Brandon Blackwelder is the President of FLRI. he brings 15 years of experience managing international support service contracts for both public and private sector clients. Mr. Blackwelder is an active American Indian tribal member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. His ancestry lineage is from a well recognized name of honor within the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
Mr. Blackwelder served as an International Trade Specialist and Vice President Director of Operations for a privately held US based government contractor from 1992 to 2003.
He has managed highly sensitive contract operational activities for government agencies including US Department of Treasury, US Agency for International Development, US Army Corp of Engineers, Dept. of Defense Ft. Huachuca Intelligence Center, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Services and the United Nations. The objectives of these project activities included assistance in the areas of Privatization, Disaster Relief, Judicial reform, Health and Family Planning, Post War Reconstruction, Currency Exchange, Agriculture and Energy.
Mr. Blackwelder’s activities have included hands on Procurement and Logistics management for the Iraq post conflict, reconstruction efforts.
In 2003 Mr. Blackwelder provided the logistical support for the Afghanistan Currency Exchange program. This program required the destruction of old Afghan currency and air transport and delivery of newly designed currency into their National Banking System. Mr. Blackwelder has worked and traveled extensively in South America, Asia, Middle East and Africa. He has demonstrated sound judgment in highly sensitive project environments which has led to a reputation for getting the job done. |
