About Your Speakers

In 2008, John “JB” Baranowski joined the Office of the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Materiel Readiness as a Senior Logistics Analyst and the Product Support Assessment Team Lead. OADUSD(MR) coordinates the interaction among Supply Chain Integration, Transportation Policy, and Maintenance Policy within OSD’s Logistics and Materiel Readiness organization, and reaches across the department to integrate the acquisition and sustainment of major weapon systems and combat support equipment into a cohesive Life Cycle Management process.

JB is a recognized subject matter expert in logistics and sustainment, with a particular expertise in Performance-Based Life Cycle Product Support Management. Prior to coming to OSD, JB was Director of Air Systems Logistics & Sustainment for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. He has also served as a Professor of Acquisition Management at the Defense Acquisition University, worked in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and was the Deputy Program Manager for the AV-8 Harrier aircraft. His career as a civil servant began with the Navy in 1980.

JB has a DAWIA LEVEL III Certification in Program Management and Acquisition Logistics. JB is a graduate of Marymount College with a Masters in Business Administration, and has a Bachelors in Business & Finance from Virginia Tech. He has received the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Medal.

Bob Barnhart is a research associate of the University of Tennessee’s College of Business Administration in Performance Based Logistics with over 3 decades of experience in acquisition & contract management. Since retirement from civil service, Bob has been active across the Military Departments and a key contributor to UT’s research project in PBL best practices with the Air Force. As the Senior Contracting Executive for the NAVICP, Bob helped lead the development and implementation of the Navy’s PBL strategy. Bob is a recognized expert in Working Capital Fund obligation and cost recovery strategies, acquisition policies, BCA’s, contract incentive clauses, and Public/Private Partnering.

Pam was born in West Virginia and completed her undergraduate work at West Virginia State University. She holds advanced degrees from the University of Maryland and the National Defense University's Industrial College of the Armed Forces. She has nearly 30 years experience in aviation management. Pam joined Boeing in 2004 as a member of the C-17 Field Services organization.

In July 2004, Pam began to stand up the Boeing/United States Air Force (USAF) partnership to bed down and sustain the C-17 aircraft at McGuire AFB, NJ. Prior to that assignment, she served the nation as an active duty member of the USAF.

Pam stood up C-17 operations at McGuire AFB, where she led a team of highly skilled engineers, field and logistics service technical reps, and information technology and engine management personnel. She was responsible for providing engineering, SPARES and engine management support directly to the customer. Following that assignment she moved to St Louis where she managed the Life Cycle Customer Support function within Product Support and later became the executive assistant to the President of Global Services & Support. Early in 2007 she was named as Director, Business Development, Integrated Logistics, Global Services & Support.

Pam is married to William and they have two grown children. They make their home in Glen Carbon, IL where they participate in various community programs through their involvement with the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club. Pam also enjoys hiking and flowers.

After studying for an Economics and Accounting Degree at Bristol University, Chris joined KPMG Audit PLC in 1982 and subsequently spent eleven years in the profession.

Chris qualified as an ACA in 1985 and transferred to KPMG’s Brussels office with responsibility for its multinational clients. On his return to Southampton in 1989, he was responsible for a number of Plc audits particularly in the Defence and Contracting fields.

In 1993 he joined VT as Group Accountant with particular involvement in the Group’s acquisition activities and development of its Support Service business. Following successful contract awards to Flagship Training and Fleet Support, Chris became Finance Director in November 1997 and became a board member in 1999 before being appointed Commercial Director in January 2006. Under the company reorganisation Chris’s title has changed to Corporate Development Director.

Chris’ interests include rugby, football and walking.

Mr. Bob Daniell holds more than 15 years of management experience with commercial Profit & Loss, Total Life Cycle Management, Performance Based Logistics, Supply Chain Management and Lean Six Sigma Continuous Process Improvement. He is certified in Advancing Productivity, Innovation, and Competitive Success (APICS), Supply Chain Council certified, a Lean Six Sigma (L6S) Master Black Belt, Master Supply-Chain Operations Reference-model (SCOR) Instructor and an OSD Performance Based Logistics Champion.

