Jalene Duressa

About Jalene Duressa

Positive, results-driven, and collaborative Procurement leader with 10+ years expertise supporting supplies and services initiatives requiring outstanding procurement and contracting guidance and administration. Serve as a key liaison among team members, leadership, vendors, and government purchasing officers. Resolve simple and complex deficiencies, special handling needs, and thorough documentation lending to favorable outcomes. Uphold exceptional communication skills, both oral and written, as well as sound judgement and grace under pressure, having earned the distinction of a results and solutions-oriented team member. Carefully analyze feasibility of contracts, examine bids and proposals, and ensure full compliance with formal purchasing policies, procedures, and best-practices.

Experience

1. Contract Analyst

   Howard County Government

   Aug 2016 — Present · Columbia, MD, US

   I am a Contract Analyst for Howard County Government. • Prepare solicitation (e,g. RFQs, IFBs, RFPs etc,) documents of various degrees of complexity• Facilitate all levels of the procurement process from advertising through contract award.• Evaluate and analyze responses to solicitations and make recommendations for award.• Prepare bid tabulations and scoring matrices from vendor responses to open solicitations.• Accurately maintain all supporting files and documentations for each assigned procurement.• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop appropriate specifications, scope of work, and related procurement materials.• Conduct pre-bid and pre-proposal conferences.• Prepare and issue notices (if necessary) for a procurement.• Source and interview potential vendors regarding their products and services.• Ensure awarded vendors are in good business standing• Conduct negotiations with vendors, if necessary.• Creates and maintains contract records in the County Contract database (SAP) • Troubleshoots issues with purchase order and purchase order change order records in the County’s SAP system; • Facilitate the resolution of procurement related issues.• Provides department staff with advice and guidance on associated procurement issues• Perform other procurement-related duties as assigned to support Procurement Department.• Maintains confidentiality of necessary information.

Education

• Strayer University-Maryland

  BA, Business Administration and Management, General

  2005 — 2009