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Understanding the Defense Industry – Part 3

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  • ***UPDATE*** Rescheduled to November 12, 2024 due to speaker availability. It will be at the same time, 12:00 Noon - 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time. If you previously registered you DON'T need to register again.***

    Event Date: November  12, 2024 (was November 13, 2024)

    Event Times (Eastern): 12:00 Noon -1:30  p.m. Eastern Time 

    CLP’s: 1.5

    Event Description:

    Understanding the defense industry and its perspective is key to quality market research and acquisition strategy development, as well as beneficial to successful Government contract negotiation and performance management. 

    In this episode of "What Every Acquisition Professional Should Know," we continue to explore the critical task of assessing a company's financial well-being. We'll explore behaviors that could be predictors for financial disaster. Once we identify those behaviors, we will take a deep dive into options that Acquisition Professionals have. 

    This episode will build on the skills that we have already explored on this series.  We invite you to view earlier sessions in the series. 

    Speakers
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    Christopher Merkel

    Mr. Christopher Merkel

    Professor of Financial Management, DAU

    Mr. Merkel has a total of thirty-seven (37) years with the Department of Defense. His twenty-nine (29) year military career included seventeen (17) years as a Naval Aviator, followed by assignments with OPNAV N8 and N9 in the Pentagon, and with the Joint Special Operations Command.  Mr. Merkel has an undergraduate degree from Michigan State University, an MBA from the University of Notre Dame, and extensive industry experience.  As a DoD civilian, he bought Joint Primary Air Training System (JPATS) aircraft for the Navy at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.  Mr. Merkel is currently a Professor of Financial Management at the Defense Acquisition University in Kettering, OH. 

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    Lt Col John Ellis USAF

    Lt Col John Ellis, USAF

    Professor of Contract Management

    Lt Col John Ellis is a Professor of Contract Management at the Defense Acquisition University, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Lt Col Ellis entered the Air Force in May 2009. After receiving his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at the University of Alabama in May 2009. Lt Col Ellis has served as a Contracting Officer in Support of the Air Operations Center at Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB), Mass, served as the Congressional Liaison Officer for the Air Force Installation Management Support Center. Prior to his current position, Lt Col Ellis was the Commander of the 380th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates. 


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