Richard M.SOLUTIONS CONSULTANT

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  ROLE & BACKGROUND

  Rich helps TruePlanning® users develop custom solutions for life cycle cost estimates and other cost analysis products.  He also conducts research and helps to develop cost estimating tools for a variety of software and IT systems.

  Mr. Mabe has over 40 years of operations analysis experience as a civil service employee and as a federal contractor, specializing in logistics analysis and cost estimating for US government programs.  He has also supported several DOD working groups focused on how to apply industry best-practices to estimate costs for SW development, cybersecurity and C4I systems integration.  His experience includes hands-on data collection and cost estimating, as well as project management and cost team supervision.

  Mr. Mabe holds a BS Degree in Geology from Boise State University, and an MS in Logistics Management from AFIT.

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  EXPERTISE

  Data Collection & Analysis, Parametric Cost and Schedule Estimating, Predictive Cost Analytics, Services - Customer Support and Consulting, Software and IT Systems Estimating

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  THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

  [Blog] Total Cost of Ownership for Cybersecurity: Trade-offs for Business Systems Migrating to the Commercial Cloud

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  ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  AF Outstanding Civilian Career Service Award

  DoD Level 3 certification in Business-Cost Estimating

  DOD Financial Management Level 3 certification in Cost