contract management Archive

  • Bill Jensen

    Instructor Profile – Bill Jensen – Contract Management

    Bill Jensen’s first job out of college was working on major subcontracts acquiring spacecraft subsystems for TRW Space and Technology Group. He spent the next eight years there and later moved to working with defense programs, primarily in communication systems, for the next 22 years....

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    Military Spouse | Contract Management – Jackie Diaz

    Being married to a Marine for 24 years isn’t exactly an easy life – career military men tend to move a lot and there is always a chance that you won’t see your husband for months. However, growing up in Texas made Jackie Diaz strong...

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  • steve hill

    Instructor Profile – Stephen Hill – Contract Management

    Stephen Hill has about 20 years of experience in the procurement of government contracts. He teaches the course Principles of Acquisition Process at SDSU in the Contract Management program. Tell me about the class? What are the highlights? It is an introductory class. I try...

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  • bob borntrager

    Instructor Profile – Project Management – Bob Borntrager

    What would you say are the highlights of your class? The highlights are definitely the negotiation exercises. That’s the majority of the class. If they’re the seller, they have to actually work with a buyer. They have to prepare a solicitation document, and set the...

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  • antoinette harris

    Student Sound-Off – Contract Management – Antoinette Harris

    Antoinette Harris started her career in government in 1990, doing everything from administrative support to navy housing management. She then moved to San Diego in 2009. “I came to San Diego and looked for work since I was unable to transfer my job from one...

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    Contract Management Courses

    SDSU’s College of Extended Studies will offer three classes during the remainder of this semester as part of its Professional Certificate in Contract Management/Advanced Contract Management program that is offered in cooperation with the San Diego Chapter of the National Contract Management Association. Classes include:...

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    Contract Management Courses Resume in July

    Contract management sounds simple in that it is designed to ensure a company’s compliance with contracts. But it’s actually very difficult to achieve, which is why the skills of contract management are so important to business managers in meeting their objectives within a competitive environment....

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    What’s in a Contract Manager’s Bag*?

    Digital camera: Use it to take pictures of diagrams and notes written on meeting room white boards to record what was drawn. It’s easier to explain a complex concept in pictures rather than trying to write it up in words. Ball point pens: Have at...

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