Erick Mann Email & Phone Number

Cape Canaveral, Fl, Us

• Spearheaded the development and submission of over 15 competitive bids, playing a pivotal role in leading solutioning discussions, authoring technical volumes, creating impactful graphics, and leveraging AI-driven tools to generate compelling proposal content, significantly enhancing the quality and competitiveness of each submission.• Authored and contributed to a comprehensive suite of whitepapers, capability briefings, and CONOPS graphics, effectively showcasing the organization's innovative technical capabilities and solutions to potential clients and partners.• Pioneered the exploration and integration of AI technologies within the National Security Services division, successfully training peers on AI tools and techniques to optimize proposal development processes and outcomes.• Championed the integration of AI in the proposal development process, overcoming initial internal resistance to secure a pivotal contract win valued at over $47 million. • Implemented rigorous task management and tracking protocols for concurrent bids, ensuring disciplined monitoring of team activities, deliverables, and key milestones across multiple capture opportunities.• Actively participated in industry conferences, demonstrations, and events, effectively representing the organization and its capabilities to a broader audience.• Established and led communities of practice and knowledge management initiatives, fostering a collaborative environment, and facilitating the sharing of best practices across teams.• Innovatively utilized AI tools such as Chat.GPT, Midjourney, Bard, and Claude AI to develop repeatable scripts for generating content, assessing documentation, mapping labor categories, and incorporating references to governance and policy.

Alexandria, Va

• Captured 17 total proposed bids, submitted over 30 market surveys resulting from a total CommIT starting revenue of < 3 million in 2017 to > 30 million in revenue for 2022. Mr. Mann wrote the technical and conducted the pricing (FFP and CPFF) for most of the resulting proposals• Sourced thousands of resumes and conducted hundreds of interviews for both direct hire and corporate personnel, always monitoring for strategic hires, which Mr. Mann scaled into an HR Recruiting department which has filled every position in under 30 days for over 12 months• Performed as Sr. Operations Research Analyst for Marine Corps Capability Development Directorate to directly support Modeling and Simulation exercises. Mr. Mann was relied upon as the data and radio SME and orchestrated half a dozen vignettes. • Drafted Health-E Data Prototype whitepaper for a real-time health monitoring and awareness solution with a fit to finish data ecosystem that provides alerts to pre-established secured user smart devices (such as COTS tablets and phones) and can also provide alerts to already existing Navy alerting systems• Participated in weekly, “government only” Senior Leadership meetings as a trusted SME, and made recommendations to Senior Executive Staff for the Marine Corps Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps - Information (DCI)o Provided data strategy for forming the Marine Corps first and only Chief Data Officero Developed the data blueprints for the Marine Corps Information Environment Enterprise (MCIEE)o Architected, reviewed COTS products, developed, and presented a Data Information Visualization Environment (DIVE), that would automatically render almost any form of data• Drafted System Security Plan and Implemented NIST 800-53 security controls on CommIT Corporate network assets and achieved CMMC Level 3

Kabul, Afghanistan / Cape Canaveral, Fl

• Provides high-level subject matter proficiency• Provides advanced technical knowledge and analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environment, high-level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation, training, and implementation advice on complex problems that require doctorate level knowledge of the subject matter for effective implementation.• Analyzes the results of workflow plans and recommends changes to improve processing and utilization.• Performs engineering design evaluations and works to complete projects within budget and scheduling restraints.• Develops, implements, and monitors information systems policies and controls to ensure data accuracy, security, and regulatory compliance.• Reviews reports of computer and peripheral equipment production, malfunction, and maintenance to determine and address problems.• Provides technical knowledge and analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environment, high-level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation and implementation advice on exceptionally complex problems• Addresses problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms.• Designs, codes, tests, debugs, and documents those programs.• Evaluates new and existing software products.• Provides quality assurance review and the evaluation of new and existing products.• Subject matter specialist providing testing know-how in for the support of user requirements of complex to highly complex software/hardware applications.• Directs and/or participates in all phases of risk management assessments and software/hardware development with emphasis on analysis of user requirements, test design and test tools selection.• Conduct process improvement activities to streamline Business Development, Capture and Proposal initiatives; maximize ROI; and establish a competitive edge. • Over 300 million in active Task Orders win's

