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1) Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Provides supervisory responsibility for subordinate members of the Army National Guard (ARNG) and the Air National Guard (ANG) for the entire state. 2) Plans the overall approach to meet contracting program objectives for procuring a wide variety of requirements. Performs market research/analysis to determine availability of the requirement; analyzes market trends, commercial practices, conditions and technological advances and determines the sources to be solicited. Determines the appropriate method of procurement using a wide range of contracting methods and contract types. Selects appropriate contracting approaches, techniques, and procedures to solve a variety of acquisition problems. Analyzes contracting issues and recommends best course of action. Performs acquisition planning, develops market research, acquisition strategy, milestones, evaluation/source selection criteria, and/or incentive or award fee provisions, as applicable.3) Procures a wide variety of services, commodities, and/or construction. Applies all statutory requirements including regulations, policies, procedures, business and industry practices, market trends,4) Executes post-award contract performance management actions. Provides oversight, monitors, and evaluates contractor performance for compliance with terms and conditions of contracts and ensures timely submission of technical progress reports and performance metrics. Makes field site visits to detect and/or correct labor standards violations, takes appropriate action to expedite delivery or performance when required by mission changes, 5) Provides business advice and guidance to technical personnel and others on contracting work and prepares correspondence.Provides advice, guidance, training, and assistance to technical or program personnel, functional commanders and/or contractors on contractual language, legal responsibilities,and business related issues.

United States Army Contracting Officer, Rank: LT Colonel The Ohio National Guard, 1937th Contracting Team• Manages a contracting team capable of deploying worldwide and sustaining operations, either as an independent contingency office, or as an early entry modular unit. • Plans and provides contract support for deployed forces. • Advices mission commanders on the availability, location and condition of commercial supplies and services. Project manager for the procurement of supplies and services to accomplish the mission.• Well versed in fiscal and contract law; Federal, Defense, and Army acquisition regulations and procurement policy, and the use and accountability of various categories of appropriated funds.

• Warranted Contracting Officer Responsible for contracting support to the US Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A), Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A), Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan (SOJTF-A), and the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry). • Responsible for planning, strategy, contract award, and contract administration/management and oversight of over 60 contracts valued at over $340 million annually. • Provided oversight and guidance to 10 contracting officers and contracting specialists out of Bagram AFB. • Assigned work to Contracting Officers and Contracting Specialists in terms of objectives, priorities and deadlines and provided additional assistance with new or unusual assignments. Negotiated and developed resolutions between contract vendors and government agencies.• Prepared and delivered briefing documents regarding assigned unit tasks to higher headquarters.

US Army Major – The Ohio National Guard. Deployed to Kabul Afghanistan as the forward-deployed CCAS Commander• Supply Chain Manager and Contingency Contracting Administration Services (CCAS) Supervisor for Kabul Afghanistan Region Deployment in support of Operation Resolute Support. Responsible for planning and assigning work schedules for 6 team members in support of key Forward Operating Bases in the throughout Afghanistan and the Kabul region and the day-to-day administration with a combined annual contract value of over $16 billion.• Responsible for developing and interpreting contractor performance and monitoring and identifying trends in performance. Documented actions taken and provides feedback to government and contractor personnel to meet customer requirements. • Responsible for training necessary in order to improve performance of the contractor. Met regularly and provided oversight at Government facilities/sites and Contractor facilities in Afghanistan to ensure that contractor business practices and management controls are in place in order to achieve or exceed the overall contractual performance standards.

Provide sound business advice in the planning and execution of pre-award and post-award functions, using a wide range of contracting methods and contract types, to assist in the procurement of standard or specialized services, commodities with a focus on construction projects throughout the State of Ohio.

• Business Manager for various automotive parts. Responsible for sourcing over $0.5B annually.• Lead negotiator for contract price and cost analysis to determine price reasonableness for future model and current model pricing for Honda automobile production in North America.• Develops solicitations and new model proposals for various assigned commodities to include: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Components, Interior and Exterior Lighting, Wire Harnesses, Automotive Switches and Electronic Controls.• Conducts critical cost element analysis and contract price negotiation with Honda suppliers to meet annual cost improvement and cost reduction targets, these efforts reduced the cost by 2.3% or $13.2M from the $576M supplier spend, increasing the profitability of Honda in North America.• Conducts market research and commodity strategy development to seek out new high quality global suppliers for future needs and cost competitiveness. • Performs data analysis on price trends and economic projections on key cost elements. • Provides Honda Senior Management with reports on future trends and alternatives in the marketplace.• Analyzes tooling and production line development and financial pricing. • Visits contractor production facilities and technical research facilities to investigate production improvements and new technology which may impact new model activities and new contractual pricing agreements.

