SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE
Choices made today will affect the future, so choose wisely—then pass the experience and knowledge along to someone else so that they can make better life choices, too.
Tis is the advice that Stephen Fuller said he would give to anyone in or outside of work, especially junior acquisition personnel. “Te choices we make today—positive or negative—will decide your success or failures for years after the decision,” he said. “I coined this phrase as a United States Army recruiter when I counseled young men and women on career development. My mentorship abilities began early in my career, and to see these men and women join the Army under my influence was my most outstand- ing achievement.”
STEPHEN B. FULLER
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Army Contracting Command, Headquarters 409th Contracting Support Brigade
TITLE: Contract specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 10 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 23
ACQUISITION CERTIFICATIONS: Professional in contracting
EDUCATION: M.A. in human resource management, Webster University; M.A. in procurement and acquisition management, Webster University; B.S. in business manage- ment studies, University of Maryland
Fuller began his career with the Army as an active-duty Soldier, serving 23 years before joining the Army Acquisition Workforce (AAW) a decade ago. Currently, he is the lead contract specialist procuring complex repair and renovation projects—like the main- tenance of family housing quarters for Grafenwoehr and Garmisch, part of U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria, Germany, and building a facility for after-action reports for the urban operations site—on behalf of the Construction Branch, 928th Contracting Battalion, 409th Contracting Support Brigade. In his contract specialist role, Fuller reviews and prepares pre- and post-award documents before soliciting a requirement to the indus- try. He also analyzes price proposals to ensure the best value for the government, and provides business advice and assistance to the customer, technical teams and the contract- ing officer representative involved in developing the requirements package and related contracting issues.
“My greatest satisfaction is being part of an organized team that supports each other in achieving its mission and organizational success,” he said. “Additionally, I enjoy shar- ing my professional and personal knowledge with Soldiers and civilians entering the Army Acquisition Workforce. To hear a ‘thank you’ or see the smile on their face is the best feeling ever.”
His rewarding active-duty experience as a recruiter, Fuller said, allowed him to mentor and coach Soldiers and civilians on a professional and personal level. “Te most reward- ing point in my AAW career is having leaders around me who value my strengths and suggest areas to improve.” He said that, since his acquisition career began, the work- force “surrounded him with the best contracting officers,” who took a personal interest in his acquisition career.
Fuller’s contracting career began one year after he retired from active duty. “Te Air Force hired me as an intern under the Pathways Program, which consisted of earning my master’s degree in procurement and acquisition management and learning about types of contracts, negotiation techniques and pricing strategies, while applying these theories to the acquisition workforce,” he said. “After completing my intern position, the Air Force placed me under its Copper Cap developmental program, and my devel- opmental stage began with procuring large specialized construction and architectural
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