Acknowledgments

During my careers in the Air Force and industry, I have been influenced by countless outstanding and dedicated people who gave me a helping hand along the way. In writing this book, I wish to especially thank David V. Lamm, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Acquisition Management at the Naval Post Graduate School, who provided encouragement when the paper was blank. I also thank Catherine A. Kreyche of Management Concepts, Inc., for her patience and support. John Nevitt, Bill Bellamy, and Fritz Weigl Ph.D., of Rockwell-Collins, as program managers, rounded out my perspective during my years at the Defense Communications Division of Rockwell-Collins. And of course I must recognize Khalid bin Rasheed, Major Royal Saudi Air Force (Retired), who demonstrated the ins-and-outs of negotiations during our trips to the rug suq in Riyadh.