For A Cure Events is is a non-profit company based in Vienna Virginia whose mission is to raise money for advanced research to find cures for debilitating and fatal diseases. The method for raising funds is through entertainment events, primarily concerts that showcase some of the world’s greatest talent that share in our commitment and passion for philanthropy. For A Cure Events was founded by a group of music enthusiasts who wanted to create a festival that would bring people together through the power of music and create an environment of giving, caring, and altruism. Our goal is to make our festivals one of the most anticipated events of the year. Our planned events are larger than most in the DC Metro area with a goal of exceeding 250,000 attendees and generating $25M for medical research. Our lineup features a diverse range of artists, from up-and-coming musicians to established headliners, ensuring that there is something for everyone to enjoy.

CeleraPro, led by Dr. Remo Perini, provides technology expertise that includes Biometric Systems, Cyber Security, Digital System Design, RF Systems, Information Technology, Data Communications, and Information Assurance. Business to business support includes strategic planning, management consulting, and program management.

Business Development for a HUBZone Small Business, focused on Cyber Security, Network Architecture Design and Network Strategy for the DoD. Currently recruiting for cyber portfolio analysts and cyber gap closure analysts with an active TS.

CeleraPro Consulting, LLC is a registered Small Business that provides Business Development (BD) and Capture Management support and consulting to contractors in the Federal, Civilian, DoD, and SLED market spaces. CeleraPro Consulting expertise includes Strategic Relationship and Customer Relationship Development, Growth Strategy Development, Business Pipeline formulation, Opportunity Identification, Shaping and Positioning activities, Capture Management (CM), and Proposal Operations consulting. Clients are companies ready to win new opportunities, but not be ready to hire full time individuals to support their strategic BD, "must-win" capture and proposal efforts, or who need additional support on a short term basis. CeleraPro Consulting will run or participate on proposal review teams, establish capture strategies, define resource needs, and perform competitive analyses. CelreaPro has been highly successful in building teams in pursuit of large IDIQ opportunities and standing up the PMO to manage rapid response to ICDIQ task orders. CeleraPro continually seeks well-connected consultants to support ongoing customer business development, capture, and proposal needs. Resumes describing professional consulting experience can be sent to: Remo@Celerapro.com

Hired to help Akima with capture of Information Technology opportunities. I provide market analysis, strategic planning, identification, qualification, win strategy formulation, and capture of major programs. Akima solutions span diverse fields including IT, data and comms, systems engineering, software development, IT products, space operations, aviation, fabrication, construction, facilities management, logistics, hospitality, and more. SMEs include leaders in enterprise architecture, policy formation, federal acquisition strategy, and business process optimization.

Identified opportunities aligned with corporate core competencies and adjacent markets with focus on Fed / Civil and DoD markets. Met with customers, developed capture plans, responded to RFIs, developed proposals and tracked forecasts. Customer pursuits included SEC, USPTO, DISA, DSTA, DOT, DOE and HHS on common GWAC vehicles such as: MOBIS, Stars II, CIO SP3, AF Netcents2, IT Schedule 70, and NOAA Link. Focus on DISA Encore III.

2012-2015 SETA PM for a Government agency. Simultaneously pursued new and adjacent opportunities. Increased SETA program size by 70% and direct labor by more than 14% in 2014. Customer has technical focus in biometrics and identity intelligence. My team provides oversight of biometric development projects for the USG. Staff members are certified biometric experts. As the Lead Systems Engineer, also provide Identity Intelligence Technology Engineering 2010-2012: Developing long term strategic partnerships with companies that provide technical expertise in areas where TASC may have a gap. Identifying new opportunities and working capture on near term solicitations. Occasional duty as acting director for a TASC Government agency Division.2009-2012: TASC and Northrop Go-To person for must-win opportunities. Requested by name to support most TASC proposal review teams. Participated, and in some cases led decisions to pursue, or not pursue large opportunities >$100M.2010-2012: Successful execution as PM of TASC's DNI / IARPA contract. Led pursuit of 20 IDIQ task orders in 18 months. Won six of the 20, more than any other prime except the incumbent. My staff members included senior scientists and SMEs with advanced degrees. 2008-2009: Helped NGA with out-year technical planing. 2006-2008 supported DNI by developing the ops concept for ONEmail, a single email system for the entire IC.2000-2005: Strategic Capture. Successfully acquired Billions of dollars of new and re-compete opportunities. Member of development team for TASC’s Long Range Strategic Plan (LRSP) and Annual Operating Plan (AOP). Frequent RFI responses, sole source proposals and business analysis and strategy. Management of proposal volumes on proposals worth from tens to hundreds of millions. 1995-2000 Principal Systems Engineer supporting NRO Tower 4 as a SETA Lead for projects including RF terminal development, System Specification development, Calibration systems, etc.

Program Management: Government agency line of business chief project officer reporting to the program manager, leading technical staff in support of an IT Programs Deputy Assistant Director e; Acquisition Group ITA Lead at another Government agency, coordination of activities of the independent technical assessment team, daily interaction with customers in SIGINT, MASINT and IMINT disciplines contributing to decisions on multi-Billion dollar acquisitions; IC program Assistant Program Manager, represented PM at customer site, direct report to government COTR, helped customer align program strategy with IC requirements. Technical: Lead technical for a Government agency's 2015-2020 future planning study. Support to a Government agency's Division with interface to 16 Intel Community agencies. Wrote a Government agency's IC e-mail CONOP and coined the phrase, ONEmail. Senior Engineer / Manager (1995 to 2003) Program Management: Deputy project manager for a Government agency C&C Division. Section Manager for the SW Support Section of Program Information and Engineering Services Department. Technical: Focus on RF Information Systems, Communication Technology and Information Assurance. Engineer for Government Space Programs Office providing Systems Engineering for Satellite C&C, Calibration and Performance Assessment Systems, including Architecture Definition, Design, Development and Integration.

Research Specialist (1988 to 1995) Engineering guidance and management of system design, system test, performance verification, anomaly resolution and specification management for an integration program tasked with supporting a satellite ground station. Responsible Engineer for several communications systems developments; Senior Design Engineer (1983 to 1988) Digital System Design and Development Lead Engineer; Origination of designs and systems, engineering solutions for flight hardware test equipment for the Ground Support Organization of a Satellite program. Review, technical assistance and approval of the efforts of design specialists and software developers.