Josh Leachman Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc, Us

Sales Strategy, Investment and Advisement for Emerging Technologies

Houston, Texas, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Helping Aerospace & Defense to transform their business and become more agile and efficient

Nehemiah Security delivers critical cybersecurity solutions to enterprise and government clients around the world. Our practical approach combines proprietary software, specialized services, a full suite of training options, and best-of-breed partnering for a complete solution to our clients’ cybersecurity needs. Our mission is to empower client organizations to combat cybercrime in this age of ever-expanding complexity and interconnectivity.

Washington Dc, Us

•Cyber Security M&A advisement. Cyber Security International Business Development•Arranging $60 million in financing for international projects•Strategic advice and guidance in raising capital for clients' international and domestic operations through traditional and alternative sources, including U.S. government agencies, multilateral lending institutions, commercial banks, private equity, venture capital and angel investors. •Analyze prospective clients and the related credit request and make the initial determination to proceed or not.•Manage on a day-to-day basis the internal and external project team in implementing all aspects of the development of projects from project evaluation and feasibility, initial design through completion.•Visit prospective clients. Evaluate the client’s physical operations; C-level management; and significant shareholders.. •Creating joint ventures for foreign firms and US counterparts. •Placing new technologies into commercial revenue streams

• Re-organized Bogota and Abu Dhabi offices. Increased product quality and output by 50%; cut cost by 33%; saved $42M contract from being eliminated and increased profits over $12M per year.• Through budget analysis improved success rates by 40%; increased delivery times by 33%; reallocated budgets to save contracts and generate $1M in revenue; improved client relations.• Revamped billing and payments processes shortening receivables duration 25% increasing cash flow and reducing monthly transfer cost 50%.• Saved the company $100K /yr. in expenses and increased revenues over $1M/yr.• Eliminated the prior training and assessment program and created a new program that included pre-vetting process and eliminated unqualified candidates from the pipeline. Saved the company $200K/yr.; increased revenues on projects by $500K.• Established currency fluctuation protocols with providers and created new billing procedures with clients to eliminate fluctuation issues and overcharges; created over $1M in cost savings

.• Opened new market areas for the company in Algeria, Argentina, Mexico, Panama and Peru. Efforts lead to a $24M contract in Argentina and new joint ventures. Sales and inquiries in the areas increased 50%.• Developed and assessed new product lines including a new power pole product line.• Expanded company image and relationships with external stakeholders. Developed new business partners and increased company visibility and standing internationally. Led the evaluation of projects and providing research and solutions to the CEO and other executives for special projects.• Identified key members in the Green building community to participate in the project and collaborated with LEED executives and leading green organization in the US and China to integrate company into green building practices. • Developed and implemented new marketing strategy to re-invigorate and expand international sales division. Sales increased by 70%. Improved from 13 million to 26 million in the 1st year.• Developed relationships with Chinese and Latin American markets. • Coordinated project development with executives from various divisions of the company.• Successfully recruited Chinese nationals with western experience. Established recruiting pipeline with top Canadian Universities for future candidates. • Acquired financial software system that could integrate with the Chinese and US home office. • Instilled company into foreign operations and increased investment and focus on EHS at the plant. • Developed the company's green building initiative and worked with LEED executives and leading green organization in the US and China to integrate company into green building practices.

• Managed finances and organized back office operations.• Worked with owners to establish Business Intelligence and Security Intelligence Company. • Wrote 1st deliverable security assessment for the company’s initial Fortune 500 client CSX.• Eliminated non performing business units. Shortened billing cycle. Expenses were reduced 15%. Cash flow increased 25%. • Established financial accounting and project cost tracking systems increased pipeline efficiency 50%.• Organized business units and performed P&L assessments of existing business verticals maximizing profitability. • Renegotiated receivables to shorter terms with clients and included financing costs in new billing to compensate lags in payments; reduced financing cost 75%.

• Wrote speeches, worked with government officials and organized volunteers to further Florida’s international trade interest and campaign for Miami to be the permanent site of the Free Trade Area of the Americas.• Wrote speech for Governor Jeb Bush that was part of marketing package on Miami presented to all the Presidents of the Americas. • Led the strategy to improve Miami’s positioning with Latin American countries. • Researched Miami’s economic relationship with countries in the America’s and preparing strategy briefings based on the findings. • Researched each group prior to events and travel and providing key strategic marketing opportunities for each audience and adjusting speeches to be more effective to each group.

Washington, Dc, Us

Wrote comprehensive study on corporate social responsibility and its possible implications for businesses as a ready resource for international US Chambers of Commerce to familiarize foreign business groups on the US business and investment environment.

Alexandria, Va, Us

Designed and managed new travel grant program for foreign doctors and re-wrote guidelines and application forms for international membership increasing the society’s visibility overseas and membership with younger foreign doctors.

Develop new telecom startup business in El Salvador and Spain from the ground up. • Hired and trained 20 Salvadorian nationals who opened over 1,000 points of sale in four months.• Negotiated contracts and pricing with Telefonica, S.A.

Lansdowne, Va, Us

Assisted foreign offices in program development

Mba, International Finance And Marketing

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Latin American Studies