Darrell R. Rawlins, PMP
Reston, VA 20194
aca2kx@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
. Program Management, communication, and team-building skills, in high-
stress environments, using Six Sigma.
. Diplomat-articulated US Government (USG) positions on INF and START
nuclear weapons treaties in former Soviet Union (FSU); Arms Control
Chief/Advisor to two US Ambassadors on arms control matters.
. Fluent in Russian; familiar with Ukrainian, French, Spanish and Greek.
. Worked with: DoD, DOE (incl. Sandia, Pacific Northwest & Oak Ridge
National Labs), DOS, DHS, CBP, CIA, NSA, NGA, NRO, DCMA, DCAA, FAA, NASA.
. Awarded Raytheon's Business Development (BD) Excellence Award for winning
$1 billion DTRA contract.
. DoD 5000, FAR & DFARS
. DoD TS SSBI (SCI eligible)
. DHS/CBP BI
EXPERIENCE
Oct 10-Aug 13 - Senior Principal Program Analyst, CACI International,
Arlington, VA
. Deputy Program Manager for CACI support to the Office of Performance
Assessments and Root Cause Analyses (PARCA), Office of the Undersecretary
of Defense (OUSD), Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) and CACI
Lead for PARCA EVM Division.
. Acquisition expertise, program management, Earned Value Management (EVM)
and performance assessment support for ACAT I, ACAT II and MAIS programs
to the OUSD AT&L (PARCA) office, initially to the Deputy Director for
Performance Assessments, then to the Deputy Director for EVM (DDEVM).
. Established and set up PARCA EVM Division, hired staff, developed the
charter, and drafted the policy establishing PARCA as single OSD
authority for EVM.
. Close coordination with Services and Agencies through the DoD EVM IPT,
and with Industry through NDIA.
. Performed policy gap analysis based on the DoD Report to Congress on EVM
(dated Sep 2009).
. Drafted EVM policies, processes and procedures: EVM Roles and
Responsibilities memo, outlining DoD Service/Agency roles; Integrated
Program Management Report (IPMR) Data Item Description (DID), combining
Contract Performance Report (CPR) and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)
into a single report; IPMR DID Implementation Guide; Over Target Baseline
(OTB)/Over Target Schedule (OTS) Guide; DFARS Case; Procedures, Guidance
& Information (PGI) changes; new EVM Implementation Guide (EVMIG).
. Wrote PARCA revisions to EVM and PM sections of DoDI 5000.02 and Defense
Acquisition Guidebook.
Jul 09-Oct 10 - Project Manager / Sr Acquisition Manager, Booz Allen
Hamilton, Falls Church, VA
. Acquisition expertise, program management, EVM and consulting services to
the TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) Procurement Support (TPS) Office
and Acquisition Mgt and Support Directorate (AM&S).
. Project Manager for set-up of Component Acquisition Executive (CAE)
office-established roles and responsibilities; drafted acquisition
policies, processes and procedures per DoD 5000-series policy.
. Lead for updating the DoD Systems Integration, Design, Development,
Operations and Maintenance Services (D/SIDDOMS) 3 Indefinite
Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) task order template.
. Reviewed, edited, and drafted numerous acquisition support agreements,
Memoranda of Agreement/Understanding, TMA policy documents, and DoD
Financial Management Regulation.
. Spearheaded Acquisition Compliance-i.e. direct support to the newly-
appointed CAE in establishing this new function, staff, policies,
processes, and procedures; direct interaction with the Director of AM&S.
. Contributed to five business development efforts in various capacities-
Gold Team, Red Team, Program Management subject matter expert (SME),
Acquisition SME, and EVM SME.
Oct 07-Jul 09 - Senior Acquisition Manager, Alion Science &
Technology Corp, Arlington, VA
. EVM policy interpretation, guidance, and advice to the Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition (SAF/AQ), Air Force Program
Executive Officers (AF PEO) and Program Managers (PM).
. Chairman, AF EVM Integrated Product Team (IPT), composed of Major
Commands and AF Product Centers.
. Reviewed Selected Acquisition Reports (SAR) to congress using AF System
Metric and Reporting Tool (SMART) and DoD's Defense Acquisition
Management Information Retrieval (DAMIR) system.
. Member of DoD EVM Defense Support Team (DST), DoD EVM Working Group and
Scheduling Sub-group which wrote and submitted the Sep 1, 2009, DoD
Report to Congress on EVM.
. Oversight of AF Component Acquisition Executive (CAE) use of DoD EVM
Central Repository for EV data on all AF Major Automated Information
System (MAIS) and Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP).
