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Taariq Ali
Mr. Ali was born in Philadelphia, PA., and reared in Chicago, Illinois. Upon his graduation from Carver Area High School, he enlisted in the United States Army in 1983. While serving as a Warrant O...view moreMr. Ali was born in Philadelphia, PA., and reared in Chicago, Illinois. Upon his graduation from Carver Area High School, he enlisted in the United States Army in 1983. While serving as a Warrant Officer, he attended and graduated from the Army Officers’ Candidate School at Fort Benning, GA in 1995, and was subsequently commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Signal Corps. He graduated from Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC in December 1999 with a Baccalaureate of Business Administration degree with a major in Computer Information Systems. Mr. Ali’s educational background includes a Master of Business Administration degree from Drexel University in 2015; a Master of Science in Digital Innovations in Marketing degree from Temple University in 2017. In addition, he has attained Graduate Certificates in Commercial Contract Management and Lean Six Sigma from Villanova University in 2016. He is a member of the Defense Acquisition Corps and attained Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III certification in Contracting and Level I in Program Management.
Mr. Ali served 26 years on active duty in the United States Army and retired in 2009 at the rank of Major/O4. During his time on active duty he served in multiple leadership position in the Signal Corps and Acquisition Corps. His duty stations include the 8th Infantry Division (1984- 1985) in Baumholder, Germany; 24th Infantry Division (1985-1987) at Fort Stewart, GA; 75th Ranger Regiment (1988 – 1992) at Fort Benning, GA; 94th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (PATRIOT) (1992-1994) in Kaiserslautern, Germany, 82nd Airborne Division (1995-1999) at Fort Bragg, NC; 25th Infantry Division (2000-2005) at Schofield Barracks, HI; Army Contracting Command-Qatar (2005-2006) at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar; 902nd Contracting Support Battalion (2006-2008) at Fort Shafter, HI; and 413th Contracting Support Brigade (2009) at Fort Shafter, HI.
Mr. Ali’s civil service assignments include duties as the Procurement Branch Chief with Army Contracting Command – Qatar (2010 - 2012); Regional Contracting Officer for FEMA Region III located in Philadelphia, PA (2012 - 2015); Lead Contract Specialist with the Office of Personnel Management located in Washington D.C. (2015 – 2017); and Defense Acquisition Corps Deputy Officer-in-Charge/Director of Acquisition NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Bahrain Detachment Dubai (2017 – 2018).
Mr. Ali’s personal awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (3rd award), Army Commendation Medal (5th award), Army Achievement Medal (8th award), the Charles E. Kilbourne Leadership Award (2nd awards), and various campaign and unit awards. He is a qualified Master Parachutes, Pathfinder, and Army Ranger.view less