Dan Paterson has spent his career navigating the federal contracting and procurement process, including supporting companies with R&D programs funded by both the DOD and HHS. As a consultant, he helped lead numerous government contract initiatives from contract development and negotiation to program management following award.
Dan is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and has helped manage compliance challenges associated with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), OMB Circulars, and both Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Business System requirements. Dan has also designed and implemented multiple compliant cost accounting structures for companies and assisted contractors with the many challenges associated with navigating the government funding landscape and private/public partnership process.