New Model Cost Project Manager for the 2009 Honda GoldWing Motorcycle and the 2009 FourTrax Recon /FourTrax Foreman ATV’s. Responsible for the integration and coordination of all outsource cost related to the production of these models between Honda’s supply base and American Honda Sales Division.

• Class taught both in an online and in a traditional classroom setting utilizing the most advanced teaching platform integrating both Franklin teaching priorities with experiences from The US Air Force and US Army leadership courses as well as Honda’s manufacturing and purchasing methodology.• Students are taught the functional roles and processes of planning, leading, organizing, and controlling comprising the manager role.• Students are also introduced to leadership principles and how they apply in a global business setting. Students develop skills related to the manager function and required in today’s competitive environment.

North American PurchasingNew Model Cost and Planning Project Manager for Power Sport Products, Responsibilities: New Model Cost Project Manager for the 2009 Honda GoldWing Motorcycle and the 2009 FourTrax Recon /FourTrax Foreman ATV's. Responsible for the integration and coordination of all outsource cost related to the production of these models between Honda's supply base and American Honda Sales Division.

Supply Part Procurement Group: Coordinator Marysville Auto Plant/International Parts Supply,Responsibilities: Logistical Coordinator: Managed Honda Suppliers and ensured the uninterrupted flow of parts and material using an integrated MRP system (Baan) for the Marysville Auto Plant as well as Honda Global production facilities. International Part Supply Project Liaison: Responsible for hand-off and coordination of critical supply parts for international production facilities.

Developed and executed purchasing strategies for Motorcycle and ATV Plants in North America and coordinate purchasing strategy within Honda's Global Purchasing Network. Managed 20 globally sourced suppliers and over $35M in annual sales for ATV and Motorcycle stampings and welded assemblies.Cost down project leader - supervised Fabrication buyers and assist their negotiations with suppliers in establishing cost down programs to achieve annual cost down targets. Evaluated current supplier and potential supplier capabilities and performance and selected suppliers based on purchasing strategy. Calculated drawing costs and negotiated new model and mass-production part/tooling costs, while managing the overall supplier activity and relationships between Honda departments and affiliated suppliers.

Developed and integrated simulator training events which projected USAF and USN students into a complex combat environment that prepares students to recognize and apply electronic countermeasures against enemy air defenses.Simulator and Classroom Instructor: Principles of Electronic WarfareCurriculum developer and technical writer of student courseware on various radar surface-to-air missile systems, as well as USAF/USN radar receiver and countermeasure equipment. Command Duty Officer. Monthly duty exercising supervisory authority over all Corry Technical Training Center personnel and facilities. Recognized by the Base Commander for outstanding leadership during Hurricane Danny by exercising control and maintaining discipline of several hundred students ensuring the safety of the enlisted personnel and security of base facilities.

Project Manager, Offensive Counter Air Simulator Training: Developed and integrated simulator training events which projected USAF and USN students into a complex combat environment that prepares students to recognize and apply electronic countermeasures against enemy air defenses.Simulator and Classroom Instructor: Principles of Electronic WarfareCurriculum developer and technical writer of student courseware on various radar surface-to-air missile systems, as well as USAF/USN radar receiver and countermeasure equipment. Command Duty Officer. Monthly duty exercising supervisory authority over all Corry Technical Training Center personnel and facilities. Recognized by the Base Commander for outstanding leadership during Hurricane Danny by exercising control and maintaining discipline of several hundred students ensuring the safety of the enlisted personnel and security of base facilities.

Standards and Evaluation Officer: Responsible for ensuring and evaluating the safety and combat capability of B52 Electronic Warfare Officers by managing and administering written tests, as well as conducting B52 Simulator and Flight Evaluations.; , Nuclear Alert Combat Officer. Responsible for carrying out National Command Directives in Defense of The United States in the event of Nuclear attack.