Head of SRA’s Lifecycle Management Delivery Team and an enterprise change agent, Mr. Daniell is adept at designing ground-breaking strategies, leading practitioner-based transformation and energizing resources around him to improve profitability, delivery performance, competitive advantage and stakeholder value.

Mr. Daniell holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Saint John's University - Peter J. Tobin College of Business.

David J. Dacquino is CEO of VT Services. With over 25 years experience in delivering services to the U.S. Government, Dacquino will focus on driving improved alignment between VT Services, its industry partners and U.S. Government agencies. Dacquino will also look to enhance the current VT Services offerings in the U.S by harnessing VT Group’s considerable experience and expertise, gained from providing support services to governments in the UK and worldwide over several decades.

Prior to joining VT Services, Dacquino was the Vice President, leading Integrated Support Solutions (ISS) for Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company. RTSC provides technical, scientific and professional services for defense, federal and commercial customers worldwide. He has nearly three decades of experience in the aeronautics, electronics and technical services industries, including Vice President and General Manager of Logistic Services for Lockheed Martin Aircraft & Logistics Centers. In this capacity, he had responsibility for over 3,500 personnel at 75 locations worldwide providing field teams, U.S. DoD base operations management and spare parts sales for military and commercial customers.
Dacquino holds a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering technology from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in finance from California State University. His professional designations include international certifications in management, purchasing, contracts, and production inventory management. He is currently a member of the Board of Advisors of SOLE – the International Society of Logistics. In addition, he serves on the Technical Operations Governing Council of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and is a member of the Aerospace Advisory Council, Center for Executive Education, College of Business Administration, at the University of Tennessee.

Robert P. Dolan is the Deputy Program Manager for Sustainment for the F-35 Lightning II Program Office in Arlington, VA. The Joint Strike Fighter Program Office is the Department of Defense’s agency responsible for developing and acquiring the F-35A/B/C, the next generation strike aircraft weapon systems for the Navy, Air Force, Marines, and many allied nations.

Mr. Dolan served over 10 years on active duty and 13 years in the Reserves with the Navy Supply Corps in varying assignments in the financial management and acquisition logistics fields. In 1987, Mr. Dolan joined the Navy Civil Service and until June 1999, he was assigned to the Naval Air Systems Command at Arlington, Virginia. He served as the Program Manager for the Aviation Maintenance and Material Management (AV-3M) system and technical direction to the Continuous Acquisition and Life-cycle Support (CALS) DOD initiative. He also served as the Assistant Program Manager for Logistics for a new system development program, the Tactical Aircraft Moving Map Capability (TAMMAC) system, designed to replace current digital maps on the F/A-18 C/D/E/F, AV-8B, V-22, and UH-1N, and AH-1W aircraft.

Rear Admiral Eccles served at sea aboard USS Richard B. Russell (SSN 687) and USS Gurnard (SSN 662). As an engineering duty officer, he served at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, and as project officer for USS Parche (SSN 683) and assistant program manager for deep ocean engineering in the Navy’s Deep Submergence Systems Program. He served twice in the Virginia Class Submarine Program, directing design and construction. He was executive assistant to the Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command.

Eccles was Seawolf program manager through the delivery of USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23), where his team was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation, then program manager for Advanced Undersea Systems, responsible for research and development submarines, submarine escape and rescue systems, and atmospheric diving systems. He was also program manager for the design and construction of the unmanned autonomous submarine Cutthroat (LSV 2).

Eccles’ previous flag officer assignments included deputy commander for Undersea Warfare and Undersea Technology in NAVSEA, and commander of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center.

Mr. Dave Floyd, CPL is the Performance Learning Director (PLD) for Performance Based Logistics (PBL) at the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) located at Fort Belvoir, VA, where he supports the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Logistics and Materiel Readiness (L&MR) for Materiel Readiness, educates/trains military, civilian and industry employees in PBL and directs the update of PBL courses for the Department of Defense. As the DAU representative to the ADUSD L&MR (MR) Product Support Assessment Team (PSAT), he has been providing strategic level insight and input to the development of the next generation PBL.

Mr. Floyd, CPL has over 25 years combined logistics and systems engineering experience supporting the acquisition and life cycle support of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard combatant ships and cutters. He is a retired Navy Commander and served as a Surface Warfare Officer on Navy combatants.

