Joe Crane Email & Phone Number

We work in Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland and Washington DC as licensed general contractor specializing in concrete installation, roofing and structural repair for commercial and residential clients.On a negotiated basis, we will work as a general contractor.Internationally, we work with the US government, foreign governments, NGOs and private.

Alexandria, VA, US

Develop federal opportunities for small and large federal systems integrators by identifying opportunities, determining PWin and developing go/no-go metrics.Lead and write proposals (technical and self-score) in numerous industries to include systems integration, construction, IT and management services.

• Mission of Firm: Raydar International is the sister company of Raydar & Associates tasked with leading construction that specializes in design-build construction projects in emerging markets for regional governments.
• Captured and managed the Engineering, Procurement, Management and Construction (EPMC) contract in a Joint Venture for the rehabilitation of the 13-story Central Bank of Liberia and greenfield construction of the.
• Captured and managed the construction of medical facilities for the SPLA in South Sudan under the AECOM AFRICAP program.

• Mission of Firm: Raydar & Associates has been providing premier government services to the US Navy since 1997 primarily under the SEAPORT-e program as a prime contractor. Raydar & Associates specializes in electrical.
• Worked with the founder to reassume control of the firm after a failed Leveraged Buyout (LBO) occurred in 2006. This required negotiation of the two term-loans with local banks used to finance the original LBO, removal.
• Established a new division focused on supplying the US government with Nonstandard (non-NATO spec) Ammunition and Weapons to SOCOM and US allies and orchestrated the business development, capture and PMO for a 250M.

• Mission of Firm: The Crane Group was established in 2005 as an IT consulting and WiMAX/WiFi/VOIP integrator specializing in large rollouts for Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) use by the US military personnel. In.
• Obtained startup capital with three SBA loan packages and later raised a seven-figure investment into a spin-off government services firm specializing in US Federal Government projects in the Horn of Africa.
• Obtained the first issued export license in South Sudan under a JV to export scrap metal. Coordinated the labor, transportation and sales network to cut, ship and sell scrap steel to refineries in Uganda and Kenya.
• Established and assisted public and private international firms to obtain a legal presence and business licenses along with visas and work permits to support US and UN projects along with private.
• Proposal Manager and chief technical advisor for Resolute Partners in the bid for a wireless network for five bases in Kuwait containing 25,000 Coalition troops (approximately 7,400 nodes). (value: $47.1M)
• Prime to install a metro-wireless (WiMAX) network at Fort Shelby, Alabama to provide wireless internet access for US Army troops (approximately 3,000 nodes).

Reston, VA, US

• Started as a business development consultant to ramp up operations from June 2007 through June of 2008 and returned in February of 2009 (through October 2010) as a general manager for operations and business development.
• Established the company's presence in South Sudan and Kenya, eventually establishing a Joint Venture with Arkel International that captured and performed over $100M in construction and life support contract revenue.
• Lead the purchase and expansion of the physical plant which included housing for staff and partners (over 50 rooms), a restaurant (which was under my purview of management) and lay-down yard.

• Head of IT Division (GS-15 position) which managed seven American specialists and multiple Iraqi nationals in the daily maintenance of a 400-node network (over 54 acres).
• Provided armed security for convoys while moving into unsecure areas of Iraq and was part of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) for base defense (all work in this regard was carried out legally with a Ministry of Interior.
• Negotiated and managed the cabling, VOIP and server farm installation subcontract.
• Managed the software development for a contract and security management database which streamlined contract management, coordinated security efforts, tracked supplies (and other contract deliverables) and measured.
• Managed the installation of a UHF radio network.

• Coordinated the creative direction, content and design for multiple website initiatives including secure, streaming content for paid subscribers.
• Managed the design, construction and technical installation of a video studio for in-house video broadcasts, weekly audio broadcasts via the internet and for live television and radio interviews.
• Developed marketing material for live events, new books and accounting services.
• Developed interactive video and Powerpoint presentations for live events and training seminars.

• Assisted IT department (G6) during inception and later in meeting complex certification standards for SIPRNET and NIPRNET.
• Pre-deployment Instructor for Microsoft Office including Frontpage.
• Wrote and managed an Access database to coordinate deployment statistics on Brigade (and subordinate Battalion) personnel for quarterly command briefs on personnel readiness.
• Built temporary field networks for exercises and operations.
• Constantly meet and exceeded Special Operation Forces (SOF) physical and mental standards in the United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (USACAPOC).

Hixson, TN, US

• Organized and prepared a weekly docket with an average of 75 files per week.
• Prepared clients for attorney meetings and court hearings.
• Coordinated a file system with over 1,000 files.

• NBS was started when I was 18 years old and was run while I was taking a full course load in college and enlisted in the US Army Reserves. My intent in starting the company was to leverage my graphic design.
• Coordinated the startup, business plan and marketing plan for Andorrl which brought new medical devices to market in China. As a minority owner in the firm, NBS was tasked with sourcing new products for the Chinese.
• Wrote several dozen business plans and websites for Chattanooga companies for marketing and finance-sourcing opportunities.
• Hired and managed several part-time employees (who were also university students) to coordinate design and writing projects for the firm.

Certificate In Entrepreneurship And Innovation

Bachelor Of Arts, English