Director of Logistics, Program Manager Air Two-Seven-Six (PMA-276), Program Executive Officer – Alpha (PEO-A), Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR);  GS-346-15.  Responsible for all logistics support of two hundred and eighty (280) AH-1W “Super Cobra” and UH-1N/HH-1N “Huey” aircraft currently deployed worldwide.  Also responsible for the development of the Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) for the H-1 Upgrades program, the AH-1Z and UH-1Y, which are the replacement aircraft for the “Super Cobra” and “Huey”.

Product Support Team Leader (PSTL)/Deputy Assistant Program Manager for Logistics (DAPML), EA-18G Program, PMA-265, PEO-T, Naval Air Systems Command.  Served as PSTL/DAPML for the EA-18G program, which is the two-seat F/A-18F variant aircraft integrated with the Improved Capability III Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) systems, that will replace the aging EA-6B.  Oversaw the development of the Integrated Logistics Support system (ILS) for the EA-18G program, all program documentation related to ILS program initiation.

Chief, Plans and Programs Branch; LTC/0-5; Civil Military Operations (CMO) Division, Plans and Policy Directorate, US Central Command (USCENTCOM), Mac Dill AFB, Florida. Served as Chief, Plans and Programs Branch responsible for all Civil-Military Operations plans and programs in the US Central Command Area of Responsibility (AOR).  This included the entire Theater of War to include Afghanistan, Iraq and the Horn of Africa.  Supervised seven military officers, two Non-Commissioned officers and two contractor personnel.  Responsible for all CMO plans, to include CMO plans for Iraq and the standup of the new Joint Task Force in the Horn of Africa.  Supervised the management of $12M dollars of Overseas Humanitarian Disaster Assistance and Civic Action funding that was utilized to fund Humanitarian Assistance projects in Afghanistan and throughout the USCENTCOM AOR.

Major General Vincent E. Boles assumed duties as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4 in the Pentagon on October 30 2006.

A native of Bronxville, NY, Major General Boles graduated from Niagara University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and was commissioned second lieutenant of Ordnance in 1976.  He later earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Babson College, MA.

Prior to joining the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, he served as the 33rd Chief of Ordnance at the US Army Ordnance Center and Schools.  He served as Commanding General, 3d Corps Support Command, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany from July 2003 to August 2004, supporting the forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom I. From January 2003 to July 2003, he served as Commanding General, United States Army Field Support Command with duty as Commander, Army Materiel Command - Southwest Asia/Deputy C-4, Coalition Forces Land Component Command, Camp Arifjan and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Kuwait.  From 2001 – 2002, he served as Commander, Army Field Support Command and from 2000 – 2001 as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Ammunition of the US Army Materiel Command.

Major General Boles' awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal with Four Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, and the Parachutist Badge.

Yvette Burke is the executive director of Acquisition Management at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Va, a field activity of the Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va.

As the Aviation Supply Chain within the Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Supply Center Richmond serves as the primary source of supply for over one million items.  

These items include a mix of military-unique items supporting over 1,300 major weapons systems and other supplies readily available in the commercial market.  They range from critical, safety-of-flight air frame structural components, bearings, and aircraft engine parts, to electric cable and electrical power products; lubricating oils; batteries; industrial gases; bearings; precision instruments; environmental products; metalworking machinery and consumable items.   The center also operates an industrial plant equipment repair facility in Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Ms. Burke’s previous position was as the Director of the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia’s Business Process Support Directorate.

Ms. Burke started her career with the Defense Logistics Agency in 1980 as a contract administrator.  She joined management ranks in 1985 and in 1989 accepted an overseas assignment as Assistant to the Commander for Acquisition, Defense Subsistence Region Europe, Zweibrucken, Germany.  Other positions held at the Defense Personnel Support Center , Defense Logistics Agency, included Clothing and Textiles Branch Manager, Subsistence Business Unit Chief and Deputy Director of Contracting and Production. In 1995, Ms. Burke became the Business Process Improvement Chief for the Defense Industrial Supply Center, Defense Logistics Agency.   From January 1997 through July 2003, Ms. Burke served as the Deputy Director of DISC’s General Directorate through its reorganization into the General and Industrial Directorate, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia.  In 2007, Ms. Burke was appointed to the Senior Executive Service.

