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Dolores Kuchina-Musina
PhD
Долорес Аскаровна Мусина
Kuchina-Musina attending an event in Alexandria, Virginia
Born
Dolores Askarovna Musina

May 30, 1988 (36 years old)
Almaty, Kazakhstan
EducationChristopher Newport University, Old Dominion University
Occupation(s)Chief Disruptor, Founder
Websitehttp://www.rexota.com

Dolores Kuchina-Musina (born May 30, 1988) is a Kazakh-American business owner, academic, and author specializing in public procurement and innovation policy with a focus in Other Transaction Authorities. She is the CEO and founder of REXOTA Solutions[1], a consulting firm based in the Washington, D.C. area, specializing in strategic planning, development, and innovation.[1]

Kuchina-Musina is the author of Public Procurement for Innovation: Research and Development at the US Federal Level[2], co-authored by Benjamin McMartin.

Kuchina-Musina has been the content editor for Contract Management Magazine since October, 2023.

Early Life

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Born Dolores Askarovna Musina in Almaty, Kazakhstan (Алматы, Казахстан) in the former USSR to Elena Kuchina, a Physicist-Professor and Askar Musin. Kuchina-Musina and her mother immigrated to the United States in 1995 to Newport News, Virginia. Upon arrival to the United States, Kuchina-Musina adopted both parents surnames, thus leading to the hyphenated surname of Kuchina-Musina.

Education

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Kuchina-Musina holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy and a Master of Business Administration from Old Dominion University. She received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Christopher Newport University. She has been published in the Journal of Public Procurement[2], Politics & Policy[3], Small Business Institute National Conference Procedings[4], and is working on additional research. Kuchina-Musina has a graduate certificate in Public Procurement and Contract Management (PPCM), is a Certified Federal Contract Manager (CFCM), and is a National Contract Management Association (NCMA) Fellow. Her research focus includes innovation policy, Other Transaction Authorities, federal procurement reform, and decision making models.

Career

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Kuchina-Musina founded REXOTA Solutions [1], which provides consulting services to government and industry clients.

Personal Life

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Dolores is a third generation PhD, both her grandmother and mother hold PhDs in physics. Her father has a masters in physics.

Dolores is fluent in Russian.

Dolores is local to the Northern Virginia region, where she and her husband have resided since 2020.

U.S. Trademarks

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Kuchina-Musina holds a registered trademark for Dinocorn® [5], a brand identity used in conjunction with her consulting services and educational resources. Dinocorn® embodies a unique blend of creativity, innovation, and approachability, reflecting Kuchina-Musina’s commitment to engaging and memorable educational content in the government contracting and procurement fields. The Dinocorn® brand appears in workshops, presentations, and publications, representing her distinctive, whimsical approach to complex topics in a traditionally formal industry.

Published Works

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Dolores has written over a dozen publications across academic and practitioner publications including:

  • "Public Procurement for Innovation: Research and Development at the US Federal Level" (2024) [6]
  • "The Strategic Role of Contract Management in Supply Chain Success". Contract Management Magazine, Vol. 64 (2024) [7].
  • "Turning Vision into Reality: Transforming Innovation Definitions into Actionable Policies". Contract Management Magazine, Vol. 64 (2024) [8]
  • "Consulting for the U.S. Federal Government". In Biech, E. (ed.) ATD’s Handbook for Consultants (2024) [9]
  • "Maximizing Efficiency and Success: The Crucial Role of Subcontract Management". Contract Management Magazine, Vol. 64 (2024) [10]
  • "Exploring the Dynamics of Contract Lifecycle Management". Contract Management Magazine, Vol. 64 (2024) [11]
  • "What are 'Other Transactions'?" The Pulse of GovCon: GovCon Guides (2024) [12]
  • "The Strategic Imperative of a Resilient Contract Management Team". Contract Management Magazine, Vol. 64. (2024) [13]
  • "Other Transactions: What are the Opportunities and Challenges?" The Pulse of GovCon: SME Q&A (2024) [14]
  • "Navigating Success: The Crucial Role of Market Intelligence in Contract Management". Contract Management Magazine, Vol. 64 (2024) [15]
  • "Unveiling the Art and Science of Acquisition Planning: A Prologue to Strategic Success". Contract Management Magazine, Vol. 64 (2024) [16]
  • "Changes: You Gotta Operate the Easy Way". G2X Industry Insights (2023) [17]
  • "Foreign Disclosures: Do you know who is behind the curtain of your organization?" Silicon Nation (2023) [18]
  • "Scalable Compliance". Federal Compass (2023) [19]
  • Improving Contract Lifecycle Management". Federal Compass (2022) [20]
  • "Other Transaction Authorities: Evaluating Innovation Policy Impact of Alternative Contract Vehicles in the Department of Defense". Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Dissertation, School of Public Service, Old Dominion University (2022) [21]
  • “Buying innovation: An examination of public–private partnerships and the decision process for contracting out innovation". Politics & Policy (2022) [22]
  • "An Imposter Among Us? – SBIR Phase 3". Public Spend Forum (2021) [23]
  • "Drivers and differentiators: a grounded theory study of procurement in public and private organizations". Journal of Public Procurement, Vol. 20 (2024) [24]
  • "Does size matter? Ethics applied to small businesses compared to large businesses". Small Business Institute National Conference Proceedings (2010) [25]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "REXOTA Solutions".
  2. ^ a b Kuchina-Musina, Morris, Steinfeld (2020). "Drivers and differentiators: a grounded theory study of procurement in public and private organizations". Journal of Public Procurement. 20 (3): 265–285.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Kuchina-Musina, Morris (2022). "Buying innovation: An examination of public–private partnerships and the decision process for contracting out innovation". Politics & Policy. 50 (3): 503–515.
  4. ^ Cooksey, Kuchina-Musina (2010). "Does size matter? Ethics applied to small businesses compared to large businesses". Small Business Institute National Conference Procedings. 34 (1): 292–300.
  5. ^ US Trademark 97745201, Kuchina-Musina, D., "Dinocorn", issued July 16, 2024
  6. ^ Kuchina-Musina, McMartin (2024). Public Procurement for Innovation Research and Development at the US Federal Level. Routledge. ISBN 9781032504339.
  7. ^ Kuchina-Musina, Dolores (2024). "The Strategic Role of Contract Management in Supply Chain Success". Contract Management Magazine. Vol. 64. p. 3.
  8. ^ Kuchina-Musina, Dolores (2024). "Turning Vision into Reality: Transforming Innovation Definitions into Actionable Policies". Contract Management Magazine. Vol. 64. p. 30.
  9. ^ Kuchina-Musina, Dolores (2024). Consulting for the U.S. Federal Government. In Biech, E. (ed.) ATD’s Handbook for Consultants. ATD Press. pp. 249–258. ISBN 978-1957157344.
  10. ^ Kuchina-Musina, Dolores (May 2024). "Maximizing Efficiency and Success: The Crucial Role of Subcontract Management". Contract Management Magazine. Vol. 64, no. 3. p. 3.
  11. ^ Kuchina-Musina, Dolores (April 2024). "Exploring the Dynamics of Contract Lifecycle Management". Contract Management Magazine. Vol. 64, no. 4. p. 3.
  12. ^ Goff, A.; Boulanger, H.; Kuchina-Musina, D. (March 19, 2024). "What are "Other Transactions"?". The Pulse of GovCon: GovCon Guides.
  13. ^ Kuchina-Musina, Dolores (March 2024). "The Strategic Imperative of a Resilient Contract Management Team". Contract Management Magazine. Vol. 64, no. 3. p. 3.
  14. ^ Kuchina-Musina, Dolores (February 28, 2024). "Other Transactions: What are the Opportunities and Challenges?". The Pulse of GovCon: SME Q&A.
  15. ^ Kuchina-Musina, D., Dolores (February 2024). "Navigating Success: The Crucial Role of Market Intelligence in Contract Management". Contract Management Magazine. Vol. 64, no. 2. p. 3.
  16. ^ Kuchina-Musina, Dolores (January 2024). "Unveiling the Art and Science of Acquisition Planning: A Prologue to Strategic Success". Contract Management Magazine. Vol. 64, no. 1. p. 3.
  17. ^ Kuchina-Musina, Dolores (June 26, 2023). "Changes: You Gotta Operate the Easy Way". G2X Industry Insights.
  18. ^ Hajduk, Kristen R.; Kuchina-Musina, Dolores (June 6, 2023). "Foreign Disclosures: Do you know who is behind the curtain of your organization?". Silicon Nation.
  19. ^ Kuchina-Musina, Dolores. Scalable Compliance. Federal Compass.
  20. ^ Kuchina-Musina, Dolores (September 13, 2022). Improving Contract Lifecycle Management. Federal Compass.
  21. ^ Kuchina-Musina, Dolores (2022). "Other Transaction Authorities: Evaluating Innovation Policy Impact of Alternative Contract Vehicles in the Department of Defense". doi:10.25777/ddta-rc05 – via Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Dissertation, School of Public Service, Old Dominion University.
  22. ^ Kuchina-Musina, Dolores; Morris, J.C. (2022). Buying innovation: An examination of public–private partnerships and the decision process for contracting out innovation. Politics & Policy 00. pp. 1–13.
  23. ^ Kuchina-Musina, Dolores (August 27, 2021). "An Imposter Among Us? – SBIR Phase 3". Public Spend Forum.
  24. ^ Kuchina-Musina, Dolores; Morris, J.C.; Steinfeld, J. (2020). "Drivers and differentiators: a grounded theory study of procurement in public and private organizations". Journal of Public Procurement. 20 (3): 265–285.
  25. ^ Cooksey, K.; Kuchina-Musina, Dolores (2010). "Does size matter? Ethics applied to small businesses compared to large businesses". Small Business Institute National Conference Proceedings. 34 (1): 292–300.
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