The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment has appointed Peter Guinto as senior technical advisor of Price, Cost and Finance, effective Aug. 5.
OUSD said he will oversee the operations and activities of the office within the Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy directorate. Guinto will report directly to John Tenaglia, principal director of the latter directorate.
In addition, Guinto will manage the PCF directorate as it conducts peer reviews of sole source contracts, offer training programs for pricing strategies, develop pricing policies and strategies and provide support to major defense acquisition teams on business negotiation matters.
Guinto was vice president of government affairs and president of government, defense and aerospace at Resilinc, before joining the PCF Directorate.
The U.S. Air Force veteran spent almost 12 years in the service and held several leadership positions including chief of contracts, senior contract analyst and senior cost/price analyst.
Prior to joining the Air Force, Guinto embarked on a medical and legal career. He worked as a registered respiratory therapist for five years before becoming a law clerk and a self-employed lawyer.