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Timothy Reed, Ph.D., C.P.M

 Tim Reed is the President and Principal Director of Beyond Optimal  Strategic Solutions LLC, based in McLean, Virginia.  

Dr. Reed  holds a Ph. D. in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship  from the University of Colorado and is a Certified Purchasing Manager with the Institute of Supply Management. 

Dr. Reed leads teams in developing

 Tim Reed is the President and Principal Director of Beyond Optimal  Strategic Solutions LLC, based in McLean, Virginia.  

Dr. Reed  holds a Ph. D. in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship  from the University of Colorado and is a Certified Purchasing Manager with the Institute of Supply Management. 

Dr. Reed leads teams in developing realistic procurement and  sourcing strategies.  His areas of expertise include identification of process, demand, and rate savings  associated with procurement strategies. In addition, he has  expertise in organization workload assessment and in developing effective  workforce training to  ensure effective implementation of those strategies.
 

Dr. Reed retired from Active Military Service  after  21 years in the Air Force. He began his Air Force career as  a Missile Launch Officer then transitioned into the  contracting field working in the F-22 Fighter Engine  Development Office at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Engines in  West Palm Beach, Florida. He’s held various assignments in  contracting, including the C-17 Cargo Aircraft and Fighter  Engine Systems Program Offices. He served as the director of  Joint Contracting Command-North, Kirkuk, Iraq. He also   served at the Pentagon as Deputy Chief, Procurement  Transformation Division, where he  was responsible for implementing strategic sourcing and  commodity councils for DoD and AF. As Commander, 325th Contracting Squadron, Tyndall AFB,  Florida, he was responsible for $500M in annual purchases in  support of F-15 & F-22 fighter aircraft, and AWACS   flight training. 
 

Dr. Reed has been a visiting  Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, where he taught  graduate courses in Acquisition Management and Corporate  Entrepreneurship. He has also taught at the Air Force   Institute of Technology (AFIT), where he created the Air  Force Strategic Purchasing Graduate Degree Program, and   served as the director of that program for two years.  He  has instructed at the University of Dayton, the University  of Maryland (University College), and American University   (Washington DC) and at visiting seminars at American University in Cairo (Egypt), and Instituto de Empresas in  Madrid. He has assisted international military procurement officials throughout the world in meeting   acquisition challenges including  the Czech Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Romania, Peru and Latvia. 
 

Dr. Reed has extensive experience advising organizations in  Federal Government. He has assisted federal agencies such as Air Force, Navy, Army,  Housing and Urban Development, Veterans Affairs and the  Executive Office of the President with the creation of sourcing strategies, and provided the training necessary to  implement those plans.     
 

He is the author of over 40 articles, book   chapters, and conference presentations. His research interests are strategic sourcing, entrepreneurial thinking, acquisition workforce development, and proposal process   optimization.  


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