Ms. Burke holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Temple University in Philadelphia. She has been a member of the Defense Acquisition Corps since 1984 and is certified in contracting. 

Mike Connor is a Senior Logistics Analyst with Engineering Solutions & Products (ESP), Inc. working in support of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Integrated Logistics Support (DASA(ILS)) Policy Directorate. Most of his time is spent on formulating and monitoring Total Life Cycle Systems Management (TLCSM) and Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) policy implementation for the Army while trying to stay one step ahead of Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) initiatives!  He currently sits on the Council of Logistics Engineering Professionals (CLEP) Board of Officers as the Vice President for Membership. Mr. Connor holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the United States Military Academy and a Master of Business Administration from Boston University. 

Brigadier General Genaro Dellarocco entered the Army upon graduation from Lake Superior State University.  He has served a myriad of key assignments CONUS and OCONUS from 1978 to 1996. In 1997, he was selected as Product Manager, Petroleum and Water Logistics. After completion of US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, he was assigned as Project Manager, Force Projection. In June 2007, he was assigned as Program Executive Officer, Missiles and Space, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. BG Dellarocco holds many awards and decorations, Army and Joint.

As the Command's senior Logistician, he is responsible for the program management and implementation of logistics functions, policies and processes within NAVSEA and its field activities.  Mr. DiLisio entered the Senior Executive Service (SES) December 20, 2006 adding to his 19 years of civilian service. 

Mr. DiLisio began his professional career with the Department of the Navy in 1987 as a logistics management specialist in the office of the Chief Engineer for Logistics, Material Support Division of NAVSEA.  He was responsible for analysis and development of Command acquisition policies and procedures to ensure effective and economical support of shipboard systems and equipment.

In September 1989, he was selected as the ILS manager for the AOE-6 Fast Combat Support Ship, where he was charged with the complete re-planning effort and execution of the full ship class logistics program.  He directed the ILS delivery of the first two ships of the class.  In 1994, he was appointed Logistics Director of the Strategic Sealift Program.  Under Mr. DiLisio's direction, the Strategic Sealift Conversions were successfully delivered into service.  The Program included two lead construction ships representing four distinct ship classes.

In May 1998, Mr. DiLisio was appointed as the Director of Operational Readiness for the DD-21 program. He was responsible for devising new, innovative logistics strategies for the support of the U.S. Navy's newest destroyer class. In February 2002, he assumed the duties of the acting Deputy Program Manager for the restructured DD(X) program; and was confirmed as the formal Deputy in October 2003. As the senior civilian in charge of the ACAT ID Twenty First Century Destroyer program, DDG 1000, he directed the successful execution of a $2.9B phase III effort. 

Mr. DiLisio holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Strayer University.  He is a recipient of numerous professional awards including the Superior Civil Service Award, and holds an honorary commission as a Naval Supply Corps Officer.  He is member of the Acquisition Professional Community. 

Since August of 2005, John Gumbel has been Naval Integrated Logistics’ Public-Private Partnering lead and manager of Boeing’s Eastern Regional Support Center located in Havelock, NC.  John also became the Public-Private Partnering coordinator for all of Integrated Logistics (Army, Navy and Air Force) beginning in January 2007.

The mission of the Eastern Regional Support Center is to help the programs support the fleet by efficiently sustaining their platforms, to maintain current business and grow future business.  The support center increases Boeing’s presence in the customer’s location and creates a regional orientation towards support, customer relationships, and supplier relationships, especially with the Navy’s Fleet Readiness Centers in their capacity as service providers to Boeing under commercial services agreements.

