David Santucci is the Procurement and Contracts Manager for the City of Fort Lauderdale, FL. He leads and manages the operations of the Procurement and Contracts Division. As a member of the Senior Management Team, Mr. Santucci is responsible for recommending city-wide procurement policies to the City Manager and City Commission and ensuring procurement policies are carried out through ethical, open, and transparent procedures in compliance with applicable laws. David provides strategic sourcing recommendations to the using departments to assist them in obtaining their project goals as it relates to the procurement of goods and services. David is a United States Marine Corps Combat Veteran who served in the War of Iraq as a Supply and Fiscal Chief. He later went on to graduate Summa Cum Laude from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Public Administration. Mr. Santucci has over 12 years of government purchasing experience at the Federal, County, and municipal levels. He also has the designation of Certified Public Procurement Officer and Certified Professional Public Buyer from the Universal Public Procurement Certification Council.