About the Author

Daniel Chattin has 21 years executive and project management experience in federal government construction, design-build, construction management and engineering services contracts. In his position as owner, CEO and COO, Mr. Chattin has managed the construction of over $450M in Army (USACE), Navy (NAVFAC) and General Service Administration (GSA) construction contracts.

Mr. Chattin is an author and national speaker on topics ranging from federal government procurement rules and ethics to "Winning Government Contracts". 

In 1992 Mr. Chattin founded Chattin Industries Inc., a federal government general construction company.  As owner and CEO of Chattin Industries, Mr. Chattin established himself as a successful federal contractor from 1992 to 2004, performing as a prime contractor for 14 different federal agencies. Mr. Chattin’s company performed over 480 federal prime construction, design-build, civil, renovation & rehabilitation and construction management contracts.

He was selected by the U.S. Small Business Administration as a National Finalist for the 8(a) Minority Small Business Owner of the year award. The SBA awarded Mr. Chattin an executive leadership scholarship to attend the Tuck’s Business School at Dartmouth College.

Over the past several years, Mr. Chattin has received numerous awards and accolades for his successes, innovations and proactive approach as a business owner. He was selected by the SBA as a National Finalist for the 8(a) Minority Small Business Owner of the year. The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded Mr. Chattin an executive leadership scholarship to attend the Tuck’s Business School at Dartmouth College. In 2008, Mr. Chattin was awarded the National Republican Party‘s Business Advisory Council’s Montana Businessman of the Year. Mr. Chattin manages to make time to speak publicly today for various organizations.

Mr. Chattin Company was awarded two Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé programs with both the Army and the Navy. In 2002, he successfully graduated from the Small Business Administration 8(a) program. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, awarded Chattin a Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of “exemplary performance in fulfillment of the contract to renovate High Bay Area, Anechoic Chamber,” at the Naval Research laboratory, Washington, D.C. Chattin was awarded several Multiple Award Contracts with the following agencies: General Services Administration (IDIQ for construction management services) Washington, D.C. Army Corps of Engineers (IDIQ for construction projects) at Ft. Myer, Ft. Belvoir, Ft. McClain and the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.; U.S. Navy (task order contact), at various Naval facilities, in the Washington D.C. area. Mr. Chattin received a bachelor’s degree in political science from University of Colorado in 1985.