A native of California, John received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from UCLA in 1977 and his Master of Science degree in Defense Systems Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA in 1987.  He is also a 1998 distinguished graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces with a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy and a graduate of the Program Managers Course at Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Commissioned in the Marine Corps via NROTC, John began his Marine Corps career as an aviation supply officer with Marine Air Groups 12 and 15 in Iwakuni, Japan and as the embarkation officer for the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit afloat in the Western Pacific.  After that initial tour, John switched specialties and was designated a Naval Flight Officer. Following Electronic Warfare training at Mather AFB and NAS Whidbey Island he was designated an Electronic Countermeasures Officer (ECMO) in the EA-6B aircraft.  He reported to Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2) in June 1981 where he served as an ECMO and a maintenance officer.  He deployed twice to the Western Pacific and aboard the USS Saratoga in the Mediterranean before transferring to the Naval Postgraduate School in 1985.  He served his postgraduate payback tour as the Reserve Enlisted Manpower Analyst at HQMC from 1987 to 1990.  Following Aviation Maintenance Officer School and refresher training in the EA-6B, John reported to VMAQ-2 in January 1991 in Shaik Isa, Bahrain, for service during the Gulf War.  He served as the maintenance officer for VMAQ-2 after their return to the U.S. and as the Executive Officer of VMAQ-1, deploying to the Western Pacific with VMAQ-1.

John transferred to the Naval Air Systems Command in June 1994 where he served as the EA-6B Class Desk (systems engineer) until July 1997.  He attended the Industrial College of the Armed Forces during the 1997-98 class year and reported to the Joint Staff in June 1998.  During his two-year joint tour, John worked in J-39, Information Operations, where he focused on Electronic Warfare and special access program issues. From June 2000 to June 2001, John was the Military Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition. 

John became the Executive Officer of Naval Air Depot Cherry Point, NC in July 2001 and the Commanding Officer in July 2003, leading NADEP Cherry Point until June 2005.The depot is responsible for providing maintenance, engineering and logistics support on a variety of military aircraft, engines and components.  Employing 4,000 personnel on an annual budget of approximately $800M, the facility is North Carolina’s largest industrial employer east of I-95.  John transitioned to civilian life following his tour at NADEP Cherry Point and began working for The Boeing Company in August 2005.

Joe B. Hanna (PhD. New Mexico State University) currently serves as Chair and Professor of Supply Chain Management at Auburn University.  Prior to entering academia, Dr. Hanna acquired considerable practical experience, having worked for Phillips Petroleum Company (now ConocoPhillips), Phillips 66 Chemical Company (now Chevron Phillips Chemical Company), and Coopers and Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers).  Joe is currently active in executive education and consulting, having recently conducted seminars or customized instruction for organizations like Hyundai Automotive, Pratt Whitney, Pacer International, Menlo Logistics and others on various supply chain related topics.  Dr. Hanna has also published over 40 supply chain related articles and is active in various professional organizations. 

Michael Hartwell received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics from Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, Alabama and completed graduate courses at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Brookings Institute, and Penn State University.

Mr. Hartwell entered Civil Service at the then US Army Missile Command as a Physical Science Aide.  He served in a variety of positions from Electronics Engineer, General Engineer, and Program Manager for the Hydra 70/2.75 Rocket, and Associate Director, Weapon Systems Management Directorate.  Mr. Hartwell accepted assignment to the Integrated Materiel Management Center (IMMC) as Director, Program Management Support Directorate.  His previous assignments within the IMMC include Deputy Director, and later Director, Air Defense Missile Directorate, and the Associate Director for Missiles.  In his current position, as Associate Director, Program Management Support,

Mr. Hartwell is responsible for the logistics support to US Army, Missile Defense Agency, SMDC, Joint Service, and FMS.

Mr. Hartwell has received awards and recognitions throughout his career to include  the Ten Outstanding AMC Personnel of the Year, Assistant Secretary of the Army Commendation, Meritorious and Superior Civilian Service Awards, the Ernest A. Young Logistics Achievement Award, Society of Logistics Engineers (SOLE) Logistician of the Year Award, The Honorable Order of Saint Barbara, and the 2007 Army Life Cycle Logistician of the Year Award.

