Manage and supervise Europe's largest Regional Contracting Office for the Army with contracts exceeding $1B and annual awards close to $200M and over 6000 actions. Hold an unlimited warrant for pre- and post-award and am responsible for legal and contractual sufficiency of all contracts awarded by my staff. Civilian Deputy to the Commander of a newly stood up Contingency Contracting Battalion, where basically my previous job as Director was converted to a military position of a Battalion Commander, and I became the Deputy.

OFFICE CHIEF AND DIRECTOR (SUPERVISORY CONTRACT SPECIALIST) OF THE ARMY CONTRACTING AGENCY, EXPEDITIONARY CONTRACT COMMAND-EUROPE, REGIONAL CONTRACTING OFFICE: an organization that supports numerous major Army installations across the European Region and Expeditionary Contracting in forward deployed locations to include Africa.Responsible for the direction and oversight of the organization of the office. Supervise as Chief of Regional Contracting Offices located in Germany. Ensure mission statement is accurate and mission development is consistent with Army Contracting Command policy. Advise and assist customers and serviced MACOMs as well as Garrison on acquisition policy issues. Materially participate or conduct conferences, staff studies, etc., pertaining to overall management andprogramming, mid and long term planning for acquisition activities. I plan, direct, review, evaluate and organize the Regional Contracting Office's work operations and guide the office through procurement management reviews.Serve as an advisor to the Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting (PARC) on acquisition functions within the Eastern European Region; review qualifications of procurement personnel and recommend appointments of contracting officers to the PARC. Hold unlimited contracting officer warrant.

LIAISON OFFICER to EUCOM and AFRICOM: Principal and senior advisor and analyst for strategic planning of contractual support of exercises and for technical and administrative functions for the MACOMs and COCOMs of AFRICOM and EUCOM. Coordinate with other procurement analysts involved in actions requiring urgent, precedent-setting and/or extremely time-sensitive support to European theater Army activities, to include Italy and Belgium.

DIVISION CHIEF AND MANAGER: of the Army Contracting Agency, Expeditionary Contract Command-Europe, Theater Contracting Center, an organization that supports numerous major Army installations across the European Region. Responsible for the direction and oversight of a division of the organization. Advise and assist customers and serviced MACOMs on acquisition policy issues. Participate and conduct staff studies, etc., pertaining to management and programming, mid and long term planning of acquisition activities. Serve as an advisor to the Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting (PARC) on acquisition functions within the European Region; recommend appointments of contracting officers to the PARC. Unlimited contracting officer warrant. Personally briefed DASA (P) on largest source selection in Europe-Germany wide guards. Use unlimited contracting authority for the full range of contracting types in USAREUR. Formulate internal operating policies and procedures, plan objectives and direct implementation; develop acquisition and contractual strategy for acquisition programs. Evaluate programs, technical and administrative operations involving the procurement of supplies, services, and repair and maintenance of equipment covering Army and component needs.PROCUREMENT SUPERVISOR: Review contracts and consult with the legal office on pre-award and contract administration actions for the Theater-wide division, using formal advertising or negotiation procedures, to include formal source selection procedures; evaluate contract price proposals; and administer or terminate, close-out contracts, depending on dollar value, serve as Source Selection Authority.Supervise and implement contracting processes, pre-award and contract administration with direct impact on major defense programs, Department of Defense contractors, military services and/or Federal agencies. Direct the contracting and procurement program, continually striving for business process improvements.

• 40+ years of experience in interpretation and translation covering a wide range of fields with overseas working experience in Singapore, Guam, United Kingdom, Spain, Greece and Italy. As an industrial engineer with construction experience I specialize in highly technical translation and interpretation. My home countries are the United States and Germany and I maintain homes in both. Good understanding of both languages and cultures.• The first 10 years of my career were mainly in the field of construction. Construction is a highly technical and multi-disciplinary field and the experience well prepared me for becoming a freelance translator/interpreter afterwards. • Later work includes translation of contractual, environmental, outsourcing, law, logistics, finance (general), human resources, host nation agreements and NATO construction and logistics and policy documents.Daily output (in source words)1) English to German: 3,500-90002) German to English: 3,500-9000Certifications:Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM)Fellow, National Contract Management Association (NCMA)Certified Translator (IHK)Past member of Chamber of Commerce Examination Board for Translators, Interpreters, and Foreign Language Correspondents, State of Hesse, Germany (6 years)Bund deutscher Übersetzer (BdÜ) Work Experience:Full-time freelance interpreter and translator Entrepreneur 2002-presentWebmaster of several websites of my own (2002-2008)US Government 1976-2014 (Director of a Regional Contracting Office with responsibilities from Bavaria to the Black Sea.

