- Created Contract Data Reports with IDW (Integrated Data Warehouse) to track fund availability for Office of Administration and other departments.
- Interfaced with support customers in multiple departments, agencies, universities, and private industries via face-to-face or telephone communication.
- Composed correspondences for the signature of Contracting Officers to be transmitted to contractors and institutions.
- Contractors for SRS.
Program Specialist II
S & K Technology
Aiken, United States
10.2015 - 03.2018
- Coordinated routing of Performance Based Incentives (PBI) with Department of Energy (DOE) and contractors via Fee Invoicing System (FIS).
- Analyzed and interpreted performance data and report incentive fee award amounts to Fee Department Official (FDO).
- Prepared correspondences, agendas, and notes for Fee Board Members and FDO and scheduled meetings.
- Identified data for use in Subjective Performance Scorecard to ensure contractor performance is compliant with FAR 16.4 and FAR 42.15.
- Developed Ad Hoc Schedule for Site Management and solicited information for site management and contractor performance assessment.
- Assisted with presentation for EVMS Roadside Assistance visit from DOE-HQ.
- Created spreadsheets, charts, and collection data for reports to be presented monthly, quarterly, and annual basis For LW contract.
- Collected year end performance data for Liquid Waste (LW) and M&O contracts to be used for Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) and Fee Determination Officials Letters.
- Arranged training and visits from Department of Energy Headquarters for Office of Integration and Planning.
- Analyzed, interpreted, and provided performance evaluation to FDO about incentive fee amount to be awarded.
- Monitored, maintained, and analyzed Subjective Performance Scorecard including training users and management.
- Drafted procedures for assessment and implementation of Performance Evaluation Managing Program (PEMP).
- Researched data and developed charts and spreadsheets for reports monthly, quarterly, and annually for M&O Contract.
- Contractor for SRS.
Budget Analyst/Contract and Closeout Specialist
Time Solutions
Aiken, United States
06.2014 - 10.2015
- Initiated, tracked, and finalized closeout of expired Federal contracts, financial assistance instruments, and interagency agreements.
- Prepared document requests and descriptions of statements of work.
- Analyzed Closeout documents for conformance with FAR and applicable guideline.
- Provided audit service for active contracts.
- Provided data entry support to task of contract closeout and OAM.
- Created reports and retrieved data for OAM as requested.
- Reconciled invoices on contracts to ensure correct coding and billing to government and obligated correct funds to correct contract program.
- Research discrepancies in invoices and recommended short payment to Contracting Officer (CO).
- Used IDW to create Contract Data Reports to track fund availability and utilization for Office of Acquisitions and other departments.
- Analyzed invoices for major project at SRS and provide CO it results.
- Utilized database of cost and spending for analysis of project for purpose of negotiations.
- Contractor for SRS.
Budget Analyst/Contract Closeout Specialist
NOVA Corporation
Aiken, United States
10.2012 - 06.2014
- Performed post award functions involving both contract administration and contract close-out.
- Retrieved and input data surrounding cost and spending to provide analyzation for negotiations.
- Researched discrepancies found in review of invoices.
- Closed all expired Federal contracts, financial assistance instruments, and interagency agreements.
- Determined files to be processed for destruction according to FAR and DEAR.
- Contractor for SRS.
General Clerk I/Procurement Technician III
AWD Management Services
Aiken, United States
06.2009 - 10.2012
- Reviewed invoices for active contracts under Salt Waste Project Facility (SWPF) for lead Contracting Officer for DOE-SR.
- Reconciled invoices on SWPF contract to confirm contractor correctly coded and billed government and that sufficient funds were obligated.
- Maintained journals and subsidiary ledgers of accounting system and reconciled accounts.
- Prepared procurement request to de-obligate funds and closeout contracts.
- Closed out contracts and simplified acquisitions, grants, cooperative agreements, and other contractual agreements in accordance with FAR and applicable guidelines.
- Contractor for SRS.
Skills
- Microsoft Office/Excel
- PowerPoint
- Oracle/IDW System
- Lotus Notes
- STRIPES
- FPDS
- EM Subjective Performance Scorecard
- Opentext Metric System
- Fed Data Check System
- Corporate Business Systems/I Portal
- Contract compliance and oversight
- Acquisitions
- Document control
- Contract closeouts
- Contract proposals
- Contracting policies and regulations
- Customer service
- Finance and budget
- Assessment and audits
- Communication
- Presentation
- Scheduling
- Verbal and written correspondence
- Organization
- Time management
- Knowledgeable about government contracts, financial assistance instruments, interagency agreements, and Federal Procurement Laws and Regulations
- Policy writing
- Technical documentation
- Attention to detail
- Effective communication
- Procedure development
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Technical Writer
S & K Technology
01.2022 - Current
Contract Specialist II
S & K Technology
06.2020 - 01.2022
Contract Closeout Specialist
S & K Technology
03.2018 - 06.2020
Program Specialist II
S & K Technology
10.2015 - 03.2018
Budget Analyst/Contract and Closeout Specialist
Time Solutions
06.2014 - 10.2015
Budget Analyst/Contract Closeout Specialist
NOVA Corporation
10.2012 - 06.2014
General Clerk I/Procurement Technician III
AWD Management Services
06.2009 - 10.2012