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made,’ ” he said. “And my job allows me to not only experience U.S. production, but also foreign co-production facilities.”
“Being more focused on the international armaments cooperation side of interna- tional programs, I took an opportunity to learn more about the foreign military sales [FMS] side of the house, which has broad- ened my understanding of the security assistance process,” he said. “Armaments cooperation focuses more on the coopera- tive research, development and production of a product. Security assistance encom- passes a large portfolio of procurement programs, FMS being one of them. In some cases, an international program can involve a hybrid ACSA [acquisition and cross servicing agreements] approach.” He said that being able to understand the processes and benefits of each side “will set you up to better be able to meet the partner’s requirements and put together a synchronous program.”
Moultrie said career development programs hosted by the Defense Acqui- sition University (DAU) have also been valuable in furthering his career. “DAU is beneficial in the fact that it is manda- tory,” he said, so that everyone is provided with the same foundational knowledge and educational tools as they relate to your area of expertise. He said Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) courses have been much more informa- tive for his line of work, and recently became a requirement for security coop- eration employees to be certified both in DAU Level III program management, and
DSCU’s Security Cooperation Workforce certification.
According to Moultrie, there’s an endless supply of knowledge to be acquired and shared both inside and outside of work— even after you’ve learned and experienced something yourself, there is always more to learn from someone else’s experience. “Be a sponge. Soak up knowledge,” he said. And he would advise junior acquisition person- nel to “seek out those with experience and pick their brains. Take as many educa- tional assignments as you can, and do not be afraid to question processes.” Moult- rie also said he would strongly encourage taking advantage of every opportunity to travel for work “within reason.”
However Moultrie’s definition of “within reason” might vary slightly from someone else’s. Outside of work he said he might be known as “that guy who sails.” During his time off, he enjoys bareboating in exotic locations—renting a sail boat for a week or more, whether it be a monohull or cata- maran, and setting sail. “I first got into it when my dad invited me on a sailing trip he was embarking on to the British Virgin Islands in 2018,” he said. “It does not have a thing to do with my work, however, I am still trying to convince leadership that a teambuilding trip to Abaco [an island in the Bahamas] is warranted.”
An outside-the-box thinker, Moultrie is never out of new ideas nor is he willing to accept anything at face value. “Te government pays you to be a thinker, not a doer,” he joked once again, adding that
A BREAK IN THE ACTION
Moultrie poses with some members of the Iraqi Army at Al-Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center while on deployment in Mosul, Iraq, in 2011. (Photo provided by Moultrie)
the most important lesson he’s learned in the course of his career is to think things through before accepting the first idea that’s presented. “I just think there are some people who will move out on an action before putting too much thought into it,” he said. “My personal belief is that it is more important for me to think through a problem or task and give my leadership a fair assessment, rather than agreeing with the first suggestion thrown out there—learn from the best and do not be afraid to shake things up.”
—CHERYL MARINO
“The most important part of having a career within the Army Acquisition Workforce is the ability to take advan- tage of opportunities to expand your field of knowledge.”
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