Paul Lauro

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Director Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) @ Milwaukee, WI, US
Milwaukee, WI, US
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Greater Milwaukee, United States, United States
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OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY, INFLUENCE, AND STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE...A seasoned executive-level professional with nearly 30 years experience and strong record of integrating best in class management to strategically optimize operations. For details visit www.laurop.com• Realized a minimum health cost savings/avoidance $225M ($45M annually for 5 years) • Took initiative to adjust organizational effectiveness to increase procurement by $35M and avoid the failure of critical mission requirements with enterprise-wide impact • Saved $10M and changed strategy to enable higher equipment quality • Decreased repair time by 75% to achieve a sustained 100% operational readiness rate on maintenance intensive equipment • Avoided $10M in costs and saved 10% ($40M over five years) and earned promotion • Repaired 7 bridges, improved 22 miles of road network and oversaw / provided logistics to a 600+ person organization in a remote jungle environment • Enabled additional $50M basic research and development • Saved $22M over five years while enabling Congressional approval for a training funds budget of over $16B annually • Reduced purchase volume by 25% and increased service capacity without need for more labor effort • Increased capability of our greatest capacity transport vehicle while avoiding $70M in upgrade costs • Reduced internal customer process variability (by 25%), execution cost (by 18%), and scheduled delivery time (by 10%) • Saved of $11M in work force employment that accounted for 40+% of organizational output If you are looking for a strategic, creative thinker that can adapt in fast-paced environments...if your organization is poised for growth, requires managerial skill, and strong leadership...don’t settle for the status quo, allow me to demonstrate value and we can excel together. Successfully accomplishing at multiple levels, I have provided competitive advantage to every executive team with which I have been associated.

Paul Lauro's Current Company Details
Veteran's Administration / US Dept of Defense (DoD)

Veteran'S Administration / Us Dept Of Defense (Dod)

