• Learn the construction forecasts for Nashville and surrounding areas
• Hear about industry problems and solutions from experts
• Learn about government contract pricing
• Mentor protégé and teaming agreements will be discussed
• Hear from representatives from the US Army Corps of Engineers
• Match Making opportunities
• Learn how to negotiate subcontracts
• And much more

 

Susan has a broad knowledge of Federal Contract Law and Acquisition Management. Her career spans more than 30 years as a Contracting Officer, both as Active Duty Air Force, and as a Federal Civilian. Prior to her arrival to the Nashville District, she served with the Defense Contract Management Agency, Lockheed Martin, (DCMA-LMO) in Orlando Florida, providing strategic leadership to teams of Government Contracting professionals administering contracts for major defense programs valued in excess of $26B. From 2012 to 2014, she served as the Deputy Assistant Director for the Contracting staff, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Agency in Orlando Florida, providing sound contracting advice to the Offices of Professional Responsibility, Principle Legal Advisor and Office of Education and Training. Additionally, she held numerous roles with the Department of Veterans Affairs and was promoted to the Deputy Network Contracts Manager in 2010. She led acquisition teams procuring healthcare, construction and leasing agreements for 7 of the Nation’s largest VA Medical Centers across Florida and Puerto Rico. Further, she awarded the first contract of its kind for Community Based Outpatient Clinics throughout Tennessee, Kentucky and Arkansas.

Her most prestigious assignment includes Presidential Support Duty, as Chief, Acquisition Management, White House Communications Agency, Washington DC where she negotiated contracts for voice, data and other telecommunications for the President, Vice President and White House Staff.

Susan is Level III Certified in Contracting, and a member of the Defense Acquisition Corps. She is also a certified leadership speaker, trainer and coach.

Bryan Lane is the Program Coordinator for the Southeastern OSHA Training Institute Education Center and a safety consultant and trainer for the University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services. He has more than thirty years of industrial and consulting experience. His varied background includes Safety, Quality Assurance, and Lean Manufacturing. As program coordinator for the Southeastern OTI Ed Center, Mr. Lane conducts OSHA general industry standards training and train-the-trainer courses for outreach trainers from around the country. As a consultant for the University of Tennessee, Mr. Lane develops and delivers safety training (including the OSHA 10 and 30 hour courses for general industry and construction), has written video scripts for the Tennessee OSHA safety video series and provides on-site consulting with companies around the state, conducting safety audits and helping companies develop OSHA-compliant safety programs. Mr. Lane brings real-world experience to his work and his passion to help others is obvious.