Transportation Logistics & Partnering Day

8:30 Continental Breakfast & Conference Registration Continental Breakfast & Conference Registration

9:00 Chairperson’s Opening Address Chairperson’s Opening Address

9:15 Analytic Capabilities To Support Deployment And Distribution Operations Bruce Busler, Director, Joint Distribution Process Analysis Center, United States Transportation Command and Executive Director Transportation Engineering Agency, Military Surface, Analytic Capabilities To Support Deployment And Distribution Operations Bruce Busler Director, Joint Distribution Process Analysis Center, United States Transportation Command and Executive Director Transportation Engineering Agency, Military Surface, Mr. Bruce A. Busler, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is dual-hatted as the Director of the USTRANSCOM Joint Distribution Process Analysis Center (JDPAC) and Executive Director of the SDDC Transportation Engineering Agency (TEA). He also serves as the Special Assistant for Transportation Engineering to implement DOD policy guidance for highway, railroad, and port for national defense prog [read more]

9:55 Perspective’s From DLA Distribution Rear Admiral Thomas Traaen, Commander, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution and, Commander U.S. Central Command Deployment & Distribution Operations Center, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Perspective’s From DLA Distribution Rear Admiral Thomas Traaen Commander, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution and, Commander U.S. Central Command Deployment & Distribution Operations Center, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, United States Navy Supply Corps Rear Adm. Thomas C. Traaen assumed command of DLA Distribution on June 25, 2010. On April 1, 2011, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced that the President of the United States nominated Traaen for the rank of rear admiral (upper half).Traaen is currently responsible for a global storage and distribution network holding inventory valued in excess of $100 bi [read more]

10:35 Refreshment Break & Networking Opportunity Refreshment Break & Networking Opportunity

11:05 Presentation From Army Materiel Command James Dwyer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logitics G-4, U.S. Army Materiel Command Presentation From Army Materiel Command James Dwyer Deputy Chief of Staff for Logitics G-4, U.S. Army Materiel Command Jim Dwyer is a retired Army Colonel with over 27 years of military experience, specifically in combat logistics. Currently he is serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, G-4, Headquarters, U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC).Prior to being approved as the G-4, Mr. Dwyer also served as the Deputy Support Operations Officer for the AMC DCS, G-4. In that role he coordinated the Depot, Reset, [read more]

11:45 The Coast Guard's Modernized Logistics System Put To The Test Jeffery Orner, Deputy Assistant for Logistics and Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard The Coast Guard's Modernized Logistics System Put To The Test Jeffery Orner Deputy Assistant for Logistics and Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard

12:25 Lunch For All Attendees Lunch For All Attendees

1:30 Panel Discussion: Trends & Best Practices Around The Outsourcing Of Transportation Management Joy Carter, Chief, Transportation Policy Branch (J-3312), Defense Logistics Agency Tye Beasley, Deputy Director, Strategic Business (G9) and Chief Defense Transportation Coordination Division, Headquarters Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Identifying industry best practices,solutions & technologies that can enhance military transportation Selecting partners to help manage the Defense transportation system and the way it operates Implementing commercia lbest practices for process into the system High lighting key outsourcing examplesto facilitate future partnering Examining the metrics and baselines required for productive partnerships Joy Carter Chief, Transportation Policy Branch (J-3312), Defense Logistics Agency Tye Beasley Deputy Director, Strategic Business (G9) and Chief Defense Transportation Coordination Division, Headquarters Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Tye Beasley is Deputy Director of Strategic Business (G9) and Chief of the Defense Transportation Coordination (DTC) Division at Headquarters Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. As Deputy Director, he helps maintain oversight of Department of Defense traffic management activity and serves as the command’s alternate business liaison to commercial [read more]

2:10 Government Services Agency And USMC Joint Presentation Government Services Agency And USMC Joint Presentation

2:50 Conclusion Of Transportation Logistics & Partnering Day Conclusion Of Transportation Logistics & Partnering DayPlease Join Us For The Closing Keynote Presentation Presented ByRear Admiral Kathleen DussaultDirector, Supply, Ordnance and Logistics Operations Division (OPNAV N41), United States Navy

3:10 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]

4:00 Defense Logistics 2011 Welcome Cocktail Reception And Early Registration For All Attendees Beat the rush hour traffic! After a day filled with constructive discussion, case studies and critical information, RELAX, UNWIND and network face-to-face with the delegates and speakers you met during the November 29th conference sessions. Continue discussions and meet the other attendees that you’ll be brainstorming with over the next three days...all in a relaxed atmosphere.