Christopher Owens, PMP, SMC

Experience

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  Discovery Document Solutions

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2004

  Sales
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  Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Financial Advisor

  Effectively communicated with clients to identify their goals and objectives, preparing tailored financial plans to meet those specific goals. Acquired new clients through multiple marketing techniques, and worked with these clents, along with peers and management to assure proper financial advice was delivered to clients through a variety of financial products.

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  Distributed Solutions, Inc.

  Dec 2006 - Oct 2009

  Product Support Specialist

  Lead Product Support Specialist on Distributed Solutions largest client, responsible for overseeing all training sessions, and training materials creation and updates. Responsible for implementing new training programs with new clients as well as adapting current materials to meet the clients specific needs. Taught classes between 5-25 students via online training or through classroom interaction lasting from 2hrs to 5 days. Ensured that students finished training with a firm grasp of all materials with the ability to implement that training in their daily job activities. During training, analyzed client business processes to further manipulate training to better serve the client and students as well as to explore other business opportunities for DSI within the client.Provided deskside user support, as well as online and via phone. Assisted in software regression testing when necessary.Through providing training, deskside support, and business process analysis, along with attending multiple training courses, gained a wide knowledge of Procurement, specifically within the Federal Government. Show less

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  Synteras

  Oct 2009 - Feb 2012

  Senior Field Analyst

  Provide timely and accurate FPDS Auditing by working with the client to gather all necessary information. Review, analyze, and process that data along with performing Business Process Analysis.Used wide knowledge of Federal Government Contracting, specifically contract structure and content to work with client and team members to ensure all possible documentation is provided so that data is accurate and will provide meaningful information upon analysis. Assist in creating a report/assessment based on this data to be provided to the client regarding their overall performance.Worked with team members to create training materials for future auditors that would be brought on to work on similar projects. Show less

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  Booz Allen Hamilton

  Aug 2012 - Apr 2019

  Project Manager on the DHMSM Systems Engineering (SE) Data Management Team, the engineering group of a multi-billion dollar Acquisition Category I (ACAT I) program, responsible for organization, coordination, and scheduling of Data Team project activities. Directed re-design of internal DHMSM SE SharePoint site, lead troubleshooting on various systems post Initial Operations Capability (IOC), coordinating DoD and vendor resources, providing briefings to program leadership. Pre IOC, as a PM on the SE Interfaces team, coordinated activities for 13 interfaces. Strong team player, showing agility and adaptability within high stress, high pressure environments, able to consistently deliver results. Show less Contract Support Specialist working with PMS 425, Submarine Combat System Program Office, tasked with data management and tracking, purchase request generation and processing (48), technical instruction updates and reporting for three (3) SBIR Phase III Contracts, and one Task Order with a total combined value of $165.7m. Worked directly with Contract Officer Representatives (COR) to actively track all contract financial data, and any new funding being added to each contract. Responsible for review and updates to all contract Technical Instructions as needed, handling 150+ actions, and generating 48 Purchase Request actions to add funding and any administrative actions as required. Teamed with Acquisition Manager to provide weekly contract status report updates to allow PMS 425 management to make timely, accurate decisions regarding all acquisitions. Responsible for providing input and updates to quarterly contracts report providing leadership with understanding of progress and status of contracts currently in place. Show less Member of the PMW 205 Naval Enterprise Networks Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) Team, supporting the $4.9B NMCI Continuity of Services Contract (CoSC). Lead/Conduct/Participate in contract pricing negotiations for 138 Requirements to Award Process Tool (RAPT) requests in the last year. Responsible for negotiations of pricing, and scope, and creation of all new CLIN resulting from negotiations. Provided savings of over $1.47m to the Department of the Navy. Serve as a RAPT Help Desk Administrator, assisting users with system knowledge, and troubleshooting any and all issues, completing over 1000 help desk cases in 20 months. Show less

  • Project Manager - Systems Eng. Data Team, DoD Defense Health Management System Modernization (DHMSM)

    Jul 2016 - Apr 2019

  • Contract Support Specialist: Navy PMS 425 Submarine Combat Weapons Systems

    Jul 2014 - Jul 2016

  • Contract Support Specialist, Navy PMW 205 Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN)

    Aug 2012 - Jul 2014
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  Octo (formerly B3 Group)

  Apr 2019 - Dec 2019

  Project Manager, DVA Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU)

  Responsible for a team of five (5) contractors, overseeing the development, delivery, and evaluation of training activities, on a yearly basis, for sixty (60)+ training activities, designed towards improving Small Business capabilities to compete for and win business with the VA and other agencies. As Project Manager, provided weekly/monthly reporting on analytics, user feedback, and improvements to training; managed to a strict deliverable schedule, while allowing for flexibility for changes in training content, timing, delivery methods, etc. Show less

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  Octo (formerly B3 Group)

  Feb 2020 - Dec 2023

  Responsible for overseeing a team of 15-20 contract employees (Prime and Sub), providing ITOPS with both technical and non-technical services to include: eDiscovery, Data Center Optimization, Fiscal Management, Technical Writing, Implementation Coordination, and SharePoint Web Design. Responsible for ensuring delivery of 116 contract deliverables, managing client satisfaction, team staffing, contract budget, and all aspects of the project, consistently receiving high QASP ratings for client satisfaction and performance. Show less

  • Project Manager, DVA Electronic Capital Planning and Investment Control

    Jan 2021 - Dec 2023

  • Project Manager, DVA Integrated Technology Operations and Services (ITOPS)

    Jan 2021 - Dec 2023

  • Software License Management - DVA Digital Transformation Center

    May 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Project Manager, DVA Strategic Capital Investment Planning (SCIP) Automated Tool (AT)

    Feb 2020 - May 2020
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  Octo, an IBM Company

  Oct 2023 - Jan 2024

  Deputy Program Manager

  Deputy Program Manager, working with the General Services Administration (GSA) to acquire, configure, implement and maintain an extensible Contract Acquisition Lifecycle Management (CALM) solution. Providing a Commercial Off-The-Shelf acquisition management solution, requirements gathering, architectural design, software configuration and development, testing, implementation and deployment support, help desk support, change management support, training, data migration, and data management.

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  IBM

  Jan 2024 - now

  Project Executive - Deputy Program Manager

  Octo has officially transitioned to IBM, where I am currently continuing my role as a Deputy Program Manager, working with the General Services Administration (GSA) to acquire, configure, implement and maintain an extensible Contract Acquisition Lifecycle Management (CALM) solution. Providing a Commercial Off-The-Shelf acquisition management solution, requirements gathering, architectural design, software configuration and development, testing, implementation and deployment support, help desk support, change management support, training, data migration, and data management. Show less