Mr. Floyd, CPL holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and a Masters of Science degree in Systems Engineering from George Mason University.

He has been a member of SOLE – The International Society of Logistics since 1988. He is entering his 8th year as the SOLE Greater Washington Area Chapter (GWAC) Chair.

He is the recipient of the 2006 Mo Grumbine Award for service to SOLE and the 2002 Configuration Management Field Award from SOLE.

He lives in Alexandria, VA and is the proud father of a 24 year old daughter.

Steve Geary is a faculty member and research associate of the University of Tennessee’s College of Business Administration in Performance Based Logistics, and is on the faculty at The Gordon Institute at Tufts University, where he teaches supply chain management.

His articles have appeared in The Harvard Business Review, Supply Chain Management Review, DC Velocity, the Defense Transportation Journal, and the International Journal of Production Economics. Steve is an Editor at DC Velocity Magazine and CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly.

In October of 2008, along with Kate Vitasek, Steve published “Performance-Based Logistics: a Contractor’s Guide to Life Cycle Product Support Management.”

Mr. Gourley is a Logistics Engineering Principal at Lockheed Martin’s Center for Professional Excellence in Rockville, MD. Prior to his time with with Lockheed Martin, Mr. Gourley was the Program Director for Systems Sustainment at the Defense Acquisition University (DAU), Fort Belvoir, VA responsible for the development and continual assessment of Sustainment Logistics learning asset materials and products. Additionally, he provided support to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (AT&L) and the Military Departments in training and guidance related to Sustainment Logistics policy and implementation. Mr. Gourley served 20 years on active duty with Navy; has held positions in industry as Chief Process Engineer, Senior Member of the Technical Staff, and Senior Analyst; and has been Deputy Program Manager, Assistant Program Manager for Logistics, Logistics Professor and DAU’s South Region in Huntsville, AL, and Logistics Manager while in Civil Service. He holds an MBA in Industrial Management, is a member of the Council of Logistics Engineering Professionals (CLEP), has received the Demonstrated Master Logistician (DML) designation from the International Society of Logistics (SOLE), and is DAWIA certified in Lifecycle Logistics and Program Management. He and his wife, Pam, live in Fredericksburg, VA and have seven children and two grandchildren.

Mr. Jeff Heron is the Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Policy Director for Logistics and Industrial Operations at the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). He is responsible for developing NAVAIR PBL policy and processes, providing guidance and training, and assisting program offices in the evaluation of PBL initiatives. He provides input on PBL policy and issues to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition), the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Materiel Readiness), industry associations, and the Defense Acquisition University.

Mr. Heron was the team lead for the Auxiliary Power Unit Total Logistics Support (APU TLS) PBL, which was Naval Aviation’s first major, successful PBL that included a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), and has become a model program for PBL and PPP. The APU TLS program experienced unprecedented performance in fleet support with APU availability exceeding 90% from a pre-TLS average of 65%. The TLS team received the Admiral Stan Arthur Award for Logistics Excellence, the Department of the Navy Competition and Procurement Excellence Award, and the Defense Acquisition Executive Award.

Mr. Heron has been at NAVAIR since 1987 and prior to his current position he had various assignments within the F/A-18 program office: the F/A-18 F404 Engine IPT Lead, the F/A-18 Propulsion and Power Assistant Program Manager for Logistics (APML), and Foreign Military Sales APML. He received the F/A-18 Program Manager Award for Professional Achievement. Mr. Heron has also worked with the A-6, EA-6B, and AV-8B program offices in both systems engineering and logistics management. He is DAWIA Level III certified in Acquisition Logistics, a member of the Acquisition Professional Community, and has a B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland.

Jerry is a retired US Army Tactical Operations Officer-Chief Warrant Officer and Senior Army Aviator. He is currently serving as a support contractor, working in the Product Management Office for Air Traffic Control Systems within PEO Aviation. Jerry provides logistical support to the Logistics Branch Chief and system ILS Managers. For the last five years Jerry has been assigned as the Tactical Airspace Integration System (TAIS) Readiness Analyst (PBL). Jerry is responsible for the evaluation and implementation of PBL programs on all air traffic control systems. He holds a B.S. in Professional Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, a B.S. in Computer Information Systems from Regis University, and a M.B.A. from Nova Southeastern University. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Northcentral University, Arizona.

