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Dave Gerrie is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Newport Hall, Inc., an information technology leader in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Newport Hall is a GSA Schedule 70 Vendor with consistent awards for outstanding performance. As the founder of Newport Hall, he has provided direction to the company as well as acting as chief project manager for the development, presentation and evaluation of effective, information technology business solutions in governmental and commercial environments.

He has served as Project Manager, contractual and technical manager to government and private firms engaged in the acquisition of complex information, health care and telecommunications systems.

He provides production, direction and post-production for Newport Hall corporate and commercial film and video production.

With extensive legislative experience at both the local and federal level, he has successfully made IT solutions available in the legislative and regulatory environment.

· Film and video producer: direction, production and post-production including non-linear editing of SD/HD video productions.

· Analytic and evaluation methodologies including cost-benefit analysis, price and cost evaluation, survey research, modeling and programming

· Business process re-engineering: outsourcing (A-76 evaluations and proposals) and market analysis

· Acquisition support, contract administration, proposal preparation evaluation, protest support

· Statistical analysis, data collection, survey research, database design and programming.

Dave Gerrie is proprietor of The Inn at Newport and Sine’s House, both located in Newport, Maryland. The 60-acre village contains the restored 19^th-Century Inn, livestock and farming operations. Dr. Gerrie is a certified Nutrient Management Specialist and Pesticide Application Specialist.

Dr. Gerrie also serves as elected Chairman for the Zekiah District of Boy Scouts of America where he provides organization and resource support for the Southern Maryland area Boy Scouts. This support includes adult and leader training, event organization, fundraising, and membership and leadership of the highly successful, annual Scouting for Food Campaign.

From acquisition policy and planning, outsourcing, business re-engineering to technical analysis, Dr. Gerrie has directed a variety of highly successful projects involving major federal IT systems. As project manager, team Leader, director, and senior technical analyst he has managed complex projects that require expertise in technology, auditing and accounting principles, procurement law and government contracting, modeling and analytical techniques.

For these projects Dr. Gerrie has developed, prototyped and implemented a variety of internal management application programs including the Acquisition Management Statistical Database program, Key Personnel Tracking system and “Evaluation Protocols.” Included in this work was the development and implementation of a variety of electronic evaluation techniques including spreadsheet validation of complex pricing options. The result has been state-of-the-art outsourcing efforts, improved business processes, significantly reduced costs to the Government, and far higher quality products. His efforts span billions of dollars in projects with a broad technical focus:

· Project Manager, web systems design, development and sustainment, US House of Representatives

· Project Manager, Executive Office of the President, Social Office applications, including Visitors/Member of Congress applications; Office of the Vice President support applications

· Project Manager, Telecommunications Systems Replacement, US House of Representatives.

· Project manager, program manager, Mainframe Migration Implementation, US House of Representatives Information Resources.

· Project manager, program manager, Y2K and Mainframe Migration, US House of Representatives Information Resources

· PM and senior technical analyst, business process analysis and development, Financial Services Center, acquisitions of client-server based, automated federal financial systems.

· PM and Senior technical analyst, mainframe migration, technical and cost-benefit analysis (U.S. House of Representatives)—Mainframe Options Study

· Technical and acquisition manager; video teleconferencing, development of standards, and web-enablement of customer/client interfaces

· Project manager, Data Center Consolidation, industry-wide analysis and data collection

· Project manager; Agency-wide Wide Area Network (follow-on) outsourcing project

· Senior Technical analyst, business process re-engineering, technical performance measurements, infrastructure support, training and technical implementation, Washington Metropolitan Airports Authority.

· Program manager; Project manager, senior analyst: Federal Financial Services Center, Products and Product Franchise Analysis, cost-benefit analysis of applications; business process re-engineering of financial systems delivery

· Program manager; Project manager, senior technical analyst: DVA Automation Center, Mainframe Data Center Product Evaluation, analysis of mainframe applications cost-benefit analysis of applications; business process re-engineering of financial systems delivery

· Senior technical and business process analyst, acquisition of nationwide telecommunications systems including backbone, wireless and PBX subsystem

· Senior technical analyst, acquisition negotiation, nationwide acquisition for the Subsistence Prime Vendor program involving transportation, wholesale and retail infrastructures

· Senior technical analyst and project director, business process re-engineering and franchise operations, Federal Financial Services Center

· Senior technical and price analyst, Independent Verification and Validation nationwide wide-area-network implementation; including longitudinal and performance studies of major telecommunications systems implementations in comparison with standards-based (FTS) and commercial systems

· Senior price and technical analyst, telecommunications replacement projects, with over fifty separate, competitive solicitations negotiated nationwide

· Chief, Cost Evaluation Team, mainframe migration, Veterans Benefit Administration Stage II Modernization

· Chief, Cost Evaluation Team, Nationwide Office Automation for the VA; desktop and client server system re-engineering, deployment and sustainment.

