Patrick Staresina

About Patrick Staresina

Hands-on contracting expert with over 23 years of acquisition experience administering a wide range of contract types, including 11 years supervising contracts teams and 20+ years as a contracting officer for defense organizations. Provides acquisition expertise and thought leadership to Government program offices in planning, organizing, executing, and implementing complex acquisitions efforts in support of numerous national security sponsors. Retired U.S. Army colonel with a Master of Business Administration and numerous acquisition certifications.

Experience

1. Chief, Operational Contracting Division

   National Guard Bureau

   Dec 2012 — Present · Arlington, VA, US

   Team Management and Contract Management: Led a division of 50 contracting professionals in the award of supplies, services, and construction contracts valued at over $1B annually.Government Contract Administration: Served as the senior contracting officer, holding the only contracting warrant (out of 620 contracting professionals) with an unlimited dollar limit.Liasoning and Problem Solving: Directed and coordinated liaison activities between contracting team members and stakeholders, resolving issues when necessary and ensuring the proper flow of contractual data.Strategic Planning, Advisement, and RFP: Implemented strategic plans and serves as a primary advisor to senior generals and agency executives on acquisition-related matters. Also developed and reviews all requests for proposals (RFPs).Training & Development: Conducted in-house training for the entire 620-person contracting enterprise on a wide range of topics.Process Implementation and Process Optimization: Implemented new work products and processes to improve the quality of contracts, resulting in enhanced protection of government interests.Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) and Change Management: Developed a comprehensive corrective action plan with over 100 actions and initiatives, leading organizational transformation from a high-risk contracting agency to a low/moderate risk one within 3 years.Acquisitions: Acted as lead acquisition agent, enabling the agency to manage acquisition growth from $200M per year to $1.2B per year over a 10-year period.Management: Despite limited staffing of acquisition professionals, effectively managed over 5,500 contracting actions valued at approximately $3.2B over the last 4 years.

Education

• The George Washington University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Management of Science, Technology and Innovation

  2003 — 2005

• Purdue University

  Bachelor of Arts, Communications

  1987 — 1991

Skills

• Program Management