Experience

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  Innovate

  • Senior Business Consultant

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  Joint Facilities Advisory Commission

  • Arlington Virginia, USA

  • Commisioner [volunteer position]

    • Jan 2017 - Present
    • Arlington Virginia, USA

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  Innovate!, Inc.

  • Alexandria, Virginia

  • Senior Business Consultant

    • Oct 2014 - Present
    • Alexandria, Virginia

    My responsibilities include supporting Innovate!'s work for EPA and other clients and developing other opportunities related to information technology, geospatial analysis, and environmental management.

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  Retired from EPA

  • Arlington, VA, USA

  • Retiree

    • Jan 2013 - Present
    • Arlington, VA, USA

    Retired from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency effective 3 January 2013, after 35 years, 10.5 months of federal service.

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  Invasive plant management

  • Arlington, Virginia

  • Invasive plant management volunteer

    • Jun 1994 - Present
    • Arlington, Virginia

    I have worked on invasive plants management as a volunteer in Arlington County, Virginia since approximately 1994. Currently I serve as treasurer of the non-profit Mid-Atlantic Invasive Plant Council as a part-time volunteer activity separate from my regular employment. Also I continue to do volunteer work, primarily focused at Long Branch Nature Center in Arlington, Virginia.

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  US Environmental Protection Agency

  • Senior Advisor

    • May 2005 - Jan 2013

    Led EPA's open government data, Data.gov activities and EPA's information office participation in the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) program.

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  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  • Contracting Officer

    • Jul 1980 - Feb 1983

    I worked as a contracting officer at EPA responsible for information technology acquisitions. When I arrived, EPA's IT acquisition was in disarray and EPA had lost several recent GAO protests. During my time, we conducted major IT procurements, saved EPA millions of dollars, and experienced no GAO protests. I am especially proud of my role in introducing personal computer and email technologies into EPA at a very early stage (1981-1984).

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  US Navy

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer

    • Feb 1977 - Jul 1980
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    I worked for the Naval Regional Procurement Office (NRPO) - Washington and successor organizations as a civilian procurement intern and full professional after graduating from the 3-year program. I became a contracting officer with an unlimited warrant in 1980. The intern program included extensive training; approximately 500 hours over the program. I was hired as a GS-5 contract specialist and left as a GS-11. I developed a specialization in automated data processing (ADP) procurement and helped the office begin to standardize and automate its RFP and contract preparation.