· Chief technical and cost analyst: Relational Database Management System, Federal health care and benefit delivery systems.

· Cost and activity process analysis, cost-benefit analysis, requirements analysis

· Business process re-engineering, and data center product analysis and development

Dr. Gerrie has successfully applied his expertise in a variety of commercial, survey research and contract administration methodologies. He has been responsible for the preparation of proposals in response to federal IT solicitations including medical software (DRG Encoder/Grouper, DOD), mainframe replacement and modernization (IRS), and Integrated Hospital System (DVA).

Dr. Gerrie, currently President of Newport Hall, Inc., a firm providing major Information Technology (IT) services and support to federal agencies, has had wide and extensive experience in the support for information technology and best value acquisitions in the federal environment.

He has served as staff consultant to the Jefferson Group, a Washington, DC based public affairs agency specializing in federal acquisitions. In this role he provided solicitation and acquisition support for a variety of federal acquisitions. He provides business management, database design services for commercial clients including the development of auditing and accounting systems and scholastic transcript systems.

He has served as senior associate to Ariel Aviation, providing economic cost modeling, statistical analysis, database design and programming expertise in area of commercial aviation economics.

As Congressional Chief of Staff, Dr. Gerrie was responsible for the full management and legislative functions of four congressional offices and a professional staff of 25 as well as its personnel and technical support. As Legislative Director, Dr. Gerrie was directly involved in the analysis, development and implementation of a variety of legislative initiatives and procurement investigations concerning federal procurement activities. This included contract and acquisition review, contract performance, and contractor capabilities. Some exemplar assignments included the review of a wide variety of government contracting and procurement issues on both the national and local level. These investigations and audits involved: DOD Spare Parts (Armed Services Committee, Seapower Subcommittee, Oversight Subcommittee); Navy Inventory audits (Armed Services Committee, Seapower Subcommittee); Navy Inventory Illegal Foreign Diversions (Armed Services, Seapower Subcommittee, General Accounting Office); Urban Mass Transit Administration (Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce); EPA, funds and diversion audits (Oversight and Investigations, Health and the Environment subcommittees, Energy and Commerce). He received a number of merit awards for his service to the Congress. In addition, Dr. Gerrie was,

· Technical staff to the Review Board for House Information System's IT Automation acquisitions.

· Senior staff to the Committee on House Administration, Task Force on Contested Elections.

· Served concurrently as press secretary and media director working with Capitol Hill, national, state and local media relations efforts, including state and national committees

Dave Gerrie served as Legislative Director for the chairman's office of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors where he was responsible for the analysis, development, legislative drafting and the ultimate implementation of a wide variety of legislative and fiscal actions for one of the largest Counties in the U.S. with a population of over 2 million. His responsibilities included budget and financial review of programs, program analysis as well as investigations of public and third party contractor activities under the jurisdiction of the Board. He received a number of merit awards for his service to the County. Areas of notable success included

· The development of a contractor-based, Revenue Sharing social service delivery system,

· The design and development of the regulatory environment for a unique and highly successful alternative energy resource process

· The design, development and implementation of a demonstration Workfare program

· The design and implementation of a comprehensive plan to provide health care to the medically indigent.

· Served concurrently as press secretary and media director working with Congressional and state and local media relations efforts, including state and national committees.

Dr. Gerrie served was owner and partner of Public Research Associates (PRA), a market research and public relations agency offering specialized services in IT applications of demographics and survey research. He, and his trusty partner Gregg Ward, were responsible for the management and direction of a firm that focused on sophisticated computer modeling techniques and demographic research that resulted in the design, development and placement of a variety of modeling techniques. Client support included the evaluation of systems, systems design and implementation. Some of the successful products he developed included a Census-based socioeconomic profile for survey research analysis with widely used commercial and public applications. Political campaigns included those for Mavis McFarland and Tony Gilham, as well as North County Proposition A.

Dr. Gerrie was responsible for the highly successful advertising and media relations efforts of a wide variety of clients employing, print, electronic and direct mail advertising.

