July 16 - 18, 2012
Washington Plaza Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Performance-Based Agreements In A Time Of Limited Budgets

Day One: July 25, 2011

 

8:30 Registration & Continental Breakfast
Registration Sponsored by PTC

PTC
9:10 Welcome Address:
Welcome Address
9:15 PBL Briefing From Force Material, Maintenance And Readiness, Commander, Naval Air Forces
Captain Mike Kelly, Assistant Chief of Staff/Force Material Officer, Commander Naval Air Forces
  • Update on current Navy-wide PBL programs
  • Protecting in-house expertise while partnering for improved performance
  • Examining contract lengths: Can a 1-2 year contract enhance cost savings and availability?
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Captain Mike Kelly
Assistant Chief of Staff/Force Material Officer, Commander Naval Air Forces

Captain Mike Kelly is a career Navy Aerospace Maintenance Duty Officer with 25 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 g [read more]
10:00 Case Study Presentation: Army – Apache AH-64D Helicopter PBL
Terri Schwierling, Chief, Apache Sustainment Division, Apache Project Office, Integrated Material Management Center, US Army Aviation and Missile Command
Hear from current PBL Program Managers from across the Government and Industry on successes and challenges of PBL Programs and the dos and don’ts of properly executing a PBL Program. Each case study briefing will last 45 minutes including time for audience questions.
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Terri Schwierling
Chief, Apache Sustainment Division, Apache Project Office, Integrated Material Management Center, US Army Aviation and Missile Command

Ms. Terri Schwierling has 21 years experience of government service supporting both Aviation and Missile programs. She currently serves as the Chief of the Apache Sustainment Division, Apache Project Office/Integrated Material Management Center (IMMC), US Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), where she is responsible for all elements concerning sustainment of the Apache Weapon System. Ms. Sch [read more]
10:45 Morning Networking Refreshment Break
Morning Networking Refreshment Break
11:15 How Will A Drawdown Impact PBL?
Robert Lamanna, Logistics Management Specialist, US Army Communications - Electronics Command (CECOM) Life Cycle Management Command
  • Optimizing agreements in a time of shrinking budgets: Organic and commercial optimization

Robert Lamanna
Logistics Management Specialist, US Army Communications - Electronics Command (CECOM) Life Cycle Management Command

Robert currently serves as the Associate Industrial Base Advocate for the Communications Electronic Command’s Logistics Readiness Center new Strategic Sustainment Support Office. Previously he served as a Division Chief with the Business Management Directorate of Tobyhanna Army Depot. Joining Tobyhanna Army Depot in 2003 he served as Aviation Business Development Manager, working with Joint Servic [read more]
12:00 PANEL: Impact Of The Economy And Defense Budget On Current And Future Performance-Based Agreements
Jerry Johnston, Logistics Management Specialist (PBL), US Army Product Management Office for Air Traffic Control Systems
Gary Hallinan, Deputy Product Manager, PM Field Artillery Launchers, US Army - PEO Missiles and Space
Peter Moore, Vice President, Celerant Government Services, Inc.
  • How will NDAA budget constraints impact PBL? Will creating successful PBLs get harder?
  • What is performance and determining when it has been achieved
  • What are the keys to pricing risk and control into Performance-Based Agreements
  • How to maintain readiness in the face of declining budgets
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Jerry Johnston
Logistics Management Specialist (PBL), US Army Product Management Office for Air Traffic Control Systems

Jerry Johnston is currently a Logistics Management Specialist (PBL) with the US Army’s Product Management Office for Air Traffic Control Systems (PM ATC). Jerry is a retired US Army Tactical Operations Officer-Chief Warrant Officer and Senior Army Aviator. Jerry provides PBL and acquisition logistics support to the Logistics Branch Chief and system ILS Managers. Jerry’ [read more]

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Gary Hallinan
Deputy Product Manager, PM Field Artillery Launchers, US Army - PEO Missiles and Space

Department of the Army Civilian serving as Deputy Product Manager for PM Field Artillery Launchers with over 20 years of uniformed service and 3 years with industry before becoming the new DPM for PM FAL in March 2010. Gary was a commissioned officer in the Army Corps of Engineers and after several Combat Engineer developmental assignments, he transferred into the Army Acquisition Corps. He finish [read more]
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Peter Moore
Vice President, Celerant Government Services, Inc.

Peter has over 30 years of experience in logistics management, third party logistics services and consulting in industry and government. A family background in the transportation business and hands-on industry experience has resulted in deep operational knowledge in all aspects of supply chain with an emphasis on performance based contracting, transport strategy, safety, procurement and operations [read more]
12:45 Luncheon
Luncheon
2:15 Skills And Talent Required For Effectively Developing And Executing PBL Contracts
Michael McGee, Acting Associate Director, Missiles and Acting Assistant PEO for Logistics, US Army, PEO Missiles and Space, Redstone Arsenal
The Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities (KSAs) required to effectively and efficiently develop and execute PBL contracts are beyond the traditional KSAs of logisticians. Assessing common denominators of the KSAs demonstrated in established and successful PBL programs, this presentation will present a template for identifying and developing the future talent needed to better design and manage PBL programs.
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Michael McGee
Acting Associate Director, Missiles and Acting Assistant PEO for Logistics, US Army, PEO Missiles and Space, Redstone Arsenal

Mr. Michael McGee is currently serving as the Acting Associate Director for Missiles, Integrated Materiel Management Center, AMCOM and Acting Assistant Program Executive Officer (APEO) for Logistics, PEO Missiles and Space.Mr McGee is a life-long native of Arab, Alabama and graduated from the University of Alabama (1982) with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Commerce & Business Admi [read more]
3:00 Afternoon Networking Refreshment Break
Afternoon Networking Refreshment Break
3:30 Case Study Presentation: US Coast Guard (USCG) PBL Support Program
Kurt Kaufman, Program Manager, Rockwell Collins, Inc.
David Burgess, Director of Contracting, US Coast Guard - Aviation Logistics Center
Hear from current PBL Program Managers from across the Government and Industry on successes and challenges of PBL Programs and the dos and don’ts of properly executing a PBL Program. Each case study briefing will last 45 minutes including time for audience questions.

Kurt Kaufman
Program Manager, Rockwell Collins, Inc.

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David Burgess
Director of Contracting, US Coast Guard - Aviation Logistics Center

Mr. Burgess is the Chief of the Contracting Office for the Aviation Logistics Center for the United States Coast Guard, providing leadership on procurement operations and strategic and business guidance.Prior to assuming this position in August 2006, Mr. Burgess was the Supply Cell Leader and Supervisory Contracting Officer of the then newly formed C-130J Aircraft Project Office for the U.S. Coast [read more]
4:15 Case Study Presentation: Navy – Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) PBL
Cathy Eggles, Principal Deputy Assistant Program Manager, Logistics (APML), Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS), PMA260, Naval Air Systems Command
Hear from current PBL Program Managers from across the Government and Industry on successes and challenges of PBL Programs and the dos and don’ts of properly executing a PBL Program. Each case study briefing will last 45 minutes including time for audience questions.

Cathy Eggles
Principal Deputy Assistant Program Manager, Logistics (APML), Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS), PMA260, Naval Air Systems Command

Ms. Cathy Eggles is currently the Principal Deputy Assistant Program Manager, Logistics (APML) for the Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) in PMA260 (Aviation Common Ground Support Equipment) at the Naval Air Systems Command. She is responsible for leading the CASS logistics team which handles CASS/RTCASS stations, ancillary equipment, and Operational Test Program Sets, as well as eCASS, [read more]
5:00 End Of Day One
End Of Day One
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