Robert P. Bills
704-***-**** **** Firethorne Club Drive
*******@**********.*** Village of Marvin, NC
Highly Ethical and Regarded Industry Leader and Consultant Providing Clear Corporate
Direction and Vision for organizations exceeding a Billion Dollars in Annual Revenue
with Proven Repeated Success in Growing and Sustaining Companies and Expansion
of International Business Partners operating in Australia, New Zealand, Kuwait,
Antarctica, Spain, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and UAE.
Diverse background in multiple business verticals in the global marketplace and
extremely broad spectrum of industries
Exceptional leadership demonstrated in strategic business process and
development, Information Technology, Systems Operations, Systems Integration,
business processing, mergers & acquisitions, and overall financial, operational and
technical performance for three decades
Creating and growing companies from infancy to multimillion -dollar contenders in
highly competitive environments
Known for making the difficult transition from 1 5 years in mining-energy-resource
management to the aerospace-defense industry through a combination o f
expertise, self-assurance, and tenacity
Bringing highest levels of professionalism, integrity, ethics, and value in the
delivery of services, and the development and management of strategic alliances
Stakeholder-focused Leadership to advance into new mar kets and capture greater
market share and new business opportunities
Proven ability to create viable subsidiaries to generate new revenue streams and
expand base [Facilities Management, Construction Services, Telecommunications,
Environmental Compliance Programs, Maintenance Management Systems,
Logistics/re-supply,]
Specialist in growing small businesses and ensuring proper infrastructure is in
place to support growth
Milestones
Played key role in proposal development that won more than $3 billion in contracts, as
part of overall 63% win rate achieved for client companies
Aggressively sought and unseated a long-term incumbent contractor that enjoyed
100% award fees, competing as a small relatively unknown $40 million company by
forming strategic alliance with a larger corporation and winning a $70 million per year
contract for 10 years
Transitioned (minority-owned) company from consulting firm to prime federal contractor
within six months of acquisition, a calculated risk leading to fast progressive annual
revenue growth from just over $1 million, a staff of 9 and minimum backlog, to $4
million with $18 million backlog, to $70 million in the next 4 years with 1200
employees (growing from 9 to 50 in three years to 200 in three more years to 1200 five
years later)
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Generated $900 million in total contract value for in-house performance and as a
team member of formal Joint Ventures
Rose from VP to EVP to Interim President to President/CEO in less than 6 years with
70x revenue growth and 120x personnel expansion
PROFILE: Synopsis of Experience
Member of Executive Council, Chairman and President in successfully directing 13
operating subsidiaries and 30 worldwide contracts with over $2 billion in
construction, systems O&M, facility management, logistics, and environmental
remediation and design business backlog and workforce of over 3,000
Elected by peers as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Contract Services
Association of America [merged with Professional Service Council] the largest trade
association in the US, representing a majority of government service contractors, chosen
among others from such luminary corporations as L-M, SAIC, BAE, Fluor, IAP, N-G, and
Parsons
Knowledgeable of International labor laws in Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific
region countries
Drove state-of-the-art IT solutions to labor-intensive programs to significantly reduce
labor costs and to support rapid response to national disasters, e.g., Katrina, to accurately
and reliably account for key expenditures, stimulating competi tiveness and bottom line
growth
Improved competitive position in facilities, logistics, telecommunications, and
technology infrastructure support services industries by targeting key international
markets in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the Middle East
Acquired real estate and built/designed 22,000 sq. ft. corporate headquarters to
control G&A and overhead costs to ensure proportionality with projected growth
Select Accomplishments
Secured contracts with a $700 million backlog while head of a $400 million per year
company providing construction, systems integration, telecommunications, logistics,
environmental, and operations and maintenance services to the US government and the
private and commercial sectors
Reduced G&A 12% and increased profit margins as Chairman and President of 13
operating subsidiaries and 30 worldwide contracts with over $2 billion in business backlog
and workforce of ~3,000
Committed resources to the revitalization, environmental acceptability and economic
recovery of a remote North Pacific Island Community under the U.S. Military Base
Realignment and Closure provisions.
