Megan Giesy

About Megan Giesy

Senior-level certified Contract Manager with 15+ years of experience in contract management, procurement, project management, business analysis, federal grants, negotiation, and budget management of large, complex, mission critical Information Technology services and systems contracts for the state of Texas government. Committed to strong relationships with vendors, customers, and stakeholders. Dedicated team player. Contract Management | Procurement Email: m••••••••@gmail.com Confident contract manager and government procurement expert with over 15 years of achievements in win-win relationships and customer satisfaction across multiple roles with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Experienced project manager of complex procurement projects. Skilled negotiator with training from Harvard Business School. Seasoned Texas state government employee with deep knowledge of state law and policy for procurement and contracting; earned the Certified Texas Contract Manager (CTCM) and Certified Texas Contract Developer (CTCD) certifications. Successful achiever of kudos and approvals from the Contract Advisory Team (CAT) and the Quality Assurance Team (QAT). Strong experience with Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) IT procurement policies, Deliverables-Based IT Services (DBITS), IT Commodity contracts, IT Staff Augmentation contracts (ITSAC), Data Center Services (DCS), and Tex-An telecommunications. CORE COMPETENCIES: • Teamwork • Communication • Contracting • RFP / RFO • Negotiation • Business Analysis • Software agreements • Service Level Agreements • Federal Grants for IT • Budget Management CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: • Resourcefully managed over $96.8 Million across 8 IT systems and services contracts, including software as a service (SaaS) and Agile software development. • Strategically led team to negotiate Service Level Agreements, Terms and Conditions, and Price for the $400+ Million tentatively awarded Enterprise Data Warehouse contract. • Drafted, project managed, and negotiated over 10 large-scale RFP, RFO, and DBITS procurements, resulting in strong contracts and satisfied customers. Please contact me at 51••••••16 with any contract management, procurement management, and business analysis opportunities.

Experience

1. Business Analyst

   TechSur Solutions

   Sep 2024 — Present · Herndon, VA, US

   Consultant to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO). Successfully led team of Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) Architect and subject matter experts (SMEs) to deliver artifacts in scope on time. Successfully facilitated requirements workshops with 10 IT and Program offices across the AO. Diligently maintained, edited, and tracked requirements traceability matrix (RTM) of over 300 ICAM requirements. Thoroughly conducted market research based upon in-depth analysis of responses to the Request for Information (RFI). Inventively designed ICAM solicitation and contracting strategies and presented them to Governance Board and Chief Operating Officer groups. Collaboratively iterated ICAM solicitation and contracting approaches with ICAM project Branch Chief, Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and project team. Expertly converted innovative approaches for ICAM solutions into Statement of Objectives (SOO) with 7 Objectives and 41 Deliverables with acceptance criteria. Effectively crafted the evaluation criteria and approach for the solicitation. Enthusiastically continuing to deliver innovative results to the AO.

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  BA