KIRK W BUFFINGTON, FNIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M.

Professional Certification(s) obtained: FNIGP, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M.

Education: BS, MBA, MLS

Experience:

Kirk Buffington, retired in June 2019, from the City of Fort Lauderdale, where he spent the last five years as Director of Finance and Procurement Services. Kirk also served as Deputy Director of Finance, and Deputy Director of Administrative Services. Prior to Fort Lauderdale, Kirk was the Purchasing Agent for Osceola County.

Kirk has a B.S. in Business Administration from Florida State University, and an MBA, with a concentration in Procurement and Acquisitions Management, from Webster University, St. Louis, MO. In August 2023, Kirk received his Master’s in Legal Studies, (MLS), from the University of Cincinnati Law School. Kirk is now enrolled in the Master’s program in Supply Chain Risk Management at Penn State University.

Kirk has received certifications in Cybersecurity Leadership and Data Security and Privacy from Cornell University.

Mr. Buffington served as President of the Florida Association of Public Purchasing Officers and was elected to the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, (NIGP) Board of Directors in July 2003, and served as President of NIGP from 2008-2009.

Mr. Buffington was the 2023 recipient of NIGP’s Fellow Award, the highest honor awarded by the Institute.

Kirk co-authored the NIGP LEAP text “The Legal Aspects of Purchasing”, 3rd edition, and has published various articles concerning Procurement Case Law in nationally peer-reviewed academic journals.