Mr. Hartwell is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps and he holds Level III certifications in Life-Cycle Logistics, Systems Planning, Research, and Development, and Program Management.   He serves as the certifying official in Logistics for personnel in the Southern Region.  Mr. Hartwell is a past Chair of the Indian Creek Nutrition Center, a past member of Hospice of Huntsville Board of Directors, and the Society of Logistics Engineers and a current member of the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers and the Association of the US Army.

Alvin V. Hopkins is the Apache Logistics Director for the Apache Attack Helicopter Program, Program Executive Office, Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

Mr. Hopkins assumed his current position as the Apache Logistics Director in January 2007.  He served as Chief of the Logistics Management Division in the Apache Program Managers Office from May 02 until January 07.

He attended the University of San Francisco where he earned an undergraduate degree in Public Administration.  He completed the DSMC Advanced Program Management Course, the Army Management Staff Course, and the Command and General Staff College.  He is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps and is Level III certified in Acquisition Logistics and Program Management.

Mr. Hopkins served in the US Air Force during Vietnam as a B-52/KC-135 Crew Chief.  With over 37 years in the Army Reserves he performed as a mechanic/pilot on UH-1, UH-60 and OH-58 helicopters.  As a maintenance technician and S4 staff officer he was deeply involved in all levels of maintenance and supply. He served as a Logistics Assistance Representative for ATCOM supporting the AH-1 (Cobra) and the OH-58 (Kiowa Warrior).

Robert Houston received his B.S. in Business Management, Grambling State University, and received his Masters in Business Management, Liberty University.  He also graduated from University of Michigan Business School's Executive Program.

In 1977, his career with FMC Corporation began, holding various positions, including Manufacturing Analyst/Engineer and manager of various steel and weld operations. 

In 1995, he became Human Resource/Manufacturing Manager at the Aiken facility.  In 1996, he became United Defense Steel Products Division’s Human Resource Manager and received his Professional Certification from the Society for Human Resource Management.  In 1997, he began additional duties as Total Quality Manager.  In 1998, he became Site Manager, responsible for all major functions of the Systems Components business.

In March 2001, he became Vice President, General Manager of the Steel Products Division. In May 2007, he became the Vice President Performance Based Logistics & Product Support for Ground Systems, and the Site Manager for the Ground Systems – Anniston facility. In this capacity, he plays a critical role in shaping Ground Systems’ overall approach to PBL, to include leading its integrated logistics support and field service teams at all Ground Systems locations. By retaining his role as site manager for Anniston, he continues to be responsible for Systems Components in Anniston as a line-of-business (program) leader.

Terry is the Director of the Supply Support Integrated Product Team (IPT) within the C-17 Support Systems IPT, Integrated Defense Systems in Southern California.  His organization is responsible for supporting the C-17 by providing post-delivery material management as an Inventory Control Point (ICP) under a Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract with the Government.  The effort includes forecasting worldwide spares and repair requirements for over 77,000 line items, acquiring an optimal mix of each, and allocating the spares throughout the supply network to ensure the highest levels of aircraft availability.  Key to supporting the fleet is the involvement of key suppliers through PBL subcontracts and establishing partnerships with the three Air Force Air Logistics Centers. 

Terry began his aerospace career by serving five years in the United States Air Force as an avionics technician and a maintenance instructor on the E-3A AWACS Navigation System.  He joined Northrop Electronics as a field representative on the A-10 Turbine Engine Monitoring System (TEMS) and advanced to program manager where he was responsible for all aspects of production and support of the A-10 TEMS.

Terry joined McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) in 1990 where he integrated the logistics elements during the early phases of the C-17 program, determined depot support requirements at the Air Force Air Logistics Centers to facilitate organic repairs, established a streamlined repair process with suppliers, managed aircraft and engine repairs, defined and implemented Performance Based Logistics contracts, and led the C-17 Propulsion Sustainment IPT.

