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ROBERT LANE

Robert is currently a procurement specialist for several SBDCs in the North Bay and San Francisco Bay regions. He is former Deputy for Small Business with the Defense Logistics Agency where he monitored large prime contractors to ensure they did business with small, minority, veteran and women-owned businesses. After 33 years of federal service, Robert retired from the Department of Defense to accept a position with the Bay Area Procurement Assistance Center based in Oakland, California.

Robert's experience also includes serving as a procurement specialist with the Commission on Economic Development for the State of Nevada and and Outreach and Marketing Director for a Procurement Resource Center helping small businesses obtain certifications as a "Small Disadvantaged Business". In addition, Robert has taught small business management courses ar various community colleges in the Bay Area.

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