Michael Prater Email & Phone Number

Fredericksburg, VA, US

Support the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports and Cooperation (DASA (DE&C)) within Headquarters, Department of the Army, ASA(ALT).Lead for coordination of strategic plans such as the NDS, ACP, ASAP, ISCAP, etc.Team lead for strategy and regional plans working in coordination with HQDA G35, ASCCs and DSCA.Office lead for DASD, SC’s.

• Assigned to Headquarters, Department of the Army, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports and Cooperation (DASA (DE&C)).
• Subject matter expert, providing technical and strategic advice to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army on assigned programs and current initiatives with foreign partners, and recommending courses of action.
• Develop long-range strategic guidance and short-range tactical/operational plans that set goals, objectives, and resource requirements, for bilateral and multilateral engagements with foreign partners on behalf of Army.
• Work closely with organizations such as OSD-Policy, OSD(AT&L), DSCA, and DoS PM RSAT, etc to regularly assess current and proposed changes in strategic, acquisition, and business planning policy, guidance, and.
• Manage the SOUTHCOM and NORTHCOM strategic planning portfolio, which includes monitoring which countries are been approved for foreign assistance programs and the foreign assistance funding levels authorized for each.

[04/2011-Present] - Served concurrently as the Booz Allen Project Manager, Senior Planner and Country Portfolio Manager to Headquarters, Department of the Army through the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Defense Exports and Cooperation (DASA (DE&C)). [07/2008-04/2011] - International Project Officer / Acquisition Analyst for the Joint Light.

-Served as primary analyst for the company’s Program Management Office in support of Army clients at Night Vision Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) and U.S. Army Military Police School (USAMPS).-Created and maintained the program’s integrated master schedule (IMS) and earned value management system (EVMS).-Generated and maintained the monthly cost and.

-Collected and provided accurate technical information obtained through liaison activities for the General Services Administration (GSA) with other Government departments and agencies about laws related to those departments and agencies, federal regulations and agency procedures; to include identifying and explaining changes in laws, regulations, and.

-Assisted management and client with logistics during technology upgrades in the US and abroad.-Prepared, approved, and reconciled the program’s foreign and domestic travel invoices with the client.-Negotiated pricing with vendors for materials and services.-Collaborated with program managers and provided recommendations on staff resource.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Contracts And Acquisition Management

Security Cooperation

Security Assistance Management Orientation Course; March 2012 Security Cooperation Familiarization Course; August 2011

Education record

Advanced Technology Security/Control Workshop (PMT-313); August 2011 Technology Transfer and Export Control Fundamentals (CLM-036).