Diana Mchedlishvili-Payne

7903 Orion Cir. Telephone

(240) 393-8636
Laurel, Maryland 20724 E-mail:
Diana.MPayne@hotmail.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION
General eleven (11) years of experience in Procurement, Office management and Staff
supervising. Result Driven and competitive, culturally diverse purchasing professional with
four strong years of international construction contracting and procurement experience.
Examined estimates of material, equipment services, production costs, performance
requirements, and ensure accuracy and completeness of contracts. In-depth knowledge of
bid and proposal preparation portion of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Excellent
attention-to-detail, verbal and written communicaåtion, and client relations. Remarkable
ability to conduct business meetings. Collaborate extensively with vendors, trucking
companies, and warehousing personnel to coordinate to cost-effective and timely expediting
of merchandise. Professional office administrator. Key qualifications include:

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Development and writing Request for
Proposal (RFP) / Request for Quotation
(RFQ)
• Contract Administration/Oversight
• Preparing of Purchase Orders/Proposals
and presenting company’s Terms and
conditions
• Background in Negotiates w/Prime
Vendors-Overseas, Hazardous Materials
Storage & Disposal, Transportation
• Expediting of Merchandise
• Skilled Manager/Supervisor
• Savvy Negotiator
• Thorough Marketing Researcher
• Effective Meeting Manager
• Works Well Under Pressure
• Team-player or Independence Worker
• Report Development/Distribution
• Document Control and Document
Closeout Specialist
• Purchasing of hardware and software,
computer equipments according to
requests

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Kellogg, Brown, and Root, Inc

Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
Procurement Administrator
June 2005 to November 2009

Promoted to this position within one month of hiring as a Procurement Administrative

Assistant
Perform a full range of procurement and administrative activities associated with
subcontracting work to include; acquisition planning, solicitation, qualifies potential
suppliers, performs market research, prepares and issues RFI/RFQ/RFP, performs proposal
evaluations, negotiates best value, and subcontract change order and perform subcontract
closeout/termination.
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Provide contractual expertise and leadership to manage all facets of Pre-award and Post
award of basic life support services, construction projects and diversified commodities to
operate a remote base in support of U.S. Army training Mission in the Republic of Georgia.
Lead pre-solicitation and pre-award conferences to discuss contractual provisions.
Administer and closely monitor contracts of high complexity and mitigate risk to fulfill
authorized requirements, ensure compliance with the KBR Procurement Policy and
Procedures, directives and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs).
Performed solicitation, market research, source selection, change order/modifications and
closeout. Expedited all ordered material to the destination point.

Kellogg, Brown, and Root, Inc

Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
Acting Supervisor, Interpreters Office
May 2002 to June 2005

Supervised 65 interpreters and planned their daily schedules, provided trainings and
performance assessments. Presented weekly reports to the headquarters office.
Specialized in translation of Georgian, Russian and English Languages
Works with specific contracting, military, family court, business and administrative
translations. Translated very specific and highly technical military material, Technical
manuals for different weapons exploitation, procurement contract and expediting
documentations.

Frank Foundation Assistance for Children

Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
Business Office Coordinator
October 2000 to May 2002

Coordinated upcoming meetings and scheduled all appointments and trips

Perform general office duties such as ordering supplies, maintaining records management
systems, and performing basic bookkeeping work.
Ordered stock and office supplies
Translated all foreign documents in Russian, Georgian and English Languages.

Anglo-Georgian Insurance Company

Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
Business Development Manager
September 1999 to September 2000

Responsible for meeting sales goals and overall quality of service.

Conduct sales and marketing calls to book meetings with potential clients
Call and personally visit potential, new and existing clients to facilitate new business
Ensured customer program satisfaction

“Victory” Trade Company

Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
Office Administrator
November 1997 to May 1999
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Compile and sort mail, such as invoices and checks, substantiating business transactions.
Assist with and interface with outsourced Human Resources duties as assigned
Perform administrative functions as needed.

EDUCATION:

• University of Foreign Languages Tbilisi, Republic

of Georgia
B.A. English Language and Literature Degree
conferred, June 2001
With a minor in Business translation

TRAINING

Procurement Buyer (Certificate of Completion)

Procurement Subcontract Administrator (Certificate of Completion)
Documents Closeout (Certificate of Completion)
Document Control (Certificate of Completion)
Quality is everyone’s Responsibility (Certificate of Completion)

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

Certificate of Appreciation for exceptional service in to Kellogg Brown and Root during 7
years of service in support of United States Armed Forces training of the Georgian Armed
Forces in the Republic of Georgia.
Certificate of Appreciation for extraordinary support provided in Procurement office during
Joint Task Force Training in Republic of Georgia
Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding contribution as a Member of Task Force GTEP,
U.S. Ambassador Richard Miles
Certificate of Appreciation for excellent capabilities of the acting supervisor for interpreter
office, USMC Commanding Officer
Outstanding Contribution as an Acting Supervisor for the Interpreters Department, Special
Forces GTEP Commander Certificate of Appreciation for the excellent capabilities of
Supervising Interpreter’s Department, United States Army GTEP Commander

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Georgian – Native
Russian – Native

COMPUTER SKILLS

Windows MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet research

Employers References are available upon request.