Captain Mike Kelly is a career Navy Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (Maintenance) with 24 years of experience across all levels of maintenance. Captain Kelly has deployed aboard four aircraft carriers in a variety of attack squadron and intermediate level billets and has completed Program Office assignments at the Naval Air Systems Command and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command. Captain Kelly is a graduate of Tulane University (B.S. Chemical Engineering) and the Naval Postgraduate School (M.S. Information Technology Management). Captain Kelly is currently the Commanding Officer of Fleet Readiness Center Southwest located at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California, USA.

Glen is a graduate of the University of Michigan, holds an MBA from Oklahoma City University, and a Masters in National Resource Strategy from National Defense University in Washington, DC. He has attended the Global Supply Chain Management Executive Program at Northwestern University, Managing Effective Supply Chains Program at Penn State University, and Managing Performance Based Logistics, at the University of Tennessee.

Glen joined the Boeing Company in September 2001 after spending 26 years with the United States Air Force in aircraft maintenance and logistics jobs at squadron, wing, MAJCOM, and HQ USAF levels.

At Boeing, Glen was Program Manager, Air Force Supply Chain Services where he led a group of managers and support personnel from two business units to support the KC-135 and other large USAF aircraft. Next assigned to the 767 Tanker support team, he was responsible for the sales and support of material for the USAF tanker programs. In 2006 he transferred to Integrated Logistics where he was responsible for supporting and developing strategies, marketing plans, and the budget requirements to grow new business in support of the Integrated Logistics long range business plan. His focus was Performance Based Logistics. He moved to Washington, DC, in December 2008.

Glen is married and has a son and two daughters.

Jane Malin, PMP, Supply Chain Management Expert, has over thirty years of management and practitioner-based experience in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Excellence, manufacturing analysis and Project Management. She is an industry-recognized expert in Supply Chain optimization and the application of the Supply Chain Excellence methodology. She holds a position on the global Supply Chain Council’s North American Leadership Board and serves as a national speaker for the Council on Supply Chain Excellence. She is an experienced practitioner for the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR®) Model. Ms. Malin has led numerous full-scale Supply Chain Optimization projects, including SCORcarding with Key Performance Metrics, Benchmarking (both Continuous Improvement and industry benchmarks), Process Mapping, To-Be state design and Improvement Project Portfolio construction and implementation. She has studied under Japanese and Swedish teams of experts in Lean, Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement. As a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), she brings the highest standards in project management and delivery quality to the customer. She has been the Project Manager on numerous manufacturing projects, including 7 full ERP implementations and software upgrade projects with SAP and Oracle Applications.

35 years experience in weapons system management and human resource challenges. The majority of Scott’s expertise in quantifying system performance requirements (Performance Based Logistics) and allocating sufficient resources to ensure timely execution of planned and measurable results. Scott’s current position is in Business Development for Lockheed Martin. He is responsible for the business development of sustainment needs for all Lockheed Martin Fighters. His primary responsibility is to develop a sustainment solution to a Lockheed Martin diverse customer base that demonstrates the value proposition each is customer requires. The solutions cover a wide range of scope and have complied with public law and focused on War-Fighter needs. Scott held key management positions on the Award winning F-117 and F-22 sustainment teams over the last 12 years. He has led several pioneering efforts in the PBL field, his most recent was the F-22 Depot Partnering team that successfully moved Title 10 required work to the appropriate Air Logistics Center. Scott’s experience has covered the full gambit of sustainment contracting.

Mike Osborne retired from the US military in 1985, and then became a Program Manager for US Air Force and Navy acquisition programs, supervising Logistics, Manufacturing and Engineering disciplines. From 1993 to 2007, he supported US Army Aviation as a senior logistician for Aviation and Missile programs, and is currently a senior program analyst on the US Army PEO Missiles and Space staff. Mike was awarded Certified Professional Logistician (CPL) status in 1989, and was re-certified in 2002. He is also certified as a Configuration and Data Manager. Mike was recently a member of the team re-writing the Defense Acquisition Guide Chapter 5, Life Cycle Logistics, and provided availability and maintainability input to the rewrite of the Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Cost Rationale Report Manual. Mike shares his considerable logistics experience through workshops and presentations on systems engineering, performance based logistics and materiel availability.

