Connor Peklinsky, Mba Email & Phone Number

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Charleston, South Carolina

Key Accountabilities• Develop and negotiate all cost proposals (Firm Fixed Price, T&M, CPFF) in support of government and commercial contracts• Conduct competitive analysis and develop pricing strategies adhering to solicitation requirements• Prepare and manage pricing modules to assist proposal development support in decision making stages • Lead all internal communication with C-suite, business development, finance, and contract management teams • Review all cost volume documentation to ensure adherence to RFP requirements, the organization's estimating system, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)• Handle all communications with teammates throughout the entire proposal development• Manage priorities in an efficient manner while tasked with several proposal activities simultaneously to meet deadlines

Charleston, South Carolina

Key Accountabilities• Develop and negotiate cost proposals in support of government and commercial acquisitions.• Preforming RFP/RFQ analysis, pricing model development, BOE development/review, developing pricing strategies, aiding in price to win activities, and preparing the cost/business proposal volume.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Key Accountabilities• Provided business and financial leadership to strategic decision makers, developing financial models involving ROI, IRR, and NPV calculations for investment opportunities; prepared budgets for theoretical project costs• Responsible for leading teams, managing the implementation and follow-up of project plans deliverables• Relied upon for delivering bi-weekly documentation and reports focused on progress and milestones• Skillfully managed 2 business consultant interns serving as team leader to ensure compliance with Statement of Work in order to meet client expectationsKey Achievements• Championed efforts to remain under budget, planning for a $15K theoretical budget and decreasing the projected billing to $13.5K• Spearheaded the development of a circular-economy model incorporating end-of-life waste back into Covestro’s value chain; performing benefit-cost analysis and cost/revenue ranges to measure risk of investment• Conceptualized and delivered an excel model that layers investment and logistic costs versus projected revenue, results were used to create a breakeven analysis and determine timeline for implementation

Greater Atlanta Area

Key Accountabilities• Responsible for providing leadership to 3 college students assigned to the project, planning and executing tasks to achieve specific goals under a particular time frame• Distilled key information from documentation and reports to provide management with accurate data in bi-weekly meetings• Diligently provided key information and financial guidance to investors; produced NPV and IFV calculations for 3 different projects to determine investment opportunitiesKey Achievements• Led a comprehensive white-paper analysis on 3 sustainable technologies (Solar-Powered Vehicle Charging, Tire Safety Check Station, Solar-Paved Highway); skillfully created NPV calculations for investment opportunities• Resourcefully analyzed financial data to provided key details/marketing information to share with potential investors o The financial analysis was shared with Florida and Colorado Department of Highways to guide their decisions on scaling operations of The Ray Highway’s pilot technologies; both states invested in projects

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Key Accountabilities• Responsible for performing duties during three busy seasons, directly reporting to 2 partners in order to provide availability and project status, while working with cross-functional teams across different departments• Relied upon for preparing tax returns, data entry in tax software, and accurately analyzing client tax data for research, while ensuring on-time filing of tax forms and troubleshooting of tax software issues• Efficiently redacted memos to be sent to the IRS on behalf of clients; continuously updated work papers for tax returns in order to increase process efficiency and consistency among documentsKey Achievements• Proficiently managed the payroll of 50+ employees for a business with $100MM+ in revenue• Key contributor in 5 research and development consulting projects; ranked as top performer, booked with 40+ hours each week and staffed with 65+ hours during busy seasons• Innovatively created an exit survey designed for interns to provide feedback on their experience with the company in order to identify improvement areas and implement solutions• Skillfully acted as Interim Controller for GCS Sigal Inc., performing position responsibilities, daily bank findings, and account receivables duties• Created/issued all the employees W-2 without prior training; seen as utility associate due to quick learning and client managing, including mid-sized corporations, partnerships, high wealth persons, trusts and non-profits• Selected as greeter for on-site interviews, heavily involved with new employee/intern recruitment and accounting software training

Morgantown, Wv

• Participated in audits of an employee benefit plan and healthcare client engagements• Assisted engagement team with pre-planning for several engagements• Completed tax returns utilizing the firm’s tax software

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Sustainability Studies

Bachelor’S Degree, Accounting, Senior

Activities and Societies: Beta Alpha Psi

High School