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• TIGRTech Group provides the expertise to help you gain the winning edge, leveraging your core technologies into discriminating solutions and separating you from the competition. • Customers use TIGRTech Group for our deep understanding of both the DoD acquisition process and user/mission needs, our ability to both complement and lead technical, business development and capture efforts, and connecting clients to partners and OEMs to form stronger teams. • With fewer opportunities, and driven by diminishing discretionary resources, companies must be laser focused on pursuing and capturing new business – TIGRTech Group is here to help you cost effectively navigate, execute & succeed in this environment.• Our value for your investment is decades of expertise in helping companies grow in the High Tech/ Aerospace and Defense market, providing a force multiplier for your Pwin. TIGRTech Group, LLC – Trusted Innovative Growth Results – It’s who we are and what we do. We help companies grow in the High Tech/Aerospace & Defense Market Space, providing the technical, business and capture edge needed to win competitive opportunities: Effectively, Efficiently & Affordably.CORE SERVICES Market & Technology Assessments Formulating the Win Strategy Engineering & Technical Support o System Engineering, System Architecture Development, Design Reviews o Engineering ManagementEngaging the Customer – DoD, OEMs and PrimesProposal Development o RFIs, Draft RFPs, Final RFPs o Competitive assessments o Price to Win Analysis o Proposal Management, Volume Lead, Storyboards, Content Development and Editing o Lead/Support Reviews - Blackhats, Pink and Red Teams, Bid Review o Post submission support, IFNs, Orals Coaching Program Management

► Stood up and led the newly created special programs area, leading multi-disciplinary and cross-functional teams developing advanced technology systems into new markets► Capture & Proposal Lead for several large development pursuits with values totaling >$500M. ► Developed strategy to support future man-portable targeting and weapon systems, to include sensor and laser elements, positioning the business area for securing next generation development programs.► System Engineering Lead for complex multi-mode/multi-sensor active and passive systems

► Core Member Capture Leadership Team; developed, drove and executed the capture strategy supporting a $1B+ franchise pursuit.► Ongoing engagement of the customer and corporate community at all levels; identified and created business opportunities and strategic partnerships; developed and maintained competitive assessments.► Aligned technology needs with the business strategy, both near and long term, to focus, secure and defend discretionary investments.

► Responsible for SA/TW programs spanning airborne and ground platforms. Secured discretionary resources, led captures and managed multiple programs.► Division Lead on Land Combat IPT; secured and launched first IRAD effort, developed initial product offering and transitioned product base to newly created business area.► Capture Team Lead for several pursuits, winning 2 of 3, with near-term values >$50M, and long-term opportunities exceeding $500M.

Program Manager - Laser Programs Business Development and Marketing Leader Engineering Department Manager - Laser/EO Simultaneously held all three roles over a six-year period, providing both business and technical leadership:► Overall profit and loss responsibility for all laser programs, including advanced development through EMD and transition into production. Direct responsibility for >$20M in laser development programs.► Chairperson for Industry-Government IPT developing next generation, dual wavelength, military laser systems and technology.► Program manager for development, installation and certification of a Class 10,000 Clean Room laser production facility, including associated capital infrastructure investment – Completed on time and within budget.► Strategic and tactical planning; generated business development capture plans, identified program opportunities, established investment and technology requirements, teaming opportunities, competitive assessment and Price to Win. Developed acquisition recommendations, prepared, pursued and secured congressional plus-ups.► Capture Team Lead for Laser System pursuits. Responsible for B&P budgeting, proposal strategy, technical and management volumes, costing and pricing. Direct responsibility for two major awards totaling >$8M, including a funded Production Facilitization Contract. ► Department Head Responsible for Lasers and Electro-Optics for the entire company, managing a diverse staff of engineers, scientists and technicians. Developed and successfully executed manpower plans, department budgeting, hiring plans and work-force reductions.► Prepared, budgeted and executed IRAD and capital programs for marketplace growth.

► Program and System Engineering Manager | Lead Electrical Engineer | Hardware Design Engineer for Sanders, a Lockheed Martin Company [11 years]; responsibilities included overall cost, schedule and technical performance. Products and applications included high power RF countermeasures, laser and electro-optic systems, including diode pumped solid state near-IR and mid-IR lasers and multi-spectral mine detection systems.► Systems Engineer | Hardware Design Engineer | Application Engineer for RCA over the course of 4 years of Co-Op rotations from Northeastern University.