Principal Assistant for Acquisition

Dawn L. Rosarius

Principal Assistant for Acquisition

Dawn L. Rosarius

Ms. Dawn Rosarius was selected for the Senior Executive Service and assigned as the Principal Assistant for Acquisition, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (formerly the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command) in January 2019. In this role, she exercises program management and acquisition oversight of the Command's product development and procurement programs. This portfolio spans all areas of medical including drugs; vaccines; medical devices; diagnostics; and sets, kits, and outfits. She is also the Acquisition Career Management Advocate for Army Medicine's 950 plus members of the Army Acquisition Workforce.

Career Chronology:

• May 17 – Jan 19: Deputy, Principal Assistant for Acquisition, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Ft. Detrick MD
• Dec 12 – May 17: Civilian Deputy, Principal Assistant for Acquisition, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Ft. Detrick MD
• Sept 08 – Dec 12: Director, Plans, Programs, Analysis, and Evaluation, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Ft. Detrick MD
• Jul 08 – Sep 08: Staff, Deputy for Medical Systems at the Assistant Secretary for the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology), U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Crystal City, VA
• Aug 07 – Jul 08: Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National War College
• Jul 04 – Jul 07: Director, Materiel Acquisition Directorate, U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, Ft. Detrick, MD
• Sep 98 – Jul 04: Chief, Technology Support Division, U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency, Ft. Detrick, MD
• May 93 – Sep 98: Biomedical Engineer/Project Manager, SHERIKON, Inc. (now General Dynamics IT), Frederick, MD

College:

• MS, National Resource Strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort McNair, VA, 2008
• MS, Biotechnology Management, University of Maryland University College, College Park, MD, 2000
• BS, Electrical Engineering (Mathematics Minor), Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 1992

Significant Training:

• Leadership, Excellence, and Development Program, 2020
• Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education – Leadership Decision Making, 2017
• Executive Acquisition Refresher Course, 2016
• Program Manager's Course, 2015
• Senior Acquisition Course, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, 2008

Certifications:

• Regulatory Affairs Certification
• Project Management Professional
• Level III in Program Management
• Level III in Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering
• Level III in Lifecycle Logistics
• Level III in Science and Technology Management
• Level I in Business Financial Management

Awards and Honors:

• Meritorious Civilian Service Award, 2018
• Excellence in Federal Career Silver Award for Outstanding Supervisor – GS13 and Above from the Federal Executive Board – Baltimore, 2014
• Superior Civilian & Achievement Medals for Service Award, 2012 & 2016
• Order of Military Medical Merit, 2008
• National Defense University President's Strategic Vision Award, 2008
• The Surgeon's General Excalibur Award, 2004
• SHERIKON President's Award (Top Company Award to a Single Individual), 1997

Professional Memberships and Associations:

• Member of the Army Acquisition Corps