John H. Ablard

Mr. Ablard is a government research acquisition consultant. In his thirty-three year federal government acquisition career, he has become a renowned expert in agreements with industry and consortium under the acquisition and non-acquisition special authorities and continues to lead development and utilization of these new techniques through his active participation in leading-edge projects. He is the former Deputy Director, Contracts Management Office for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Mr. Ablard has worked for each branch of the military services having achieved the Senior Executive Service and has been awarded the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award and two DOD Exceptional Civilian Service Awards. He has a MS Human Resources Management degree from the University of Utah.