Mr. Parker is the Deputy Principal Executive Director (DPED) of the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction (OALC) and the Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
In this role, Mr. Parker was appointed DPED of OALC and VA’s Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer. In this role, he is responsible for leadership and oversight of over 17,000 acquisition and support personnel across VA’s portfolio of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction activities directly supporting the delivery of benefits and healthcare at 1380 facilities for over 9 million Veterans. He previously served as Associate Executive Director of the Strategic Acquisition Center (SAC) and the National Acquisition Center (NAC) as Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA). This multi-disciplined organization of 700 acquisition professionals and support staff operationalized a contracts portfolio of over $400B. Under his leadership, the SAC and NAC provided acquisition and logistics solutions that expanded access and quality of healthcare and services provided to Veterans and their families. SAC and NAC awarded and administered contracts across VA national programs, including Community Care Network, national pharmaceutical and prime vendor, telehealth, prosthetics, medical-surgical prime vendor, medical equipment, medical disability exams, VA home loan and education, as well as enterprise supply and service contracts impacting every phase of the Veteran lifecycle. In addition, he oversaw nine medical Federal Supply Schedules and $1billion per year nationwide direct-to-Veteran durable medical equipment (DME) fulfillment operation with associated warehouses and logistics.
Prior to joining VA, he served in the U.S. Navy as a Supply Corps Officer and retired as a Captain with 30 years of service. As Director of Contracting for the Navy’s Office of Special Projects, he directly enabled the Navy’s highest priority programs. He also served as the Division Chief for Strategy and Readiness on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, J4, where he developed logistics strategy and planning factors for joint operation plans and recommended logistics investments in support of national military objectives. Mr. Parker served as Commanding Officer for the Fleet Logistics Center for Europe and Africa, leading 600 personnel across 10 operating sites. He optimized and coordinated theater logistics and acquisition in support of fleet and expeditionary units; delivered emergent ship repairs; provided safe refuelling and operational logistics at ports and aviation sites; and established deployable logistics teams to support operations in austere environments across two continents.
Prior to command, he served as Director of Contracting for Naval Supply Systems Command, where he acquired weapons system support, theater logistics, and led Navy-wide efforts that re-engineered and implemented new global ship port visit and voyage repair processes. He was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (3), Meritorious Service Medal (3) and various individual, unit and campaign awards. Mr. Parker earned his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree from the University of Virginia and his Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. Additionally, he completed a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College and graduated from the Darden School of Business Executive Program. He holds Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III Certifications in both Contracting and Budget/Financial Management, as well as a DAWIA Level II Certification in Program Management.