•Lead the development and execution of comprehensive business development strategies to drive growth and market expansion.•Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, clients, and partners in the defense industry.•Oversee market analysis and intelligence gathering to inform decision-making and identify emerging trends.•Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align business development objectives with company goals.•Manage high-level project initiatives from conception through to successful execution, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives.

•Manage and oversee a diverse portfolio of multi-million dollar contracts, ensuring delivery on time and within budget.•Serve as the Technical Lead on high-value projects, including the ATHENA-R program.•Coordinate with executive leadership, Senior Directors, and Program Managers for strategic planning and operational success across multiple programs.•Foster team development and talent management, aligning with the organization's mission and goals.•Successfully led a team in the capture and management of large-scale government contracts.•Enhanced operational efficiency and team performance through effective change management and process improvement strategies.

• Provides technical, managerial, and administrative direction for problem definition, analysis, requirements development, and implementation for the STORM program.• Communicates expectations and professional development opportunities effectively, assigns contractor schedules, supervises contractor personnel, reviews work discrepancies, and communicates policies, procedures, and organizational goals to all program stakeholders.• Leads and contributes to proposal technical application development in response to customer solicitation, including facilitating technical design discussions, drafting new content, participating as a color team reviewer as well as reviewing all subcontracting actions/documents.• Coordinates with executive leadership, Senior Directors, and Program Managers to provide recommendations for strategic planning and management for the success of multiple programs and projects.

• Led a 220-person team of cross-functional, diverse, and geographically dispersed subject matter experts ensuring the appropriate oversight and coordinated for a 5-year $180 million contract.• Facilitated communication of program level directives to individual project teams and fostered open lines of communication between individual contributors and management.• Partnered with executive leadership and IPT’s to guide development and capture of long-term business opportunities with federal customers home and abroad.• Organized and led organizational talent development and management throughout all levels of the organization by continuously improving program capabilities in the acquisition and export of diverse talent.

• Performed and maintained daily operational success, as measured by the U.S. Government customer and executive leadership.• Defined the roles and responsibilities of prime/sub-contractors to exceed customer expectations by maintaining a goal-oriented mindset and developing an organizational culture that delivers results in a fast-paced environment.• Analyzed business processes across all departments to identify areas of operational improvement including leading organizational efficiency efforts.• Examined operational and mission data metrics to identify trends and implement productive and quality driven decisions to increase overall effectiveness and support to the federal customer.

• Created and implemented improved processes to increase efficiencies in program deliverables.• Directed the creation, implementation, and approval of ongoing change control to the training plan and deployment schedule of rotational overseas contractors.• Developed and reported program performance metrics for executive leadership and federal customer review.• Enabled efficient and effective program execution through customer relationship management skills to professionally communicate the proper utilization of federal assets.

• Led a team of 18 Mission Sensor Operators on functions, maintenance, and proper utilization of United States Army aircraft systems in direct support of federal customers.• Aligned the Mission Sensor Operator training program with industry leading tactics, techniques, and procedures.• Managed and reported operational flight and maintenance schedules, performance metrics, and operational data to the Site Lead.• Tested and integrated new systems and software on United States Army aircraft for continuous improvement of program deliverables, operational effectiveness, and end user satisfaction.

• Reviewed proposals, contracts, program and customer requirements ensuring quality improvement and adherence to federal customer guidelines.• Conducted root cause corrective action for nonconforming materials, parts, and equipment on the United States Air Force KC-46 Pegasus platform.• Facilitated stakeholder engagement to develop potential preventative or corrective action implementation.• Reviewed engineering documentation to research and evaluate escapements and nonconformances of critical aircraft components from internal and external suppliers.

• Facilitated the development of the Mission Qualification Training curriculum for Tactical Systems Operator course at Beale Air Force Bases, CA.• Provided the customer with success criteria and proper asset utilization through effective and professional communication with federal customers.• Conducted ground and flight training scenarios utilizing proven training techniques and methodologies to prepare Tactical Systems Operators for overseas deployments.• Developed and reported performance metrics and operational data to senior leadership.• Trusted with an additional duty assignment to track and report squadron training requirements and deployment readiness of enlisted aviators.