THE BIG PICTURE


Ferreira visits the production floor at the American Eurocopter Corp. production facility. Ferreira spent a year working on the UH-72A Lakota program at EADS North America through TWI. (Photo by Jodie Whittington, American Eurocopter Corp.)


for acquisition officers in grades O-4 to O-5 to work and train at top civilian companies, with the objective of bring- ing back the latest commercial business practices,


organizational structures


and cultures, technology development processes and corporate management techniques—then translating these into better Army acquisition outcomes in future assignments.


SELECTION PROCESS Te application process begins when the TWI candidate consults with his or her assignment officer to discuss professional background and interests. Depending on the officer’s previous assignments and educational background, the acquisition officer may be a good match for more than one company.


Participating TWI companies also pro- vide information on what backgrounds


they are seeking—for example, an engi- neering degree, Lean Six Sigma training, an M.B.A. or specific experience gained in past assignments. USAASC’s Acqui- sition, Education and Training Branch conducts a review board to select an officer for each of the 10 positions avail- able


each year. Te Deputy Director


for Acquisition Career Management approves the selections.


Companies that partner with the Army in TWI are developers of innovative, cutting-edge technologies as well as established leaders in their respective fields of business. Tose currently partici- pating are the Coca-Cola Co., Microsoft Corp., EADS North America, Lockheed Martin Corp., General Dynamics Land Systems, Intel Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Computer Sciences Corp. and Boeing Co. Te acquisition officers get a wide range of experience in their respective TWI


assignments,


in


contracting,


logistics,


program management and budgeting. Tey also get a different perspective from the Army way of doing business.


‘COMPREHENSIVE EXPOSURE’ Ferreira worked at EADS North Amer- ica’s Lakota Helicopter Program Office from June 2012 to June 2013. Te office is responsible for the management, production, training, fielding and sus- tainment of the Army’s UH-72A Lakota helicopter program.


Ferreira’s travels with EADS North


America took him to a program manage- ment and design review at the Eurocopter Deutschland facility in Donauwoerth, Germany; a management visit to sub- contractors American Eurocopter Corp. and Turbomeca USA in Grand Prai- rie, TX; participation in the delivery of new-production Lakota helicopters to


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