Terry received a B.S. degree in Management from Pepperdine University.

Robert Mansfield is the Director, National Center for Aerospace Leadership (NCAL) and Principle Investigator, National Aerospace Leadership Initiative (NALI) at the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) in East Hartford, CT.   The NALI is an Air Force Office of Scientific Research funded, national initiative focusing on the critical role of the US manufacturing supply chain in the aerospace industry.  Central to the NCAL is developing innovative technology and process applications in the areas of next generation manufacturing, modeling and simulation and workforce development for small to medium aerospace manufactures and the USAF’s logistics/sustainment capabilities at the Air Logistics Centers.  Mr. Mansfield joined CCAT in May 2007.

Prior to joining CCAT, Mr. Mansfield was Lockheed Martin Aeronautics’ Director of Global Supply Chain Services. In this capacity he was moving the company forward in developing and providing sustainment services for Lockheed Martin designed and built in-service aircraft. Previously he had been the Director of Global Sustainment for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).  He led an integrated product team in the design and implementation of the integrated global supply chain network to sustain the fifth generation F-35, Lightening II. His team created the foundational infrastructure and processes to provide performance base logistics to the US military and the program’s international partners.

Mr. Mansfield is a retired Air Force Brigadier General, gaining 34 years of experience in logistics planning, operations, and supply chain management. He served as the Air Force Director of Supply, and was the chief architect of the Air Force's supply transformation initiative to improve weapons systems' availability and manage cost. Major initiatives included bringing best practices in purchasing and supply management (PSM), activity based cost management (ABC/M), enterprise applications integration (EAI), and logistics command and control to Air Force spare parts management. He led the Department of Defense's surplus and excess property operations; reshaping the global organization by training the entire workforce to use applicable best commercial business practices, leveraging information technology, and focusing on customer determined outcomes. Mr. Mansfield established the first depot reengineering office in the Air Force Material Command and led the command-wide supply reengineering team. He's been a product director and director of distribution. In overseas assignments he led supply teams to deploy new weapons systems (F-16 fighters, TR-1 reconnaissance aircraft, and Ground Launched Cruise Missiles) to the European theater. He has experience in establishing government to government cooperative support agreements, and has served as the U.S. representative to NATO logistics planning committees. He established the U.S. European Command's Joint Movement Center and led it during the first Gulf War; managing the sea-air-land movements of all personnel and equipment from Europe, and coordinating ship and air movements to the gulf region from the U.S. east coast.

Mr. Mansfield worked for the Altarum Institute, a non-profit innovation and research firm in Ann Arbor, MI from 2003 to 2005.  He led the institute’s Supply Chain Engineering practice area.  He was responsible for a multi-disciplinary, applied research team to create and transition leading supply chain network innovations into use in government and commercial enterprises.  There he pioneered work in supply chain risk management and Lean practices in defense logistics.

Mr. Mansfield holds a Bachelor of Science degree (cum laude) from the University of Arizona in Business Administration, and a Master of Science degree from the Air Force Institute of Technology in Acquisition Logistics Management. He is a graduate of the Defense Systems Management College Program Manager's Course, and the Air War College. He is certified in Acquisition Logistics Management (level III) and Program Management (level II), and is a fully qualified Joint Service Officer. He has served on the Supply Chain Council's Aerospace and Defense Special Industry Group (SIG); currently he chairs the Supply Chain Risk SIG.  Mr. Mansfield is a member of the Clarkson University Business School’s Board of Advisors, and the Missile Defense Agency’s Transforming Defense Supply Chains Technical Advisory Board. He was co-Chair of the Michigan Governor’s BRAC Task Force in 2005.  He was a member of the Defense Science Board 2006 Summer Study on 21st Century Strategic Technology Vectors.

