- Where do you see yourself in the future as you use your FAC-C-DS?
My future is bright as my certification comes in to play and is utilized in ever more challenging acquisitions related to digital services. It’s nice to have the training, but applying the training is where the bread and butter is. Without putting the training in to practice, the knowledge can be lost to time. I am hopeful that future opportunities arise and that I am able to support the TAC’s mission and thus, that of the Veteran, by applying the techniques and activities learned in class to real world scenarios. I also hope to be able to share in the lessons learned from other Contracting Officer’s that have applied the techniques learned and their outcomes.
- Where do you see your agency in the future as it works to realize the government’s digital transformation mission?
My agency will be at the forefront of the digital transformation. It is a younger workforce; embedded in the digital world around us and hungry for knowledge and techniques to forever improve the acquisition process. They are willing to take risks in new and innovative ways to improve the efficiency and timeliness of all aspects of acquisitions. With the knowledge gained from the DITAP class and their real life experiences they will be the champions of digital transformation and will lead future generations of the workforce to thinking the same. This younger workforce will grow the agency towards the transformation mission. However, the transformation is actually happening now within my agency as this workforce applied techniques learned in DITAP even prior to them taking the class. That alone is testament to bright future that lies ahead for the agency and the veterans.
- How will you, as a FAC-C-DS certified acquisition professional, use your talents and strengths to bring the agency’s preferred future to fruition?
As a FAC-C-DS certified acquisition professional I will take the techniques, processes, and knowledge learned in DITAP and provide guidance to the TAC’s customers and to my team members, some of which are interns, to improve the acquisition process as it relates to digital services. I am hopeful that I’m given the opportunity to test my knowledge and put it in to practice to bring success to the assignments I’m given.
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