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United States

Led Corporate Sales/Business Development and Strategic Relationships with a focus on Microelectronics/Microchip/Semiconductor Manufacturing and Information Technology in Defense, Commerce, NASA and Homeland Security. Built and nurtured client relationships including interfacing with the Hubs created by the Chips Act and developed a “trusted partner”status with a key DoD legacy chip foundry and the Commerce Chips PMO. Designed and positioned new service offerings in Microelectronics and Artificial Intelligence (Ai) space.Built pipeline of corporate business opportunities. Contributed to sales process improvement,marketing,teaming, capture, proposal development and pricing.Identified and evaluated potential M&A deals including development of investment memoranda and the supporting information. Led all corporate government relations including successfully obtaining a $10M appropriations plus up for a DoD client.

Oklahoma, United States

Consulting firm specializing in political management, government relations and M&A/economic development.Political Management:-Led dozens of successful campaigns at all governmental levels (Federal, State, County, Judicial, Tribal)Government Relations:-Lobbyist for Defense, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Transportation, Infrastructure, Technology, Economic Development, Tourism, Agricultural, Insurance, Higher Education, Municipal & Tribal clientsM&A/Economic Development:-Manage $1B deal pipeline, that required expertise in Investor Relations, Historical Financials Audits and Valuation, Fundraising thru private equity and public funds. Mergers & Acquisitions including a $300M paper product manufacturer, $500M Oil Company Acquisition, $100M Military Security/Arms company, $50M SPAC roll up , $75M Ammunition Manufacturer, $50M Retail Bottled Water, $10M Healthcare Device, $10M Native Healthcare company and $25M Artificial Intelligence Company, $36M in Government Incentive Package from state & Municipal entities, $48M in USDA business loans-Economic Development activities included identification of investors, due diligence, contracts and purchase order review, creation of pitch decks and pro forma’s, real estate and business appraisals, Intellectual Property valuation, management team identification, Asset Inventory Lists, LOI and Purchase Agreement negotiation, promissory note and Private Placement Offerings/Memoranda, data room management, government incentive proposals and negotiation-Collaborated with Various Sized Funds and Brokers-Development of various Public Private Partnerships -Experience creating funding through carbon credit and renewable tax credit sales

Muskogee, Ok

Led an electronic health records (EHR) from start up company to an international multi-million dollar company.Directed all aspects of demand generation/sales/marketing including developing a sales process, sales pipeline, direct sales calls, industry conferences, hired/coached sales team, inside and outside sales channels, inbound/outbound marketing campaigns including SEO, SEM & social media, acquired sales software (CRM) and call center infrastructure, marketing collateral for service and product offerings, and crafted extensive RFP responses for larger opportunities.Clients included thousands of providers ranging from small rural clinics to large multi-specialty/multi-location clinics in all 50 States, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Developed a training and consulting practice (including PM and Clinical training certifications for various EHR products), directed (RCM) revenue cycle management/third party billing operations, oversaw development of (SAAS) cloud hosting infrastructure of millions of patient records in a Tier 3 data center, developed international customer support help desk and led all software development initiatives.Developed a government contracts business unit yielding multiple contracts related to the roll-out of the revised VA electronic health records. Also developed proposals for multiple GSA GWACs. Developed all of the artifacts, requisite partnerships, pricing, and identified senior staff for an application that was nearly approved for the State of Oklahoma for almost $100M under the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Cooperative program on the Healthcare Exchange.Oversaw multiple corporate office locations from all over the world including a bi-lingual help desk and sales office in Puerto Rico, a dedicated applications development office in India, and multiple cloud hosting sites in the U.S.Led multiple acquisitions of various health information technology companies from letter of intent to final integration.

Tahlequah, Ok

Designed curriculum and taught 3 hour credit course Principles of Health Information Systems. This included the evolution and new trends for electronic health records where the students were required to understand meaningful use and benchmark 40 of the top electronic health records software products. Designed curriculum and taught 3 hour credit course Special Topics in Healthcare Administration – Healthcare Laws and Regulations. This included the trends in healthcare provider and payer reimbursement such as performance based medicine under the Affordable Care Act. Instructed students on the tenants of ACO, PCMH, Bundled Payments, PQRS, Meaningful Use and other government healthcare enhanced reimbursements.Both courses were part of a Healthcare Administration Bachelor of Science degree in the Business School and were part of a prerequisite for a RHIA certification.Certified Blackboard instructor for on-line course methods.

