ACT-IAC Rocky Mountain Breakfast featuring Mike Anderson

The Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Council for Technology & Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) is pleased to announce that Mike Anderson, Vice President of Marketing from ReliAscent and member of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Region VIII Regulatory Fairness Board, will speak at The Egg & I on March 10th about DCAA Compliance, the SBA’s Ombudsman and the Regulatory Fairness Board.

During this presentation Mike will be addressing the history of the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and the regulations that typically apply. He will discuss types of contracts and audits, as well as the risk of audits. He will also discuss the National Ombudsman and how the Regulatory Fairness Board helps the National Ombudsman. The National Ombudsman’s mission is to assist small businesses when they experience excessive or unfair federal regulatory enforcement actions. Finally, Mark will discuss key regulatory fairness tools, including the comment and review process, agency ratings, hearing and roundtables, and regulatory fairness boards.

Breakfast and coffee will be available starting at 7:30 am. This event is open to Government (Fed CIV/DoD, State & Local) and Industry professionals in the Denver Front Range who want to learn more about the ACT IAC Rocky Mountain Chapter and how to get engaged. We look forward to seeing you there.

Agenda:

7:00am - 7:30am Registration & Networking

7:30am - 8:00am Breakfast

8:00am - 8:45am Presentation by Mike Anderson, Vice President of Marketing at ReliAscent 8:45am - 9:00am Question and Answer Session

9:00am - 9:30am Wrap Up and Networking

If you have any questions or need help registering for this event, please contact Jeanine Stearman at jstearman@actiac.org or 858-354-4945.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Mike Anderson

Vice President, Marketing

Experience:

Mike has more than 30 years of experience with manufacturing companies with over 10 years of that experience in government contracting. Mike led the merger of Tech BizSolutions, Inc. and PBC, Inc. to form ReliAscent. As CEO during this process Mike merged the two organizations successfully and achieved a first year profit in the new organization. He has a broad base of experience from engineering to manufacturing to quality assurance to sales, marketing and business development. He has managed independent sales representative and distribution networks both nationally and internationally and has developed extensive international marketing and sales channels. Mike has extensive experience with all sizes of businesses having set up sales and marketing organizations in small businesses as well as multi-billion dollar international businesses.

Mike has managed both prime government contracts as well as subcontracts and has experience in both the SBIR contract market as well as government contracts for direct products and services. Mike also has extensive experience in handling multi-million dollar high paced, high volume commercial product contracts.

Mike Anderson has recently been appointed to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Region VIII Regulatory Fairness Board by SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet. Regional Regulatory Fairness Boards in all 10 of SBA’s regions represent the voice of small business on regulatory fairness issues. Each board is comprised of five small business owners and serves as a resource and point of contact for small business owners who feel they have experienced excessive federal regulatory enforcement and compliance actions. SBA Region VIII includes Colorado, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana.

Roles at ReliAscent:

Areas of emphasis include business development, marketing, finance, business commercialization plans, contract management, program management and strategic planning.

Degree/Certificates:

B.S. - Aerospace Engineering

M.B.A. - Finance

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, National Guard Association, EEOC