Account Manager, Program Management, Sales
Sioux Falls, Sd
• Lead the rapid development effort establishing a new turn-key product, identifying the key U.S.Government customers and unseating an incumbent supplier and within a year procured firstmulti-million-dollar contracts with NAVAIR 4.5x• In February 2011, received personal achievement award from the U.S. Government, Mr.Alex Lovett Special Assistant OSD/DDR&E/RFD, for outstanding service, unwaveringcommitment and tireless dedication in the rapid fielding of the Persistent GroundSurveillance System (PGSS)• Team Leader pioneering and introducing two new technical product lines, develop product specifications, performance parameters and manning requirements • Understand and comply with the FARs, work with government Contracting Officersnegotiating contract awards and delivery schedules• Manage the bid as and the built as documentation for customers, working with Engineers toimplement on Engineering Changes Requests (ECRs) and Engineering Change Orders (ECOs)• Work closely with management team to define and implement a pursuit strategy critical to thesuccess of the organization• Promote the company within target industries and U.S. Government agencies• Utilize technology tools to create shared documents and checklists as well as virtual meetings toeffectively plan the daily, weekly and monthly tasks for the clients and team members involved• Responsible for forecasting and budget management through the direct sales leader of TetheredAerostats, Military Decoys, Protective Wear and custom Inflatables product lines• Administrator and division Champion for salesforce.com CRM tool, training users, developingreports for metrics analysis• Key Team Member for the ISO certification effort, leading the company through the successfulprocess of ISO certification, allowing the company to bid on U.S. Government RFQ/RFPs• Proven experience meeting assigned responsibilities while completing extensive travelcommitments, out of the office over 75% of the time