Briefings

17 May 2011 Briefings
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Major General Yves J. Fontaine, Commanding General, US Army Sustainment Command (ASC)

Ethics in Government Contracting
Ms. Kathryn Szymanski, Chief Counsel, US Army Sustainment Command

Army Materiel Command (AMC) Small Business Programs
Ms. Nancy Small, Director, Office of Small Business Programs, Army Materiel Command (AMC)

Successful Mentor Protégé Programs
Ms. Wendi Goldsmith, CEO Bioengineering Group

Joint Venturing, Teaming & Subcontracting For SB with Large Business Lessons Learned after GTSI & Morris-Griffin
Mr. Steve Koprince, Attorney at Law, PilieroMazza, PLLC Washington, D.C.

Opportunities in Veteran Affairs Medical Centers
Mr. Jim McDavitt, Contracting Officer, Department of Veteran Affairs

Woman Owned, Minority Owned Small Business Success Story
Ms. Jeanette Prenger, President/Ecco Select A Certified National Minority Supplier Diversity Council & Woman’s Business Enterprise National Council Member

Where to Go for Help & Ask the Experts Q & A Session
Government Contracting Experts:
 Mr. Robert Matthys, Associate Director, Office of Small Business Programs US Army Sustainment Command and Joint Munitions Command
 Mr. Glenn Chatman, Deputy For Small Business Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers, St Louis District
 Ms. Jackie Hixson, Small Business Specialist, Small Business Office of US Army TACOM RI
 Ms. Vicky Miller, Director Illinois Procurement Technical Assistance Center (IL PTAC) Black Hawk College
 Ms. Elizabeth White, Government Contract Specialist Iowa State University Extension, (IA PTAC) CIRAS
 Ms. Becky Greenwald, Small Business Advocate Region 7 Small Business Administration (SBA)
 Mr. Robert Radkiewicz, Small Business Counselor Quad Cities SCORE Chapter

 

18 May 2011 Briefings
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Rock Island Arsenal Growth Opportunities & Sustainability Progress Updates
Mr. Joel Himsl, Garrison Manager, Rock Island Arsenal

Project EAGLE Updates & Requirements for Small Business
Ms. Melanie Johnson, Contracting Office EAGLE Contract US Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI), Rock Island, IL

Senior Leadership Panel
 Mr. Scott Welker, Deputy to the Commander, US Army Sustainment Command (ASC)
 Mr. Jyuji Hewitt, Deputy to the Commander, Joint Munitions Command (JMC)
 Ms. Kristan Mendoza, Deputy Director of Field Support Contracts, US Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI), Rock Island, IL
 Mr. Thomas M. Bunch, Deputy Commander, Joint Manufacturing & Technology Center (JMTC), Rock Island Arsenal
 Ms. Nancy Small, Director, Army Materiel Command (AMC) Office of Small Business Programs
 COL Shawn McGinley, Commander, US Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District Command Mission and Function

A Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Success Story
 Mr. Wally Johnson, Client Services Director, Anderson Engineering
 Mr. Thomas H. Koopmeiners, Deputy, Small Business Programs, St. Paul District, US Army Corps of Engineers

My Experience with GSA Solicitation & Becoming a GSA Contractor
Mr. Marvin Steinlauf, VP Sales All Foam Products

 

18 May 2011 Luncheon Briefings
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Fresh Return to US Report on Challenges in the Theater in Afghanistan
Honored Guest Speaker COL. Richard Dix, Chief of Staff, US Army Sustainment Command

Quad City Manufacturing Laboratory (QCML) RIA Progress Updates on Titanium & Light Weight Composites Lab
 Dr. James Sears, Director Quad City Manufacturing Laboratory (QCML)