Muskogee, Ok

Responsible for driving sales strategy and delivering program management for government contracts.Grew this start-up company specializing in information technology services, management consulting and public relations through a rural sourcing model for labor arbitrage. High-Profile engagements ranged from evaluating the A-76 outsourcing strategy and implementing performance efficiencies in all aspects of the DOJ CIO office to developing the communication strategy for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for their World Health Initiative to the messaging for Former Vice President Gore’s movie Inconvenient Truth.High Level Strategic Planning tools used in various projects included Best Year Yet modeling, Six Sigma Black Belt, Balanced Scorecard, and Appreciative Inquiry.

Lawton, Ok

Led all aspects of business development for Eagle Systems and Services, now known as the Columbia Group due to acquisition, including sales pipeline development, managing large proposal team, account executives, and IDIQ program office.Implementing industry best practices in business development processes & metrics including account strategy, capture planning and proposal development for a $50M government contracting firm focused on DoD, FAA and FEMA. Their offerings including training and simulation support, staff augmentation and logistics support to those federal agencies. Directed a sales team of 6 FTEs including account executives, proposal staff, and IDIQ PMO for task orders.Top 10 provider of Medical Logistical Services to the U.S. Army.Mentored senior staff as they prepared to move from a small to large business that ultimately ended up being acquired.

Tysons Corner, Va

Led all business development for Keane Federal Systems (KFSI), the largest business unit and a subsidiary of Keane, Inc., a billion dollar publicly traded applications development company now known as NTT DATA. KFSI was a top 100 Government IT Contractor that included a 850 person staff responsible for generating nearly $125M per year in revenue and $250M in bookings which grew by 30% in organic annual revenue year over year under my leadership. Oversaw a strategic management consulting practice that advised Federal Clients grown from zero to a $10M P&L at 35% margin in 18 months. Projects ranged in size and visibility from: leading large SAP and Oracle ERP implementations for the Air Force and Department of Justice, custom design of the application for the daily White House briefing, leading the Project Management Office for all large scale applications for the FBI, and performing high end change management consulting at the Pentagon in OSD.Dual direct reporting to the SVP of Public Sector ($200M business unit) and the SVP of Corporate Sales and Marketing ($1B enterprise business development). Some of the larger deals the team closed and implemented included: Department of Justice (EOUSA) applications development deal ($45M), (FBI) management consulting deal ($98M), State Department application maintenance deal ($45M), Air Force application development for Integrated Logistics deal ($127M), Department of Commerce (NOAA) application maintenance deal ($70M) and Department of Homeland Security applications testing deal (IDIQ with $45B ceiling). Chief Corporate Lobbyist and directed the creation of the Corporate PAC and all government relations activities for all corporate business units. Including working on Appropriations, Oversight, Labor and Trade issues. Picked by Members of Congress to be the Chair of the industry support group for the bi-partisan Congressional Results Caucus which focuses on eliminating government waste, fraud and abuse.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Led the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on information technology, government contracting, government reform. Portfolio of diverse range of legal and legislative matters including IT capital planning, labor, regulatory reform, government procurement, privatization, transportation and heath and employee benefits. He was also the Chairman of the Coalition for Taxpayer Value, which was the industry group that promoted legislation known as the FAIR Act that identifies opportunities for government efficiency through private sector performance. Served as the Staff Executive for the Privatization Ad Hoc Group, which formulated privatization policy and initiatives for the business community. Spokesperson for Chamber on applicable issues with national press and media.

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: Negotiation Competition Finalist Moot Court Competition Finalist Phi Delta Phi Practicum U.S. Attorney's Office.

Ms, Environmental Engineering

Bs, Economics

Activities and Societies: President Economics Club Intercollegiate Legislature Moot Court Champion President Phi Alpha Delta

Class Xxi, Leadership

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Activities and Societies: Debate Team State Champion Debater Salutatorian

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