Since June 2008 Mr. David Patterson, Executive Director, National Defense Business Institute (NDBI), has led the efforts at the University to develop an interdisciplinary set of programs that expand the research and resource objectives of the college. NDBI is established to provide resources and assistance to both government and the defense industry to achieve economical, efficient, effective and successful defense business and acquisition practices. He routinely meets with and represents the University and NDBI to other universities, government agencies, Congress, industry and other customer organizations. His leadership and management skills enhance the overall capabilities of the University by developing partnerships and collaborative relationships with external organizations; other universities, national laboratories, other government organizations and private industry. He is also responsible for preparing funding proposals and budgets; recruiting and managing university staff, professors, other faculty members and key Subject Matter Experts engaged in relevant research and resource development tasks.

Paul D. Peters, Senior Executive Service, became the Deputy Director, Logistics Operations & Readiness, J-3/4 on February 15, 2009.

Peters has extensive experience in federal service. He previously served as the Deputy Commander of the Defense Distribution Command, responsible for providing a full range of distribution services to Combatant Commands, Military Services, and other federal and state agencies around the world. He has also served as the Director of the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, leading the successful transformation of operational and business processes while addressing national security risks and vulnerabilities. Prior to these assignments, he was the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Business Systems Modernization Program Manager. In that capacity, he led the acquisition, development, and implementation of DLA’s primary business transformation program utilizing Enterprise Resources Planning commercial-off-the-shelf software to replace DLA material management and subsistence legacy systems.

Peters’ more than 20 years of federal service includes assignments with the Air Force Audit Agency, Air Force Materiel Command, Joint Logistics Systems Center, the Naval Fleet Industrial Supply Center (FISC) at Norfolk, VA, the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) headquarters, Deputy Under Secretary for Logistics for Business Systems Modernization, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Civilian Personnel and Equal Employment Opportunity [DASN(CP&EEO)], and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

His Navy assignments have included: Deputy Program Manager for NAVSUP’s One Touch Support Program (2001-2002); a limited term appointment as Executive Director of DASN (CP&EEO) Human Resources Operations Center (2000-2001); Director of SUP21 Reengineering Office -- managing the SMART Enterprise Resources Planning program through software selection – Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (1999-2000); and Executive Director of NAVSUP’s Fleet Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk, Virginia (1997-1999).

His Air Force assignments have included: Air Force Audit Agency Audit Manager (1984-1987); HQ AFLC Logistics Modernization Systems Program Analyst (1987-1989); HQ Air Force Materiel Command Depot Maintenance Management Information System Office Chief (1989-1991); Programmed Depot Maintenance Scheduling System Program Manager (1991-1994); Joint Logistics Systems Center (JLSC) Directorate of Maintenance Business Office Chief (1995); and Leader of JLSC Commander’s Action Group (1995-1997). He also represented the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics in the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Logistics office (1996-1997).

He was a corporate auditor and tax accountant with Arthur Andersen & Company, Dayton, Ohio from 1982 to 1984.

Peters graduated from Wright State University with a Bachelors Degree in Accountancy, has passed the Certified Public Accountancy exam, and is Level III and Level II certified in Program Management and Communications-Computer Systems, respectively. He has completed the Federal Executive Institute residential “Leadership for a Democratic Society” Executive Development Program. He has received the DLA Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the DLA Superior Civilian Service Award, twice received the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award and Air Force Exemplary Civilian Service Award, is a recipient of the 2004 DLA Top Ten Employee Award, and was recognized as a Top 100 Federal Executive in 1993 and in 2005. Mr. Peters was selected into the Senior Executive Service in 2006.

Wesley S. Randall (PhD. University of North Texas) currently serves as Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management at Auburn University. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Randall acquired considerable practical experience serving as a United States Air Force Officer. Dr Randall worked as combat logistics officer supporting global operations involving the F-16, A-10, F-117 & NATO AWACS. He also served as an acquisition program manager for F-22, F-16, & Fighter Engines. Wesley is actively involved in research and publication dealing with commercial and DoD performance based logistics strategies. He also teaches undergraduate supply chain decision making and air transportation.

