Colin Steele Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Strategy and operations consultant with SEI D.C.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

I provide consultative, writing, and editing services to select clients. Projects have included strategy consultations on launching and pivoting businesses, writing sales pages for new offerings, and editing materials ranging from online courses to books. Clients say they my combination of coaching and editing skills helps them achieve a level of clarity they never believed they could — both out loud and on the page.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Director-level chief of staff at an early-stage defense-tech software startup- Developed sales and marketing materials as well as fundraising strategy- Prepared for and participated in a sales call with a four-star general and staff- Developed and implemented processes to improve reporting and speed time to delivery of courses to meet go-live target- Conducted market research to understand competitive landscape and positioning- Managed an office move, from insurance to logistics- Helped drive weekly rhythm-of-business meetings and follow-ups

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Planned and executed in-person and virtual engagements with domestic security agencies from countries including Australia, Canada, Japan, and the Republic of Korea- Helped develop engagement strategy and manage follow-ups and day-to-day work of ongoing international collaborations on scientific and technical projects to enhance domestic security- Improved, developed, and implemented office-wide processes to help work move more efficiently and effectively, reducing time spent on version-control and similar tech challengesAwards and recognition: shout-outs from clients in agency-wide newsletter, promoted to next higher career band

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Managed two ~$20MM captures, hired and managed a deputy capture manager, presented bid/no-bid recommendation to company executives- Lead-authored and managed the writing team (book boss) on the critical project-management plan for a successful must-win proposal covering up to ~100 FTE and ~$100MM- Managed production of key-personnel resume books for several other proposals, often on extremely tight deadlines- Developed, shared, and taught a process for efficiently and effectively producing compelling and compliant key personnel resumes- Interviewed and participated in hiring decisions for key personnel and subcontractor teammates

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Helped a U.S. government client manage scope, schedule, and budget of a ~$50MM/year effort to build a new cybersecurity capability for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)- Developed, implemented, and iterated project-management and reporting processes that dramatically improved communications between PM team, developers, and third-party developers- Developed a budget-tracking process that gave PM a clear, up-to-the-minute snapshot of funds committed, executed, and remaining; taught this process to ~50 fellow consultants in a team all-hands call- Developed, iterated, and handed off award-winning onboarding programs to help dozens of newly hired staff successfully transition into a primarily remote/hybrid work environmentAwards and recognition: employee of the quarter, Narwhal award 2x, promoted 2xLeadership training: client engagement workshop, frontline leadership impact cohort

- Co-led a cohort of ~20 students in the industry-leading altMBA workshop on business strategy and marketing- Facilitated hundreds of students' learning in the Bootstrapper's Workshop (as coach and head coach), Marketing Seminar, and Creative's Workshop- Used a tech stack optimized for highly engaging, fully remote learning: Discourse, Slack, Google Workspace, Zoom

Edited articles by national-security and strategic scholars and practitioners for content, clarity, and style. Mastered and applied house style guide. Known for efficient, effective work; extremely high standards of quality; and professional tact to transmit substantive edits directly to authors. Also handled intermittent special research projects and managed the official Twitter account in the spring of 2017.Experienced along the entire chain from copy editing to line editing to ghostwriting.

Medford, Ma

Spent AY2018-19 completing coursework in two fields of study: international security studies and public and nonprofit management. Withdrew from program post-coursework in order to focus on work outside of school.

Medford, Ma

Class of 2018 research assistant to ADM James Stavridis, USN (ret.), dean of The Fletcher School. Build PowerPoint briefings, draft op-eds and articles, and edit manuscripts (books and articles).

Medford, Ma

Fields of study: international security studies and public/non-profit management (self-designed).

Medford, Ma

- Teaching assistant: civil-military relations, 2017- Student affairs: managed new student orientation (2017, 2018), managed full review and revision of student policy handbook- Fletcher Forum of World Affairs: staff editor (2016-17), managing editor for digital and external affairs (2017-18)- Admissions committee member, 2018- Class gift committee co-chair, 2018

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Responsible for relationship building and management with key internal and external stakeholders; research, writing, and editorial support for the office; and strategic consultation to the VP. Assisted in the creation and operation of the office-run Global Futures Initiative: www.global.georgetown.edu/futures

Bachelor Of Science In Foreign Service (Bsfs), Culture And Politics

Activities and Societies: The Corp (Uncommon Grounds), Georgetown University Grilling Society (GUGS), Outdoor Education, First-year.

Master Of Arts In Law And Diplomacy (Mald), International Security Studies; Public And Nonprofit Management

Activities and Societies: Research assistant to Dean James Stavridis and Professor Antonia Chayes; managing editor for digital.

Ruckus-Making

Seth Godin's answer to his own question, "What is school for?" is twofold: to teach people how to lead and how to solve interesting.

Education record

Semester-long workshop on bootstrapping: creating and shipping "work that matters for people who care." Course material ranged.

Food, Innovation, And Systems Thinking

I joined this workshop to play with a longtime extracurricular interest in food — in the context of innovation and systems thinking..

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Foreign Service