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Ed Gallagher

Ed Gallagher

Materials Logistics Advisory Professional

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Contract Specialist at US Navy, NAVAIR COMFRC HQ

  • Education

    • Cardinal Spellman High School

      1969 - 1973

      Activities and Societies: Founding member of Golf and Ice Hockey teams.

    • SUNY Oneonta

      1973 - 1977
      BA Business Economics

      Activities and Societies: Co-founded ice hockey team; Advertising Manager for student newspaper; Student Senate (3 years); City of Oneonta Transportation Commission member; fraternity president

    • Syracuse University - Martin J. Whitman School of Management

      1980 - 1982
      MBA Supply Chain Management

      Activities and Societies: Graduate Assistant, Franklin Program in Transportation / Distribution Management

  • Experience

    • IBM

      Jan 1985 - Jan 2000
      Materials Logistics Advisory Professional

      Variety of logistics support functions for IBM products and product-support services, including:* Team Leader for self-directed cross functional teams * Transportation Process Owner on Worldwide Distribution SAP evaluation team* Contract Administrator responsible to bid and award transportation / logistics contracts * Import Regulations Coordinator for parts distribution* Member of team that developed / deployed Shipping Management System throughout IBM parts distribution network, which involved full software development life cycle* Project Manager of Self Bill team to enable IBM to self-invoice transportation charges Show less

    • Robbins-Gioia

      Apr 2004 - Dec 2008
      Principal Consultant

      Project and program management with Department of Defense clients, including US Army Chief Information Office (Crystal City, VA) and Defense Logistics Agency (New Cumberland, PA).

    • XPO

      May 2009 - Feb 2011
      Site Manager--DLA Liaison

      Implementation and enhancement of the Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative (DTCI), a US DoD-wide program. Interfaced with customers and service providers to ensure contract requirements met. Identified significant cost savings and service improvement opportunities.

    • US Navy

      Aug 2011 - Jan 2022
      Contract Specialist

      Contract for ammunition supplies and special material. Previously contracted for repair services for Navy communications and surveillance equipment. Completed a rotational assignment on an E-Procurement project team seeking an automated contract system solution able to interface with ERP.

    • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

      Aug 2015 - May 2018
      Adjunct Professor

      Teach undergraduate course in Strategic Procurement to Logistics and Supply Chain majors.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Contracting for Decision Makers (CON 360)

      Defense Acquisition University
      Jul 2017
      View certificate certificate

    • Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A (ACQ 202)

      Defense Acquisition University
      Jan 2019
      View certificate certificate