Michael Duane Email & Phone Number

Winchester, Va, Us

Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States

Martinsburg, Wv

Martinsburg, Wv

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Key Contributor to GAO Report (GAO-18-88): Medicare and Medicaid: CMS Needs to Fully Align Its Antifraud Efforts with the Fraud Risk FrameworkKey Contributor to GAO Report (GAO-18-461): Interstate Pipeline Inspections:Additional Planning Could Help DOT Determine Appropriate Level of State ParticipationKey Contributor to GAO Report (GAO-18-527): District of Columbia:Improved Reporting Could Enhance Management of the Tuition Assistance Grant ProgramKey Contributor to GAO Report (GAO-19-218R): Retirement Security:Alternate Price Indexes for Cost-of-Living Adjustments Present Tradeoffs

Kyiv, Ukraine

• Published a series of briefs on high level corruption in Ukraine• Edited peer reviewed journal articles that focused on economic reform• Worked with leading policy analysts, activists, and political insiders to assess the state of reforms in UkraineAchievements:• Co-authored and presented an issue brief for the Atlantic Council on Ukraine’s reform efforts entitled: “Ukraine: From Evolutionary to Revolutionary Reforms”• Article: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/images/publications/Ukraine_Reforms_web_0925.pdf• Presentation: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/events/webcasts/ukraine-from-evolutionary-to-revolutionary-reforms

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Key member of procurement team supporting 4 manufacturing facilities and the corporate headquarters• Negotiated pricing, terms and conditions with new and existing vendors• Led project evaluating $14 million in facilities spend for potential savings and process improvement• Managed vendor relationships and communication• Completed RABQSA course on best practices for internal and external auditing

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Supported the 100 employee Pittsburgh R&D facility through tactical and strategic procurement• Participated in mission critical cross-functional teams focused on factory standup: role included identifying vendors, representing Supply Chain during vendor meetings, and negotiating terms of purchase and delivery of capital equipment• Identified short and long term opportunities to consolidate spend with fewer vendors to leverage purchasing power and to extend payment termsAchievements:• Leveraged annual spend to successfully negotiate a contract resulting in a 35% cost reduction of office supplies, a projected annual savings of $28,000 • Key member of purchasing team that achieved $300,000 in savings during Q4 2012

Greater Pittsburgh Area

E•Safe Consulting,a member of the Premier Holdings, Inc. family of companies, is an end-to-end IT partner that provides staff augmentation resources to companies throughout western PA, Ohio and West Virginia.

• Managed company supply chain• Directly responsible for purchasing, production planning, inventory control, and customer service• Supervised Production and Accounting Departments• Led work teams to develop standard operating procedures and company policies• Negotiated supplier contracts, terms and conditions• Led staff training and developmentAchievements:• Achieved over $100,000 in savings during 2010, a 10% reduction in material costs year over year• Boosted throughput by 50% between 2009 and 2010 reducing annual labor costs by $26,000 through analysis and subsequent improvements to product packaging, production processes and manpower planning• Leveraged company’s purchasing power in 2011 guaranteeing $40,000 in material savings, reducing inventory holding costs by 50% and cutting lead times by 90%• Designed and implemented a Material Requirement System (MRP) system in Excel • Promoted from Purchasing Supervisor to Production Planning and Material Control with annual wage increase

• Managed UNIAN's English language section “Stock Market News” • Managed the department's daily operations• Recruited, managed, and led a team of translators • Developed and implemented long term project goals• Daily responsibilities included prioritizing information for publication, copy editing each story and publishing the department's work on UNIAN's web-page

Master’S Degree, Public Policy Analysis

Activities and Societies: • Member of Leadership Portfolio Program • Officer in the Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe.

B.A., English Language And Literature, General