RALPH J. CAPIO

Colonel, United States Air Force (Ret.)

Professional Affiliations:

New York State Bar Association, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, National Contract Management Association (Fellow Member), International Institute of Humanitarian Law (Member, Committee for Military Instruction), The World Affairs Council of St. Louis.

EDUCATION

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

Doctor of Law and Policy (D.L.P.)

Master of International Business (M.I.B.)

1997

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Government Contract Law

1986

THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.)

Administrative Management

1974

UNION UNIVERSITY

ALBANY LAW SCHOOL

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

1973

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Business Administration

1965

MILITARY SCHOOLS and SPECIALTY TRAINING

Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management

Squadron Officers’ School (Distinguished Graduate); Air Command and Staff College.

National Defense University

Procurement Attorneys’ Course (Air Force); Advanced Procurement Attorneys’ Course (Army); Judge

Advocate Staff Officer Course; Staff Judge Advocates’ Course; International Operations Law Course.

Federal Employee Labor Law Course

Undergraduate Navigator Training; Navigator Bombardier Training; Air Force ROTC (Distinguished

Graduate)

Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation; International Contracting; International Business

Transactions; Environmental Contracting; Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR); and International Institute of

Humanitarian Law (San Remo, Italy)

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

SENIOR INSTRUCTOR September 2009 to Present

Government Training Inc.

Senior Lead instructor for contract training in areas of government contracting, contract law and appropriations law.

PRESIDENT November 2001 - Present

Capio Contracting Consulting

St. Louis, Missouri

Consultant for international business transactions, commercial and government contracting, contract negotiations, claims and disputes, and foreign military sales issues.

OF COUNSEL October 1998 -November 2001

Armstrong Teasdale, LLP

St. Louis, Missouri

Counsel to one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest full-service law firms for matters having to do with government contract law, international law, transportation law and corporate affairs.

LEGAL ADVISOR August 1995 - October 1998

United States Transportation Command

Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

General Counsel to one of the world’s largest transportation suppliers. Advised on maritime and airlift transportation policy, fiscal and government contract law, international law, and criminal law. Interfaced with senior airlift and sealift industry executives, and senior members of the Departments of Defense, Transportation, Justice and State. Managed legal and contracting office administrative functions; supervised 11 attorneys, government contract specialists, paralegals, and clerks. Agency ethics official.

DIRECTOR June 1993 - August 1995

Contract, International, and Aviation Law Division

Headquarters, Air Mobility Command

Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

Senior government contracts and international law attorney for worldwide military command. Responsible for a $2 billion annual contracts portfolio. Chief Counsel for government contract law, aviation law, claims, civil litigation, and ADR matters for a Headquarters and 14 Air Force bases. Responsible for environmental contracting and infrastructure privatization programs. Supervised a staff of four attorneys and three paralegals.

CHIEF COUNSEL and STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE July 1991 - June 1993

Headquarters, US Military Training Mission to

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Chief Counsel to the US Ambassador and to the senior US military representative in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Provided legal counsel for the world’s largest security assistance program - $75 billion annually in Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and government contract actions. Directly interfaced with US Embassy staff, Saudi Arabian ministries, and centralized US military headquarters. Agency ethics official. Diplomatically accredited.

OFFICER IN CHARGE February 1989 - July 1991

US Sending State Office for the Republic of Italy

American Embassy, Rome, Italy

Chief Counsel to the US Ambassador to Italy for US-NATO-ITALY matters. Managed foreign criminal jurisdiction and foreign claims. Negotiated host-nation and international law issues concerning all US bases in Italy. Resource Advisor for government contract issues. Agency ethics official. Diplomatically accredited.

STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE July 1987 - February 1989

Sembach Air Base, Germany

Directed major overseas legal office having responsibilities in government contract law, criminal law, foreign criminal jurisdiction, international law, and legal assistance. Advised 3 combat wing commanders with authority over 5,550 personnel. Administered a $2 million annual claims program. Advisor for other attorneys for contract law matters throughout Europe.

DIRECTOR July 1984 - July 1987

Contract, International, and Aviation Law Division

Headquarters, Military Airlift Command

Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

Principal legal counsel for a major air command (with worldwide mission) for government contract law, air law, and international law matters. Represented DoD before contract airlift boards and Federal courts. Responsible for all government contract litigation in the command. Legal counsel for contracting agency awarding over $1 billion worth of government contracts annually.

STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE July 1981 - July 1984

Lindsey Air Station, and

GENERAL COUNSEL

Headquarters, USAF Europe-Contracting Center

Wiesbaden, Germany

General Counsel for contracting organization awarding $775,000,000 yearly in construction, services, and equipment contracts to foreign governments and private US and foreign companies in a territory ranging from Norway to North Africa and from the Azores to Turkey. Administered military criminal law, foreign criminal jurisdiction, and international law programs.

DEPUTY STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE June 1980 - July 1981

Headquarters, Air Force Contract Management Division

Air Force Systems Command

Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Supervised 10 attorneys and 5 paralegals in an organization responsible for the administration of over 30,000 government contracts valued in excess of $100,000,000,000. Such contracts included the F-18, Trident submarine, B-1 bomber, and the MX missile.

SUPERVISING ATTORNEY August 1978 - June 1980

Contract Support Division

Headquarters, Air Force Contract Management Division

Air Force Systems Command

Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Provided contract law advice to the Air Force Weapons Laboratory, Air Force Test and Evaluation Center, the Kirtland Contracting Center, and the Defense Nuclear Agency for state-of-the-art, multi-million-dollar R&D, services, and supply contracts.

STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE July 1975 - August 1978

Misawa Air Base, Japan

Directed major overseas legal office responsible for international law, government contract law, foreign claims, environmental law, and military operations matters. Interfaced with Japanese public prosecutors and other government agencies regarding base/individual rights and obligations.

ASSISTANT STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE February 1974 - July 1975

Homestead Air Force Base, Florida

Responsible for rendering legal assistance, criminal trial and defense representation, and direction of the base claims program.

ATTORNEY June 1973 - February 1974

Office of the General Counsel

New York State Department of Transportation

Albany, New York

State of New York Civil Service selectee. Reported directly to the General Counsel. Provided legal advice to State agencies regarding State and Federal transportation laws and regulations. Adjudicated claims against the State. Other duties as directed by the General Counsel.

LAW ASSISTANT December 1972 - June 1973

Office of the Speaker of the Assembly

The State Legislature of New York

Albany, New York

Provided legal analysis of proposed legislation to the Speaker and members of the Assembly. Interfaced with State agencies, lobbyists, and the public regarding implications of legislation.

LAW CLERK June 1971 - December 1972

Lombardi & Reinhard, Schenectady, New York

General practice law firm with special interests in estate planning, land use issues, and criminal defense.

FLIGHT CREW MEMBER 1965 – 1970

B-52 Aircraft Navigator/Bombardier for a select, nuclear-ready B-52 combat crew. Approximately 2,000 logged hours, including 50 combat missions in Vietnam.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

GOVERNMENT TRAINING, INC.

Washington, DC 2009--Present

FAR Immersion COTR Training

Federal Appropriations Law Contract Pricing

ESI INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Washington, DC 1998 – Present

Federal Appropriations Law International Contracting

Government Contract Law Commercial Contract Mgt P&P

Contract Negotiations COR/COTR Training

Subcontract Management Administration of Government Contracts

Financial Management of Contracts Managing Outsourcing Contracts

Contracting for Project Managers Contract Pricing

Source Selection Cost Reimbursement Contracts

GRADUATE SCHOOL, USDA 1999- Present

Washington, DC

Capacity Building Training in Procurement, Ethics and Anti-Corruption

Sponsored by the Pacific Islands Training Initiative, Honolulu

In Samoa, Guam, Saipan, Palau, Pohnpei, Majuro, Yap and the Virgin Islands

INTERNATIONAL LAW INSTITUTE 2003-2004

Washington, DC

Capacity Building Training in Procurement, Ethics and Anti-Corruption

Sponsored by the World Bank

In Afghanistan

FEDERAL PUBLICATIONS SEMINARS, LLC 1998 – 2001

Washington, DC

Foreign Military Sales Basics of Commercial Contracting

Basics of the UCC International Contracting

Contracting Out (OMB A-76) International Joint Ventures

Past Performance Evaluations The Contract Law Institute

Government Contract Administration

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 1996 – 2001

Adjunct Associate Professor

The Legal Environment of Business

International Negotiations

MCKENDREE COLLEGE 1996 – 1998

Principles of Management International Business

WEBSTER UNIVERSITY 1994 – 2000

International Organizations Commercial Contracting (UCC) Law

International Law International Human Rights

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1991 – 1993

Introduction to Business & Management Business Law I & II

Management & Organization Theory Criminal Law

ROYAL SAUDI NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, Jubail, Saudi Arabia 1991-1993

The Law of War

BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Rome, Italy 1989 – 1991

International Business Management

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, European Division, Germany 1987 – 1989

