Biography
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| NAME: | Kim E. Tafe |
| POSITION: | Contract Specialist, Business Management Team, Princeton Site Office, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy |
WORK EXPERIENCE:
| 2005 to Present : | Contract Specialist (level 3 certified), Princeton Site Office (PSO), Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy, Princeton, New Jersey. Responsible for the oversight of the DOE's performance based contract with Princeton University Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). |
| 2005 : | Lead Contract Specialist, 305th Contracting Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. Warranted contracting officer, accounting for actions under $10 million monitoring major construction and engineering projects. |
| 2003 - 2005 : | Contract Specialist (Outstanding Scholar Intern), U.S. Army Life Cycle Material Communications and Electronics, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Administered National Maintenance and Production contracts in excess of $66 million. |
| 2000 to 2002 : | Office Automation Technician, 305th Contracting Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. Budget and Resource Manager; procured items required to support military contingencies following attacks on World Trade Towers |
| 1998 to 1999 : | Government Purchase Card (GPC) Program Coordinator, 31st Contracting Squadron, Aviano Air Force Base, Italy. Conducted Staff Assistance Visits of Geographically-Separated Units throughout Spain, Italy, and Greece, briefing senior officials on results of inspections. |
| 1996 to 1997 : | System Administrator, 31st Contracting Squadron, Aviano Air Force Base, Italy. Ensured continuous operation of the Base Contracting Acquisition System. Developed monthly management critique presentations to track operational trends and monitor organizational efficiency. |
| 1995 to 1996 : | Systems Administrator, 4th Contracting Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Spearheaded implementation of Electronic Commerce Electronic Data Interchange program from infancy to full-line activation. |
| 1992 to1994 : | Systems Administrator, 36th Contracting Squadron, Bitburg Air Force Base, Germany. Provided direct contract support to two fully operational, geographically-separated flying wings and tenant organizations. |
| 1990-1992 : | Supply Clerk Technician, 4th Civil Engineering Squadron, Howard Air Force Base, Panama. Budget Assistant; monitored Blanket Purchase Agreements. |
EDUCATION:
| BS | Southern Illinois University, Work Force Education & Development (Magna cum Laude) (2003) |
PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATIONS:
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Level III Contracting Certification Level II Purchasing Specialist Level III Inventory Management Specialist |