Full Name
Glenna Downes
Job Title
Acquisition Policy Specialist
Company
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Strategy and Acquisition Reform, Department of Defense
Speaker Bio
Ms. Downes currently serves as an Acquisition Policy Specialist in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Strategy and Acquisition Reform (DASA(SAR)) under the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition Logistics & Technology (ASA (ALT)). Ms. Downes is responsible for the planning and development of acquisition policy related to intellectual property management.
Prior to her current position, she served with the Army Systems Acquisition Review Council (ASARC) Secretariat in the ASA (ALT). Ms. Downes was responsible for interpreting and writing acquisition policy, and coordinating and executing acquisition decision meetings for the Army Acquisition Executive and the Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management.
Before joining ASA (ALT), she was a principal advisor to the Project Manager, Tactical Radios for the coordination and performance of all operational tasks, including project planning, prioritization, and management. Ms. Downes was responsible for the oversight of all business operations functions and the planning and management of a wide range of efforts critical to the operation of the organization.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
• Jul 2019 - present – Acquisition Policy Specialist in the Office of the DASA(SAR)
• Jul 2018 - Jun 2019 – Acquisition Policy Assignment with the ASARC Secretariat
• Jan 2017 - Jun 2018 – Operations Division Chief, Project Manager (PM) Tactical Radios
• Jan 2013 - Dec 2016 – Operations Branch Chief, PM Mission Command
• Jan 2011 - Dec 2012 – Information Technology (IT) Specialist with PM Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below / Joint Battle Command-Platform
• Jun 2008 - Dec 2010 – IT Specialist with the Communications-Electronics Command, CIO/G6 EDUCATION:
• Masters of Science in Information Systems from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County CERTIFICATIONS:
• Acquisition Professional in Program Management – Advanced
• Acquisition Professional in Engineering and Technical Management (formerly IT) – Practitioner
• Foundational Intellectual Property Credential
• Member of the Army Acquisition Corps
Prior to her current position, she served with the Army Systems Acquisition Review Council (ASARC) Secretariat in the ASA (ALT). Ms. Downes was responsible for interpreting and writing acquisition policy, and coordinating and executing acquisition decision meetings for the Army Acquisition Executive and the Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management.
Before joining ASA (ALT), she was a principal advisor to the Project Manager, Tactical Radios for the coordination and performance of all operational tasks, including project planning, prioritization, and management. Ms. Downes was responsible for the oversight of all business operations functions and the planning and management of a wide range of efforts critical to the operation of the organization.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
• Jul 2019 - present – Acquisition Policy Specialist in the Office of the DASA(SAR)
• Jul 2018 - Jun 2019 – Acquisition Policy Assignment with the ASARC Secretariat
• Jan 2017 - Jun 2018 – Operations Division Chief, Project Manager (PM) Tactical Radios
• Jan 2013 - Dec 2016 – Operations Branch Chief, PM Mission Command
• Jan 2011 - Dec 2012 – Information Technology (IT) Specialist with PM Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below / Joint Battle Command-Platform
• Jun 2008 - Dec 2010 – IT Specialist with the Communications-Electronics Command, CIO/G6 EDUCATION:
• Masters of Science in Information Systems from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County CERTIFICATIONS:
• Acquisition Professional in Program Management – Advanced
• Acquisition Professional in Engineering and Technical Management (formerly IT) – Practitioner
• Foundational Intellectual Property Credential
• Member of the Army Acquisition Corps
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