PRINCIPAL AND SENIOR ADVISOR: N19 Deputy Director of the Manpower and PersonnelDirectorate of US Navy European Command and Director of Host Nation Liaison; ProgramManager of the NATO Administrative Agent Program. Reported directly to US Navy four-star Admiral, Commander, NATO Allied Forces Southern Europe and the Commander, US Navy, Europe, ADM Ellis and his successor ADM Johnson and served as principal and senior advisor and analyst in host nation liaison issues. Developed management review, and managed the personnel and procurement cycle of the program.STRATEGIC PLANNER: Planned, directed, and managed the establishment of new NATO headquarters in Greece, Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. Planned, directed, and executed the Commander USNAVEUR Manpower, Personnel and Administration plans, goals, and objectives.DEMONSTRATED KNOWLEDGE OF: statutes, regulations, policies, procedures, and precedents of the operations of HQ USNAVEUR and/or Joint COCOMS to include HQ USEUCOM and its support of Army and Air Force as customers and Navy as the service provider.KNOWLEDGE OF: Department of Defense and US Government, operational and joint staff for six US Army NATO commands and three Air Force Commands in four countries.OPERATIONAL/JOINT STAFF NEGOTIATIONS: Directly interacted with Embassy staff andinternational enterprises as well as Governments of Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Planned, organized, and supervised the multi-functional accelerated time line of new NATO commands. Negotiated effectively for acceptance and implementation of recommendations involving substantial resources and extensive changes to established procedures and policies.HOST NATION LIAISON OFFICER: Served the Commander as a principal and senior advisor of the program using in-depth knowledge of management theory and principles. Performed comprehensive studies and analyses of the functional teams, such arriving at an executable strategic plan for the operation.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SES: in Navy Outsourcing Office. Senior Procurement Analyst / System Analyst and consultant to Chief of Naval Operations and NAVSUP. Administered Navy procurement policy and applied Outsourcing and Privatization (O&P) policies and procedures to achieve competitive sourcing goals, scheduled to save $8 billion within 7 years. Provided staff advice and guidance to subordinate contracting offices. Analyzed and reviewed major procurement and program issues concerning acquisition policy development, planned organizational strategies, to enhance the overall effectiveness of the HCA (PARC). Directed global network of Competitive Sourcing Coordinators, implementing SECNAV and OPNAV policy through contracts exceeding $150 million. Supervised 30 Competitive Sourcing Support Coordinators, who were either Procurement Analysts or Contract Specialists. Responsible for all aspects of contracting matters pertaining to world-wide acquisition programs under the HCA (=Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting (PARC)) of the Naval Supply Systems Command, an Echelon II Command in the Navy. Co-authored the Competitive Sourcing Handbook.

Responsible for the warfighter inventory maintained in a Electronic Business/Electronic Commerce (EB/EC program: operation, integration, functionality and resources for various business systems within the division, ie. the Center of Strategic Leadership). To maintain logistical support to the war fighter I established EB/EC policy and promoted the integration of EB/EC technologies in the logistics and procurement process, by obtaining electronic date of inventories on hand, stock on order through contracting and employed EB/EC initiatives for efficiency and operational effectiveness. I analyzed business processes to identify procedures that could be simplified or eliminated through automation, such as feeding the stock inventories into a logistical database and obtaining automatic updates through contracting, which were incorporated by query.

