Acquisition Solutions® training is an accredited Project Management Institute Registered Education Provider. As a result, our students can earn Professional Development Units when attending our courses.
Acquisition Solutions Training Institute
Our Instructors
Acquisition Solutions employs some of
the best instructors in the acquisition field. Perhaps equally
important is the fact that they remain active in Acquisition Solutions’ consulting operation, working hands-on in critical acquisitions for numerous federal government agencies. Meet our instructors:
Juanda J. Barclay Juanda Barclay is a Senior Instructor for the Acquisition Solutions Training Institute™, responsible for training personnel to optimize their potential and helping organizations excel in meeting their missions, visions, goals, and objectives through strategic business advice. Juanda trains individuals to understand and respond to the growing complexities of the acquisition function and the expectations that contracting professionals' play a more strategic role in helping meet agency missions. Students benefit from Juanda's 38 years of government procurement experience that span her being a Purchasing Agent to a Senior level procurement executive. Read full bio
Mark Buchholz Mark Buchholz is a certified project manager with more than 24 years of professional experience, and more than 17 years of project/program planning and management experience. Mark is experienced in contracting and subcontracting processes, procedures, and management, as well as budget development, justification, and implementation. Read full bio
Tony Dedmond Tony L. Dedmond is an Instructor for Acquisition Solutions Training Institute™, responsible for training personnel to optimize their potential and helping organizations excel in meeting their goals and objectives through the use of earned value management. Students benefit from Tony's 23 years of military service and his 12 years with Federal/Defense contractors. Read full bio
Bill Neustadt William (Bill) Neustadt teaches personnel to optimize their potential and helps organizations excel in meeting their missions, visions,
goals, and objectives through the use of performance-based acquisition. Students benefit from Bill’s 35 years of director-level experience in acquisition management, pre- and post-award contracting, and energy management. Read full bio
Glen Phillips As an instructor for the Acquisition Solutions Training Institute™, Glen Phillips specializes in performance improvement in program and project management. His 17 years' experience as an expert in earned value management (EVM) gives Glen unique insights into the acquisition organization. Read full bio
Ronne Rogin With 23 years of federal procurement experience, with an emphasis in information technology (IT), Ronne Rogin brings a wealth of knowledge to Acquisition Solutions. An expert in performance-based services acquisition (PBSA), Ronne also served as one of the authors of The Seven Steps Guide to Performance-Based Services Acquisition, was the head of the government-wide PBSA community of practice, and was the head of a task force working with the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy to reform guidance in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) on PBSAs. Read full bio
Charles Rumbaugh Charles E. Rumbaugh is an instructor with the Acquisition Solutions Training Institute™, responsible for training personnel to optimize their potential and helping organizations excel in meeting their missions, visions, goals, and objectives through the use of performance-based acquisition. A highly regarded speaker, trainer, and published author, Charles is an attorney practicing in commercial, international, and government contract law, with an emphasis in private dispute and negotiation and related areas. Read full bio
Art Spenard Arthur (Art) Spenard is an Instructor for Acquisition Solutions Training Institute™, responsible for training personnel to optimize their potential and helping organizations excel in meeting their goals and objectives through the use of earned value management (EVM). Students benefit from Art's 20 years of military service, 11 of which were spent in the Army Acquisition Corps. Read full bio
Mike Sullivan Mike is a former Senior Executive Service with 37 years of experience in acquisition and program management. His last job was as the director of the Pentagon Renovation Program. He led the effort to renovate the Pentagon after the 9/11 tragedy. Read full bio
David M. Van Slyke David Van Slyke is an instructor for the Acquisition Solution Training Institute™, responsible for training personnel to optimize their potential and helping organizations to achieve their acquisition goals and mission-critical objectives. David brings nine years of experience teaching public administration and public affairs to university students. He specializes in public and nonprofit management, privatization and contracting, contract management, policy implementation, strategic planning and performance management, as well as faith-based organizations and philanthropy. Read full bio