Robert R. (Bob) Featheringham Email & Phone Number

Vero Beach, Fl, Us

Irvine, California

Freelance 1099 consultant. Accredited in following labor categories: Proposal Writer, Capture Manager, Win Strategist, Color Team Specialist, PMO Support Specialist, Proposal/Project Engineer, Technical/Management Volume Lead, Earned Value Management System Consultant, and Engineering/technical writing.

Aberdeen, Md

Freelance (1099) Proposal/Capture SME. In coordination with the Capture Manager, in a cloud environment (Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, etc.) monthly, I managed three to five concurrent Army ITES-3S quick-reaction responses to RFI/RFTOPs in such technical areas as IT Support Services, Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Training.

Aberdeen, Maryland, United States

Two-year contract working 100% remotely to develop proposal outlines, compliance matrices, and proposal schedules, Also led and cross-functional teams assigned to work proposals and color reviews. Simultaneously managed development of three to five RFx (RFP/RFI/RFQ) responses per month in Bravura’s core competencies of Enterprise IT Support, Cybersecurity, Systems Engineering, Surveillance, Program Management, and Training.

One year sabbatical from work to prepare NJ home for sale, put on market, negotiate offers, close on contract, pack and ship household effects to Florida, and establish Florida residency.

Toms River, Nj

My business partner (spouse) and I established Two Feathers Consulting as a women-owned small business (WOSB). Together we provided industrial representation, opportunity identification, business development, capture management, and proposal crafting services to companies seeking to expand business with the Army. The business was initially centered at Ft. Monmouth, NJ, until 2011 when the fort was closed and its C4ISR mission relocated to Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD, which became our focus for the following six years.Significant contributions to two clients included serving as their proposal engineer/deputy proposal manager; clients each won an Army IT IDIQ Services contract: $500M & $10B. Also for a systems engineering client, engineered proposals that won two $500M Army R&D IDIQ contracts.For a small business electronic niche manufacturer who desired a presence at APG, I established and manned a marketing/sales office there. From personal connections, developed and executed a Call Plan for 100+ senior technical-management contacts thus providing the manufacturer exposure to the key decision makers and technical leaders. I identified seven viable opportunities and had negotiated intents to team with three businesses well known to the Army. Before those could mature into business under solicitation, the owners sold the business, and the new owner refocused it to its roots at Ft. Belvoir.For a start-up client, I researched State and Federal Governments' need for a proprietary Section 508 Web-site Accessibility Assessment tool. Upon determining the significant investment required to tailor a COTS offering, I recommended redirection of corporate strategy.For a small system integrator, was tasked to rewrite response to proposal sample task after Red Team scored it unacceptable. Laid out one-year plan to achieve Milestone B decision, and wrote substantiating text. Response graded “Blue” (Superior) by Gov’t evaluators.

Ashburn, Va

Managed New Business Pipeline--Identified, Developed, and Captured new business opportunities. Placed Telos on teams pursuing multi-billion-dollar IT management opportunities. Captured several technology demonstrations for Telos' proprietary database access tool. Marketed the tool (Virtual db) into DoD logistics community and won four small (under $50K) sole-source task orders to demonstrate tool’s utility in processing live logistics data. Won position on DoD IT prime integrator’s team pursuing Army’s Wholesale Logistics Modernization Program and demonstrated the tool’s functionality at trade shows as member of the prime’s marketing team.

Falls Church, Va And Rockville, Md

In 1967, I joined Auerbach Corp. as a staff reliability and systems engineer and six years later was promoted to management. Through a series of mergers and acquisitions over the next 24 years, I held increasingly responsible management positions in successor corporations: Calculon, Operations Research, Inc. (ORI), and Atlantic Research Corporation’s Professional Services Group (PSG). There I nurtured a consultancy focused on supporting Army and Marine Corps PMs developing and testing state-of-the-art C4I systems. After CSC acquired PSG, I was assigned to CSC’s System Engineering Division until 1997 (30 years total service to CSC) and won a $160M Omnibus T&E/M&S contract at the Army Electronic Proving Ground. My initial assignments at Auerbach (six years total) were in reliability, communications, and systems engineering. After winning a nine-month Marine Corps study contract I was promoted to management where (over the following 24 years) I operated a technology-based professional services unit that provided wide-ranging technical and engineering services to diverse clients, including the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Upon exiting CSC, I had grown my organization from that single study contract at Auerbach to 300 professionals, with a $30M annual budget and exercised full P&L and engineering sign-off authority and responsibility.During that time, I became a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in business development, capture management and proposal crafting. I identified and addressed scores (+/-60) of competitions and won most, under-girding a 24% compound average annual revenue growth rate over that period. Performed duties of: Business Developer; Win Strategist; Capture Manager; Proposal Manager; Proposal Writer (Technical, Management, Past Performance, Logistics, and cost/price); and Color Team Reviewer.In addition, the other common thread through my career is writing, both expository (technical writing) and persuasive (proposal writing).

National Capital Region, Dc

Typical Duties.Interviewed customers and SMEs, observed production methods, and researched technical specifications and engineering drawings,. Quickly grasped complex technical concepts and related them in a compelling way, understandable by the intended audience. Conceived and oversaw preparation of illustrative materials and (as editor) ensured correct application of rules of grammar and composition regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.For 6-1/2 years at Vitro Corp. and Control Data Corp,: • Wrote and edited the system-level documentation describing the Navy Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) POLARIS Weapon System; reverse engineered FBM computer's assembly language code to understand the software's functionality; authored the official software documentation manual describing how the software controlled the missile launch sequence; and wrote systems manuals describing two shore-based training facilities. Supervised development of training aides illustrating FBM Computer/Torpedo Fire Control System MK 113 interface, At Auerbach Corp. (cited above):• Engineered, wrote and edited the System Performance Specifications and signaling protocols for the US Marine Corps program manager developing the software-embedded digital telephone switching central (AN/TTC-42) and switchboard (SB-3865). Concurrently maintained the program’s 20-year historical records depository embracing both technical and programmatic documentation. • Supervised a team of writers that developed a series of Army Field Manuals explaining the doctrine for a family of (embedded) computer-based communications systems. Later supervised team that developed and presented (to TRADOC standards) a 40-hour course based on FMs. • Authored Army New Equipment Training (NET) manual for the analog switching equipment AN/TTC-38 and SB-3614. Using the NET manual, developed and conducted a 40-hour training course of the telephony functionality and concomitant doctrinal changes.

Executive Ms Technology Management (Seminar Xtman Viii), Business Administration And Management, General

Management of technology-based organizations.

Bs Electronic Engineering (With Option In Advanced Engineering Mathematics), Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering And Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Charter Member, Indiana Tech Alumni Hall of Fame; Executive Director Sigma Phi Delta--The Premier International.