Feb 07-Oct 07 - Project Manager / SBInet Liaison / Radiation Portal Monitor
(RPM) Lead, Chenega Technology Services Corp, Lorton, VA
. Project Manager for implementation of EVM on the contract.
. Liaison and coordination with Customs and Border Protection on Secure
Border Initiative (SBI) Network.
. Remote Video Surveillance System (RVSS) project management and budget
planning.
. Worked with Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) and Pacific
Northwest Nuclear Laboratory (PNNL) on development/sustainment of
Radiation Portal Monitor (RPM) and Advanced Spectroscopic Portal (ASP).
May 05-Jan 07 - Integrated Logistics Support Manager (DTRA NWSS Contract),
Raytheon Co., Moscow, Russia
. Managed logistics, maintenance, transportation, storage, and property,
overseeing all receipt, acceptance, and transfer of custody of all
procurements for upgrading of security/physical protection systems of
nuclear weapons storage facilities in Russia for Defense Threat Reduction
Agency's Nuclear Weapons Storage Security Program (NWSS) under the
Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program.
. Technical scope included: Site surveys, vulnerability assessments, site
designs, procurement of equipment, installation and construction
activities, and system test and final acceptance by the US (DTRA) and
Russian customers (MOD).
. As Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Manager & Sustainment IPT Lead,
developed sustainment plan for physical security systems of upgraded
Russian nuclear storage facilities in close cooperation with DOE on a
joint approach and plan.
. Sustainment plan to assist in transition of operational and maintenance
capabilities to the MOD upon turnover to them and provide procedures and
analysis in these areas: Preventive and corrective maintenance concepts;
training and training support; life-cycle computer and software support
(e.g., recommended upgrades & technology refresh); repair/overhaul
procedures; spares policy, to include a comprehensive plan for supply and
distribution of equipment and spare parts; technical data packages,
including all associated functions and costs required to support and
maintain the security equipment; manufacturer test and failure data for
the objective suite of equipment; operation and maintenance costs for the
objective suite of equipment.
. Budget planning/execution as Control Account Manager (CAM) using
Raytheon's validated EVM System.
. Provided total asset visibility to USG of procurement, shipping, storage
and maintenance via internet.
Oct 02-Apr 03 - Project Manager for CTR Transportation Support (CTS),
Raytheon Co., Moscow, Russia
. Concurrent with Operations and Training Program Manager position.
. Project Manager of $30.2 million single-shipper contract providing door-
to-door transportation support services, shipping, and storage for the
movement of all CTR cargo to the Former Soviet Union (FSU).
. Managed Russian subcontractor AmRusTrans for in-country storage and
transshipment services.
. As CTS Russia Country Manager, coordinated CTR Russia shipments with
DTRA, US Embassy, and Russian ministries and agencies (Technical Aid
Commission, State Customs Committee, Russia Air and Space Agency,
Ministry of Atomic Energy, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Economics).
. Wrote the Implementation Plan for streamlining the Russian State Customs
Committee shipment clearance process in support of Russia CTS activities.
. Assisted in developing and implementing web-based solution to initiate,
monitor, report real-time status, provide web-based total asset
visibility to DTRA of shipping, storage and transshipment of all CTR
cargo.
. Provided audit and examination (A&E) support to verify use of technical
assistance for its intended purpose.
Sep 99-May 05 - Operations/Training Program Manager (DTRA CLS Contract),
Raytheon Co., Moscow, Russia
. Managed logistics, maintenance, transportation, storage, and property,
overseeing all receipt, acceptance, and transfer of custody of all
procurements for upgraded nuclear physical protection systems in Russia.
. Russia Deputy Country Manager for DTRA's Cooperative Threat Reduction
(CTR) Logistics Support contract, performing all project management
functions.
. Budget planning/execution as Control Account Manager using Raytheon's
DCMA-approved EVM System.
. Provided total asset visibility to USG of procurement, shipping, storage
and maintenance via internet.
. Member of winning proposal team for Nuclear Weapons Safety and Security
(NWSS) Program.
Dec 98-Sep 99 - Training Manager (DTRA CLS Contract), Raytheon Co., Moscow,
Russia
. Executed 67 initial and refresher training courses on 7,098 items of
equipment at 70 locations in FSU.
. Over 3,000 Russian, Ukrainian and Kazakhstani government personnel
trained in 700+ classes.
. Provided total asset visibility to USG of procurement, shipping, storage
and maintenance via internet.
Aug 96-Nov 98 - Mission Commander (Lt Col), Defense Threat Reduction Agency
(DTRA), Dulles, VA
. Commanded teams conducting nuclear arms control inspections (INF and
START) throughout the FSU, formulating/articulating USG treaty positions;
support to the CTR Program in Belarus and Ukraine.
