Contract Managers: Our Mission
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February 24, 2021, 11:30AM - 1:00PM
Virtual Webinar Hosted by
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Speakers: James Krause, Fellow; Attorney
Krause Law
Michael Groeger, CFCM, CMLDP
KAMAN Aerospace Corporation Integrated Structures & Metallics
Join us for a virtual event spotlighting the varied and important missions contract managers help make happen. Topics include:
- How contract managers are the linchpin to
any product or service important to our nation’s success.
- Negotiation.
- Sound business judgment.
- What contract managers buy/sell (and why that’s important).
- The roles contract managers play in successful mission completion.
- Increasing agility and speed to need.
About the Speakers
James Krause, Fellow; Attorney, Krause Law
James E. Krause has over 35 years’ experience in the construction industry and has practiced contract law in Florida since 2003 as James E. Krause, P.A. in Jacksonville, FL. He holds licenses in Design and General Contracting in Florida, Texas, North Carolina, and the US Virgin Islands and has extensive experience in building construction. He is licensed to practice law in Florida and is admitted to the US Supreme Court, the US Court of Federal Claims, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Board of Contract Appeals.
Mr. Krause joined NCMA in 2007 and is a Life Member. He has served Jacksonville Chapter as President, President-Elect, Vice President (Programs), and Director-at-Large. Nationally, he was Senior Director of Federal and Heavy Construction of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) and principal liaison to numerous federal agencies performing construction. He was Editor of the AGC Construction Contractors Guide to DOD Past Performance Evaluation, and Principal AGC Representative on In Celebration of Partnering: A Decade of Construction with US Army Corps of Engineers.
He was featured speaker at the 2015 Public Construction Bidding seminar, managed an intern program for Florida Coastal School of Law students, hosted the Federal Contractors Forum, is a frequent presenter at Chapter events on contracting “hot” topics, and served as Panel Moderator at the 2018 Small Business Outreach and Training event. He holds a B.A. from the University of Texas and J.D. from the University of North Carolina.
Michael Groeger, CFCM, CMLDP; KAMAN Aerospace Corporation Integrated Structures & Metallics
Michael Groeger currently serves as a Senior Contracts Administrator for Kaman Aerospace Corporation in Jacksonville, FL. Michael entered the Contracts Management field after attaining his Master’s in Business Administration in 2010, with extensive experience in both commercial and defense contracting environments.
Michael is a Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM) and is a recent honor graduate of NCMA’s Contract Management Leadership Development Program (CMLDP). He previously served as the NCMA Jacksonville Chapter President from 2018 – 2020.