Dave Gerrie stood for election for San Diego City Council District 3 in 1975, and was later elected to the Chairmanship of the San Diego Mid-City Planning Association. He worked with the City of San Diego, planning groups, developers and community organizations to develop and implement a wide variety of successful programs for the Mid City area of San Diego.

Dr. Gerrie was editor and publisher of The Scene, a major tabloid newspaper for the Southern California region with responsibilities for the supervision of all editorial, advertising and administration functions. His staff included senior editor John Marco, graphic artist Steve Pileggi and Advertising Director George Colberg and circulation assistance by Dan Schurke. His media experience includes a services in professional journalistic capacities as Media Director, Veterans Affairs Office, San Diego; senior editor, editor, executive editor and staff reporter and graphic artist for a variety of publications, including the San Diego Door (1972-74). Dave Gerrie is an accomplished photographer and graphic artist currently providing studio education and portrait services in Southern Maryland.

Archaeology: Beginning in 1972, Dave joined Dr. Paul Ezell at San Diego State University's Anthropology Department archaeology dig at the Presidio, San Diego, Buckman Springs and the Salton Sea ("Ancient Man Site"). In subsequent years he worked at the archeological excavations at Kumeyaay (Tipai) village at the Bancroft House, and as a graduate supervisor with the Caltrans site evaluation teams.

Dr. Gerrie is currently chairman of the Zekiah Boy Scouts of America Scouting District with responsibilities for finance, recruiting and membership, marketing and scouting programs throughout the District. He is a certified senior trainer for youth programs.

Participation in Congress: The MX Missile Crisis (reissued)	2007
Newport Hall Series: Contract Modifications	1998
“Acquisition Strategy: IT Strategic Planning for Federal Investments”	1997
Franchising in the Federal Government	1996
“Commercial Cost and Price Evaluation," A Guide for Federal Agencies	1996
Commercial Acquisition Strategies	1996
"Cost Evaluation Protocols,"	1991
"Small Group Sampling Theory,"	1989
Cost Evaluation Handbook	1988
"Toward a New Immigration Policy," The Humanist	1986
"Withholding on Incomes," A New Income Tax Strategy	1984
Campaign Organization	1980
Campaign Managers’ Guide to Political Research	1979

Dave Gerrie joined the U.S. Marine Corps on September 20, 1967, at MCRD San Diego. After 13 fun weeks he was transferred to the Infantry Training Regiment at Camp Pendleton, CA. He spent the Spring of 1968 in Pensacola, FL in communications tech school. Assigned to Company "E" MARSUPBN, Kamiseya, Japan (NSGA), he was on regularly detached duty throughout the theatre. He was decorated for service with operations of Fleet Marine Force (Pacific), in the Sea of Japan, South China Sea; Naval Security Group operations in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. He served three submarine patrols (COMSUBFLOT 7) with SSN 579 Swordfish and SSN 583 Sargo, (both of which leaked, badly) as well as multiple aircraft carrier and other surface force operations including USS McMorris DE1036 and USS Berry DE1035 in the South China Sea, Bering Sea and the Sea of Japan. He discovered the joys of mal de mer in the Bearing Sea. His primary military occupation was as telecommunications propagation research analyst with the Naval Security Group. He was later assigned the Naval Communications Station in Sidi Yahia, Morocco after cross-pollinating European ASA stations. He was honorably discharged as Sergeant, E-5, from the United States Marine Corps from Camp Geiger, NC, on September 20, 1971.

Degree	Institution	Major/Minor	Topic	Date
Ph.D.	Columbia Pacific University 105 Digital Drive Novato, CA 94949	Political Science	“Participation Reform in the House of Representatives”	1986 w/honors
Guest Scholar	The Brookings Institution Washington, DC	US Government Studies		1987-88
Professional studies	Congressional Research Service Washington, DC		Congressional Budget Processes	1983-88
Lecturer	University of California, San Diego	Political Science (EX)		1976-80
Lecturer	TSI, Inc.		Federal Procurement Practices—Audits and Responses	1985-87
Post-graduate	San Diego State University University of California San Diego, CA	Public Administration Political Science	“Small Group Dynamics”	1977-1980 w/honors
Graduate Research Assoc.	Social Science Research Laboratory, San Diego State University		Census and demographic modeling	1975-77
BA	San Diego State University	Political Science Physics	“Land Development”	1975 w/honors
BSA	Washington Metro	Instructor training		Current