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Agenda May 19, 2009 7:00 AM

Continental Breakfast/Registration/ Networking/Sign-up for One-on-One Meetings

7:55 AM

Welcome/Facilitator: Elaine Young, Director, USWCC/NASBC The National School of Government Contracting

8:00 AM

Basics of Doing Business with the Federal Government Speaker: Linda Alexius Hagerty, Business Specialist, Diné PROServices, LLC General information on how to do business with Government—required registration, opportunities, growing your business and technical support.

8:45 AM

1:00 PM

Packaging – Military Specifications

1:15 PM

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Speakers: Michael Hadley, Materials Management, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, The Boeing Company; Peter Bilitsis, Senior Manufacturing Research and Development Engineer, The Boeing Company What is RFID RFID Policy Passive RFID Implementation Plan Steps to implementation Benefits

2:00 PM

Doing Business with the Air Force Base Speaker: Bernard (Bernie) Clemens, Director, Business Operations and Small Business Specialist, 56th Contracting Office, Luke Air Force Base

What is WAWF · Purpose · User Roles & Process · User Benefits

Information on how to do business with Department of Defense - Luke Air Force Base contract opportunities and forecast 9:45 AM

Doing Business with Defense Logistics Agency-Defense Supply Center Columbus Speaker: Vikki Hawthorne, Supplier Outreach Program Manager, Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC)

How WAWF Works · Document Types · Document Flow · Featured Functionality Where Do I Go From Here?

2:30 PM

DLA Update Socio-Economic Goals Contracting 101 DIBBS (DLA Internet Bid Board) · Solicitations and Quoting · Drawings & Technical Data (including JCP Certification) · Forecasting Information Where To Go For More Help 11:45 AM

Lunch (on your own)

Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) - Getting Paid Speaker: Andrea Roman, Accounts Manager, Sonoran Technology & Professional Services

One-on-one Meetings with Department of Defense agencies and Primes Luke Air Force Base , Defense Supply Center Columbus, *Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Kirtland Air Force Base, Davis Monthan Air Force Base, MacDill Air Force Base, Defense Energy Support Center, *L-3 Communication Systems-West, *CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd., Honeywell International, and more (* Invited)

5:00 PM

Adjourn

Presented by The National Association of Small Business Contractors and the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce

Facilitator Profile Elaine Young National Director of the National School of Government Contractors, US Women's Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Small Business Contractors Elaine Young has over 12 years experience in assisting small businesses in the federal government procurement arena, particularly for Native American business owners.

In 1998, Elaine joined the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED), a national nonprofit organization, providing business development services to Native Americans.

As a Program Manager, of the American Indian Procurement Technical Assistant Center, she provided a wide range of services to Native American (AIPTAC) businesses which includes training and seminars, individual counseling and access to bid opportunities, contract specifications, procurement histories, and other information necessary to successfully compete for government contracts.

Prior to her position with the AIPTAC at NCAIED, she also worked as Management Consultant with their Minority Business Development Agency program. Other professional experience has been with the Small Business Development Center at Northland Pioneer College, in Holbrook, Arizona, and a Community Planner with the Navajo Nation, Kayenta, Arizona.

Elaine holds a Level II Certification from the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Center professional organization (APTAC), recognizing her professionalism and knowledge in the field of procurement assistance.

Elaine has taught numerous seminars on the understanding of requirements of government contracting, and how to obtain and perform federal, state, and local government contracts. She has written published articles on issues pertaining to Native American businesses and procurement.

Currently, Elaine has ventured into her owned business, DinĂŠ Professional Services, in providing business consulting to small businesses implemented her expertise in marketing/business plans, government contracting, bid preparation, proposal writing, and event planning.

Elaine has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, and Accounting Certificate from Lamson Business College, Tempe, Arizona. In addition, she served 4 years on the Board of Arizona Clean and Beautiful (Non-profit environmental organization), Phoenix, AZ.

Presenter Profiles Linda Alexius Hagerty Business Specialist, DinĂŠ PRO Services, LLC Linda Alexius Hagerty has over ten years experience in assisting small businesses in the federal government procurement arena, particularly for Native American business owners.

In 1998, Linda joined a national non-profit organization providing business development services to Native Americans. She served as the Program Director of the American Indian Procurement and Technical Assistant Center, a program of the Department of Defense/Defense Logistics Agency, providing a wide range of services to Native American businesses including classes and seminars, individual counseling and access to bid opportunities, contract specifications, procurement histories, and other information necessary to successfully compete for government contracts.

Linda also has her Level II Certification from the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Center professional organization (APTAC) recognizing her professionalism and knowledge in the field of procurement assistance. While Program Director, she received an honorable mention for "Outstanding APTAC Project" for her training series bringing Electronic Commerce to tribes throughout the Southwest and the Plains area.

Linda has taught seminars on

understanding the requirements of government contracting, and how to obtain and perform federal, state, and local government contracts. She has written published articles on issues pertaining to Native American businesses and procurement.

Linda is currently a freelance consultant providing her expertise to assist PTAC's with operational issues, community outreach and marketing, and audits.

Linda has her MBA from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California and a Bachelor of Science degree from San Francisco State University. She worked for six years in brand/product management at a major consumer goods company and a national fiber optics company. She has served on the Board of the Grand Canyon Minority Supplier Development Council in Phoenix, AZ from 1998-2002.

