Summer Small Business Series - Wide Area Workflow

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Date:  June 28, 2023
Time: 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET (10:00 - 12:00 a.m. PT)
CLPs: 2.0

Who Should Attend:  Government, military, academia, Acquisition Workforce, Small Business Reps, Industry

Speaker: Mr. David Kern, Small Business Professional, Tobyhanna Army Depot

Description:  During this 90-minute session, Mr. Kern will discuss the following topics:

• How to register a profile at Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE).
• How to create and submit a payment request.
• How to track your request and resolve payment issues.
  

In addition to learning WAWF basics, attendee will also learn what resources are available to assist small businesses along this process.

Speaker Bio:  Mr. Kern is the Small Business Professional at Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD) located in Northeastern Pennsylvania and part of the Office of Small Business Programs, Aberdeen Proving Ground.  In his current role, he assists businesses, both large and small, with doing business with TYAD and learning the federal procurement process.

He is also a Group Administrator for PIEE at the facility.  He works with government users both in activating profiles and using the system.  As an administrator, he has also become very familiar using Wide Area Workflow to assist small businesses navigate the payment process and these experiences helped form this presentation.

Ken Carkhuff, DAU Small Business Learning Director

Mr. Carkhuff is responsible for leading the life cycle activities of assigned Small Business Professional (SBP) learning assets.  He also serves as a professor for all instructor-led SBP courses.  He was the first DoD acquisition professional to earn the new DoD Small Business Professional Credential in May 2021.

He is a retired naval officer and former SH-60B helicopter pilot with over 2500 flight hours.  He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy (BS, Physical Science), the Naval War College (MA, National Security and Strategic Studies), the Naval Postgraduate School (MS, Contract Management) and Liberty University (EdS, Educational Leadership).  He is a member of the Defense Acquisition Corps.