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• Provided senior-level expertise in: DoD procurement law, regulations, policies and procedures; development, coordination, and evaluation of proposed legislative solutions by Congress, OMB, DoD, OSD, or others; ensuring compliant policy application and implementation guidance.• Served as a senior DoD advisor with allied and other foreign governments; NATO; and federal agencies regarding: procurement laws, regulations, policies, and protocols; reciprocal defense procurement agreements; trade agreements; cooperative programs; and legislative matters.• Provided contracting expertise enabling the Department of State to assist the Bosnian Federation in acquisition planning, solicitation, source selection, and award of contracts to provide for stand-up of a joint Ministry of Defense and a state-of-the-art combat arms training facility.• Widely sought for subject matter expertise in domestic preference laws, regulations, and policies.

• Led all contracting activities on behalf of DoD for development of, and production transition planning for, a cooperative joint designated major defense acquisition program, involving all Military Services and four NATO allies, that received a 1997 David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award.• Planned, solicited, awarded, and managed an array of research, development, production and support services contract arrangements for a variety of platform applications and customers.

• Initiated and adjudicated personnel security investigations for TOP SECRET sensitive compartmented information clearance purposes.• Maintained current security clearance status for all organizational personnel world wide.