Garth Arevalo

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Experienced government contracting officer with 12 years of experience in all phases of the acquisition lifecycle and a multitude of contract types.
• Long history of supporting special operations with logistics and contracting in every geographic region in the world.
• Extensive work with classified and special access acquisition programs, and support to clandestine operations, SOCOM, CENTCOM, and SOCCENT.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

• Responsible for all business operations of the company.
• Founded the company to provide expert management services to all branches of the government and select business partners.

• Responsible for all contracting support to special operations forces (SOF) from all four military services in contingency operations worldwide
• Completely revitalized contracting support to SOF worldwide through active training, web based portal collaboration, lessons learned, and pre-deployment training for all SOF contracting support
• Advocated for and secured contracting staff officers at all regional commands improving dedicated support to the deployed warfighters in all theaters.
• Created the most advanced, web-based contracting collaboration site in the DoD, which is now serving as the model for all services and joint community.

• Fostered long-lasting relationships between Defense, State, and other government agencies. Set up and participated in meetings among the most senior military, civilian, and coalition leadership in 21 countries.
• Rated #1 of 81 majors from all services in the command; "the finest XO [the commander] had ever served with in his career."

• Responsible for all contracting support to SOF in the CENTCOM AOR.
• Directed contract projects for construction, services, and supplies in multiple locations and threat environments.
• Implemented streamlined acquisition strategies and contracting methods to award the largest contingency contract in SOCOM history.
• Expanded support to the Iraqi Special Operations Force by awarding over $120 million in contracts for infrastructure, equipment, and services.
• Awarded and delivered millions worth of tactical gear, equipment, vehicles, communications, and construction projects that greatly enhanced the special operations capability in former Soviet republics.
• SOCOM Contingency Contracting Officer of the Year – 2005.

• Lead Contracting Officer for a diverse $1.9 billion portfolio of 10+ major, classified space programs. Created multi-year acquisition plans resulting in multiple successful launches of cutting-edge space prototype programs.
• Awarded a large, classified, advisory and assistance service contract supporting special access programs around the country in record time. Named Center Contract Action of the Year for 2004 out of 1700 actions.
• Negotiated and signed contract for a revolutionary, classified space system valued at over $450 million with an unprecedented timeline. Broke a negotiation logjam and saved $3 million immediately with skilled techniques. Despite an aggressive schedule, the system went operational in record time.
• Set aside for small business the largest space system contract in years. $100 million program delivered defensive space capability two years early.
• Center Contracting Officer of the Year – 2004 – topping 40 others.

• Ran two $330 million source selections involving complex evaluation criteria, copious proposal volumes, and large evaluation teams of cost, technical, and past performance experts. Second contract award named Contract Action of the Year for 2001.
• Center Contract Negotiator of the Year (2001) – topping 45 others.

• Commanded a team of 19 military, US civilian, and local Japanese nationals procuring supplies and services for the largest combat wing in the Air Force.
• Youngest flight commander in the Pacific. Productivity improved by 46%.
• Flight named #1 of 31 logistics units in the command.
• First in the Pacific to implement new procurement procedures. Slashed process time by 70 days on two large procurements.
• Rated #1 of 14 logistics junior officers

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Contracting – Level III
• Program Management – Level I

Ed H aywood

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Unique expertise in Unconventional Warfare and clandestine operations
• Experienced manager of widely dispersed organizations conducting sensitive activities
• Experienced at working with other services and federal agencies
• Active Top Secret U.S. government security clearance

EXPERIENCE

• Supervised execution of classified operations by widely dispersed organization with subordinate nodes in twelve countries in Middle East
• Managed change during establishment of new organization, merger of existing organizations, and influx of new personnel and resources

• Planned, coordinated, and exercised oversight on all clandestine operations by SOCCENT forces in Middle East
• Proposed and gained Presidential approval of four highly sensitive clandestine operations, then directly supervised implementation and execution
• Managed growth of organization from small staff section to large dispersed organization with direct responsibility for operations in 12 separate countries in Middle East
• Managed annual expenditures of 8 million dollars in sensitive funding
• Innovated operational methods with development and implementation of special policies and programs.
• Improved operational efficiency and created new capabilities with introduction of new technologies
• Built strong partnerships with other federal agencies at Embassy and national levels, mitigating differences in organizational cultures to ensure unity of effort

• Direct supervisor of 80 man Company
• Managed operations and support of 450 man Battalion

• Advised Army senior leadership on strategy and policy issues

• Led 12 man detachment with mission of training and employing surrogate forces and conducting independent operations in arctic and mountainous environments
• Managed operations of 450 man Battalion

• Supervised 40 man platoon
• Managed operations and logistics of 110 soldier company

EDUCATION

• Masters in Public Administration, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
• Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, United States Military Academy, West Point
• Command and Staff College, U.S. Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia