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LOUIS M. TUTT III

Woodbridge,USA

Summary

Program Manager with extensive experience in acquisition lifecycle management and strategic workforce planning, skilled in procurement, contract negotiation, and financial compliance. Proven leadership in optimizing value and minimizing risk in complex environments.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Owner

KTE, LLC
03.2023 - Current
  • Providing end-to-end support for the planning, negotiation, execution, and oversight of acquisition activities.
  • Core functions include procurement planning, vendor evaluation, contract negotiation, risk assessment, compliance assurance, and post-acquisition integration or performance monitoring.
  • The goal of the business is to optimize value, ensure regulatory compliance, and minimize risk throughout the acquisition lifecycle.

Executive Program Analyst Human Capital Initiatives

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Plans, Programs, and Resources
10.2018 - 10.2021
  • Assistant Secretary of the Army Acquisition Logistics and Technology
  • Lead Program Manager for: The Army Acquisition Workforce Total Army Analysis: providing strategic force structure inputs that provides Army with the deliberate resource requirements forecast for personnel and equipment.
  • Program Manager for a Predictive Resource Staffing Model development which enabled workload analysis based on the life cycle of programs.
  • Training Coordinator for Plans. Programs, and Resources for enhanced courses beyond the Acquisition required core competencies.
  • Financial Lead for programming and execution of the Acquisition Workforce Development Fund and Contract Officer Representative.
  • Assistant Secretary of the Army Acquisition Logistics and Technology

Director of Audit Readiness/Senior Executive Program Analyst

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Plans, Programs, and Resources
08.2015 - 09.2018
  • Assistant Secretary of the Army Acquisition Logistics and Technology
  • Senior Advisor and lead for the fiscal and accountability compliance efforts to prepare the Acquisition community, which includes 12 Program Executive Offices (PEOs), are prepared to be auditable IAW Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness guidance.
  • Developed and directed the training for the financial transactions (balance sheet and income statements) and asset accountability.
  • Defined the fiscal responsibility of procurement and contractual transactions required for audit.
  • Responsible for the teamwork and cooperation of auditing staffs in the PEOs with the external directorates/staffs in the Army.
  • Lead financial advisor for all resource management and execution issues in the Audit Readiness directorate to ensure fiscal compliance and good stewardship of hiring, training, and travel funds.
  • Assistant Secretary of the Army Acquisition Logistics and Technology

Chief of Staff, Human Capital Initiatives Office

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
06.2010 - 08.2015
  • Chief of Staff for the Human Capital Initiatives office of four directorates responsible for major elements of strategic workforce management to include addressing the lifecycle of all workforce areas - recruiting, hiring, development, training, retention, and recognition.
  • Congressional and OSD policy lead for research and responses to congress.
  • Co-Lead Integrated Process Teams of the one-hundred and fifty-thousand-member workforce for the Contracting, Logistics, Financial Management, Information Technology and Program Management career fields.
  • Strategic planner, development, and support writer for the congressionally recognized DoD Human Capital Strategic Plan - Acquisition.
  • Lead financial advisor for all resource management and budget issues in the HCI office and ensures fiscal compliance for the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund (10.USC 1705).
  • Facilitating leadership competencies training ensuring acquisition professionals reach proficiency in core leadership, team building, communications, and effective writing required skill sets.
  • Acquisition Lead for the Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) workforce Talent Management initiatives.

Congressional Affairs Liaison

Office of Public and Congressional Affairs, Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command
06.2008 - 10.2009
  • Congressional inquiries and communications specialist.
  • Congressional Strategic Communications and Engagement Strategy lead.
  • Researched compliance anomalies and strategies to address solutions for senior leadership.

