Mark Gazillo

Acting Director

Washington Headquarters Services (WHS)

Office of Small Business Programs

Mr. Gazillo currently serves as the Acting Director for the WHS Office of Small Business Programs. He is responsible for overseeing the Government’s policy to place a fair portion of its acquisitions across all small business categories and for ensuring that small businesses have maximum practical opportunities to participate as prime contractors and subcontractors at all tiers.

Prior to his assignment at WHS, Mr. Gazillo began work at the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) in March 2008. His assignments as an Associate Director at OSBP have included small business outreach initiatives, strategic planning and small business advocacy. Other areas of responsibility have included assisting the Director of OSBP in congressional testimony, lead for service-disabled veteran owned small business and serving as liaison to Defense Acquisition University. Prior to joining OSBP, Mr. Gazillo was a warranted contracting officer for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) where he served as a senior contracting officer for FAA's Broad Information Technology and Telecommunication Services (BITS-II) Program. Mr. Gazillo has also worked as a warranted contracting officer and contract specialist for the Federal Highway Administration, Office of Acquisition Management. His responsibilities there included awarding and administering a wide range of complex contracts and cooperative agreements in support of the Department of Transportation's Intelligent Transportation Systems Initiatives. In previous positions, Mr. Gazillo worked for several years as a contract administrator with the Defense Logistics Agency and the Defense Contract Management Agency. As a contract administrator, located in a Defense Plant Representative Office (DPRO), he provided support for several large programs including the Mobile Subscriber Equipment (MSE) Program, the ISYSCON Program, and several other DoD communication programs. Currently Mr. Gazillo holds a Level III Certification in contracting and is a member of the DoD Acquisition Corps. His education includes a B.A., M.S.L., MBA, and Certificate in Accounting.