Director Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC)
Milwaukee, WI, US
Paul Lauro Work Experience Details
  • Veteran'S Administration / Us Dept Of Defense (Dod)
    Veteran'S Administration / Us Dept Of Defense (Dod)
    Milwaukee, Wi, Us
  • Veteran'S Administration / Us Dept Of Defense (Dod)
    Executive Operations Leader
    Veteran'S Administration / Us Dept Of Defense (Dod) Mar 1989 - Present
    For my entire career I have held positions of increasing responsibilities with domestic and international assignments and have provided purpose and direction in a way that motivates superior performance and always optimizes organizational value► I welcome the opportunity to elaborate on how my performance has saved hundreds of millions of dollars ► Driven focus on mission success, my background brings strong leadership ----● Systems thinking, strategic perspective, innovation, change management, and project planning / organizational skills that, when combined, naturally align performance for success ----● Engaged leader who manages by objective through continuous process improvement, accountability, and building esprit de corps ► The experience outlined in the below assignments highlight a partial list of my significant accomplishments, leadership responsibilities, and performance having impact improving operations and reducing costs across entire enterprises (Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Veteran's Administration) with visibility at the highest echelons of leadership ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
  • Veteran'S  Administration
    Director Great Lakes Acquistion Center (Glac)
    Veteran'S Administration Feb 2017 - Present
    Director of Contracting / Strategic Sourcing; Oversight of contracting / direct/indirect procurement operations and supply chain management execution (144 geographically dispersed personnel and 200 additional operational representatives) providing direct health care service support for 8 Medical Centers, 38 Outpatient Clinics, 8 Nursing Homes, 6 Domiciliaries, and 14 Readjustment Counseling Centers (over 2400 beds). Enabling multiple highly specialized programs including polytrauma, blind rehab, spinal cord injury, multiple organ transplant sites and agreements to train thousands of physicians / allied health care personnel supporting nearly 38,000 admissions and 4 million outpatient visits annually to a population of over 700,000 Veterans who reside within a 4 state region (Illinois, NW Indiana, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Wisconsin). Management oversight of an enterprise wide credit card Program executing 225,000+ transactions annually. ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
  • Dod;  National Guard Bureau (Army/Air Guard)
    General Manager
    Dod; National Guard Bureau (Army/Air Guard) Sep 2014 - Feb 2017
    General Manager for the headquarters element of the National Guard Bureau managing business process, metrics, supply chain and procurement professionals (55 personnel) and requirements oversight (additional 35+ acquisition management support personnel) to generate viable operational requirements with impact across the entire enterprise (Army and Air Guard); new annual procurement of over $600M+ and administering $5.1B+ (cumulative) existing procurement actions. ► Developed strategy to integrate synergy to improve operations, reduce procurement time, and increase the speed of delivery without compromising quality performance► Unlimited monetary obligation authority▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
  • Dod;  Usmc Regional Contracting Office- Quantico (National Capital Region)
    Director Of Contracting
    Dod; Usmc Regional Contracting Office- Quantico (National Capital Region) May 2012 - Aug 2014
    Senior management supervisor, managed customer service of the largest installation acquisition office in the USMC in support of highest level of Marine Corps leadership (Commandant and all primary Headquarters Marine Corps Staff) having impact across the entire USMC ► Responsible for planning, directing, and administering new annual procurement of over $350M+ and administering $3.1B+ (cumulative) existing procurement actions (approximately 1800 transactions) in support of all external logistics spanning across multiple locations in the National Capital Region (NCR) ----● Responsible for hiring, administering personnel actions, and leading 60 professionals including contract specialists, procurement analysts, small business, cost and pricing, customer service liaison, and IT/Metrics personnel ----● Oversaw multi-million dollar credit card program (nearly 300 cardholders, over 200 approving authorities, and 11,000+ annual micro-purchase transactions)► Developed plan to reorganize execution and metrics while in service to US Marines ► Unlimited monetary obligation authority▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
  • Dod;  Us Air Force Office Of Scientific Research (Afosr)
    Division Chief
    Dod; Us Air Force Office Of Scientific Research (Afosr) May 2011 - May 2012
    Planned, organized, and directed two divisions (18 personnel); planning, directing, organizing, and executing R&D program requirements to support contracts and grants for scientific research► Responsibility for 100% of the operational procurement in direct support of the USAF Basic Research mission ► Responsibility for program manager (PM) support to award grants in areas of USAF basic research ----● My team increased obligations over $92M in four months to outperform all others----● Employed strategic assets to recovery $19M+ in past cost reimbursable obligations that had previously been unnecessarily committed ----● Unlimited monetary obligation authority▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
  • Dod;  Us Army, Deputy Chief Of Staff For Operations & Plans (Hqda  G-3/5/7)
    Senior Analyst
    Dod; Us Army, Deputy Chief Of Staff For Operations & Plans (Hqda G-3/5/7) May 2009 - May 2011
