John Witzel Email & Phone Number

Papillion, Nebraska, United States

Author, publishing, and market books that include historical-fiction thrillers. Published books include “Saving Tres Rios”, “Saving Vengeance”, and “Saving Bonnie” with a 4th sequel currently being written. Author has recently been cited by the Midwest Book Review as, “Exceptionally well written, "Saving Tres Rios" documents author John Witzel as a singular talent as a novelist and able to craft memorable characters and deftly woven plot twists that will hold the reader's total attention from beginning to end.” Note: two books have been awarded national honors.

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

President and member of the Nebraska State Board of Education. The Board is an elected, constitutional body that sets policy, rules, and ensures that the State Department of Education functions effectively within the framework developed by the State Legislature and the Board. By law, the Board and the Department have broad leadership functions to carry out education regulatory and service activities. Authors and execute state education policy for over 350,000 Nebraska public school children.

Bellevue, Nebraska, United States

Demonstrated practical experience in program management of the U.S. Strategic Command Systems and Mission Support contract vehicle. Responsible for all facets of contract management to include:- Authored and prepared the Program Management Review, Monthly Status Report, and Man Hour Reports for all Government Contracting and Command Program Management officials.- Responsible for 23% of the work on the contract is provided by Small Business- Recruited and marketed various types of technical candidates and conducted interviews and was responsible for hiring to fill vacant positions. - Produced a marketing plan/strategy to increase and expand business opportunities. Built client relationships through delivering quality service/best value, striving to become the client’s trusted partner.- Monitored each of 11 task orders daily to ensure adequate funding was available for the future and produced contingency plans if funding was curtailed.- Responsible for Contracts Data Requirements Lists (CDRL) for three major contract vehicles.

Usstratcom/J685

Responsible for supporting and maintaining the Command-and-Control Software Engineering and Support Contract to include: - Empowered by the contract program manager, routinely established agendas and minutes for the multi-Functional contract, Integrated Master Schedule, self assessment, performance monitoring and award fees. - Tracks and analyzes all contract issues to ensure compliance and reports to the contract manager on the status of contractor schedules, market research, acquisition history and assessment methods.- Routinely provides administrative support to the J86 Division Chief.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration And Management, General

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