Jan Mulligan is Deputy Chief of the Maintenance Management Division, Directorate of Maintenance, Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations & Mission Support, Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington, D.C.  The Maintenance Management Division is responsible for training, organizing and equipping a workforce of more 225,000 technicians and managers maintaining the $260B Global Engagement aerospace weapons system inventory. The division develops maintenance policy to ensure the readiness of the single largest element of manpower supporting Air Force combat forces worldwide, and advocates and defends an annual budget of more than $20 billion.    

Ms Mulligan has served more than 26 years as an Air Force civilian.  She began her career with the Air Force as an Inventory Management Specialist at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.  She developed repairable spare parts buy and repair requirements for the C-5 cargo aircraft engine, the TF-39.  Since then, she has served in a wide range of logistics positions at both Kelly AFB and the Pentagon.  Ms Mulligan developed and published Air Force supply policy for two years after moving to the Air Staff.  She then moved to Aircraft and Missile Support and was made responsible for programming, budgeting and execution of the Air Force Supply Management Group (SMAG) of the Defense Working Capital Funds and Air Force Operations & Maintenance budgets for depot level reparables.  After attending the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Ms Mulligan began a career in Air Force maintenance as Chief of Depot Policy in the Directorate of Maintenance where she is responsible for developing and defining policy to guide Air Force depot maintenance activities within the context of DoD depot maintenance policy and significant Title X, United States Code requirements. Ms Mulligan has a Masters of Science degree in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.

Mike Osborne retired from the US military in 1985 as a senior superintendent of both aircraft flight line and in-shop avionics maintenance. He began his civilian career as an ILS Manager for a major contractor of US Air Force and Navy Automatic Test Equipment acquisition programs, managing Logistics, Manufacturing and Engineering disciplines. From 1993 to the present, he has supported US Army Aviation as logistician supporting Aviation and Missile programs. Mike is a Senior Member of the International Society of Logistics (SOLE). He was awarded Certified Professional Logistician (CPL) status in 1989, and was re-certified in 2002. He was certified as a Configuration and Data Manager by NDIA in 2004. Since 2001 he has been a Senior Logistics Analyst for the design, fielding and sustainment of the US Army aircraft Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.  For this successful ACAT 1 program, he developed the Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) PBL structure, Statements of Work and negotiated the PBL metrics

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.

Assigned to Naval Air Systems Command for 11 years with 2 years prior service working with the Defense Logistics Agency.  Currently serving as the Deputy for PBL Policy and Operations responsible for providing oversight and evaluation to programs within NAVAIR who are pursuing Performance Based Logistics Solutions .  Assist the programs and provide guidance during the implementation and assessment of Life Cycle Support Initiatives and further conduct analytic reviews of the impact of product support strategy decisions on Total Ownership Cost (TOC) .  Currently reviewing strategy and providing guidance to the V-22, Joint Strike Fighter and E-2D programs as they pursue varying degrees of alternative support strategies.

Prior to this assignment I worked with EA-6B program as the Product Support Team Lead and IPT Lead for PBL strategy (primarily the Band 9/10 Transmitter.)  Formerly the DAPML and IPT Lead of the F404 Engine program where I oversaw the implementation of a $510 Million PBL contract between GE and NAVICP, facilitated by a Public Private Partnership between FRC Southeast Business Office and GE.

Tim Short, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP, is the U.S. Human Capital Aerospace & Defense leader. Since beginning his consulting career in 1989, Tim has led numerous large-scale organization and change assignments with many of our most significant clients. Much of his experience has focused on large-scale workforce transitions associated with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems implementations and mergers and acquisitions. These engagements have involved talent management, organizational culture assessment, leadership alignment and coaching, communications planning and execution, training design and development and organization design.
Tim appeared in the February 5, 2007 edition of Aviation Week magazine as a contributor to the publication's talent management articles including "The Vanishing Engineer," and he co-wrote the bylined article titled, "How to Win the War for Talent." Tim contributed to the report titled "Winning the War for Talent: The 2007 Talent Trends in Aerospace & Defense".