    Oversaw the requirements generation efforts for multiple divisions; managed, and reviewed all for assigned contract actions ($700M+) administered by 30+ contracting (procurement) representatives to ensure regulatory compliance, best value, and expedited award of the most highly visible procurement efforts in the U.S. Army ► Served as subject matter expert and provided policy oversight, comprehensive acquisition reviews, and resulting analysis for driving procurement program effectiveness and strategic planning resulting in Army wide impact----● Avoided $225 million ($45M annually for 5 years) enterprise-wide expense by resolving contract negotiation breakdown for training to address 40-year high of Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD) and suicide in US Army▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
  • Dod;  Us Army Mission And Installation Command Contracting (Pentagon;  National Capital Region)
    Operations Branch Chief
    Dod; Us Army Mission And Installation Command Contracting (Pentagon; National Capital Region) Jun 2007 - May 2009
    Hired, supervised, and led team of 14 procurement specialists overseeing and managing requirements, conducting acquisition strategy analysis to expedite procurement, and associated contract administration totaling nearly $1B (cumulative) in support of US Army global mission► Initially assigned to manage IT contracts in excess of $500M servicing more than 10,500 internal customers ► Internally promoted to oversee acquisition support to U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff (G3/5/7; Operations/Plans, Civil Affairs & Information Operations)----● Saved $10 million in IT hardware configuration projects ----● Saved $11 million annually by implementing automated system to identify unnecessary contracts for termination and streamline efficient use of outsourced personnel.▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
  • Dod;  Us Army Program Management Office - Ammunition (Joint Services)
    Analyst / Assistant Program Manager, Liaison For Usmc Ammunition Requirements
    Dod; Us Army Program Management Office - Ammunition (Joint Services) May 2004 - Jun 2007
    Resolved issues of research, development, testing, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and storage of $450 million annual USMC munitions budget► Coordinated the integration of USMC ammunition needs into a U.S. Army major buying command ----● Developed streamlined acquisition strategy process to enable efficient procurement resulting in 20% less time to delivery----● Realized 60% decrease in malfunctions by overseeing project to reduce quality variability in critical equipment and reduce the probability catastrophic loss to less than 1%▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
  • Dod;  Us Army Combined Arms Support Command (Cascom)
    Assistant Program Manager, Requirements Analyst
    Dod; Us Army Combined Arms Support Command (Cascom) Dec 2001 - Apr 2004
    Managed requirements to enable the improvement of the U.S. current heavy tactical wheeled fleet (over 20,000 trucks in Active and Reserve fleets) ► Oversaw efforts to successfully out-compete with the mobility, flexibility, capability, interoperability, and supportability of trucks from any other nation ----● Coordinated the efforts of the National Ground Intelligence Center; avoided $70M in unnecessary procurement by coordinating the development of a sand mobility enhancement kit ----● Managed the requirements for a tracking system to increase the speed, and improve the precision, and knowledge of "cradle to grave" logistics of internationally deployed operational forces▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
  • Dod;  Us Army Central Command;  Headquarters 3Rd Army
    Strategic Sourcing Officer
    Dod; Us Army Central Command; Headquarters 3Rd Army Oct 1999 - Jul 2003
    Served in several strategic sourcing deployments during multiple year period: ► U.S. Army Central Command, Afghanistan Procurement Officer and Logistics Director to the Joint Task Force, Civil Military Affairs Commander, and Office of Military Cooperation-Afghanistan (U.S. Embassy)----● Led highest dollar procurement office in Afghanistan; oversaw over $100M in acquisitions ----● Developed and optimized strategic global supplier network (Dubai, UAE, Russia, Pakistan, and others) to overcome fuel shortages ----● Deployed to supervise humanitarian efforts enabling construction of 14 schools, 11 deep water wells, and 1 clinic for the Afghan people----● Coordinated external support via US Embassy personnel to equip and assist Afghan forces ► U.S. Army Central Command, Qatar Procurement Officer; provided acquisition support to sustain, maintain and secure heavy-brigade task force----● Implemented innovative credit card program resulting in increased supply of supplies with significant reductions in procurement and stock-outs (to less than 2%)----● Served as Procurement IT System administrator► U.S. Army Central Command, Saudi Arabia; primary assistant to the Director of Public WorksManaged the logistics and civil engineering projects for over 400 housing units for deployed personnel----● When power distribution to a critical facility was sporadic, I overcame significant supply challenges to ensure uninterrupted power for the duration of operations long after my tenure had ended----● Oversaw requirements generation for force protection construction in support of enterprise-wide defense operations

Paul Lauro Skills

Program Management Defense Leadership Management Military Government Government Contracting Strategic Planning Procurement Dod Process Improvement Security Clearance Analysis Strategy Project Planning Contract Management Logistics Project Management Contract Negotiation Supply Chain Management Army Command Government Procurement Six Sigma Policy Cross Functional Team Leadership Business Process Improvement Proposal Writing Federal Government U.s. Department Of Defense Vendor Management Logistics Management

Paul Lauro Education Details

  • University Of Notre Dame - Mendoza College Of Business
    University Of Notre Dame - Mendoza College Of Business
    Finance Concentration
  • Rockford University
    Rockford University
    Economics / Business Administration
  • Defense Acquisition University
    Defense Acquisition University
    Procurement/Acquisitions And Contracts Management
  • East Leyden H.S.
    East Leyden H.S.
    General Studies

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