PBL Program Managers from US Air Force, Army and Navy to Present at PBL 2010

Leading conference and events producer, Worldwide Business Research (WBR), will host the annual Performance Based Logistics (PBL) 2010 conference from July 26-28 at the Marriott Crystal Gateway in Arlington, VA. The three day conference focuses on The Next Generation of PBL – maximizing reliability and availability to the end-user through performance based lifecycle product support. Among the program briefings scheduled, the Army, Navy and Air Force will each present case studies of successful PBL programs.

"As the Department of Defense's preferred contract method, PBL continues to grow and develop," says Lisa Ringlen, the executive director of the PBL 2010 program. "Hearing best practices from leading PBL Program Managers is crucial to saving time and money when developing a lifecycle product support program."

This DoD logistics training program will address lessons learned from leaders across the services including:

-Jimmy Bailey, Deputy Director, US Air Force 564th Aircraft Support Squadron

-Robert LaManna, Logistics Management Specialist, US Army CECOM Life Cycle Management Command

-Colonel Shane T. Openshaw, Program Manager for Apache Helicopters, US Army PEO Aviation

-Colonel David Rice, Project Manager, Precision Fires Rocket and Missile Systems, US Army PEO Missiles and Space

-Bob Dolan, Program Manager for Sustainment, US Joint Strike Fighter Program Office

-Commander Robert Stailey, Deputy Program Manager, Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) Program, US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

-Rear Admiral Raymond E. Berube, Commander, US Naval Inventory Control Point (NAVICP).

Case studies include: HIMARS/M270A1 Fire Control System, Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS), Apache Helicopter, C-17 Globemaster III and APG-63(V)1 Radar FLICS Program.

About WBR

WBR is one of the world's leading providers of strategic business intelligence with 16 offices worldwide. Each year WBR develops over 100 high quality training conferences through months of first-hand research with the primary market. WBR has been providing training conferences for the Defense & Federal Government Sectors for 8 years, and are well recognized as a leader in this area. Within this portfolio of events are the highly respected Defense Logistics, Human Capital Management: Defense (HCMD) and Human Capital Management: Federal (HCMF) conferences, as well as the innovative Defense Finance, Performance Based Logistics and Military Health Management conferences.