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Elliott Cory Yoder

Senior Lecturer
Acquisition Management

Phone: (831) 656-3619
Education
  • MA - Naval War College 1997
    Major: National Security and Strategic Studies
  • MS - Naval Postgraduate School 1993
    Major: Management and Contracting
  • BS - Indiana University 1983
    Major: Marketing and Business Administration
Other Experience
  • 2014 OSD Operational Contract Support Training and Education Task Force Team
  • 2010 Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) Research Team
  • 1998 - 1999 Post Commander and Support Group Commander - KVCC, NATO Kosovo Verification Coordination Center (KVCC)
  • 1997 - 2000 Director and Chief - Logistics (Log, Contracting, Finance), NATO Headquarters - AFSOUTH
  • 1994 - 1997 Officer-in-Charge - Director, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (FISC) Long Beach CA
  • 1989 - 1992 Aviation and Surface Stores Officer/Stock Control Officer (LCDR), USS Tarawa (LHA-1)
  • 1987 - 1989 Naval Acquisition and Contracting Officer (NACO) Internship, Naval Regional Contracting Center - Washington DC
  • 1985 - 1987 USS Fanning (FF-1076) Supply Officer - Department Head, USS Fanning (FF-1076)
  • 1984 - 2004 Commissioned, United States Navy
Research Interests
Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief Operations
Operational Contract Support - Doctrine and Practice
Acquisition and Contracting, including MGT
Acquisition and Contracting, MGT, Supply

Contingency Contracting (Operations and Strategy)
Contracting for Field Operations and Shore Stations
Acquisition Streamlining, Efficiencies and Effectiveness, Protocol Analysis
Contract Cost and Price Analysis
Contract Negotiations
Teaching Interests
Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief Operations
Operational Contract Support - Doctrine and Practice
Acquisition and Contracting, MGT, Supply
Contingency Contracting (Operations and Strategy)
Contracting for Field Operations and Shore Stations
Acquisition Streamlining , Efficiencies and Effectiveness, Protocol Analysis
Contract Cost and Price Analysis
Contract Negotiations

Awards

  • 2019 - Louis D. Liskin Award for Teaching Excellence - December 2019, Naval Postgraduate School Foundation
  • 2016 - Louis D. Liskin Award for Teaching Excellence – July 2016, Naval Postgraduate School Foundation
  • 2010 - Rear Admiral John Jay Schieffelin award for Excellence in Teaching, Naval Postgraduate School
  • 2009 - Top 5% of Nominees for Rear Admiral John Jay Shieffelin Excellence in Teaching Award
  • 2008 - Top 5% of Nominees for Rear Admiral John Jay Shieffelin Excellence in Teaching Award
  • 2007 - Top 5% of Nominees for Rear Admiral John Jay Shieffelin Excellence in Teaching Award
  • 2006 - Top 5% of Nominees for Rear Admiral John Jay Shieffelin Excellence in Teaching Award

Boards, Memberships, & Certifications

Professional Memberships
  • Lifetime Appointment, Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society for Graduate Degree Holders
  • Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) Research Group
  • Credentialed member, Humanitarian Research Group
  • 2004 Military Officers Association of America
  • 2002 Direct National Member, Institute for Supply Management
  • 2001 National Association of Purchasing Managers (NAPM)- ISM
Licensures and Certifications
  • Contracting Level III certified, Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA)
  • 2011 Joint Humanitarian Operations, USAID
  • 1989 DARDEN (UVA) Graudate Business Resource Management Certificate, U.S. Navy

Scholarly Work

Publications
  • Book Chapters
  • Yoder, E. C, (2012). Essential Tools, Information, and Training to Meet Contingency Contracting Needs for the 21st Century.
  • Journal Articles
  • Yoder, E. C., Yoder, E. C., & Gravier, M. J, (2016). Federal Bid Protests: Is the Tail Wagging the Dog? Journal of Public Procurement, 2(16), 152-190.
  • Yoder, E. C., Yoder, E. C., & Gravier, M. J, (2016). Federal Bid Protests: Is the Tail Wagging the Dog? Journal of Public Procurement, 2(16), 152-190.
  • Yoder, E. C., Long, W. E., & Nix, D, (2013). Phase Zero Contracting Operations – Strategic and Integrative Planning for Contingency and Expeditionary Operations. Defense Acquisition Review Journal.
  • Technical Reports
  • Yoder, E. C, (2012). An Analysis of the Potential Impacts of Ashton Carter's "Should-Cost".
  • Yoder, E. C., Long, W., & Nix, D, (2012). Phase Zero Contracting Operations (PZCO) -- Strategic and Integrative Planning for Contingency and Expeditionary Operations.
  • Written Cases with Instructional Material
  • Yoder, E. C, (2021). Eagle Fang Industries (EFI) – A Comprehensive Analysis and Negotiations Case/Exercise.
  • Yoder, E. C, (2021). Juliette Marine Ghost Assault Craft – A Comprehensive Analysis and Negotiations Case/Exercise.
  • Yoder, E. C, (2020). Arctic Heat V21 – Operational Contract Support in Complex Environments - A Guided Exercise.
  • Yoder, E. C, (2020). Chinese Influence in Federal DoD Contracting Spend – Strategic Peril?
  • Yoder, E. C, (2016). Arctic Heat - V6 - Case and Exercise for Advanced Contingency Operations Planning - February 2016.
  • Yoder, E. C, (2013). Operation Arctic Heat Case and Exercise for Advanced Contingency Contracting.
Presentations
  • Oral Presentations
  • Yoder, E. C., NPS COMPASS Faculty Orientation - Author and Presenter 2018-2019, "COMPASS Teaching Effectiveness". (December 18, 2018).
  • Yoder, E. C., NPS Faculty Orientation - Author and Presenter - 2017, "Compass Teaching Tips - 2017," NPS Provost - Mezzanine. (January 1, 2017).
  • Yoder, E. C. (Author & Presenter), NPS Factulty Orientation - Author and Presenter, "Compass Teaching Tips". (December 12, 2016).
  • Yoder, E. C. (Author & Presenter), Brown Bag Presentation - GSBPP Facutly - Author and Presenter, "Making Exams Work". (August 24, 2016).
  • NATO BI Conference - Syndicate 2 - Budget Execution and Reportings
  • Yoder, E. C. (Author & Presenter), NATO Building Integrity Conference - 2013, "Reducing Corruption Risks in Budget Execution, Contracting and Acquisition through Investments in Integrity, Transparency, and Accountability". (February 28, 2013).
  • Video Briefing Presentations
  • Kidalov, M. V. (Presenter), Yoder, E. C. (Presenter), McCaslin, J. (Author & Presenter), & Cayia, T. (Author & Presenter), Contracting with the Enemy Briefing to SIGAR for Lessons Learned Publication, "Reforming "Contracting with the Enemy"," Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGAR). (May 1, 2015).