Dan Briest

About Dan Briest

Dan began working for GSA in 2008 as a Contracting Officer/Procurement Analyst for the Management Services Center at the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service where his primary duties involve assisting and presenting seminars to Federal Agency ordering officers in using GSA Schedules for professional services. He is a co-presenter and sound technician for webinars and the series of podcasts at the blogsite Services Ordering Solutions: Avoiding MAS Confusion found at the Website link listed above.He holds a Masters Certificate in Government Contract Management from George Washington University. Dan has DAWIA and FAC-C Level certifications in contracting and purchasing as well as a certification in program management. Dan is a veteran of the US Army with six years of service in the quartermaster corps as a jumpmaster qualified paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division. He is a graduate of New Mexico Tech and holds a Master’s Degree in Administration from Central Michigan University.

Experience

1. Pm Acquisition Gov Senior Procurement Analyst

   GSA

   Jun 2014 — Present

Education

• Brookdale Community College

  Associates, Business

  1991 — 1992

• Central Michigan University

  Masters, Administration

  2007 — 2008

• New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

  Bachelors, General Studies

  1996 — 1999

Skills

• Source Selection
• Presenter
• Dj
• Policy
• Analysis
• Contract Negotiation
• Dfar
• Teaching
• Far
• Government Procurement
• Training
• Security Clearance
• Air Force
• Army
• Government Contracting
• Contract Management
• Command
• Change Management
• Administration
• Government
• Budgets
• Government Contracts