CDR Brian Cowan

CDR Brian Cowan

Dates of Service: May 1979 - Aug 1999
RETIRED
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  • ENS May 79
  • LTJG May 81
  • LT May 83
  • LCDR Dec 89
  • CDR Mar 95
Commissioning Source:  ROTC, May 1979

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Bio 

20+ years professional management consultant, facilitator & instructor specializing in IT, Program Management, Logistics & Executive Education for Federal government. Currently serves as President of his own 35-person DoD Management Consulting practice based in Arlington, VA. that received INC 500 Award in 2009 & 2010 as one of fastest growing private US companies in government service.

Military Experiences

Jun 1998 - Aug 1999
Operations Officer
Operations Officer for Joint Logistics Readiness Center, at Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters (DLA HQ), a 43K-person Command with annual budget of $16.6B, responsible to OSD for providing logistics support and contract services to DOD and civilian agencies. Developed logistics planning; Action Officer for DLA operations and contingencies. Crisis Action Team (CAT) lead during Hurricanes George & Bonnie relief operations.
Mar 1998 - Jun 1998
Senior Contracting Analyst
Provided direct support to the Assistant Secretary on acquisition matters and to the Competition Advocate on ombudsman issues. Successfully led an ad hoc team to conduct an Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) between disparate stakeholders which served to avoid protracted legal proceedings and contentious court deliberations.
Jan 1997 - Jun 1998
Business/Financial Manager
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Business Operations advisor for $100B Research & Development (R&D) program for US Navy, US Marine Corps, & US Air Force largest R&D/Aviation effort. Achieved DAWIA Level-III certification in Program Management, Certified Contracts Professional Manager (CPCM) from the National Contracts Management Association (NCMA), and designation as Acquisition Professional Community (APC).
Jan 1995 - Jan 1997
Industrial Support Officer
Skillfully directed 42 staff and $4M budget in successful scheduling/execution of complex repair program covering 74K line items and $900M budget, encompassing over 200K organic, commercial and inter-Service depot repair actions.

Deployments

(7 months)
Feb 1987 - Aug 1987
Persian/Arabian Gulf
Six-month deployment to Western Pacific/Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf as Stock Control Officer aboard USS CONSTELLATION (CV-64). Responsible for 15,000 mile logistics pipeline as Battle Group Material Control Officer, supported 100K demands with 90% net effectiveness. 100% safety record as VERTREP Officer during 30 replenishments of 7K pallets.

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Jul 1979 - Jan 1980

Individual & Special Skill Schools

Jan 1997 - Apr 1997

Certifications

Jun 1997

Acquisition Professional Community (APC)

May 1997

Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM)

Foreign Language Skills

1980

Japanese (1+/1)

Additional Specialization(s)
Security Clearance
Top Secret

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

1975 - 1979

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