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Reston, Va, Us

Provide leadership for Defense vertical pipeline development and management, capture execution, team management, client engagement, and strategy development. Lead and mentor a team of Business Development and Capture professionals to execute on our corporate growth strategy.

Reston, Va, Us

Jointly manage the Agile Defense Army Account. Develop, plan, and execute Army Account sales, marketing, and pursuit plans. Continue our exceptional track record as the #1 Small Business task order awardee on the ITES-S3 contracting vehicle. Help to maintain and achieve the company strategic business vision. Serve as a primary capture lead for new or existing opportunities and oversee all aspects of business development and capture within the company, including the Solutioning, Capture, Proposal, and Contract Award/Transition phases of an opportunity.Maximize the #HUSTLE and #HUNGER aspects of our company culture to propose and deliver against critical DoD mission goals and objectives.

Reston, Va, Us

Operations Director providing management and day-to-day oversight of an information technology services portfolio supporting all Federal and DoD customers. Plans, directs, and coordinates operations in support of company growth and development. Formulates policies and strategic plans for future growth while managing daily operations of personnel, programs, administration, finances, and security. Manages ongoing contracting efforts, builds key customer relationships, identifies business opportunities, negotiates business deals, and maintains extensive knowledge of current market conditions.

Vienna, Virginia, Us

VP of Business Development that developed and executed company sales and marketing plans, including the implementation of new ideas and tools for the company. Provided direction and plans to maintain and achieve the company strategic business vision. Managed and oversaw all aspects of business development and capture within the company, including the Proposal, Capture, and Business Development teams. Secured contracts with new customers and wrote business proposals for new and existing clients, identified and set company goals, and created plans to achieve goals. Developed and maintained a network of external and internal company contacts, built key customer relationships, identified business opportunities, negotiated business deals, and maintained extensive knowledge of current market conditions.

Vienna, Virginia, Us

VP of Operations that provided management and day-to-day oversight of a complete portfolio of over $50M in annual contracting efforts. Planned, directed, and coordinated operations in support of company growth and development. Formulated policies and strategic plans for future growth while managed daily operations of personnel, programs, administration, finances, and security. Managed ongoing contracting efforts, built key customer relationships, identified business opportunities, negotiated business deals, and maintained extensive knowledge of current market conditions.

Vienna, Virginia, Us

Senior Systems Administrator and Site Lead providing technical support services for the overall operational objectives of Advanced Research and Technology Enclave Management and Information Support 4 (ARTEMIS-4). Services provided are in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) West. Program manager supporting West Coast DirectViz Solutions operations and contract/personnel management.

Reston, Virginia, Us

Technical Site Lead for the JBLM-IC performing systems administration, network support, and technical assistance to over 500 officers and enlisted personnel from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and over 50 civilians. Supervises and manages a 5 man IT team. Principle responsibilities include project management, server/client administration, account maintenance, network support, and technical subject matter expertise to the JBLM-IC environment, consisting of five separate network infrastructures (up to the SCI level), over 1200 client workstations, and over 500 supported users. Provides systems administration on Microsoft Servers, Active Directory, Exchange, SQL, Storage Area Networks (SANs), VMWare servers/clients, Cisco routers, switches, and Tandberg/Cisco Video Teleconferencing. The JBLM-IC serves as the primary fusion center performing multi-disciplinary intelligence analysis and production support to users throughout I (US) Corps.

Lead technical Subject Matter Expert and Pacific Area Division Manager for DDS Corp. Managed ongoing contracting efforts, built key customer relationships, identified business opportunities, negotiated business deals, and maintained extensive knowledge of current market conditions. Managed existing clients to ensure contract satisfaction and provided quality control. Prepared and submitted monthly financial, budget, and operational forecasts. Handled all contract management efforts and technical planning, implementation and management of the installation, operation and maintenance of the Wide Area Network (WAN) for the Korean Battle Simulation Center (KBSC). Provided systems administration oversight on Microsoft Servers, Active Directory, Exchange, SQL, Storage Area Networks (SANs), Cisco routers, switches, and firewalls, Tandberg/Cisco Video Teleconferencing, and encryption devices. Supported over 1200 customers for successful major military exercises in South Korea and Japan. Served as the critical Information Assurance and Network Security administrator during exercises and events through the development, administration, and implementation of a layered IT security approach to include network defense-in-depth, patch management, and IAVA compliance.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

AUG 2010 – OCT 2011Battalion Personnel Officer (S1)/Adjutant, CPT (O3) US Army, Field Artillery Branch2-23IN BN, 4-2 SBCT, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), WashingtonS1/Adjutant of a 763-man Stryker Brigade Combat Team Infantry Battalion responsible for all human resources concerns and personnel actions within the organization. Primary responsibilities included the oversight of all evaluation reports, awards program, establishing policies & procedures, personnel management, and personnel records. Advised the battalion command team on personnel issues and unit functions. Directed the battalion's functions within the critical personnel systems, personnel readiness management, personnel accounting, and strength reporting. Coordinated all aspects of personnel services, finance services, chaplaincy activities, command information services, and legal services support. AUG 2009 – AUG 2010Battalion Staff Officer (S7/S9), 1LT (O2) US Army, Field Artillery Branch2-23IN BN, 4-2 SBCT, Camp Taji, IraqInformation Operations and Civil Military Operations Officer while deployed under Operation Iraqi Freedom (09-10) to Taji, Iraq. Responsible for the coordination, synchronization, and orchestration of all non-lethal effects of a 763-man Stryker Brigade Combat Team Infantry Battalion. Regularly coordinated and interfaced with critical intelligence enablers, providing effective resources and coverage throughout the area of operations. Coordinated over 100 humanitarian assistance events, and successfully built a relationship amongst Iraqi government, local leaders, and the local security forces. Developed and managed the implementation of local infrastructure development projects, valued at over $10M. Integrated the entire spectrum of civil capacity and government initiatives into military partnered operations.MAY 2008 – AUG 2009Company Fire Support Officer, 2LT (O1) US Army, Field Artillery BranchA Company, 2-23IN BN, 4-2 SBCT, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Washington