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The Bliss Beneath

I write weekly newsletters and articles about personal development. I teach accessible on-line yoga classes.

Writer & Educator

https://www.theblissbeneath.com/

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Aspen Consulting Group Inc.

Contracts Manager

Contracts Navigator, LLC

Provide expertise to small businesses in the federal marketplace with a comprehensive understanding of the government regulatory environment and all facets of contract management for commercial and government areas. 
♣	Provide project life cycle consulting services to include government customer identification, market planning, strategic alliances, business development, proposal writing, contract negotiations, project initiation and staffing, and contract administration.
♣	Create and implement policies and procedures to ensure 100% contract compliance.  
♣	Conduct government contracts training and workshops for small businesses.
♣	Develop and review contractor proposals resulting in a 99% acceptance rate by the government.

Consultant

Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation

Directed the activities of 10 Contract Managers at Headquarters and three satellite offices while overseeing all phases of Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract management for approximately $200M in federal contracts annually. Partnered with stakeholders including Senior Management, Business Development, and Engineering to negotiate terms and conditions of Non-Disclosure Agreements, Teaming Agreements, Operating Agreements, Joint Ventures, and Strategic Alliance Agreements. Negotiated contract language and pricing with Contract Specialists, Contracting Officers, DCAA Auditors, Contracts Managers, CEOs, and CFOs. 
♣	Won $150M in new contracts per annum
♣	Collaborated with the Quality Assurance Director to develop a company-wide purchasing procedure compliant with AS9100 and ISO Quality Management Systems eliminate redundancies and streamline purchasing procedures. 
♣	Accelerated the development of contracts, amendments, and Statements of Work (SOW).
♣	Initiated contract closeouts and collected $1M in outstanding dollars per annum.
♣	Instituted a series of internal processes to optimize Strategic Sourcing including gathering market information, developing a supplier portfolio, and managing supplier relationships. Established monthly conference calls, interactive meetings and provided a support system for staff.
♣	Streamlined the Purchase Requisition process by designing and developing a company-first internal purchasing training program. Collaborated with engineering staff to provide a comprehensive inaugural program directed at cross-functional levels of staff.
♣	Maintained repository for supplier contracts.
♣	Identified areas for continuous improvement initiatives for internal contract management processes and contract compliance to company leaders.
♣	Maximized team success through sound hiring, onboarding, training and mentoring while providing opportunities for career development.

Director of Contracts

RDA, Inc.

Assist Owner/President in all aspects of the business including:
Business Development, Program Management, Contract Administration, Proposal Writing, Government Property and Security, DCAA Audit, and Human Resources.
Negotiated with government Program Officials, Contracting Officers, prime contractors, subcontractors regarding
statement of work, delivery dates, cost elements, and fee.
Scheduled and planned project tasks and deliverable items using engineering estimates.
Prepared government vouchers/commercial invoices, resolved problems, and tracked payments.
Computed direct and indirect costs and prepare proposal cost data.
Tracked costs and contract deliverables to assure all contract obligations are met.
Performed quality assurance on technical reports before submittal.
Prepared/supported annual budgeting of direct and indirect labor overhead rates.
Created and provided support data for DCAA annual cost incurred audits.
Developed cost proposal based upon engineering budget sheets on a responsive and timely basis.

DIrector of Administration

Chenega Integrated Services, LLC

Directed a support staff of 9 and two team subcontractors with the budgetary responsibility of $1 million annually for work performed in 5 states.
Achieved outstanding customer service and fully accountable for purchasing, vendor sourcing, tracking financing data, overseeing invoicing and accounting system reconciliation, meeting contract deliverable deadlines for over 183 EPA sites.
Cultivated 100% growth in new work generated under contract.
Upgraded quality of products delivered to customer by reducing labor hours using updated software systems. Mentored and promoted cross-training of professional-level interdisciplinary staff.

Senior Project Manager

CHENEGA OPERATION SERVICES, LLC

Managed the maintenance of 600+ emergency response equipment related to hazardous materials response situations in four different warehouses for the EPA Region 3 Superfund Emergency Response Warehouse.
Selected full-time staff and launched an aggressive corrective action plan to address government statement of work issues and contract terms.
Initiated an emergency response contact network through a combination of in-house staff and subcontractors.
Renegotiated current contract to correct inaccurate government estimate. Adjustments in Other Direct Costs and Labor Hours resulted.

Senior Project Manager and Consultant

CLEANMASTER SERVICE, INC

Initiated day-to-day operations of marketing, obtained and maintained new business clients.
Interfaced with corporate, retail, hotel, university operations directors and general contractors.
Authored contract winning proposals, negotiated terms and conditions with customers and subcontractors.
Directed, tracked and managed subcontracted crews in over 250 retail sites.
Developed, implemented and customized maintenance plans based on architectural blueprints.
Provided superior customer service, and performed and made outsourcing decisions regarding bookkeeping, accounting,
and logistical tracking.

Owner and manager

I write about using work as a tool for transformation based on my 40 years of experience. I also teach yoga classes and write about yoga philosophy on my newsletter https://ilonagoanos.substack.com/.

Ilona Goanos

Erik Boemanns

Mirability, LLC

Providing fractional CTO/CIO/CISO to companies looking to level up their scalability, security, and resiliency and be ready for the next round of opportunities.

Founder & Chief Technologist

Atlanta ToolBank

The Atlanta ToolBank serves community-based organizations by providing tools, equipment, and expertise to empower their most ambitious goals.

