SCAPR welcomes Natalie Riedel for our May Luncheon. Natalie R. Riedel, a member of the Senior Executive Service,
\nis the Director of Contracting, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base (LAAFB), California.<\/p>\n
Date<\/strong>: Wednesday, August 14th, 2024<\/p>\n Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Embassy Suites El Segundo (1440 E Imperial Ave, El Segundo, CA 90245)<\/p>\n Agenda:<\/strong><\/p>\n As always, members are free with RSVP. Guests of members can be purchased on the website for $40.\u00a0 Please RSVP no later than 1pm on 4\/29.<\/p>\n Natalie R. Riedel, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Director of Contracting, Space Systems Command, Ms. Riedel began her Air Force career in May 2003 after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. During her four-year Air Force career, she was responsible for a broad range of contracting activities including negotiating and administering multi-million dollar efforts, interpreting acquisition policy and regulations governing DoD procurements, and advising the program manager on key decisions by translating complex requirements into executable and sustainable contracting strategies.<\/p>\n She separated from active duty with the rank of Captain in 2007 and continued working for Air Force Space Command EDUCATION <\/b><\/p>\n 2003 Bachelor of Science in Management, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. ASSIGNMENTS <\/b><\/p>\n 1. 2003 \u2013 2007, Contract Negotiator, Global Positioning Systems Wing, LAAFB MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS <\/b><\/p>\n Air Force Commendation Medal OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS<\/b><\/p>\n 2005 C&I General Edwin W. Rawlings Team Award (CURRENT AS OF SEPTEMBER 2023)<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SCAPR welcomes Natalie Riedel for our May Luncheon. Natalie R. Riedel, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Director of Contracting, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":463,"featured_media":6637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"Tribe__Tickets_Plus__Commerce__WooCommerce__Main","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[{\"id\":6638,\"type\":\"default\",\"title\":\"Member RSVP\",\"description\":\"May Luncheon Member RSVP\",\"capacityType\":\"unlimited\",\"price\":0,\"capacity\":\"\",\"available\":-1,\"sharedCapacity\":\"\",\"sold\":28,\"shareSold\":28,\"isShared\":true,\"currencyDecimalPoint\":\".\",\"currencyNumberOfDecimals\":2,\"currencyPosition\":\"prefix\",\"currencySymbol\":\"$\",\"currencyThousandsSep\":\",\"},{\"id\":6639,\"type\":\"default\",\"title\":\"Guest Ticket\",\"description\":\"Guest Luncheon Ticket\",\"capacityType\":\"unlimited\",\"price\":40,\"capacity\":\"\",\"available\":-1,\"sharedCapacity\":\"\",\"sold\":7,\"shareSold\":7,\"isShared\":true,\"currencyDecimalPoint\":\".\",\"currencyNumberOfDecimals\":2,\"currencyPosition\":\"prefix\",\"currencySymbol\":\"$\",\"currencyThousandsSep\":\",\"}]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[16],"class_list":["post-6636","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","tribe_events_cat-luncheons","cat_luncheons","entry"],"acf":[],"ticketed":["woo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scaprla.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/6636"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scaprla.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scaprla.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scaprla.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/463"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scaprla.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6636"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/scaprla.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/6636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7081,"href":"https:\/\/scaprla.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/6636\/revisions\/7081"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scaprla.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scaprla.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scaprla.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6636"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scaprla.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=6636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Speaker Biography<\/h4>\n
\nLos Angeles Air Force Base (LAAFB), California. She advises 5 Program Executive Officers for Space Programs on acquisition strategy, contract execution, and contracting policy and procedures. Ms. Riedel is responsible for more than 600 contracts valued at $72 billion and the career development and training for more than 320 military and civilian contracting professionals.<\/p>\n
\n(AFSPC) as a support contractor with MCR Federal. She began her career in civil service in 2011 as the Contracting
\nOfficer in Charge of the Enhanced Polar System (EPS) Control and Planning Segment (CAPS) Source Selection in the
\nMilitary Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) Directorate at LAAFB. She then moved to the Advanced Extremely High
\nFrequency (AEHF) program where she was the Contracting Officer responsible for a suite of contracts valued at over
\n$10B. Following her time in MILSATCOM, Natalie was promoted to the position of Deputy Chief of Contracting for the
\nSpace Superiority Systems Directorate. She was then promoted to serve as the Chief of Contracting Office (COCO), Air
\nForce Rapid Capabilities Office (AFRCO) at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), Washington D.C. In this position, she
\nmanaged four Divisions and was responsible for a diverse portfolio of contracts including multiple ACAT equivalent
\nprograms. She has held an unlimited warrant as a Procurement Contracting Officer since 2011. She also holds an
\nAcquisition Professional Development Program Level III Contracting Management certification and Level I Program
\nManagement certification.<\/p>\n
\n2007 Master of Business Administration, Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif.
\n2007 Process Improvement Course; Graham School of Business, Chicago, Ill.
\n2010 Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Defense Acquisition University, Correspondence
\n2014 Secretary of the Air Force\/Acquisition, Contracting Mid-Level Development Program
\n2019 Senior Developmental Education, Leading Strategically
\n2019 Air War College, Correspondence<\/p>\n
\n2. 2008 \u2013 2011, Contract Specialist, MCR Federal, Los Angeles, Calif.
\n3. 2011 \u2013 2014, Contracting Officer, Military Satellite Communications Systems Directorate, LAAFB
\n4. 2014 \u2013 2016, Deputy Chief of Contracting Office, Space Superiority Systems Directorate, LAAFB
\n5. 2016 \u2013 2021, Chief of Contracting Office, Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, JBAB
\n6. 2021 \u2013 Present, Director of Contracting, Space Systems Command, LAAFB<\/p>\n
\nAir Force Exemplary Civilian Service Medal
\nGlobal War on Terrorism Service Medal
\nNational Defense Service Medal
\nAir Force Organizational Excellence Award<\/p>\n
\n2010 Military Satellite Communication Directorate Contractor of the Quarter
\n2013 MILSATCOM Systems Directorate Civilian Cat II (Supervisory) of the Quarter
\n2013 Space and Missile Systems Center Civilian (Supervisory Cat II) of the Year
\n2013 Space and Missile Systems Center Outstanding Contracting Civilian
\n2014 Department of Defense David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award
\n2015 Excellence in Classified Contracting (Larry Kabase Memorial Award \u2013 Team)
\n2017 Outstanding Systems Contracting Unit Award
\n2017 Excellence in Classified Contracting (Larry Kabase Memorial Award \u2013 Team)
\n2019 Excellence in Classified Contracting (Larry Kabase Memorial Award \u2013 Team)
\n2020 Outstanding Systems Contracting Unit Award
\n2020 Outstanding Systems Contracting (Supervisory) Award<\/p>\n