Michael Santens, Dpa, Pmp, Cpcm, Fellow Email & Phone Number

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Advising the Saudi Arabian Government to achieve the ambitious goals of Vision-2030 in Defense and Education.

Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States

Amazon #1 Best Seller, Jan '23 Dr. Michael G Santens (Author), Mr. John G Stenbeck (Author), Mr. Jason W Glavich (Author) ISBN-13: ‎979-8371371935Agile Government Contracting, 2nd Edition, is a unique Practitioners Field Guide because the Agile-specific suggestions are correlated to 74 specific Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) citations. Yet it UNLIKE anything else available because it is written in plain, readable English – not government-ese! It is filled with step-by-step procedural outlines because our hypothesis was that (a) there are a lot of 'forces' – like Congress – pushing for government to be more 'agile', (b) there is justified FAR-based resistance from Contracting Officers (KOs) who fear losing their Warrant... or going to jail, (c) helping KOs see that there is legally available flexibility in the FAR is the key to unlocking enterprise agility in the government, and (d) this book must deliver a persuasive basis for executive leaders to champion the change. Probably its most unique feature is the 109-page detailed Case Study with comprehensive examples of Contract Clauses, Artifacts and Forms, UNLIKE anything available elsewhere! It is a Field Guide for professional practitioners and agency leaders.

Fort Belvoir

- '19 NCMA National elected to the Professional Development and Certification Committee- '19 NCMA Editorial Board for Contract Management Magazine- '19 Appointed to the AFCEA (Armed Forces Communication Electronics Association) National Technology Committee• SME to region chairs and IT department on digital acquisition, source selection, and Agile implementation.• Teach pre-/post-award contracting, source selection, logistics, IT Agile, and program management courses.• Researched and analyzed DIACAP to Risk Management Framework transformation to improve implementation.• Advised OSD on RMF transformation practices saving the Army up to $853k per program in Tier II implementations.• Served as SME on Sentinel adoption across Army programs, saving $1.2M and billions in cost avoidance.• Represented DAU as a member of the NCMA National Board and the AFCEA National Board.

Washington Dc

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Selected as an information technology advisor for the Georgetown masters program in continuing studies.

IMTS specializes in tactical situation awareness and provides multimedia data collection and dissemination solutions to Defense, Security, and International Oil & Gas. We enhance the data.As a Primary Contracting, IT PM, & COO, I led in the excellence of the Passive Hunter™ product line deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan. IMTS converted to 3 ISO standards and sold the firm into the Oil and Gas Industry sector. We saved them ~64% on security and chemical monitoring dollars.• Served as lead CONUS PM contracting, price and negotiations reporting to the CEO.• Led registration implementation on ISO 9001:2008 (quality), ISO 2000-1 (risk), and ISO 27001:2013 (IT service).• Led the Passive Hunter™ voice and video product line deployment within Iraq and Afghanistan (TRL 9).• Prepared and sold product line and support services to private sector to Kings Dominion and Six Flags.• Assessed valuation and repositioned IMTS for acquisition by an Oil and Gas company.

• Directed five PMs and 87 program staff in developing and training on U.S. Army soldiers and engineers.• Partnered with Purdue University in STTR/SIBRS relationship to develop graphene and micro-fluid products.• Led teams to develop new business and write proposals that led to PRIME contract awards of $980M+.• Transformed small sub-contractor company ($7M) into a prime contractor ($75M).

• Led team of 22 direct reports to transform commercial contracting practices and financial systems.• Increased revenue from $18.5M to $95M, and tripled staff from 99 to 325 at 9 locations in 7 states. • Managed EAR and ITAR duties, and prepared valuation to reposition company for potential acquisition.• Received Deltek’s Outstanding Performance Achievement Award (#1 of 1,750 GCS users).• Received Business Impact Award (#1 of 12,650 of global Deltek companies).

(A COMPUTER SCIENCE CORP. SUBSIDIARY)Welkin Associates, Ltd. earned a record of success in solving many of the nation’s greatest challenges in the areas of space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.Primary lead for an NSA $750M Performance Based Service Acquisition conversion effort and advised on NRO $1.1B performance-based service acquisition Source selection.Taught Program Management, Acquisition Management Team Training, Business Financial Management, and Contracting classes at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and designed & taught the curriculum four new PM/COTR and budgeting courses for NRO and CIA.

Lieutenant Colonel/Director of Operations - Defense Contract Management Agency Jan 1999 to Jan 2000 Oversaw the operations of 47 personnel and three FMS programs/seven projects worth more than $10.1B and $1.5B in Unliquidated Obligation (ULO) while coordinating functions with Kuwait, Egypt, and the US and managing daily operations in Saudi Arabia.Legislative Liaison (Procurement) to US Congress Secretary of the Army Jan 1997 to Jan 1999 Acted as the liaison between the Army and members of US Congress for all army contractual matters, Competitive Sourcing (A-76), and acquisition policy issues worldwide on behalf of the Secretary of the Army and Chief, OCLL. Director of Contracting - National Defense University Jan 1995 to Jan 1997 Held unlimited warrant and served simultaneously as the Deputy Director of Logistics while leading nine multi-service and civilian personnel in a joint military assignment. Assistant PM TRADOC Rocket and Missiles – ACAT 1D Program Jan 1992 to Jan 1995Served as the Deputy Comptroller of 20K people (III Corps Artillery) and deployed an MLRS battery to Desert Storm while securely returning all personnel home, and being awarded a Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service.

Doctor Of Public Administration (Dpa), Performance Measurement And Federal Systems

Contracting & Outsourcing OMB Cir A-76 Doctoral Dissertation

Master’S Degree, Information Technology Management

Thesis on RMF

Bs, Engineering

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Government Systems And Performance Management

Mba, Finance, General