Lead Budget Analyst

Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command
06.2003 - 08.2007
  • Supervisor Resource Manager for Industrial Operations Working Capital Fund; Delineated Working Capital Fund production rate trends and development of strategies to implement use of multi-year fixed price contract agreements.
  • Written and oral communications on budget execution trends for seven depot/arsenals strategies in support of the Iraq and Afghanistan contingencies.
  • Planning Team Leader for Operations and Maintenance Funds; planning, programming, budget, and execution of allotted and allocated funds in support of supplying, resetting, and storing of all Army equipment and services.
  • Defense Leadership and Management Program (DLAMP); Developmental Assignment in the Pentagon - lead analyst for resource management and financial correspondence to OMB and Congress.

Senior Analyst (CACI Contractor)

DoD Biometrics Management Office
01.2003 - 06.2003
  • Resource Planning for all funding appropriations supporting research, testing, and procurement, and development of biometric systems.
  • As a member of the Senior Leader Team responsible for the contract over-sight of sub-contractors and contracts.

Various Roles

UNITED STATES ARMY
01.1981 - 01.2001
  • Career expanded from the ranks as an entry-level service member to commissioned officer (Officer Candidate School - Combat Arms (Field Artillery)).
  • Resource Management Comptroller; Supervisor of military and civilian financial and accounting specialist.
  • Instructor and Writer; responsible for the Human Capital and Field Artillery training of Aviation Officers.
  • Commander for Basic Training and Aviation Commands.
  • Military Intelligence and Signal Communications Manager.

  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.

Education

Senior Emerging Leader Course -

Harvard Kennedy School
11.2014

MS National Resource Strategy - undefined

Industrial College of the Armed Forces
06.2008

MS Administration - undefined

Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
01.2004

BS Criminal Justice - undefined

Cameron University
Lawton, OK
01.1995

Leader 1 & 2 -

Federal Executive Institute (FEI)
Charlottesville, VA

Defense Leadership And Management Program -

Department of Defense

Officer Basic and Advanced Courses - undefined

Combined Arms and Services Staff School (CAS3) - undefined

Systems Engineer and Earned Value Management Courses - undefined

Enhanced Defense Financial Management Training Course - undefined

Washington, D.C.

Comptroller Courses - Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System; Resource Management Budgeting Course

Fort Jackson, SC

Skills

  • Business Financial Management
  • Program Management
  • Financial Improvement
  • Audit Readiness
  • Strategic Planning
  • Organizational Financial Management
  • Resource Planning
  • Military Planning
  • Training
  • Mentoring
  • Coaching
  • Career Advising
  • Planning
  • Programming
  • Budgeting
  • Execution

Clearance

 DoD Top Secret Clearance

Timeline

Business Owner

KTE, LLC
03.2023 - Current

Executive Program Analyst Human Capital Initiatives

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Plans, Programs, and Resources
10.2018 - 10.2021

Director of Audit Readiness/Senior Executive Program Analyst

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Plans, Programs, and Resources
08.2015 - 09.2018

Chief of Staff, Human Capital Initiatives Office

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
06.2010 - 08.2015

Congressional Affairs Liaison

Office of Public and Congressional Affairs, Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command
06.2008 - 10.2009

Lead Budget Analyst

Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command
06.2003 - 08.2007

Senior Analyst (CACI Contractor)

DoD Biometrics Management Office
01.2003 - 06.2003

Various Roles

UNITED STATES ARMY
01.1981 - 01.2001

MS National Resource Strategy - undefined

Industrial College of the Armed Forces

MS Administration - undefined

Central Michigan University

BS Criminal Justice - undefined

Cameron University

Officer Basic and Advanced Courses - undefined

Combined Arms and Services Staff School (CAS3) - undefined

Systems Engineer and Earned Value Management Courses - undefined

Enhanced Defense Financial Management Training Course - undefined

Senior Emerging Leader Course -

Harvard Kennedy School

Leader 1 & 2 -

Federal Executive Institute (FEI)

Defense Leadership And Management Program -

Department of Defense

Comptroller Courses - Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System; Resource Management Budgeting Course

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