Gregory Garrett is a Managing Director with the Government Contractor Services practice in the Vienna, Virginia office. During the past 25+ years, he has managed more than $30 billion of large complex contracts and projects in both the U.S. government and industry. Currently, he specializes in contract management, bid/proposal/capture management, supply chain management, and program management. Mr. Garrett provides client support in areas including reviewing, developing, and supporting the implementation of purchasing, pricing, and supply chain management policies, disciplines, and processes as well as assessing business risk and providing recommendations for performance improvement of Contractor Purchasing Systems, Cost Estimating Systems, Contract Pricing Strategies, Contract Negotiation Strategies, Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), and Program Management (PM) Methodologies. Prior to joining Navigant Consulting, Mr. Garrett served as President and CEO of his own business, Garrett Consulting Services. Formerly, he served as Chief Operating Officer for Acquisition Solutions, Inc. where he led consulting engagements for over 30 U.S. federal government agencies. He also served 9 years with Lucent Technologies as Chief Compliance Officer. Previously, he served as a highly decorated military officer for the United States Air Force, including assignments as: program manager Space Systems Division, warranted contracting officer Aeronautical Systems Division, professor of contracting management Air Force Institute of Technology, and acquisition action officer, HQ USAF the pentagon. A prolific writer, Mr. Garrett has authored 12 books and more than 70 published articles on bid/proposal management, contracting, project management, cost estimating, contract negotiations and leadership.