David Smythe

Senior Contracting Officer Contract Manager @Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

US

Warrant Authority of $100 Million. Led end-to-end federal procurement lifecycle management and sourcing. Served as acting section lead.• Managed, drafted, and formed significant contracts, agreements, and legally defensible supporting contract documents, memoranda, and determinations. • Awarded, interpreted, and applied contract law and contract terms and conditions for acquisitions of technology services & supplies (including FedRAMP, SaaS, & cybersecurity), non-commercial and commercial services & supplies.• Developed multi-team project strategies, training, processes, and compliance.• Managed government negotiations with contractors, including data rights, privacy protections, and foreign entity engagement. • Mitigated risk, ensured contract compliance, and enforced ethical alignment with regulatory standards and business objectives while optimizing cost savings and vendor performance.• Built strong relationships with customers and stakeholders to meet demanding customer needs while ensuring legal compliance, risk mitigation, and business-oriented solutions.• Developed, implemented, and maintained templates, forms, processes, and process improvement through guidance, data/workload trackers with analytics. Provided training to customers and colleagues.• Designed OAS-wide workload trackers, data management, performance metrics, and perform complex data analysis of contracting, award, and financial data. • Reviewed and approved work for unwarranted contract specialists.• Streamlined workflows and optimized procurement strategies, including innovative process improvement through guidance, templates, and data trackers with analytics.• Performed extensive cost and price analysis.• Trained hundreds of internal and external customers in procurement law, process, Excel, and software.