SPOTLIGHT: MS. BRITTANY CECIL


Fact-finding internship leads to full-time position


MS. BRITTANY CECIL


COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Enhanced Army Global Logistics Enterprise and Sustainment Contracting Division; Army Contracting Command – Rock Island


TITLE:


Contract specialist DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS:


Level II in contracting; Level I in program management


YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 5 EDUCATION:


MBA, University of Iowa (expected in January); B.A. in accounting and business administration, Monmouth College


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all it a fact-finding mission: Brittany Cecil took a Student Career Experience Program internship at Rock Island Arsenal, IL, six years ago while still in college because she wanted to get work experience and learn more about the biggest employer in her


hometown. When she started her internship, as a program assistant in the Army’s Logistics Civil Augmentation Program, she wasn’t sure what direction she’d take after it ended.


“I didn’t know where I wanted to work after graduation,” she said. “I was inter- ested in seeing how the military operated, and I was also interested in finding out more about the arsenal.” As it turns out, she liked what she saw. She came back after graduation and has been there ever since.


“I came back because the government had a lot to offer with respect to learning, opportunities, promotion and creating the perfect work-life balance. During my internship, I just got a glimpse of the different processes and programs related to Army contracting.” She’s now a contract specialist in the Enhanced Army Global Logistics Enterprise (EAGLE) and Sustainment Division with the Army Contracting Command – Rock Island, where she has worked for the past five years.


A few months ago, Cecil was one of 20 members selected for the Army Acquisition Workforce Advisory Board (AAWAB), created by LTG Michael E. Williamson, the principal military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology and director, acquisition career management. Williamson put together the AAWAB to provide a forum for open and honest discussion among representatives of varying experience levels across acquisition, and to gather feedback and suggestions concerning career development initiatives.


She’s learned a lot from her involvement with the AAWAB. “I’m probably the youngest person on the board, and I’ve been in contact with people from all different organizations and different roles and responsibilities. I’ve been


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