M. Scott Reynolds, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Director, 448th Supply Chain Management Wing, Global Logistics Support Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. He is responsible for the enterprise wide planning and execution of the Air Force supply chain.

Mr. Reynolds has 26 years of experience in supply chain management, aircraft acquisition, maintenance management, budget program management, and supply and maintenance policy. He began his civil service career in 1981 as an A-10 avionics equipment specialist at the Sacramento Air Logistics Center, later moving to the F-111 Avionics Modernization Program as a logistics management specialist. In 1991 he was selected for career broadening and assigned to Headquarters U.S. Air Force where he served in a variety of positions of increasing responsibility. Mr. Reynolds became the Deputy Chief of Aircraft Operations at the Ogden ALC, Utah, in 2000. He was promoted to Chief of the Landing Gear Division in 2001, and Chief of the Supply Chain Management Division in 2003. Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Reynolds was Deputy Director of Logistics, Air Combat Command.

Tim Ryan is Director, Strategic Planning and Sustainment Integration, F-22 Program, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Marietta GA. He is responsible for management and execution of the current Performance Based Logistics Contract (FASTeR) with the Air Force for F-22 Sustainment support. Additionally, he leads the Depot Partnering Team working with the Air Force to stand up partnered depot workloads at the three Air Logistics Centers. Tim has over 25 years experience in aircraft maintenance and logistics support. He has been involved in stand-up and execution of partnering activities for numerous avionics and aircraft systems as well as Performance Based Logistics sustainment activities for the F-117, C-17, and F-22 aircraft.

Gary Salomon began his professional career in the private sector in 1978. Working in the automotive manufacturing industry he held various positions including manufacturing department supervisor, production planner and industrial engineer. Mr. Salomon began his government career in 1984, serving as a production engineer on various CECOM programs and progressing through a variety of supervisory positions that led to his assignment as the Chief of the Engineering Data Management Branch in 1996, Chief of the Engineering, Logistics and Acquisition Support Division in 2006. He began his current assignment as PBL Champion in 2008.

Mr. Salomon holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Illinois and a Masters degree from Polytechnic University in Industrial Engineering. He is a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. He is also Level 3 Certified in System Planning, Research, Development and Engineering and is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps.

Dr. Glenn L. Starks has worked for the Defense Logistics Agency since 1991. He began his career as an Inventory Management Specialist and was promoted to several supervisory positions within that career field. In 2001 he was promoted to Supply Chain Program Manager at the Defense Supply Center Richmond where he supervised a team of senior analyst in executing enhanced logistics strategies in support of major weapon systems. He began working at the DLA Headquarters in Fort Belvoir, Virginia in 2007 and as the Agency’s Strategic Material Sourcing Program Manager. He currently serves as the Division Chief of the Acquisition Program Management and Industrial Capabilities Division, and managers senior program managers for strategic and competitive sourcing, industrial capabilities, and supplier relationship management.

Dr. Starks earned a Master’s in Management from the Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, a Master’s Certificate in Program Management from the George Washington University, Washington, D.C., and a Ph.D. from the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. He has taught graduate level courses in organizational behavior, public law, and administration at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia. He has written several articles on leadership, acquisition reform, and supply chain management in the Public Manager, Defense AT&L Magazine, Review of Public Personnel Management, Review of Public Personnel Administration, Contract Management, and the Defense Acquisition Review Journal. He contributed chapters in several books on such topics as terrorism and ethics. In 2008 he published How Your Government Works and his next book, The Galvanization of the Youth Vote in the 2008 Election, is due for release in November 2009.

As Director, Fleet Depot Maintenance Operating Unit for Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Mr. Stein is responsible for MRO sites and facilities assigned to NGTS that accomplish depot level weapon system / component repairs, overhaul and modifications in support of DoD, commercial and international customers. His operating unit is also responsible for logistics support of the Hunter, Global Hawk and Global Hawk Maritime Demonstrator UAS systems.

Prior to joining Northrop Grumman in 1999, Mr. Stein served 30 years with the United States Air Force. His military service included a variety of assignments in both operations and logistics. He was a master navigator with more then 3,500 flying hours in the B-52 aircraft including 800 combat hours and 102 combat missions. He commanded an Avionics Maintenance Squadron, a Logistics Group, and a B-52 Operational Bomb Squadron.

