John Gerardo Email & Phone Number

Washington, D.C.

Alexandria, Va

• Develop and coordinate contracting solutions to match the needs of Loch Harbour’s Manufacturing & Logistics Division. • Identify opportunities and engage with potential team members to pursue and strengthen proposals. Conduct planning, strategize and provide guidance concerning contract arrangements. •Conduct RFP review and analysis, provide contract interpretation, and advise on compliance requirements. Lead proposal efforts. Write proposals, RFI responses, and white papers. Contribute effective, value-add contracting advice to internal personnel in comprehending and interpreting business contract requirements. Conduct legal research and analysis as necessary.

Alexandria, Va

• Supervised a team of attorneys, paralegals, and analyst managing organizational risk and regulatory compliance.• Directed production of all deliverables responsive to Office of Inspector General (OIG) Hotline Referrals; Fraud Tip investigations; Sub-Contracting Compliance Review Program referrals; §8127 Suspension & Debarment Committee Referrals; and others.• Coordinated and managed investigations. Enacted case specific investigative plans to gather, process, and verify information and evidence available through open-sources. Utilized analytic tradecraft to assess all available information acquired through open sources against attestations and corporate documentation provided by program participants. Provided legal and regulatory analysis, and crafted written memorandum.• Developed a strategic risk management plan. Used predictive modeling, analyzed data, and developed into information applying statistics, research methods, and sampling techniques. Identified trends, compared past trends to current conditions, refined metrics and models and communicated relevant conclusions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted detailed legal review and analysis for client’s internal investigation into corporate business practices occurring within international consumer markets. Assessed multiple corporate documents to identify evidence or indicia of corporate violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Assisted in managing a large-scale program using program management principles to define, plan, implement and integrate multiple projects in support of the organization’s mission. • Directly supported approximately 2,000 victims from the terrorist attacks on 9/11; the USS Cole bombing; the 2003 Marriott bombing in Jakarta, Indonesia; the 1998 Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania; and other terrorist attacks in both Iraq and Afghanistan. • Assisted trial counsel on various cases. Arranged logistical support to victims, witnesses, and attorneys.• Provided liaison between victim family members and the media to coordinate press conference statements and interviews.• Assisted in the development of multiple Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) viewing sites for VFMs, media organizations, and the public. • Established Victim Family Member (VFM) outreach conferences. Organized and planned a dozen VFM conferences nationwide.• Developed, established, and executed a training program for VFM escorts by identifying existing standards and creating organizational best practices. This included components involving victim sensitivity training and recognizing victim distress.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Responded to discovery requests reviewing thousands of documents for attorney/client privilege, work-product and relevancy in a highly complex international anti-trust action regarding computer processors. • Interfaced with translator to provide simultaneous determination of responsive documents.