Lloyd Rain
Education
- B.A., Communications and Oceanography, University of Miami, Coral Gables
- B.A., Architecture, University of British Columbia
Experience
- Director of Purchasing Services, Lane Community College, Eugene, Oregon
- Contract Administrator, Housing Authority and Community Service Agency, Lane County, Oregon
- Director of Engineering, ODC Inc. (Oak Industries and Dow Corning JV), Atlanta, Georgia
- Vice President and Manager of Engineering, Irving Industries Inc., Lexington, Kentucky
Additional Areas of Interest/Publications
- Adjunct Faculty, Portland State University, Spring 2007-Current
- "Incoterms", Purchasing Link, February 2007
- "Sovereign Immunity, Part One: The General Condition", Purchasing Link, September 2003
- "Sovereign Immunity, Part Two: Higher Education", Purchasing Link, October 2003
- "Sovereign Immunity, Part Three: Intellectual Property", Purchasing Link, November 2003
- "Bait-and-Switch in Public Contracts", Purchasing Pulse, June 25, 2002
- "Open Records: A Denver Soap Opera", Purchasing Pulse, April 8, 2002
- "Coffee Wars", Purchasing Pulse, October 2001
- "The Ubiquitous Privilege Clause", Purchasing Pulse, April 2001
- "How to Make Your Purchase Orders Travel Real Slow", Purchasing Pulse, March 2001
- "Just When do You Pay That Bill?", Purchasing Pulse, February 2001
- "A Fixed Assets Conundrum and GASB", Purchasing Pulse, January 2001
- "Guidelines for Teaching Salespersons How to Sell Expensive Products and Services to Public Institutions",
Purchasing Pulse, December 2000
- "Year Nomenclature in Higher Ed", Purchasing Pulse, November 2000
- "Employee Versus Independent Contractor", Purchasing Pulse, September 2000
- "Capital Asset Replacement Forecasting", National Association of Educational Buyers-Las Vegas, 1999
- "The Coke-Pepsi Wars", Government Procurement Magazine, October 1998
- Oregon Community College Model Purchasing Policies, 1996
- Interim Purchasing Manager, Housing Authority of Portland, Oregon
- Interim Contract Manager, Portland Public Schools, Oregon
Professional Affiliations and Community Involvement Activities
- Member, Rules Advisory Committee, Department of Administrative Services, State of Oregon
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Oregon Public Purchasing Association
- National Institute for Governmental Purchasing
- Contributing Editor, Purchasing Link
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