Charleston, Sc

Previous consulting business

Charleston, South Carolina Area

• Oversaw and stood up Navy and Marine Corps Division within Centuria.• Developed, Managed and maintained fully integrated and traceable Business Development Management system.• Developed, Managed and maintained Task Order Management system currently being utilized by the government, Centuria Sub-Contractors and Centuria personnel.• Oversee all Centuria Navy and Marine Corps operations to include Contract Management, Office Management, Personnel Management and Business Development.• Responded to 3 contract and task order request for proposals totaling over 100 Million dollars as both Technical Manager and Writer.• Responded to 10 Market Surveys, 2 of which had large business incumbents and are now going small business, 6 are still pending, and 2 are going Full and Open. All 10 Market Surveys were considered acceptable by the government.• Developed a fully integrated opportunity assessment system utilizing current tasking and metrics from win/loss RFP responses that automatically calculate Percentage of Win.• Shaped first Pillar contract task order win to increase the ceiling 50% during the first 30 days, with a guarantee of up to 4 additional positions.• Shaped three new SPAWAR tasks that will be released for competition during FY-14.• Managed 950 Million in contract ceiling.

• Oversee all CommIT Atlantic operations to include Contract Management, Office Management, Personnel Management and Business Development.• Oversaw and stood up Business Enterprises, Enterprise Engineering, Strategic Arts, Data Management, Configuration Management, and Systems Engineering competencies.• Initiated and managed 67 new tasks totaling over $24.3M dollars in revenue and a growth from 27 to 70 employees in 30 months.• Developed proposal winning Hybrid Matrix organization approach.• Developed the CommIT Software Development Plan.• Temporarily transitioned from Charleston to Quantico to provide necessary business development and operations support to CommIT’s Quantico Office. In 10 months, successfully grew CommIT's presence in Quantico resulting in over 500% growth for CommIT in that area.• Managed and Captured 3 proposals totaling 280 million dollars in contract ceiling.• Responded to Market Surveys and Request for Proposals on numerous contract opportunities.• Developed and captured new customers for CommIT to include the AN-MRC142C, Pensacola Projects, I-TSCMIS, NUCLEUS, SIAT, MCEITS, and the Enterprise Engineering Environment.• Teamed with 4 prime contractors which resulted in the win of 8 contracts and 8 resulting sub-contracts for CommIT.• Managed 9 sub-contractors for execution of CommIT prime contract activities.• Set and Maintained Customer expectations for 18 different clients.• Oversaw the extension for the CommIT Charleston office which added 1400 Square Feet to include a conference room and 14 cubicles.• Conducted corporate process refinement activities to include Hiring, Competencies, and Task Orders.• Developed, Managed and maintained unique fully integrated and traceable Task Order and Proposal Management system.• Drafted and assisted in numerous research studies and white papers for Data Management, Software Design, Technology Readiness, and Cloud Computing.

Managing all lifecycle aspects of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) program. Successfully designed, developed, and transitioned the DNDO system in a 3 month period using "adhoc" Agile development management techniques. Captured previously un-available sponsor funding and ensured SPAWAR continued participation in the effort through FY 2011. Other duties included managing 6 prime contracts, financial reporting, initiating a Multiple Award Contract and 8a sole source contract, Earned Value Management, trouble reporting and change request management, providing requirements traceability, executing DHS SELC, writing Performance Work Statements, Statements of Work, Statements Of Objectives, Independent Government Estimates, Request for Proposals, and Source Selections Plans.

Started at EMA as a Systems Analyst (Tester), and worked way through the ranks to Software Integrator, Development Manager, Data Analyst, Consultant, and Project Manager

Provided systems analysis for wide range of Marine Corps C4I tactical systems. Played a key; decision maker for the fielding of IOW 3.6.5, IOS V2/MEFIAS/IOS V1 3.6.5, and the MEFIAS E-server 3.6.5. The software applications include, but are not limited to Command and Control Personal Computer, Joint Targeting Toolbox, Intel Office, Universal Data Import and Export, Go-Global, Integrated C4I Systems Framework, SAMBA, and Common Operation Picture Synchronization tools.

Provided systems administration for Theatre Battle Management Corps System (TBMCS), Multiple Source Correlation System (MSCS), Contingency Theatre Automated Planning System (CTAPS), Command Tactical Terminal Hybrid-3 (CTT-H3), Perimeter Security System (PSS), Armed Forces Radio & Television Service (AFRTS) and all Non-secure Internet Protocol (NIPR) and Secure Internet Protocol (SIPR) workstations. Software applications include, but are not limited too Network Information Service Plus (NIS+), Defense Information Infrastructure Common Operating Environment (DII COE), Theatre Automated Planning (TAP), Execution Re-planning (EMR) tool, Modernized Integrated Database (MIDB), and Air Operation Database (AODB).