Candace Williams
Senior Ops & Finance Exec | Global Teams | Budget Oversight | Driving Mission Thru Strategy, Compliance & People
- Role
- Division Chief, Contracts & Procurement Ops at Air Force Research Laboratory
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Candace Williams
I am an enterprise operations executive with 15+ years of experience strengthening…
Experience
Division Chief, Contracts & Procurement Ops
Jul 2021 — Present · Arlington, VA, US
Lead enterprise-wide operations and finance functions, including procurement, IT systems, compliance, facilities, and international asset management. Manage multimillion-dollar budgets and a global team of 45+, including staff in Tokyo and London supporting research investments in Asia, Europe, South America, and Australia. Key achievements include: • Sustaining 90%+ obligation performance for four consecutive years through strategic financial planning and expenditure optimization. • Modernizing procurement infrastructure via a custom-built platform and a multi-year contract writing system migration. • Establishing governance frameworks for risk management, business continuity, and cross-functional collaboration.
Education
University of Baltimore
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2008 — 2011
Hood College
Management
2004 — 2008
Great Mills High School
High School Diploma
2000 — 2004
Skills
- Government Contracting
- Management
- Organizational Design
- Contract Requirements
- Budgets
- Valuation
- Requirements Analysis
- Change Management
- Business Analysis
- Strategic Planning
- Budget Monitoring
- Government Procurement
- Financial Analysis
- Proposal Writing
- Government
- Business Strategy
- Defense
- Budget Proposals
- Budget Reconciliation
- Risk Analysis
- Program Management
- Business Process Improvement
- Contract Negotiation
- Budgeting
- Procurement
- Financial Modeling
- Strategic Consulting
- Management Consulting
- Market Research
- Business Process
- Federal Contracts
- Forecasting
- Contract Management
- Government Contract Administration
- Strategy
- Federal Procurement
- Leadership
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