Mr. Troyce (Troy) R. Gunter, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Director of Contracting, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. He leads a team of over 350 contracting professionals providing mission-focused business leadership for the Program Executive Officer for Space. His team provides innovative and effective business solutions on a portfolio of space programs and supporting services with annual obligations exceeding $5 billion.
Mr. Gunter entered government service in 1991 via the Student Cooperative Education Program and was competitively selected as an Air Force Copper Cap intern in 1995. He earned his unlimited contracting officer’s warrant in 2001 and has experience leading operational, specialized & major systems contracting offices within the Air Force and the Navy.
EDUCATION
1993 Bachelor of Science, Economics, Troy University, Troy, Ala.
2000 Master of Science, Management, Troy University, Florida Region
2002 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2008 Air War College Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2009 Program Management Office Course, by correspondence
2019 Defense Contract Audit Agency Director’s Development Program in Leadership, Fort Belvoir, Va.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. March 1991–September 2000, Contract Specialist/Quality Assurance Evaluator, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
2. September 2000–December 2001, Contracting Officer, Joint Direct Attack Munitions, Eglin AFB Fla.
3. December 2001–December 2002, Chief of Contract Pricing, Eglin AFB, Fla.
4. January 2003–June 2008, Chief of Contracting Office, Long Range Division, Eglin AFB, Fla.
5. June 2008–April 2009, Senior Procurement Analyst, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
6. April 2009–June 2010, Chief of Contract Policy & Pricing, U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.
7. June 2010–April 2011, Lead Contracting Officer, B61-12 Source Selection, Direct Attack Division, Eglin AFB, Fla.
8. April 2011–June 2016, Senior Contracting Functional, Armament Directorate, Eglin AFB, Fla.
9. June 2016–June 2017, Director of Contracting, U.S. Air Force Test Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
10. June 2017–July 2019, Deputy Director of Contracting, Navy Supply Systems Command, Fleet Logistics Center, Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Fla.
11. July 2019-present, Director of Contracting, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Member, National Defense Industry Association
Member, Past Officer, National Contract Management Association
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Contracting, Acquisition Professional Development Program Level III
Program Management, APDP Level I
Certified Federal Contracts Manager
(Current as of February 2020)