Competition and Commercial Advocate for the 36th Air Base Wing. Planned, implemented and evaluated the Wing’s comprehensive Competition and Commercial Plan, and represented the Wing to the Chamber of Commerce and on TV news. Reviewed and implemented small and disadvantaged business program policies, procedures, and regulatory guidance. Performed as wing contract review authority associated with a wide range of complex contract types and contracting acquisition methods and processes. Chaired or co-chaired the Contract Review Committee, directing the review and providing oversight of major contract awards requiring HCA approval. Selected candidates for vacancies, details, and reassignments in consideration of skills and qualifications, mission requirements, and EEO and diversity objectives, coordinated/recommended such actions with higher level management. Exercised supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Advised employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management

Director of the office. Senior Manager on Oahu for design, award, and implementation of high technology information system contracts with GTE and AT&T. Supports numerous major DoD installations across the Pacific Region to include the DoD wide Defense Switched Network contract and the telecommunications backbone and switches across the Pacific. Responsible for the direction and oversight of the organization. Advise and assist customers and serviced SYSCOMS and MACOMs on acquisition policy issues. Materially participate or conduct conferences, staff studies, etc., pertaining to overall management and programming, mid and long term planning for acquisition activities. Serve as an advisor to the Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting (PARC) on acquisition functions within the Pacific Region; review qualifications of procurement personnel and recommend appointments of contracting officers to the PARC. Hold unlimited contracting officer warrant .Contracts valued $200M. Managed and directed complex long range system contracts. Negotiated $17M overage claims settlements in a sole source environment with demonstrated savings over $8M. Received $10,000 in performance awards in addition to other awards. System and cost type contracts very valued in excess of $200M and supported by Defense Contract Audit Agency with an auditor in support of my office. Also assisted the Fleet Industrial Supply Center Pearl Harbor to achieve timely end of the Fiscal Year procurements in 1989.

Head of Contracting Agency/Contracting Officer. Senior procurement official at DOT FRA, Head of Contracting Agency (HCA PARC). Managed procurement services and performed as a senior contracting officer with unlimited contracting authority. Responsible for all phases of pre- and post-award activity; executed determinations/findings and waivers, solicited bids and proposals. Issued and approved letter contracts. Source selection official, competition advocate. Largest contract was $550M AMTRAK eastern corridor contract and most visible contract was congressionally mandated oversight contract for drug testing on dead persons, usually engineers involved in train accidents.

Served as a Professor in Contracting and was Adjunct Faculty Member of ALMC and NAMTO. As such I was responsible for creating and writing the first defense contract management course for the newly stood up Defense Contract Management Command. Wrote the class materials and got the class accredited, then taught the class at the various Defense Contract Management Centers: Boston, Richmond, Philadelphia, Dallas. Received a transfer to DLA HQs in Arlington, VA to complete the course and assist DLA HQs due to shortage in personnel caused by an employee attending ICAF for a year. Accredited senior acquisition instructor for AFIT, and ALMC. Developed and taught senior, intermediate and basic acquisition classes. First level supervisor of environmental team engaged in life cycle project management of hazardous waste and environmental program in support of DLA's mission for disposal of environmental waste in Europe. Participated in planning and execution of program management responsibilities. Ensured timely and accurate formulation of environmental contracts workload, project schedules, technical and budget requirements. Advised, planned and implemented a wide variety of environmental projects to effect a decreasing hazardous waste backlog in Europe.

Program Manager/Project Engineer. Main liaison with foreign federal and state agencies. Deputy of Project Office and first level supervisor over team composed of professional, technical and support staff engaged in life cycle project management for Master Restationing Plan executing in excess of $330M in construction in 3 years in support of US, European military and civilian customers. Participated in planning and execution of program management responsibilities. Ensured timely and accurate formulation of annual project workload, project schedules, technical and budget requirements and advised, planned and implemented a wide variety of construction projects. Served a contract administrator on all contracts, negotiated modifications, partial terminations and terminations for convenience and default with contractors in a sole source environment. Performed detailed cost and price analysis on all modifications. Project Engineer and Construction Inspector of the Robinson Barracks Exchange Complex in Stuttgart and many classified military construction contracts.