. Exercised US treaty rights in the FSU and safeguarded US security
interests at US nuclear bases.
. Chief, Arms Control Implementation Unit, at US Embassies in Belarus and
Ukraine; managed DTRA budget under embassy Int'l Cooperative
Administrative Support Services (ICASS) interagency budgeting system.
. Daily, direct contact with US Ambassadors, including speech writing for
the US Ambassador to Belarus.
Mar 95-Aug 96 - Chief, Unit Support Branch (Lt Col), Air Combat Command
(ACC), Langley AFB, VA
. Formulated intelligence policy, doctrine, and instructions to govern
intelligence planning, procedures, and training throughout the US Combat
Air Forces worldwide.
. Resolved highly-sensitive national, strategic issues regarding imagery
dissemination in support of the F-117 combat mission, and regarding
command and control issues affecting the US Strategic Command.
. Led the transfer of Panama-based C-130 counter-drug mission to the US Air
National Guard.
. Led the Mobile Imagery Processing Element Quality Improvement Team in
resolving a problem which had plagued ACC and US Strategic Command for
three years.
. Developed the plan to stand up the first-ever US Air Force unmanned
aerial vehicle (Predator) squadron.
. Spearheaded the Intelligence Information Center, providing on-line, on-
demand support to deploying forces.
Feb 92-Feb 95 - Chief, Recon/Surveillance Plans (Lt Col), US Atlantic
Command (USACOM), Norfolk, VA
. Directed multi-disciplined intelligence collection planning and
assessments in support of indications and warning, counter-narcotics, and
contingency operational forces in the USACOM.
. Spearheaded multi-disciplined intelligence collection operations,
developing over 45 collection plans.
. Developed USACOM policies and applications for newly emerging
intelligence collection capabilities, including measurement and signature
intelligence (MASINT) support of ballistic missile defense efforts.
. Developed and executed reconnaissance and surveillance plans for counter
narcotics and contingency forces, including Operations Support/Maintain
Democracy in Haiti, involving interagency coordination.
Feb 90-Feb 92 - Deputy Commander (Major), 6th Tactical Intelligence
Group, Osan Air Base, South Korea
. Directed combat readiness for Korean Tactical Air Control System and
provided intelligence support to the US 7th Air Force and Republic of
Korea Air Force as Deputy & Acting Commander of a 200-person unit.
. Facility Manager for 1000-person underground bunker-headquarters for US
and Korean forces in wartime, built to withstand a direct hit by North
Korean conventional, biological and chemical munitions.
. Finance Manager of intelligence operations, and U-2 processing and
exploitation missions. Successfully met all mission-critical
requirements, even with a 40% budget shortfall.
. Directed training/exercise/contingency planning activities. Received
PACAF IG's "Excellent" rating.
EDUCATION
. Armed Forces Staff College (joint military leadership training), Norfolk,
VA, 1990.
. MA degree, Nat'l Security Affairs-Soviet Studies, AF Inst of Tech/Naval
Postgrad Sch, Monterey, CA, 1986.
. US Air Force Squadron Officer School (military leadership training),
Maxwell AFB, AL, 1984.
. BA degree, Major-Literature, Minor-Psychology, Tennessee Temple
University, Chattanooga, TN, 1977.
OTHER TRAINING AND COMPUTER SKILLS
. Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, Project Management
Institute (PMI), Mar 2010.
. Introduction to Scrum course, Sep 2013.
. Principles of Schedule Management, Defense Acquisition University, Apr
13.
. Acquisition Reporting (APB, SARS, DAES) in DAMIR course, Defense
Acquisition University, Nov 07.
. Acquisition Reporting course for MDAP and MAIS, Defense Acquisition
University, Nov 07.
. EVMS Validation and Surveillance course, Defense Acquisition University,
Apr 08.
. START/INF Treaty Orientation Course (1 wk), On-Site Inspection Agency,
Washington, DC, 20 Sep 96.
. INF Treaty Orientation Course (2 wks), Defense Intelligence College,
Washington, DC, Oct 88.
. Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty Course, Defense Intelligence
College, Washington, DC, 14 Feb 91, one-week course.
. Maximo training course (integrated Maintenance, Logistics, Procurement,
Property, Finance System).
. Russian Language Course, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA, Jul 85-
Jun 86.
. Microsoft Office Suite, MS Project, Primavera, SharePoint, Risk+, Visio,
Lotus Notes, wInsight, Maximo, Remedy, Encore, Steelray, Safran, EAGLE,
Air Force SMART, DAMIR, EVM-CR, Wordpress.