Washington Capital Area Chapter AfterWork

ICEAA AfterWork is a Meetup style event for the cost estimating and analysis community organized by the Washington Capital Area Chapter of ICEAA. Meetups are about connecting people with something in common and developing a community. While many connections today begin online, the most lasting relationships are made in person. ICEAA AfterWork was created as a follow on to the Next-Gen Cost Estimating and Analysis Meetup, and will continue its tradition of offering events that promote thoughtful discussion, distinguished speakers, and professional networking.

Our distinguished speaker for this event will be Mr. Richard Hartley, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller. He not only oversees the budgeting, cost estimating and financial operations of over $160 billion in annual resources that support Air Force priorities, but is also responsible for the professional development of over 12,000 members of the Air Force financial management community. He began his career in 1985 as a cost analyst and industrial engineer in the Naval Air Systems Command. His career then led him to serve in a variety of positions at the Air Force and later the Central Intelligence Agency, where he entered the Senior Executive Service (SES) in 2000. In 2003, he returned to the Pentagon to serve as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cost and Economics in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller.

Richard will talk about his experience “growing up” working as a government cost analyst and then branching out into a number of different related and unrelated professions as a member of the government’s SES. He’ll share some key “takeaways,” or lessons learned from past jobs, his efforts to expand cost analysis capability and utility at the National Reconnaissance Office and US Air Force, and how he leveraged cost analysis tools skills while leading organizations outside of the cost analysis function. He’ll also discuss some of the key achievements in the field of cost analysis, the ones he’s most proud to be part of, as well as some of the “slip-ups” he’s not quite so proud of.  Most importantly, he’ll be happy to take any and all questions.

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