The PBL, Maintenance & Sustainment Day

8:00 Continental Breakfast & Conference Registration Continental Breakfast & Conference Registration

8:25 Chairperson’s Opening Address Joseph Brown, Associate Partner, Army Account, IBM Global Business Services Chairperson’s Opening Address Joseph Brown Associate Partner, Army Account, IBM Global Business Services Joseph A. Brown, Colonel U.S. Army (Ret.) Associate Partner IBM Global Business Services Mr. Joseph A. Brown joined the IBM Corporation in August of 2005 after serving as a U.S. Army Colonel who specialized in Operational Logistics for over 25 years. Mr. Brown was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin and holds two Masters’ degrees in National S [read more]

8:40 Total Life Cycle Costs For Acquisition Logistics Kathleen Dussault, Director, Supply, Ordnance and Logistics Operations Division (OPNAV N41), United States Navy Total Life Cycle Costs For Acquisition Logistics Kathleen Dussault Director, Supply, Ordnance and Logistics Operations Division (OPNAV N41), United States Navy Rear Admiral Kathleen Dussault assumed duties as the director of Supply, Ordnance and Logistics Operations in the Office of Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N41) in March 2009. Dussault comes to OPNAV from her most recent assignment as commander of the Joint Contracting Command Iraq/Afghanistan, headquartered in Baghdad, Iraq, with 18 regional offices throughout both theaters. Dussault graduated f [read more]

9:20 Joint Strike Fighter Program Management Office Update Todd Mellon, Director of the Industrial & Logistics Maintenance Planning/Sustainment Department, Joint Strike Fighter Program Management Office Update Todd Mellon Director of the Industrial & Logistics Maintenance Planning/Sustainment Department, Mr. Mellon was appointed to the Senior Executive Service as the Director of the Industrial & Logistics Maintenance Planning/Sustainment Department on July 24, 2005. Mr. Mellon has extensive experience in all aspects of logistics and the sustainment of Naval Aviation Systems, having worked for over 21 years in the field. In his current position, Mr. Mellon leads a national organizat [read more]

10:00 C-17 Program Affordability, Performance Efficiencies And The Current Status Of The Combined Program Office At Warner Robins Air Logistics Center Gustavo Urzua, Vice President/Program Manager, C-17 GSP Program, The Boeing Company C-17 Program Affordability, Performance Efficiencies And The Current Status Of The Combined Program Office At Warner Robins Air Logistics Center Gustavo Urzua Vice President/Program Manager, C-17 GSP Program, The Boeing Company

10:40 Refreshment Break & Networking Opportunity Continental Breakfast & Conference Registration

11:10 The Future Of Performance Based Lifecycle Product Support --- The New Way Ahead For Better Buying Power and Affordability Robert Lamanna, Logistics Management Specialist, US Army Communications - Electronics Command (CECOM) Life Cycle Management Command The Future of Performance Based Lifecycle Product Support --- The New Way Ahead for Better Buying Power and Affordability Robert Lamanna Logistics Management Specialist, US Army Communications - Electronics Command (CECOM) Life Cycle Management Command Mr. Robert Lamanna currently serves as Logistics Management Specialist for the Communications Electronic Life Cycle Management Command, Logistics Readiness Center’s new Strategic Sustainment Support Office. He entered civil service in 2003 with Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD) where he served as Aviation Business Development Manager, working with Joint Service Aviation Program Managers, Life Cycle Mana [read more]

12:00 Lunch For All Attendees Lunch For All Attendees

1:30 Weapon System Acquisition Reform Product Support Assessment And Project Proof Point John Baranowski, Acting, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Materiel Readiness), Office of the Secretary of Defense Representative from the Office Of The Deputy Assistant Secretary Of Defense for Materiel Readiness John Baranowski Acting, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Materiel Readiness), Office of the Secretary of Defense John Baranowski Acting, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Materiel Readiness)Mr. Baranowski has worked in DoD Acquisition Management for over 30 years, most of which have been spent developing fielding sustainment for Naval Aviation Weapons systems, including fixed wing and rotary wing programs. Mr. Baranowski was also the lead Logistician for all Navy and Marine Corps Propulsion Systems. He [read more]

2:10 Panel Discussion: Examining The Future Of Performance Based Life Cycle Support Rick Dowd, System's Engineering Supportability Funtional Manager, BAE Systems Steve Geary, Lead Faculty and Research, Center for Executive Education, College of Business Administration, The University of Tennessee Larry Garvey, Director, Supply Chains Solutions, NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Assessing how PBL’s are being handled across Services and industry Is PBL going away? Understanding that effective PBL requires balanced contribution by both public and private-sector parties ExaminingPBL’sthathavesucceededbyimprovingsupport, increasing system readiness and reducing costs Examining the vision of tomorrow’s PBL’s – offering improved attention to the enterprise integration implications and enhancing future sustainment strategies Rick Dowd System's Engineering Supportability Funtional Manager, BAE Systems Steve Geary Lead Faculty and Research, Center for Executive Education, College of Business Administration, The University of Tennessee Steve is an adjunct faculty member and research associate of the University of Tennessee’s College of Business Administration on the topic of Performance Based Logistics, and is on the faculty at The Gordon Institute at Tufts University, where he teaches supply chain management. He is also the President of Supply Chain Visions, Inc., a consultancy that works across Aerospace and Defense. Steve is [read more] Larry Garvey Director, Supply Chains Solutions, NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Larry Garvey is the Director of the Supply Chain Solutions Division at NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) in Philadelphia since April 2002. He has over twelve years' experience in PBL implementation, and over 29 years in logistics and operations experience at NAVSUP WSS. Prior to his current position, he was a logistics specialist on the F/A-18, EA-6B, and F-14 programs. He won the Navy's [read more]

3:30 Operational Energy Operational Energy

4:10 Conclusion Of Defense Logistics 2011 Conclusion Of Defense Logistics 2011