David Parry, PE, Joins ZAPATA
March 20, 2026ZAPATA has a new contracts manager—Jennifer Snider. She is a Certified Professional Contract Manager (CPCM) with 18 years of experience managing cradle-to-grave contracting processes for multimillion-dollar DoW and Federal programs. Ms. Snider received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Columbia Southern University in Alabama.
Ms. Snider began her career as a military police officer in the United States Army. After completing her time in service, Ms. Snider worked in Kuwait as a civilian contractor for Combat Support, performing contract administration on two major contracts.
Today, Ms. Snider serves as ZAPATA’s primary point of contact for clients and subcontractors regarding contractual matters. Her responsibilities include providing proposal support and reviewing and negotiating a variety of agreement types such as prime contracts, subcontracts, teaming agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and joint venture agreements.
Ms. Snider analyzes contract provisions and provides contract interpretation, risk assessment, and mitigation guidance to senior-level management while maintaining compliance with FAR, DFARS, and other Federal contracting regulations. Working closely with Project Management, Operations, and Finance, Ms. Snider is part of a team that works to ensure contractual obligations are met through ongoing monitoring and compliance oversight.
Welcome to ZAPATA, Jenny!
ZAPATA® is a full-service architecture-engineering (A-E) firm and Department of War (DoW) contractor founded in 1991. Our diverse team of professionals collaborates with clients to provide sustainable and resilient solutions to complex challenges. We are a small business and trusted partner with proven experience to provide comprehensive facility, infrastructure, and security design services. At ZAPATA, we earn our clients’ Trust by conducting our business with Integrity and providing Quality services every day.