Mary K. Orn Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM), Owner of MKO

Strategies – Over 28 years of Government grant/contract management experience. Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. Ms. Orn has created and implemented award-winning subcontracting programs and compliant operational processes for prime contractors and grant recipients. Her expertise is founded in listening to all parties’ needs, establishing rapport and creating the most advantageous solutions.

MKO Strategies has Executive level experience in government grants, contracts, business strategies, project management and process improvement:

• Leaders in operations support services including contract and grant proposals and management, information technology, human resources, finance, project controls, purchasing, supply chain management and property management.
  
  
• Former DoD Contracting Officers.
  
  
• In-depth knowledge of successful commercial and Federal grant/contract management techniques and Government grant/contracting regulations.
  
  
• Extensive subcontract/sub-recipient management experience.
  
  
• Intimately familiar with OMB/FAR requirements for ARRA grants and contracts.
  
  
• Experience with grants/contracts from the Federal Departments of:
  
  Defense, Energy, Agriculture, Homeland Security, Treasury, Justice, Transportation, State, Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency
  
  and with the State of Colorado agencies:
  
  Division of Criminal Justice, C-DOT, Governor’s Energy Office, Department of Local Affairs, Department of Human Services and Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO).
  
  
• Experience supporting local government agencies, private industry, university systems, utilities industry, for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.
  
  
• MKO Strategies has established a diverse network of professional consultants who can be available to support the successful completion of any project on time and within budget.