Achieved ISO Certification for US Company of 22 geographically dispersed operating
locations within eight months of initial step, ensuring high quality of service to internal and
external customers. Repeated for two other international operating companies in 12 -month
period, leading to winning several non-competitive awards for 5-year contracts
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Established four subsidiary companies, forged multiple joint ventures, and acquired two
companies in a five-year period for a subsidiary services contractor of an original member
of the 13 Regional Alaska Native Corporations
Integrated three businesses, one large and two minority-owned, that achieved stature as
the first State-Certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise of its kind focused on
Telecommunications EF&I
Commissioned and championed leading-edge, state-of-the-art integrated workflow
solution that generates over $1 billion in annual invoices enabling healthcare providers to
achieve maximum results with minimum effort, a technology still in active use today
Commissioned and championed a facility maintenance management system for 200
multi-location restaurants that utilized GPS tracking to save time and product
(perishables/food) loss through rapid response in prevention capacity
Conceived and championed an innovative technology solution for real-time reporting
during rapid recovery response efforts from national disasters to report actual conditions to
promote optimal response and environmentally compliant reconstruction effectiveness
Managed the operational and environmental design of three large surface coal mines
[dragline and bucket wheel] and one underground coal mine expansion and related surface
plants
Managed R&D for coal liquefaction pilot programs using proprietary oil shale retort
processes
Received Prime Contractor of the Year Award by Small Business Administration in 1992
for Outstanding Small Business in Rocky Mountain Region
Areas of Expertise
Fiscal Management / Strategic Planning & Implementation / Change Initiatives / Business
Development / Government Relations / Performance Strategy / Asset Evaluation & Acquisition /
Identifying Formal Strategic Alliances / Collective Bargaining & Labor Relations / Contract
Administration & Operations / Capture Planning / Business Opportunity Analysis &
Development / Contract & Teaming Agreements / Ownership & Joint Venture Alliances / Secures
Private Investors
Career History
StrategiCon, Inc., Charlotte, NC 2008-present
President and Owner, Consulting – areas of focus are strategy development,
organizational efficiencies, business unit expansions, J-V & teaming alliances, federal
contract services, and corporate governance.
HD Supply, Tampa FL www.hdsupply.com 2013-2014
Senior Advisor for Strategic Alliances (As Required) - Establishment of Strategic
opportunities with Native American, Small, and Minority-owned Business Enterprises.
Emphasis is on integrated logistics and supply chain management services to the
construction and industrial segments within the federal government space.
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Miami Business Services, LLC 2010 -2012
President, Tribal - owned, Government and Commercial Contractor - Systems
Integration, Network Design, Construction Management, Facilities & Environmental
Management, Systems Infrastructure Support.
TechFlow, Inc. San Diego, CA www.techflow.com 2006-2008
Vice President, IT Services and Systems O&M
Science Applications International Corporation [SAIC], San Diego, CA 2003-2006
www.saic.com
Program Director/Strategic Consultant IT/Systems Integration, Strategic
Alliances, Native American Partnerships
Independent Consultant, Charlotte, NC 2002-2003
Corporate Development, Strategic Planning, Healthcare IT, Board Direction
J.A. Jones Services Group, Inc., Charlotte, NC 2000-2002
Chairman and President, Government and Commercial programs in
Facilities Management, Logistics, Telecommunications, Construction,
Environmental, Manufacturing and Power Plant O&M Services
SMI International Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO www.aleutmgt.com 1988-2000
[Also known as Space Mark, Inc]
President and CEO 1994-2000
Executive Vice President 1990-1994
Vice President 1988-1990
Alaska Native Corporation (Minority-owned business), Base/Facility Management &
Infrastructure Support, Telecommunications, Logistics, Environmental Remediation and
Management, and Space Launch Services
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
Coal and Precious Metals Mining and Energy Related Industries 1970-1985
Senior Engineering and Operations Management Positions in: Surface and
Underground Mine Operations, U.S. and International Coal Resource
Development/Design, Alternative Fuels R&D, Land Reclamation, Infrastructure Support
Engineering, Waste Water/Runoff Control, Environmental and Resource Management.
U.S. ARMY – Veteran of the Vietnam Era 1971-1973
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Served as commissioned officer (1 LT), Executive Officer and Brigade HQS.
Company Commander.
Education/Development
Engineer of Mines-Mining (E.M.), Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
Various post graduate courses and technical courses in economic development, HSE,
alternative fuels, mining technique and advance drilling operations
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Presentations
Contract Services Association – Chairman of the Board – spoke in front of 300 service
companies. Instrumental in putting new programs in place
Native American Economic Development Conferences – spoken on alliance of Native
American owned businesses and business planning
DOD Pentagon Staff –Presented paper on alternatives in Space Propulsion-Research and
Development.
Coal and Mining Conferences on energy – synthetic fuels and operations – Presented to
senior executives of the Mining Industry.
Boards, Associations and Recognition
o Mid-America Government Industry Coalition, Chartered Board Member (2012 -present)
o Technology Partners, Inc. Chairman of the Board (2003-2006] and Executive Advisor
to CEO (2006-2009).
o Contract Services Association of America, Past Chairman (’97) and Member Executive
Committee (1995-1999).
o National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, Member SW Corporate
Resource Council (1997-2000).
o Industry Member Native American Trade and Economic Development Committee, U.S.
Department of Commerce (2006).
o The Colorado Thirty Group, a Private Organization of Influential Community Leaders.
o Oxford’s WHO’s-WHO, Registry of Extraordinary Professionals.
o Theta Tau Engineering Fraternity – Colorado School of Mines.
o Senior Class Officer – Colorado School of Mines.
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