COLLABORATION & THE INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIAL BASE
FESTIVE FORMAL
Zybura with his wife, Sok Hui, at the Redstone Arsenal Holiday Ball in 2015, seven months before he retired from active duty. (Photo courtesy of Marty Zybura)
Corps after multiple company grade field artillery assignments. His first acquisition assignment was serving as the contracting officer representative for the operations group at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, in 1999. He retired from active duty in 2016 and then went straight into an Army civilian acquisition position.
“My first acquisition assignment was working contracts at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin. Tat was a great assign- ment. Not only did we directly support the operational units participating in the National Training Center rotations, but we had to work all the contracts supporting the training infra- structure on Fort Irwin to include the combat vehicles, range instrumentation and communications systems. It was a very fast- paced assignment,” Zybura said.
He spent a total of seven years with the U.S. Army Contract- ing Command in various leadership roles, in theater and at home. Additionally, he served four years at ASA(ALT), where he was product manager for large caliber ammunition in then- PEO Ammunition; director of Ammunition and Chemical and Biological Defense programs; and director of Mission Command Programs on ASA(ALT) staff. In 2019, he joined PEO EIS as deputy project manager for Defense Integrated Business Systems before he became chief of staff in August 2021.
Zybura served in centralized selection list (CSL) positions in a few places—as the product manager for large caliber ammunition at PEO Ammunition (now known as the Joint Program Execu- tive Office for Armaments and Ammunition) and as commander at the 413th Contracting Support Brigade. “Competing for and serving in acquisition CSL positions while on active duty were major points in my career,” Zybura said. Te CSL selects the best- qualified individuals at the colonel/GS-15 and lieutenant colonel/ GS-14 grades for specifically identified acquisition command and key acquisition positions to meet the needs of the Army Acqui- sition Workforce. “It was an honor to serve in those positions, and I learned a great deal, not only about acquisition, but also about working in large organizations with multiple stakehold- ers. As a civilian acquisition professional, the time I served in ASA(ALT) was unbelievably valuable. It provided great insight into how things run at the Department of Army and higher levels. If I could change something, I would have served in ASA(ALT) earlier in my career, preferably before or early in the lieutenant colonel/GS-14 period of my acquisition career.”
Zybura said he gained valuable perspective and greater insight into Army processes and procedures from his experience work- ing in a variety of roles.
“Te Army acquisition mission is remarkably diverse. Te best way to learn is to work in various positions in different programs at multiple organizational levels,” he said. His best advice for junior acquisition personnel is to “look for opportunities that expand your experience and opportunities that provide an unfa- miliar perspective.”
Outside of work, Zybura’s main focus is spending time with his family. Married for 30 years, he and his wife have two children—a son who is a junior in college and a daughter who completed grad- uate school and is currently working at George Mason University. Tey recently added a puppy to the household, who has been keeping everyone busy.
“Take care of your team—supervisors, peers, team members, staff and stakeholders outside your organization—listen more than you talk and be open to ideas from all directions,” he said. “Tere are always areas that can be improved, and always keep in mind the end-state objective of providing capability to Soldiers and civilians in our Army.”
—CHERYL MARINO
https://asc.ar my.mil
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