Patti Ashley is the NEON Director of Procurement and Contracts. Immediately prior to joining NEON, she served in the Acquisition and Procurement Office of Washington Headquarters Services. As Supervisory Contracting Officer, Patti managed a team of junior and senior contract specialists in all phases of the procurement process for the Office of Secretary of Defense (Policy), National Security Education Program, and DOD Office of General Counsel. As Senior Contracting Officer at the National Science Foundation Cooperative Support Office, she was responsible for planning, advising, and managing awards for a major Federally Funded Research and Development Center and other complex large-dollar research projects and facilities. Also at NSF, Patti led negotiations for multiple Science Vessel shipbuilding and conversion projects under the Ocean Sciences Division; awarded a complex Cooperative Agreement for the Collaborative Large-scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research project (CLEANER); and reviewed solicitation documents for a pending competitive subcontract to convert a general marine vessel into a research vessel. Earlier in her career, Patti also applied her skills as an administrator, contracting officer, and procurement analyst in a variety of assignments with the Department of Navy (Naval Air Systems Command and Naval Fleet & Industrial Supply Center).