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Appendix A. Biographies of Speakers
Pages 147-170

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... He worked a variety of industrial base issues during his five years in Industrial Policy focusing particularly on transformation, innovation, and emerging supplier access to DoD. Before joining the OSD staff in February 2000, Mr.
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... In an effort to promote small business success, Richard Carroll joined the new Small Business Technology Coalition (SBTC) , became a charter member, member of the Board of Directors, and served as its chairman between 1999 and 2001.
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... He has led major areas of business management including finance, accounting, large program development, marketing, proposal preparation, market research and business plan developments, patent development, quality, information technology, commercial product development, and project and personnel management.
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... Crabb was chairman of the AIAA Space Systems Technical Committee (STTC) ; secretary of the Space Operations Technical Committee, member of the National Space Society; member of the Planetary Society; chairman of the AIAA Wisconsin Chapter; proposing founder of the Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics; and past director of Outreach–Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium.
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... in March 1999 and is responsible for defense acquisition policy, information management, industrial base, export control, and management reform issues. He is also lead staff member for the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support.
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... Mr. Hendel is the Small Business Innovation Research program manager for The Boeing Company.
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... Technology programs under his purview included decisionmaking; modeling and simulation; high performance computing; information management, distribution, and security; seamless communications; and computing and software technology. He served as the DoD representative to the interagency Critical Infrastructure Protection R&D group responding to Presidential Decision Directive 63.
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... head of the Goddard Technology Management Office (GTMO) /Code 502 and also serves as chair of the Technology Federation.
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... In 1985, his responsibilities were further expanded to include Sales, Marketing, Strategic Planning, and Business Development activities for the entire Automotive Sector.
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... . At the Committee, he is responsible for legislative and oversight matters concerning all federal procurement and technology programs affecting small business, as well as waste, fraud, and abuse issues.
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... Mr. Levine was a key participant in a broad array of legislative measures, including the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996, the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, the Senate gift reform resolution, the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, the Clean Air Act of 1990 (mobile sources provisions)
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... In 1996-1997 he served as the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Dual Use and Commercial Programs) , where he directed the Commercial Technology Insertion Program, the Commercial Operating and Support Savings Initiative, and the Department's Title III industrial base investments.
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... Mr. McNamara was selected as the deputy program manager for the ACAT 1D Virginia Class Submarine Program Office (PMS450)
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... He also serves on the Committee for the National Academies SBIR study. Luna is a business development company that identifies significant market opportunities, builds promising intellectual property portfolios and prototypes, and delivers them into highly differentiated commercial applications.
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... In addition, his responsibilities encompass Environmental Quality Technology, Manufacturing Technology, Small Business Innovative Research, Dual Use Science and Technology, and Army High Performance Computing programs with an annual budget of approximately $750 million.
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... RAY Carl G Ray is the NASA program executive for the NASA Small Business Innovative Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR)
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... Stephen was serving as the acting director of the Directed Energy Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, the organization responsible for advancing all Air Force highenergy laser, high-power microwave, and other directed energy technologies.
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... , Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1983; Program Management Course, Defense Systems Management College, 1989; Air Command and Staff College (distinguished graduate) , Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1990; Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia, 1990; Air War College, seminar, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico; 1995; Executive Refresher Course, Defense Acquisition University, 2001.
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... Major Van Zuiden was commissioned in 1989 through the ROTC graduating from the University of Central Florida. During his career he has held numerous positions in both acquisitions and aircraft maintenance to include F-15 flight-line and intermediate maintenance, C-5 modernization programs, in-country logistics liaison to the Royal Saudi Air Force, and in the Air Force Program Executive Office for Airlift & Trainer.
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... At GD Convair, Dr. Waszczak held numerous positions, including director of Tomahawk Cruise Missile Production Programs, director of division planning, director of strategic planning, director of Zero Defect Management Administration, and director of facility management.
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... Foremost among these is a Congressionally mandated study of the $2 billion Small Business Innovation Research program. A major new comparative study of National Innovation Policies is now underway.
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... TAP concludes with the Navy Opportunity Forum, scheduled for the first Monday and Tuesday in May, and this year's event had over 700 representatives from DoD primes, program offices, and small business. The Navy has led the way at increasing the involvement of acquisition program offices and major defense contractors in the SBIR program with the goal that developing closer partnership between our nation's small high-tech firms and these organizations will ultimately increase the transition of SBIR- and STTRfunded technologies.


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