Bernard (Bernie) Clemens Director, Business Operations and Small Business Specialist, 56th Contracting Office, Luke Air Force Base Mr. Bernie Clemens is the Director, Business Operations and Small Business Specialist for the 56th Contracting Office, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. He assumed these duties in July 2007. He is responsible for directing, planning, and organizing the procurement activities of the Contracting Office and directs planning and implementation of the installation's small, disadvantaged, HUBZone, and women owned business programs.

Mr. Clemens has 27 years of experience in federal contracting. Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Clemens served as Lead Contracting Officer for the 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base.

Mr. Clemens began his career with the Department of the Air Force as an airman trainee in 1982 before becoming a warranted Contracting Officer at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska in 1993. He has held a variety of positions with the Department of the Air Force in the procurement field, to include serving as Superintendent, 28th Contracting Office in support of the B-1B Bomber Wing at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota and served as Head of Contracting for the State of Qatar, Southwest Asia. He retired from active duty in 2002 after serving 20 years in the logistics field.

A day after his retirement, Mr. Clemens accepted a contracting officer position at the Regional Contracting Office, Fort Richardson, Alaska. He was selected to stand up a new Stryker Brigade Combat Team to support the new IAV Stryker armored combat vehicles for Fort Richardson and Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

The Stryker was the US Army's first new armored vehicle since the 1980s and was used in combat for the first time in 2004.

In 2004, Bernie moved to the Phoenix area to join the 56th Contracting Office to manage the $54 Million dollar Barry M. Goldwater Bombing Range contract and re-acquisition.

Mr. Clemens earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Northern State University and holds a Masters degree in Acquisition Management from American Graduate University.

Other achievements include Acquisition Professional Development Program Level III in Contracting and Outstanding Contracting Civilian for the Year 2004. Major awards and decorations include: Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with 6 oak leaf clusters, and Air Force Achievement Medal.

Vikki Hawthorne Supplier Outreach Program Manager, Office of Small Business Programs, Defense Supply Center Columbus Vikki Hawthorne is the Supplier Outreach Program Manager for the Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC), Office of Small Business Programs, which includes assisting the procurement technical assistance centers, 'the foot soldiers to DLA', in their outreach efforts of promoting small business participation in the defense acquisition process. Ms. Hawthorne also travels around the country demonstrating to suppliers 'How to do Business With DLA' and facilitates the Training, Knowledge, Opportunities Seminar 'Doing Business With DLA' hosted by DSCC. In addition to her role as Supplier Outreach Program Manager, Ms. Hawthorne assists acquisition personnel in identifying small, minority, service disabled veteran, Hubzone and women-owned businesses as potential sources of supply. Ms. Hawthorne also assists Defense Acquisition University as a subject matter expert for supplier training.

Ms. Hawthorne has almost twenty five years of defense contracting experience which includes previous assignments as Procurement Agent, Contract Specialist, and Procurement Analyst in the Competition Advocate Office. Before her tenure with the defense department, Ms. Hawthorne worked in the manufacturing, retail, and insurance industries. Ms. Hawthorne holds a Bachelor of Science degree in advertising/ marketing from Kent State University and a Master of Science degree in human resource administration from Central Michigan University. Ms. Hawthorne is also Level III certified in Contracting under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act. Ms. Hawthorne thoroughly understands the challenges faced with small businesses, especially business in socioeconomic programs, for she was a majority owner in a restoration and maintenance business for 10 years. To this day, she still maintains that entrepreneurial spirit and applauds entrepreneurs for their continued contribution to the world economy. Ms. Hawthorne constantly reminds small businesses that 'you must stand apart from the crowd, you must find a niche and you've got to have a persistent and consistent hustle'.

Mike Hadley Senior Manager of Materials Management, Integrated Defense Systems, The Boeing Company, Mesa, Arizona Mike Hadley is Senior Manager of Materials Management for The Boeing Company's Integrated Defense Systems operation in Mesa, Ariz., the home of the AH-64D Apache Longbow multi-role combat helicopter.

Hadley has more than 30 years of management experience in manufacturing and materials management, which has included management of fabrication lines, quality control, warehouse operations, demand and order management, and the implementation of cellular manufacturing, pull systems, and ERP systems.

Hadley has a bachelor's degree in management from the University of Illinois at Springfield. He is certified in production and inventory management (CPIM) by APICS, the association for operations management, is a certified professional property specialist (CPPS) by the National Property Management

Association (NPMA), and serves on the North American Leadership team of the Supply Chain Council (SCC), an international not-for-profit trade organization. Hadley also chairs the Global Supply Chain Professional Development Committee, a consortium of industry, university, and professional association leaders working together to define and provide future supply chain talent.

Prior to assuming his current role, Hadley held numerous leadership positions for 18 years supporting Boeing's 747/767/777 manufacturing in Everett, Wash. He also worked for Caterpillar, Inc. in Illinois and Wisconsin for 13 years.

Peter Bilitsis Senior Manufacturing Research and Development Engineer at The Boeing Company in Mesa, Arizona Throughout Peter's 22 year career with Boeing, he has supported Apache Manufacturing Operations in various functions including Industrial Engineering, Lean Manufacturing, Capital Equipment Planning, and Manufacturing Research and Development.

He holds a Bachelor's in Science in Industrial Engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago and a Master's Degree in Operations Management from University of Phoenix.

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