Board Member

Improving

Leading all technical consultant resources (team of more than 100), including hiring, retention, salary, promotions, as well as mentoring and training on technology and leadership topics.  Internal CSO overseeing the SOC II Type 2 compliance audit, directly supporting sales portfolios, providing technology solutions to startup, medium, and global enterprise businesses, including cloud transformation, modern application design, virtual desktop, secure computing, integration, and data warehousing.  Provided transitional CTO as a Service to customers, leading all technical and information security operations.  Provided cutting edge software solutions (distributed cloud, containerization, automation) and data science operationalization and risk management.

Vice President, Technology, Security / vCTO vCISO 

Innovative Architects

Leading product and process re-imagining using best-of-breed cloud technologies, Microsoft stack, enterprise integration, data warehousing and analytics for medium and large organizations.

Architect, design, and develop enterprise-grade software solutions, including both sophisticated business UI's, system integration, business process automation and business intelligence solutions.

Vice President, Enterprise Architecture

Woodside & Boemanns, P.C.

Providing intellectual property, technology, and business legal counsel to Georgian individuals and small businesses.

Of Counsel

Provider of software development, website design and development, and website hosting.

Managing Member

Deloitte at CDC

- On-site contract position providing .NET and SQL application architecture and development.

- Led the design, development, and implementation of two Internet-facing ASP.Net applications enabling grantee programs to manage progress reports. 

- Supported Enterprise Performance Life Cycle (EPLC) and Certification and Accreditation (C&A) process.

- Used XML-based Model Driven Development (MDD) to create a code-generation framework to support the evolving requirements of the 5-year programs.

Contract Consultant

ista North America

- Responsible for development of ista North America’s first internal audit and risk management group.

- Managed team of two analysts focused on audits of company financial and operation performance against contract obligations and quality of performance.

- Managed all commercial liability insurance processing requirements.

- Responsible for ensuring compliance initiatives are undertaken by relevant business units, including FACTA “Red Flag”, SAS 70 audits, PCI DSS compliance, and others.

Director, Business Assurance

e:so, a division of ista

- Interim Corporate Counsel from Aug. 2009 - Nov. 2009

- Led legal team during transition between corporate counsels.  Group included one paralegal, one temporary attorney, and one legal assistant.

- Responsible for all corporate and regulatory matters, including corporate governance, employment, litigation, outside counsel, contracts, government affairs, media relations, and dispute resolution.

- Researched areas of utility law at state and municipal levels that impacted ista’s sub-metering service.

- Began implementation of process-improvement projects to reduce time spent on routine activities and department stability plans to ensure legal team met all of ista’s needs.

- Legal liaison between e:so, a division of ista North America, and ista’s legal department.

- Responsible for client and vendor contract drafting, negotiation, administration, and management.

- Established vendor management processes for all key vendors and managed procurement for services – accomplishments include reducing SAS 70 audit fees by half compared to prior year.

- Developed comprehensive master service agreement to cover all e:so services for energy retail clients.

Director, Legal and Business Affairs

- Developed detailed service level agreement for the energy retail billing services, including drafting all contract provisions, plus architected OLAP software to support contract provision.

- Client facing interaction through sales and contracting efforts

- Helped kick off internal KPI and sales process efforts

- Developed marketing materials including trade journal articles and advertisements

- Redrafted client service contract

- Helped with knowledge management and communication initiatives.

Product Manager

On-site contract position for ista designing and developing BizTalk 2006 solutions, including development of Orchestrations, Maps, Schemas, Compensation logic, and business logic in CSLA framework.  Also developed ASP.NET administrative interface using Castle, IBatis, and CSLA.

Contract Developer

Lead by lifting. Let's change the world…

Leading IT risk to IT reward. 

As a fractional IT compliance executive, I help companies looking to reach their next level of maturity. Either via my ComplianceXO Expertise as a Service platform or through custom assessments and implementation plans, I help figure out where your IT systems are today, what your business risk is, and where you need to go to achieve your goals. And then I stick around to help make sure it gets done.

I do this as a licensed Georgia Attorney and 30 years of real world IT experience.

As the Vice President of Technology, Security at Improving, I oversaw a team of more than 100 consultants, providing cutting-edge software solutions, cloud transformation, data warehousing, and information security services to clients across various industries, including healthcare, finance, insurance, and government.

I leverage my legal background and deep understanding of compliance requirements, such as HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, and SSAE 16, to ensure that our projects meet the highest standards of quality, security, and governance. I also have experience in providing transitional CTO as a Service, leading technical and security operations for customers, and offering strategic and tactical guidance on technology and leadership topics. My mission is to make the technology impossible happen, while empowering and enabling my team to grow and excel in their careers.

Leadership: 
• Proven track record in strategic thinking and tactical effectiveness.
• Experience leading enterprise teams from 5 to 150 members.
• Emphasis on human-centric growth, leading teams from career beginnings to career excellence.
• Diverse industry experience including energy, healthcare, finance, insurance, banking, government, logistics, and law.

Compliance: 
• Detailed understanding of HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, and SSAE 16 requirements.
• Proficient in developing and maintaining governance controls over IT projects.
• Ensuring compliance requirements stay aligned business needs and technical capabilities.
• Active licensed Georgia attorney (2007) with focus in privacy and technology law.

Technology: 
• Proficient in "hands on" delivery of solutions involving cloud transformation, containerization, cloud cost management, mobile, and data.
• Knowledgeable in emerging technologies like multi-cloud, blockchain, IoT, AI/ML.
• Adept at ensuring projects meet their goals on-time and within budget.
• Vendor and architecture agnostic, having worked with every major platform (Open source, Microsoft, Oracle, .net, Java, and more).

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