In this article, The AFIT Foundation will be recognizing Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.)Douglas Humerick, Director of Defense and Aerospace of DHL Global Forwarding. Lt Col Humerick received his M.S. in Acquisition and Contract Management from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 1992. Having grown up in the Army, he always planned to join the military. He admired the loyalty and patriotic spirit and entered the Air Force because of the training opportunities that were available. Lt Col Humerick is currently the Vice President of Contracts and Procurement at Magellan Federal. AFIT was Lt Col Humerick’s introduction to the contracting career field. He previously had no experience and was in a section with multiple people with over 20 years of experience. He enjoyed learning from both military and civilian counterparts and hearing their experiences.

AFIT provided the foundation of Lt Col Humerick’s contracting career. The master’s program provided the foundation. He later attended a variety of DAWIA classes in multiple disciplines including logistics, finance, and program management. He found that the breadth of training helped him throughout his military experience, both stateside and in his deployments. His experience at AFIT helped him become a better business advisor. Thank you, Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Humerick!