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Indianapolis, In, Us

Fairfax, Va, Us

Manage teams of Business Unit staff and internal proposal coordinators, editors, and graphics personnel focused on proposal development and support for Federal, State and Local, and Private Industries. Lead proposal response teams, with timely and accurate RFPs/RFX analysis and development of integrated solutions across all core business units including Cybersecurity, Enterprise IT, Cloud, and Mission Systems. Support any size proposals with Shipley and APMP processes for pre-RFP analysis, Black Hat/Strategy, Win Theme, Storyboard, Proposal Preparation, Data Calls, Color Reviews, QA, White Glove, and Book Checks. Perform bid/no bid analysis of sales funnel opportunities. Develop processes, documentation, and training. Develop inter-corporate relationships and executive buy-in on new processes and standards. Establishes operational objectives and work plans. Delegate assignments to SMEs, writers, and team leads. Additional responsibilities include:• Managed multiple size opportunities from extremely large IDIQs such as Alliant 2 (Both Unrestricted and Small Business paths) to small TOs and support as a subcontractor on partner/prime bids. • Lead, mentor, and reward employees and staff• Supported the development of BD/Capture/Proposal process • Provide weekly status reports on all projects, potential revenue shipped, wins and losses• Ensure internal processes are adhered to by all team members• Work on process & improvement opportunities• Work with multiple vendors and partners on a project-by-project basis in building our alliances, products and customer deliverables• Beta tester for IBM Watson Company Profiler – Provided key feedback in the further development of Watson to support increased data mining from various industry and Government sources

Manage teams of Business Unit staff and internal proposal coordinators, editors, and graphics personnel focused on proposal development and support for Federal, State and Local, and Private Industries. Lead proposal response teams, with timely and accurate RFPs/RFX analysis and development of integrated solutions across all core business units including Cybersecurity, Enterprise IT, Cloud, and Mission Systems. Support any size proposals with Shipley and APMP processes for pre-RFP analysis, Black Hat/Strategy, Win Theme, Storyboard, Proposal Preparation, Data Calls, Color Reviews, QA, White Glove, and Book Checks. Perform bid/no bid analysis of sales funnel opportunities. Develop processes, documentation, and training. Develop inter-corporate relationships and executive buy-in on new processes and standards. Establishes operational objectives and work plans. Delegate assignments to SMEs, writers, and team leads. Additional responsibilities include:• Managed multiple size opportunities from extremely large IDIQs such as Alliant 2 (Both Unrestricted and Small Business paths) to small TOs and support as a subcontractor on partner/prime bids. • Lead, mentor, and reward employees and staff• Supported the development of BD/Capture/Proposal process • Provide weekly status reports on all projects, potential revenue shipped, wins and losses• Ensure internal processes are adhered to by all team members• Work on process & improvement opportunities• Work with multiple vendors and partners on a project-by-project basis in building our alliances, products and customer deliverables• Beta tester for IBM Watson Company Profiler – Provided key feedback in the further development of Watson to support increased data mining from various industry and Government sources

Hook, Hampshire, Gb

Manage a team of proposal coordinators, editors, graphics, and production personnel focused on proposal development and support for Federal, State and Local, Healthcare, Utilities and Transportation industries. Lead proposal response teams, of over 100 individuals and up to 37 subcontractors, with timely and accurate RFPs/RFX analysis and development of integrated solutions across all business units. Support proposals through the use of Shipley and APMP processes for pre-RFP analysis, Black Hat/Strategy, Win Theme, Storyboard, Proposal Preparation, Data Calls, Pink, Red, Gold Team Reviews, QA, White Gloves, and Book Reviews. Perform bid/no bid analysis of sales funnel opportunities. Develop processes, documentation, and training. Develop inter-corporate relationships and executive buy-in on new processes and standards. Establishes operational objectives and work plans. Delegate assignments to SMEs and writers. Additional responsibilities include, but not limited to:• Managed the Proposal Operations group through certification of ISO 20000-1:2011 in 2012• Supported the development of in-house fully documented and tracked BD/Capture/Proposal process (Serco WINS) including over 50 templates and hundreds of supporting documents and canned responses• Provide weekly status reports on all projects, potential revenue shipped, wins and losses• Ensure internal processes are adhered to by all team members• Work on process & improvement opportunities• Manage cradle to grave responses focused on federal government contracts and services• Managed many major contract wins including GSA OASIS, GSA HCaTS, DHS USCIS SCOSS II, NVC/KCC as well as Eagle II, NIH - CIO-SP3, VA for Vets, 5 Wing Goose Bay, and DOS Visa• Work with multiple vendors and partners on a project-by-project basis in building our alliances, products and customer deliverables• Lead, mentor, and reward employees and staff

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

Managed a team of 20 Proposal Managers and Proposal Specialists focused on proposal development and support for the Public Sector and Federal business segment supporting State & Local, First Responders, Healthcare, Utilities, Higher Education, K-12, Federal agency and DOD verticals. Lead proposal response teams with timely and accurate RFPs/RFX analysis and development of integrated solutions across all product sets: both wireline and wireless, with future expansion of wireline & wireless converged products & services. Support projects through to contract. Perform bid/no bid analysis of field sales requests for support of RFXs. Support Proposal Managers and Proposal Specialists in creation of all encompassing solution recommendations. Develop and Manage vertical market expertise within the team. Responsible for hiring, on going development and management of a diverse team of Proposal Managers and Proposal Specialists. Established operational objectives and work plans. Delegated assignments to SMEs, career level professionals or subordinate supervisors.

Provided proposal management support for Vangent (now GDIT) as well as consulting to their proposal department on department staffing, process and improvements to get their proposal operations up and running smoothly.

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Successfully built the operations department of the startup company, to include the infrastructure for company operations. Provided Operations Management, including scheduling resources and engineering projects in high-tech environments. Directed skilled and knowledgeable teams of engineers in managing multiple installation projects. Designed complex Web Hosting networks and developed processes to create revenue opportunities through the development of new product lines. Designed and documented integration methodologies and processes for multiple clients. Supervised up to 30 engineers and staff members.

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Managed a senior team of 3 managers and 15 engineers to support the implementation of a worldwide customer base. Created design plans for new web hosting centers and National Operations Centers (NOCs). Designed, engineered, and documented information for high-volume clientele. Tracked projects and distributed written implementation and support materials. Created all technical documentation including complex Visio network diagrams. Managed tiger teams and senior engineering organizations for major projects. Directed weekly team meetings and provided senior management and clients with project status reports.

Supervised all operational aspects of customer delivery and day-to-day operations. Interacted with Senior Executives and department staff to ensure timely product delivery. Wrote operational procedures for assembly-line style server builds, Q&A, Testing, and R&D. Prepared balance sheet and expense schedules for accounts. Prepared and generated day-to-day vouching for Opex and Capex with costing. Worked with all major brands of computer hardware including HP and IBM. Assisted Sales and Marketing at trade shows and with new product releases. Communicated with R&D for testing and facilitated client feedback and reviews. Successfully created spreadsheets, Access databases, and Operations Intranet pages for tracking and disseminating critical operational and customer information. Supervised and trained up to 20 employees.

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