Tim earned a Masters of International Management (M.I.M.) from the American Graduate School of International Management and a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies from Pomona College.

Rod Skotty is currently President, Maritime Helicopter Support Company (MHSCo), a Lockheed Martin – Sikorsky Joint Venture Company established to provide single-point-of-contact logistics support for US Navy H-60 helicopters. In this assignment, since July 2004, he has had overall responsibility for MHSCo’s performance on the H-60 Tip-to-Tail (T2T) Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract.  His career of thirty years has touched nearly every aspect of maritime helicopters from pilot to systems engineer to business development executive to performance management executive.

Recently, using his vast experience in the field of supporting military systems, he has been assigned the special responsibility to develop sustainment approaches for the US Army and Marine Corps tactical wheeled vehicles.

His career in helicopters began as a pilot in the US Navy flying the SH-2F, SH-60B, UH-1, TH-57, and SH-3 helicopters. Serving as a LAMPS helicopter detachment officer-in-charge, detachment and squadron maintenance officer, and LAMPS Class Desk Officer at the US Naval Safety Center, he made numerous overseas deployments including the Persian Gulf, Nicaragua and Central America, Lebanon and the Middle East, Somalia and East Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean, and the Mediterranean.  After leaving regular active duty, he served in the US Navy Reserves until retirement in 1995 as a Commander.  In the reserves, he contributed to fleet logistic support and transportation, culminating in command of the Military Sealift Command Unit at Wilmington, North Carolina during Desert Shield.  

After serving in the US Navy, he joined IBM’s Federal Systems Division (now Lockheed Martin) in Owego, New York in 1986.  While at Owego, his assignments included system engineering for a variety of aerospace programs, marketing for LAMPS MK III helicopters and international maritime helicopters, and managing strategic planning.  Additionally, he was responsible for liaison with the US Congress for legislative issues affecting Owego’s business with the US Government. 

In 1995, he was assigned to Lockheed Martin’s United Kingdom subsidiary and managed business development.  Located in London and Bristol, he directed new business development, communications, public relations, strategic planning, and government liaison with both the British and European Parliaments and ministers.

In 2000, he left the UK to take up a position with Lockheed Martin Canada where he was the Vice President, Business Development and Government Relations.  In this capacity, he led the business growth of the company in domestic and export defense markets, managed communications and public relations, liased with the Canadian Parliament and ministers, and worked with the US Embassy in Ottawa on US – Canadian business opportunities.

Rod Skotty holds a bachelor’s degree from Tulane University in New Orleans, a master’s degree from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, and a systems engineering certification from the US Navy Post-Graduate School in Monterey.

Mr. Thrower is assigned to the US Army Aviation Missile Commands Close Combat Weapon System Project Office at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.  The Close Combat Weapon System Project Office manages several anti-armor missile programs and their associated launching platforms for the Army, Marine Corp and many foreign allied nations. As a Director, Mr. Thrower is responsible for developing logistic support strategies’, both organic and Performance Based within the US Army and providing logistical support to US Army Aviation Missile Command customers world-wide.

Mr. Thrower began his government career in 1980 serving this nation as a soldier for 6 years. He joined the civil service ranks in 1986 as an Electronics Training Instructor at the US Army Missile Munitions Center & School at Redstone Arsenal, AL. He joined the US Army Missile Command in 1988 as an Equipment Specialist para-trainee where he was assigned to the Maintenance Engineering Directorate within the Missile Logistics Center. He has lead many Integrated Product Teams across both Aviation (Kiowa, Apache, Hunter-UAV) and Missile (TOW, Javelin, Hellfire) product lines. He also has managed the associated missile launch platforms on the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, Improved Target Acquisition System, Javelin Weapon System, Dragon Weapon System and the M220 TOW Weapon System.