Mr. Stein received his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Louisiana in 1970. He added a Masters degree in Business Management from Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California in 1978. He is a 1991 graduate of the USAF Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. In 1998, Mr. Stein graduated from the Defense Acquisition University with a certified level three in Executive Acquisition Logistics Management.

Mr. Alan Stockett is the process lead for the Performance-Based Logistics, Facilities, and Computer Resource Support processes within the Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, Virginia. Process lead responsibilities include documenting, improving, training, and implementing command-wide processes. He accepted this position within the office of the Assistant Commander for Life-Cycle Logistics in 2007.

Mr. Stockett was born in Hawaii and spent his childhood in Texas, Arizona, and Utah. He graduated from Morgan High School, Utah, in 1982. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Logistics Management in 1989 from the Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.

He began his career in the Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, DC. He served in the Manpower Personnel and Training Division, the Deep Submergence Program Office, the Carrier Planning Engineering and Repair Activity, the Keyport Undersea Warfare Center, the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, the Heavy-Weight Torpedo Program Office, and the Chief of Naval Operations Logistics Review Group.

Mr. Stockett served in the Combat Systems Logistics office, the Surface Ship Logistics office, and the Program Executive Officer for Theater Air Defense Logistics office. He was appointed the logistics manager for the Naval Standard Missile Program Office within the Program Executive Office for Integrated Weapon Systems in 1998. He was selected as a logistics manager for Boats and Service Craft within the Program Executive Office for Ships in 2003. He was selected as lead logistician for the Tank Systems Program Office within the Marine Corps Systems Command in 2004.

Jim Sutton is the Director of Plans and Programs for the Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. In this capacity, Jim is the lead strategic planner for the Ogden ALC Commander and her staff. His organization sets the stage for future requirements and workloads performed on Hill AFB. He manages the Center’s Transformation Office and is guardian of their Balanced Scorecard and its key performance measures. The Center’s Enhanced Use Lease program office, the Intelligence Office, the Acquisition Excellence Office, the Foreign Disclosure Office and the Next Generation Unmanned Aerial Systems Office all also operate under the Plans & Programs Directorate.

Jim served on active duty in the Air Force from 1980 to 2000 as a judge advocate, specializing in acquisition, fiscal and environmental law. He resides in Layton, Utah.

Gerry joined BAE Systems in April 2008 as a Program Manager for Performance Based Outcomes.
He has spent the last 15 months working on enterprise availability based strategies, offerings
and capture teams in the areas of Ground Vehicles, Aviation, Electronic Warfare and Missile
Defense.

From May 2006-April 2008 Gerry worked at GE Aviation Systems where he led their worldwide
PBL pursuits. Proposals and negotiations. As of his departure GE Systems had 20 PBL contracts
and several domestic and United Kingdom military and Prime Aircraft manufacturers valued at
$300M. Additionally, GE Aviation Systems was in negation for another Ten PBLs valued at
$200M.

Gerry spent 28 years at the Naval Inventory Control Point (NAVICP) prior to joining GE Aviation Systems mostly in contracting. Gerry spent one year as the NAVICP facilities manager and three years as Chief of Staff for the NAVICP Acquisition Executive. The Acquisition Executive Office’s mission was to craft and oversee execution of the acquisition strategy for both the Philadelphia and Mechanicsburg, Pa. NAVICP operating sites. This office wrote the Direct Vendor Delivery (DVD) for repairable strategy that evolved into the current PBL scenario.

Gerry was the Contracting Officer for the Honeywell Total Logistics Support (TLS) Contract that facilitated and incorporated the first public/private partnership for depot workload where a contractor assumed responsibility for an organic depot’s work and quality. The TLS program won the 2005 Secretary of Defense PBL Award for Component level PBLs. Gerry was also the Contracting Officer for the F/A-18 E/F FIRST PBL contract. The FIRST Program won the 2007 Secretary of Defense PBL Award for System Level PBLs.

Gerry received his BS in Business Administration from LaSalle University. Gerry lives in New Britain, Pa. with his family.