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Education
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Awards
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SUSAN O'BRIEN

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SUSAN O'BRIEN

Summary

Extremely dedicated, honest, punctual, and ethical employee. As retired USAF Active Duty Major, instilled with service before self, a great team player with additional experience as Retired Federal Government Section Chief, Federal Contracting Officer, Federal Contracts Specialist, Skilled Leader, and Successful Follower. Expertly prepared detailed memorandum, and other extensive documents that met the scrutiny of all legal review, including GAO protests. Successful publication of paper in prestigious, "Environmental Law Review", during law school. Fast response to settle conflicts among all people. Quickly analyze and resolve situations to meet team and office needs. Trained by some of the bestthe United States Air Force

Overview

36
years of professional experience

Work History

Federal Government

Section Chief and Contracting Officer
12.2012 - 12.2017

Job overview

  • Keen supervision and leadership of 11 employees
  • Astutely developed team members through training, personal meetings, and effectively resolved personnel issues.

Federal Gov't
Kirtland AFB

Senior Contracts Specialist
03.1999 - 12.2012

Job overview

  • Expertly wrote complex R&D RFPS, integrated with Program Office (PO) team to provide complete analysis and documentation, intense negotiations, and subsequent award.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
  • Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
  • Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.

Department of the Air Force

Attorney
07.1988 - 09.1998

Job overview

  • Chief Contracts Attorney, part of contracts and program office team to ensure base support and complex R&D contracts, and related actions were in compliance with all laws.

Education

University of Utah, College of Law
Salt Lake City, UT

Juris Doctor (J.D.) - Law, Environmental, Contract, Business
06.1988

Webter University
St Louis, MO

Master of Arts (M.A.) - Procurement Management
08.1985

College of Charleston
Charleston, SC

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Biology
06.1985

Skills

  • Dedicated
  • Ethical
  • Hard Working
  • Punctual
  • Excel at Customer Service and Interpersonal Skills
  • Easily Resolve and De-escalate Conflicts
  • Team Building and Improved Team Relationships
  • Extremely Detail Oriented; Keen Ability to Stay Focused
  • Accurate and Quick Data Entry to Include using Microsoft Office
  • Proficient Written and Oral Communication
  • Persuasive and keenly accurate briefing to AF Assist Secretary Acquisition, Technology & Logistics, FAR Council Members, and others re AFFARS provision that precluded AF from doing appropriate contracting, streamlined method for Environmental Cleanup and BRAC, resulted in change to AFFARS Reg almost immediately
  • Expert Contract Negotiations, Award, Administration, Proficient file documentation, Financial Analysis and Reporting Astute Knowledge of Regulatory, Statutory, Other Legal Compliance and Application
  • Data Entry
  • Leadership Development
  • Conflict de-escalation
  • Motivation
  • Government relations
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • [Software] use
  • Customer Relations
  • Customer Service Management
  • Customer Retention
  • Data Management
  • Contract Administration
  • Business Management
  • Delegating Work
  • Strategic Planning
  • Desktops, Laptops, and Mobile Devices
  • Problem-solving aptitude
  • Reliability
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Analytical Thinking

Awards

  • 1 Joint Services Meritorious Medal for Exemplary Service with Joint Service Organization, Command, Control, Communications Countermeasures (C3CM)
  • 3 Air Force Meritorious Medals for Exemplary Service at Tinker AFB, Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence (AFCEE), Kirtland AFB

Software

Microsoft Office

Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 11 staff members.
  • Documented and resolved complex contracting issues which led to exemplary research, development, and def of our nation's satellites

Timeline

Section Chief and Contracting Officer

Federal Government
12.2012 - 12.2017

Senior Contracts Specialist

Federal Gov't
03.1999 - 12.2012

Attorney

Department of the Air Force
07.1988 - 09.1998

University of Utah, College of Law

Juris Doctor (J.D.) - Law, Environmental, Contract, Business

Webter University

Master of Arts (M.A.) - Procurement Management

College of Charleston

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Biology

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