11:30 am - AIC Meeting
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11:30 am - AIC Meeting
Date:
May 9, 2019
Time:
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
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Event Description:
Guest Speaker:
Mrs. Emily L. Jay
Mrs. Emily L. Jay is the Director of Contracting, Air Force Sustainment Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. She executes authority in all phases of contracting in support of sustainment center, life cycle management center, and other installation customers. Additionally, she provides training and development for more than 400 contracting and administrative professionals responsible for obligating in excess of $6.7 billion annually.
Mrs. Jay entered public service as a member of the Copper Cap intern
program. She held positions as a contract specialist, contracting officer,
and program manager throughout her career in areas of development, test,
production, joint, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs.
Ms. Jay served in leadership positions as the Director of Contracting for Air Armament Center (AAC) and the Deputy Director for Contracting for AFLCMC Eglin Operating Location (O/L) responsible for
management of Eglin’s $4B annual contracting mission. Ms. Jay also served as the Director of Acquisition Excellence for the AFLCMC Eglin O/L, responsible for providing acquisition advice and training to the Eglin workforce as the Senior Site Functional for Program Management, Logistics, and the Acquisition Center for Excellence (ACE). Prior to her current assignment, she was the Test and Training Division Chief for the Armament Directorate, responsible for managing a portfolio of Central Test and Evaluation Investment Program (CTEIP) and Acquisition Category (ACAT) programs that provide aerial targets,
combat training and range instrumentation systems.
EDUCATION
1985, Bachelor of Science degree in management, University of West Florida
1987, Master of Science degree in management, Troy State University
2008, Air War College, Air University
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. 1985-1987, Contract Specialist Buyer, Rotational Copper Cap, Eglin AFB, FL
2. 1987-1989, Contract Specialist Buyer, Special Contracts, Eglin AFB, FL
3. 1989-1991, Contracting Officer, Air-to-Surface Guided Weapons SPO, Eglin AFB, FL
4. 1991-1994, Contracting Officer, Joint Direct Attack Munition SPO, Eglin AFB, FL
5. 1994-1997, Contracting Branch Chief, Joint Direct Attack Munition SPO, Eglin AFB, FL
6. 1997-2000, Business IPT Chief, Joint Direct Attack Munition SPO, Eglin AFB, FL
7. 2000-2002, Chief, Policy and Contract Clearance, AAC/PK, Eglin AFB, FL
8. 2002-2003, Deputy, Acquisition Center of Excellence, AAC/AE, Eglin AFB, FL
9. 2003-2004, Program Integrator, AIM-120 Development Division, Air-to-Air Weapons SPO, Eglin AFB, FL
10. 2004-2006, AIM-120C Branch Chief/Squadron Director, 328th ARSW, Eglin AFB, FL
11. 2006-2007, Contracting Chief, 328th ARSW, Eglin AFB, FL
12. 2007-2011, Director of Contracting, AAC/PK, Eglin AFB, FL
13. 2011-2013, Deputy Director of Contracting, AFLCMC-OL Eglin AFB, FL
14. 2014-2016, Director of Acquisition Excellence, AFLCMC-OL Eglin AFB, FL
15. 2016-2018, Chief, Test and Training Division, AFLCMC/EBY, Eglin AFB, FL
16. 2018-Present, Director of Contracting, Air Force Sustainment Center, Robins AFB GA
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
National Contract Management Association-Northwest Florida Chapter past president
National Defense Industrial Association
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Contracting, Level III
Program Management, Level III
Logistics, Level I
(Current as of December 2018)
Mrs. Emily L. Jay
Mrs. Emily L. Jay is the Director of Contracting, Air Force Sustainment Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. She executes authority in all phases of contracting in support of sustainment center, life cycle management center, and other installation customers. Additionally, she provides training and development for more than 400 contracting and administrative professionals responsible for obligating in excess of $6.7 billion annually.
Mrs. Jay entered public service as a member of the Copper Cap intern
program. She held positions as a contract specialist, contracting officer,
and program manager throughout her career in areas of development, test,
production, joint, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs.
Ms. Jay served in leadership positions as the Director of Contracting for Air Armament Center (AAC) and the Deputy Director for Contracting for AFLCMC Eglin Operating Location (O/L) responsible for
management of Eglin’s $4B annual contracting mission. Ms. Jay also served as the Director of Acquisition Excellence for the AFLCMC Eglin O/L, responsible for providing acquisition advice and training to the Eglin workforce as the Senior Site Functional for Program Management, Logistics, and the Acquisition Center for Excellence (ACE). Prior to her current assignment, she was the Test and Training Division Chief for the Armament Directorate, responsible for managing a portfolio of Central Test and Evaluation Investment Program (CTEIP) and Acquisition Category (ACAT) programs that provide aerial targets,
combat training and range instrumentation systems.
EDUCATION
1985, Bachelor of Science degree in management, University of West Florida
1987, Master of Science degree in management, Troy State University
2008, Air War College, Air University
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. 1985-1987, Contract Specialist Buyer, Rotational Copper Cap, Eglin AFB, FL
2. 1987-1989, Contract Specialist Buyer, Special Contracts, Eglin AFB, FL
3. 1989-1991, Contracting Officer, Air-to-Surface Guided Weapons SPO, Eglin AFB, FL
4. 1991-1994, Contracting Officer, Joint Direct Attack Munition SPO, Eglin AFB, FL
5. 1994-1997, Contracting Branch Chief, Joint Direct Attack Munition SPO, Eglin AFB, FL
6. 1997-2000, Business IPT Chief, Joint Direct Attack Munition SPO, Eglin AFB, FL
7. 2000-2002, Chief, Policy and Contract Clearance, AAC/PK, Eglin AFB, FL
8. 2002-2003, Deputy, Acquisition Center of Excellence, AAC/AE, Eglin AFB, FL
9. 2003-2004, Program Integrator, AIM-120 Development Division, Air-to-Air Weapons SPO, Eglin AFB, FL
10. 2004-2006, AIM-120C Branch Chief/Squadron Director, 328th ARSW, Eglin AFB, FL
11. 2006-2007, Contracting Chief, 328th ARSW, Eglin AFB, FL
12. 2007-2011, Director of Contracting, AAC/PK, Eglin AFB, FL
13. 2011-2013, Deputy Director of Contracting, AFLCMC-OL Eglin AFB, FL
14. 2014-2016, Director of Acquisition Excellence, AFLCMC-OL Eglin AFB, FL
15. 2016-2018, Chief, Test and Training Division, AFLCMC/EBY, Eglin AFB, FL
16. 2018-Present, Director of Contracting, Air Force Sustainment Center, Robins AFB GA
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
National Contract Management Association-Northwest Florida Chapter past president
National Defense Industrial Association
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Contracting, Level III
Program Management, Level III
Logistics, Level I
(Current as of December 2018)