Public Administration Organizational Behavior

Introduction to Business & Management Business & Government

Management & Organizational Theory Principles of Government & Politics

Business Law I & II American Government

International Business Management

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, European Division, Germany 1981 – 1984

Public Administration American Government

Personnel Management Public Policy

Labor Relations Constitutional Law

Business Law I & II Federal Income Tax

Organizational Behavior

WEBSTER UNIVERSITY 1978 – 1981

Faculty Coordinator Procurement Law

Public Administration Personnel Administration

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, Asian Division, Japan 1975 – 1978

Public Administration & Policy Organizational Behavior

Business Law I & II American Government

UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA 1974

Business Law

PUBLICATIONS

“Ethics in Government Procurement: In the Public Trust … For the Public Well Being,” Contract Management, The National Contract Management Association, March 2006, Vol 46, Issue 3, at page 34. http://www.ncmahq.org/files/Articles/4F032_CM_MAR06P34.pdf

“Middle-East Procurements: Making a Real Difference in Afghanistan,” Contract Management, the National Contract Management Association, October 2004, Vol 44, Issue 10, at pg 42. http://www.ncmahq.org/files/Articles/C8656_CM_Oct04_p42.pdf ; http://www.slu.edu/Documents/business/alumni/Fall_2004_Shareholder.pdf

“How to do Business with the Government Successfully,” St. Louis Commerce Magazine, http://www.stlcommercemagazine.com/archives/july2000/yourclient.html, July, 2000, pg 52; reprinted in “The Samoa News”, Pago Pago, American Samoa, November 18, 2002, pg 20.

“The Nature of Contracting in a Global Environment”, presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Business Disciplines, Chicago, March 1999.

“The United States - Cuba Relationship: A Time For Change”, Air Chronicles, The Air University, May 13, 1998, http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil; cited in International Marketing: Text and Cases, at page 127.

“On Military Courts of the Russian Federation”, a joint analysis directed by the American Bar Association, Central and East European Law Initiative (CEELI), October 1997.

“The Papacy: A Case Study in Organizational Longevity”, The Journal of European Studies, Vol. XXVI (1996); http://jes.sagepub.com/reports/mfc_all_2.dtl

“The Atomic Bombings of Japan: A 50 Year Retrospective,” The Airpower Journal, Vol. IX (1995), translated and reprinted in Espanol Aero Chronicle Internationale (1996); http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/apj95/sum95_files/capio.htm; cited in The Oxford Companion to American Military History, at page 314-315.

“Acquisition of Postsecondary Education Services,” 29 Air Force Law Review 249 (1988), The Master Contract Lawyer’s Edition

“Changes in Government Contracts as They Relate to the Scope of the Contract and the Scope of the Competition,” 15 National Contract Management Journal 74 (Spring 1981), reprinted in 18 Yearbook of Procurement Articles 483 (1981); cited in “Unilateral Modification Clauses in Long Term Contracts,” 1986 Int’l Bus. L. J. 145, http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/ibuslj2&div=20&id=&page=

“The International Government Procurement Code,” 13 National Contract Management Journal 107 (Summer 1979), reprinted in 16 Yearbook of Procurement Articles 659 (1979)

“The Scope of Bargaining Under the Civil Service Reform Act,” 20 Air Force Law Review 493 (1978)

“Performance of Commercial Activities,” Thesis submitted to the faculty of the National Law Center, George Washington University, as a requirement for award of the Master of Laws degree, 1986

“The Legal Environment of International Commercial Contracts – A Comparative Analysis of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)”, submitted to the faculty of the John Cook School of Business, Saint Louis University, as a requirement for award of the Master of International Business degree, 1997.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND ADMISSIONS

Master’s Certificate in Commercial Contract Management, and Certified Contracts Manager (CCM), granted by The George Washington University, School of Business and Public Management, April 8, 2004

Master’s Certificate in Government Contract Management, granted by The George Washington University, School of Business and Public Management, May 10, 2007

Professional Designation in Contract Management (PDCM), granted jointly by the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) and the National Contract Management Association (NCMA)

Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, New York Court of Appeals, Missouri Supreme Court, United States District Court (N.D.N.Y.), United States Claims Court, United States Court of Military Appeals

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

United States Air Force’s Outstanding Senior Attorney of the Year (1995)

Defense Superior Service Medal (1 OLC), Legion of Merit (1OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (3 OLC), Air Medal (1 OLC), Combat Readiness Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, Desert Shield/Desert Storm Campaign Medal

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