Brennus Dawson

Managed the $5B+ Fort Rucker Aviation Maintenance Services contract which provides maintenance and logistics support services for the entire fleet of rotary wing aircraft assigned to the U.S. Army, USAF and foreign allies in support of initial entry and graduate aviation training requirements.Researched, submitted and negotiated Requests for Equitable Adjustments for over and above work. Responsible for all contractual issues arising between the Mission Installation Contracting Commands at Fort Sam Houston, TX and Fort Rucker, AL (MICCs) and the Aviation Center Logistics Command (ACLC) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Led and mentored a team of fourSenior Managers and a staff of twenty Contracts Professionals. Managed a diverse portfolio of service, support, production, Systems Engineering & Technical Assistance (SETA) and Advisory & Assistance Service (A&AS) contracts supporting DoD, DHS, DoS, state and local clients valued at $800M. Advised executive leadership on regulatory issues including export compliance (ITAR, EAR, etc.), audits and managed risk. Conferred regularly with executive leadership in DoD, DHS, and other agencies and other clients to explore new business opportunities, promote organic growth and shape opportunities. Interfaced with DCMA and DCAA to ensure auditory compliance.

Selected for career broadening/stretch assignment in Capture Management. Oversaw pursuit opportunities through award. Led bid pricing, teaming and proposal strategies. Performed ad-hoc business development in support of captures. Managed transition from opportunity identification through the proposal process. Acted on behalf of the executive sponsor for qualified opportunities. Identified resources required to pursue the bid, established required infrastructure, processed and planned for bid execution. Primarily focused on opportunities of $25-$100M, but assisted in smaller organic business development and capture activities as necessary. Eleven (11) submits resulting in eight wins valued at $250M.

Managed $2B+ dollar portfolio of U.S., foreign, commercial, non-commercial, federal contracts, subcontracts and procurement activities. Led a geographically dispersed staff of 12 Contracts/Subcontracts Professionals and 8 Buyers performing cradle to grave contract administration and procurement activities. Provided guidance on regulatory law (including FAR, DFAR, ITAR, U.S. and UK anti-bribery laws. Served on the Legal Global Trade Compliance Team. Served as business and risk advisor to General Managers and Program Mangers in the Mission Services Group.

Managed $1B+ portfolio of U.S., foreign, commercial and non-commercial contracts, subcontracts and procurement activities including the Warfighter FOCUS subcontract to Raytheon and Flight School XXI (FSXXI) contract. Led a staff of 16 Contracts/Subcontracts Professionals and Buyers in cradle to grave contract administration including regulatory law, policy, processes and procedures Negotiated a modification to the WFF subcontract resulting in $85M+ funds for procurement of support material for the life of the contract. Created a local Procurement Cell to support emergent needs on the WFF contract. Passed a DCMA Audit with zero findings and one best practice recommended for commercialization.