I meant no disparaging context by that.
From my experience, I believe that I have touched on various perspectives within the procurement process in terms of, one, being in an oversight capacity at PPP Canada, and two, as a doer, an adviser, a drafter, and an evaluator in understanding those issues differently. As an educator at Carleton University, I touched on the HR component. I'm seeing practically what skill sets are being developed versus what the needs are in the procurement world. I do think that there is a gap, so I very much take a practical approach when I teach the course to ensure that the skills of those undergraduate students that are developed actually map towards a career in procurement.
Finally, on the ADR side, at CIDRA, the Chicago International Dispute Resolution Association, I was involved in mediation and arbitration, which I think speaks to the last ADR prong of the mandate.
I really do think.... I'm sorry. I glossed over my Australian trade commission experience, which allowed me to take the role of the supplier and see it through their eyes, because I was assisting them with submissions and bid proposals for U.S. government opportunities at both the federal and the state level.