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El Segundo, California, United States

Bucharest, Romania

• Assess Romanian acquisitions regulations, staff, and current operating procedures, with the aim of evaluating the success and gaps of the existing acquisitions process and develop ways to optimize operations and communication with acquisitions stakeholders.• Assist the Romanian MOD with developing more efficient and effective processes for acquisition, procurement, and contracting.• Participate in current and evolving ministerial decision-making processes and work to identify solutions to legal, procedural, organizational, and logistical issues.• Use lessons learned from U.S., NATO, and other Allied nation defense processes to propose best practices to Romanian defense leadership.• Act as trusted advisor to Romanian defense leadership regarding acquisition transformation issues.• Complete a gap analysis and landscape assessment of the Romanian defense acquisition process, and lead staff in developing a strategic roadmap and country action plan to reform the system.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Provided guidance and advice to the SES leadership of Production Corps, in developing annual strategic communications planning calendar.• Led development of Production Corps Board of Directors bi-monthly meetings. I led developing agendas and discussion topics, arranged for speakers, and provided notes to the Director for developing his remarks.• Developed and published a quarterly organization newsletter.• Developed material for a bi-annual senior leaders steering meeting.• Led multiple organizational meetings, such as the Quarterly All Hands, monthly professional development seminars, and ad hoc meetings to discuss communications issues within the organization.

Cairo, Egypt

I was responsible for all logistics within the program to include, securing apartments for those companies' employees which we support, procurement/purchasing, supply chain management, vehicle and facilities management, and property management.

Al-Riyadh Governorate, Saudi Arabia

Al-Riyadh Governorate, Saudi Arabia

Arlington, Va

I develop new pipeline business opportunities, as I help advance PSI's footprint in the federal market place, through business development and Capture Management. Since 1988, PSI has been committed to serving clients with critical healthcare initiatives, and to providing world-class solutions that create a healthier, safer and greener world for mankind. As an award-winning enterprise IT solutions provider specializing in Federal Health IT, PSI is ready to solve the problems of today and tackle the challenges of tomorrow.

Woodbridge, Va

I provided a wide range of consulting services to companies wishing to do business with the Federal Government. A certified SDVOSB.

Rockville, Md

(RETIRED 04/12) Reporting to the Director, Office of Acquisition and Logistics Management (OALM), I lead a multi-functional Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO), comprised of the Office of Acquisition, the Division of Information Technology Acquisition, and the Division of Logistics Services, while providing each Division the resources needed to successfully support their NIH customer base. I essentially manage 3 business lines reliant on revenue rather than government appropriations. For the two lagging units, since taking control, both have seen net gains of +$1 million dollars, where at this time last year, both were experiencing net losses.

I was program and the IT Division Director at the NIH Information Technology Assessment and Acquisition Center (NITAAC), recognized as breathing new life into a troubled program, and leading the development of two $20 Billion Government Wide Acquisition Contracts for commercial IT Services under the CIOSP Pogram, and working with OMB to have the NIH's vision and structuring of these contracts approved by the Director of Federal Procurement Policy. Also fielded new online ordering systems, which streamlined both the cusomers' and the vendors' in both awarding and pursuing awards respectfully. Cleaned up past due financial payment to program creditors which nearly $2 million when I assumed control, wiping the backlog out in less than 120 days, saving the government hundreds of thousands of dollar in late interest payments to contractors. Lastly took an business oriented government program that had ended the year poor with a half a million deficit and returned million dollar plus profits for 3 straight years.

Successfully managed the NIH Supply Chain logistics, with responsibility for over $40 million in sales annually, successfully fielding new ERP system to support management of a 150,000 sq. Ft. Distribution Center. Also created new opportunities in othe NIH Transportation Fleet services and the NIH wide (non)real property program valued at several billion dollars in assets,

Responsible for all Army Installation transportation policy and execution for Army Posts, Forts, and Depots worldwide. Successfully managed the movement of thousands of military service member personal property worldwide as they would be moved from one assignment to the next one. Responsible or deploying a modern windows based deployment system in wich all Army organizations scheduled for either outline training or deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, bringing Army capability up to 21st Century standards from obsolete 1980s Technology. Worked with the nations railroads to develop successful processes for arranging for rail cars to move Army Equipment To and from U.S. ports on the East, West, and Gulf coasts. After Hurricaine Katrina in 2005, I closely coordinated the movement and clean up of service members property which was entrusted to the Arny for storage in and around the Port of New Orleans in warehouses damaged during the hurricaine's aftermath. Alo helped coordinate emergency moves for Service Members (mostly Army Soldiers) who had been stationed in the Gulf area as military recruiters, ROTC instructors at several colleges, various other assignments to Ft. Polk to enable them to begin establishing temporary homes while cleanup efforts commenced.

I managed the logistical process of moving countless products, equipment, and spare parts into Iraq from various international border points through out the North, West, and South of Iraq. Established what were effectively the only operational border crossings and Port inspection process for things coming into Iraq or many months. Worked tirelessly to ensure the safety of my international staff, while establishing successful relationships with all Iraqi Mimistries due to at some point receive some part of over $8 billion in goods schedule or delivery over the next year as part of the former UN Oil or Food Pogram. Successfully got the U.N. and the Bank of Paris to report Iraqi cash asset held on hand in the bank at the start of hostilities. World closely with the Iraq Central Bank President to agree to his establishing an International Trade Agreements Cell within my office o better coordinate any changes to existing contracts, and successfully oversaw negotiations between the Iraq and Syian Minstries of Trade concerning multi-million dollar grain sales from Syria to Iraq.

I was assigned to a wide variety of Command and Staff positions in my 22 year career. My basic specialty was Logistics, focusing on Transportation. I was also a Middle East Regional Specialist. Key assignments were as Humanitarian Affairs Branch Chief (in the J5) for CENTCOM, where I initiated several key projects and missions within the CENTCOM area of responsibility. I also served as a U.S. Transportation Command Liason Officer to CENTCOM during planning and initial execution of the Iraq Campaign. I supported obtaining Strategic Lift and sea capability during deployment, and supported the initial arming of the Afghan National Army by arranging lift to and fom donor countries. I have been a Divisional Tranportation Oficer (1st Infantry Division)--one of only 10 such positions in the Army at that time. Developed the plan to move elements of the Division into Bosnia to replace another Army Division in 1996, and again in 1997, as 1st ID Brigades were relieved. I also negotiated with Bosnian Serb Generals an agreement on a plan for turning in Heavy weapons, which was agreed to in the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords. I commanded multiple platoons and companies early in my career, and later taught multiple levels of the Arabic Language to West Point cadets, as n Assistant Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages.

Leadership For A Democratic Society

Advanced Arabic Studies

Modern Standard Arabic

Ma, Middle East Studies

Activities and Societies: The Army sent me to the school to obtain my degree, so I was still active duty at the time.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government