Born in Scottsboro, Alabama and educated in the Alabama Public School system, Mr. Thrower received his undergraduate degree in Missile Munitions Technology, from Calhoun College in May 1988.  He is also a graduate of Alabama A&M’s Executive Leadership Program, Huntsville, Alabama campus.  Mr. Barry L. Thrower is a member of the US Army Acquisition Corps, certified Level III in Life Cycle Logistics and Level II in Program Management.  Mr. Thrower has achieved over 27 years of service and experience as a government employee.  He is a member of the American Legion, National Youth Sports Coaches Association, Hazel Green Athletic Association and actively involved in all aspects of his local community. 

Tristan Whitehead, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP, serves on the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) Customer Support & Sustainment (CS&S) leadership team and is currently serving two of the largest CS&S accounts. Since 1996, Tristan has focused on serving A&D clients with their customer service businesses. Tristan's broad range of services includes customer service transformation using enterprise resource planning, strategic and operational advice, low-cost MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) sourcing, product costing and performance contract pricing, securing capital for strategic aftermarket investments and market valuation of client's service solutions.

Recently, Tristan has been involved with the firm's leadership to develop the Enterprise Service Management integrated market offering, and he leads the A&D segment within it. In addition to working on the A&D practice’s most significant CS&S clients, Tristan is actively involved in building the firm's eminence and thought leadership through a number of key projects with strategic partners, MCA Solutions and the Wharton Business School. Tristan is leading a significant extension of the firm’s industry-leading preconfigured SAP solution for Aerospace (DCAPS) in the Performance Based Logistics area.

Tristan has a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa and is a SAP Certified Consultant.

James H. Beggs Senior Associate Booz Allen Hamilton

Mr. Beggs, a Senior Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, has over 20 years of professional experience in government and commercial logistics support, lean manufacturing, strategic business development, and human resources management. He has in-depth PBL (Performance Based Logistics) experience obtained during several Booz Allen led BCA support and product support strategy contracts. He has managed PBL-BCA tasks for all the major DoD services as well as the U.S. Coast Guard. This PBL experience is in addition to his tenure as J52 Fleet Manager of Pratt & Whitney’s EA6B engine support PBL with the U.S. Navy. Mr. Beggs also has a breadth of lean / process improvement expertise obtained during his tenure leading a manufacturing business unit at Pratt & Whitney. Mr. Beggs has an MBA from Northwestern University -Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and a B.S from the United States Naval Academy.

Ted Anderson VP Marketing Click Commerce

Ted Anderson is Vice President of Marketing for Click Commerce and is responsible for the strategic direction of Click Commerce’s complete suite of service network solutions in the aviation, aerospace and defense, heavy transportation and high-tech markets. The solutions, including network and facility optimization, visibility, and execution tools, deliver improved asset availability at the lowest possible cost. Customers include FedEx, the U.S.
Coast Guard, Dell, Jabil, GE, and Celestica.

Anderson brings close to 20 years of aviation, aerospace and defense experience to Click Commerce. He began his career in the Navy as a nuclear power surface warfare officer, then transitioned over to commercial aviation where he spent eight years at AAR Corporation in progressively responsible roles ranging from assistant to the CEO to vice president roles in operations, business development, and sales and marketing. The past five years of his career were spent as the director of sales and development at Smart Signal Corporation, a software company, and most recently as an independent consultant focused on aftermarket supply chain improvements.

CDR Andrea Lemon is a 1991 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a BS in Ocean Engineering and has earned an MBA from the University of Kansas with a subspecialty in petroleum management. She has served aboard USS YOSEMITE (AD-19), USS SACRAMENTO (AOE-1) and USS O’BRIEN (DD-975) in various Supply Corps billets and provided material support of embarked CH-46 and SH-60 helicopters. She has served as the Aviation Support Division Officer at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, WA in support of three wings and approximately 20 squadrons. From November 2004 to October 2007 she was the Commander of Defense Energy Support Center Mediterranean. In November 2007 she reported to the Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia as the Director of Integrated Logistics Support. She has earned 9 personal military awards.