Josh W. Calhoun, MBA, PMP CONVERTING SOLUTIONS INTO ASSETS

Satellite Beach, Florida, 32937 • 321-***-**** • c acyr50@r.postjobfree.com U.S. Naval Officer • Executive Business Consultant • Government/Defence Program Manager • Construction Project Manager • Entrepreneur • Dive Master • Ultra Distance Runner Dynamic global executive business leader w ith a robust background of 15 years of success to include founding the start-up of two American consulting companies operating internationally, directing business development initiatives spanning diverse industries from pre-capture to successful project closeout for multiple world-class organizations with direct revenue in excess of $65 million. Directed complex construction management programs comprised of over 150 construction projects in conflict environments of Iraq and Afghanistan. A seasoned strategic leader, multi-cultural team builder, and motivator who has successfully excelled at maximizing corporate performance, organizational growth, and positive change. Fuses business acumen, exceptional key stakeholder management skills, and strategic leadership to instil a consummate degree of trustworthiness, credibility, and confidence amongst premier global clients and business partners. Consistently exceeds expectations in the areas of:

●Master of key stakeholder and customer-focused leadership: Listens and guides customers and key stakeholders to transform loyalty into revenue. While serving as the Deputy Program Manager for Versar Inc., saved the Air Force Center for Engineering and Environment (AFCEE) multi-millions of dollars in materials and construction project related costs throughout Iraq from 2007 to 2009.

● Agile and Expedient Deliverables: Successfully delivered a 50-page classified survey intelligence report on behalf of a fortune 500 company within seven days of mission briefing, maneuvering myself throughout five conflict provinces of Afghanistan with only one Afghan interpreter.

● Positive Change Management: Salvaged the business reputation of a leading Afghanistan company awarded a multi-million dollar contract in Kandahar by physically flying fromKabul to Kandahar on a commercial aircraft, personally meeting with the Contracting Officer and seeing the project through to successful completion.

● Strategic Entrepreneurship: Founded and registered a U.S. based consulting company in Baghdad, Iraq, investing own money and two years of time, opening an office in the International/Green Zone. Successfully wrote winning proposals for multiple contracts, with a revenue of $2 million dollars.

Professional Experience

Venture Ingenuity Partners (VIP), LLC

Founder & CEO 2 009 –

2016

Founded the start-up of a US registered business development consultancy company and a US registered general contracting company performing Business Development, Contract Management, Proposal Writing, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Consulting, and Marketing services for various clients in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the United States, with a total revenue of $5.2 million dollars from 2009 to 2012.

Versar Inc.

Deputy Program Manager/Director of Business Development – Baghdad, Iraq 2 007

–2009 L ead Versar’s Title II, quality assurance and construction management operations for over 130 projects valued at over $6.4 Billion dollars, throughout all Iraq regions. Strategically lead a team of 300 engineers and construction inspectors toward the common goal of providing the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE) Quality Assurance and Quality Control support at all active AFCEE project sites in Iraq as designated by the AFCEE CORs.

● Direct oversight on $60 million dollar contract/budget awarded by AFCEE from 2007-2009.

● Project and Construction Management experience and oversight on over 130 construction projects.

● Supply chain management and procurement of all essential program materials.

● Oversight of QA/QC process management and training for over 300 Iraqi nationals.

● Directed and Supervised Operations, Logistics, Finance and Support functions within the Iraq PMO comprised of approximately 75 personnel.

●Managed the American Concrete International training implementation plan for over 300 Iraqi nationals.

●Managed key stakeholder and client expectations in briefings with regards to project performance through daily and weekly field report deliverables.

● Identified, developed, and captured opportunities for Versar business expansion in the areas of infrastructure development requiring professional services and educational courses in the areas of construction management, assessments, engineering services, program/project management. Acts as liaison with national and international governmental agencies and offices as required. Coordinate to develop marketing strategies and propose long range business plans for this area of business in the Middle East with overall revenue of $60 million dollars.

● Established a corporate market entry strategy into the Kurdistan Region of Iraq by coordinating a strategic alliance partnership with a private US company currently executing a contract for the Ministry of Trade, which directly contributed to the enhancement of Versar’s international business development model. Wrote and provided input for various technical and cost proposals for the Kurdistan Regional Government, Government of Iraq, and USAID.

● Coordinated the first Project Management Training Course for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil, Iraq, where 34 trainees successfully completed the course. United States Naval Officer

Deputy Chief Operations Officer – RSO Norfolk, VA

2006–2007

Responsible for scheduling of operations, training, and shipboard certification for all guided missile destroyers and coastal patrol craft vessels homeported in Norfolk and Little Creek, Virginia.

● Senior Assessor for certifying Coastal Patrol vessels ready for deployment.

● Ensured all vessels certifications under Regional Support Organization Norfolk cognizance remained current.

● Tracked and reported completion of ship’s operation and training cycle to the Commanding Officer of RSO.

● Appointed Legal Investigator on a case in Bahrain where 3 individuals were found to be derelict of performance of their duties.

United States Naval Officer

Deputy Operations Officer & Training Officer

USS BAINBRIDGE (DDG 96) Norfolk, VA 2004 – 2006

Deputy to the Operations Officer, responsible for a department of 80 crewmembers. Responsible for the shipboard and training qualification standards of 305 crew members. Accountable for validation of all shipboard operational certifications and training metrics, to include internal and external training reports associated with USS BAINBRIDGE and crew.

● Pre Commissioned the BAINBRIDGE, establishing the foundation for the Training program by authoring the Training and Personal Qualification Standard instructions.

● Personally managed an annual training budget of approximately $200,000.

● Qualified as Engineering Officer of the Watch (EOOW/Gas Turbine) (2006).

● Re-Qualified as Officer of the Deck; Fleet Maneuvers Task Group/Force Operations (2005). The Captain’s direct representative to navigational safety, personnel safety, and material safety of BAINBRIDGE underway.

● Re-Qualified as Command Duty Officer (2005). Captain’s direct representative in port.

● Completed the Final Evaluation Problem, (FEP) scoring an overall Training Figure of Merit of 93%.

●Worked with the lead and assistant lead Project Manager on all construction deficiencies found in daily inspections.

●Wrote over 300 feedback reports during the final construction phase to correct construction deficiencies.

● Served as the Integrated Training Team (ITT) Coordinator, PQS Coordinator, Schools Coordinator, and Command Physical Training Coordinator.

● First Fleet Training Officer to successfully complete Unit Level Training and Readiness Assessment Certification (ULTRA-C) using Training and Operational Readiness Information System/ Training Figure of Merit (TORIS/TFOM) methodology.

● As ITT Coordinator, coordinated over 50 flawless ship wide training events in which all objectives were successfully achieved.

United States Naval Officer

Assistant Chief Engineer and Damage Control Officer

USS BLACK HAWK (MHC 58) Ingleside, TX 2001– 2004 Directly supervised the training, readiness and morale of 59 personnel. Assisted the Chief Engineer with managing a 20-man engineering department responsible for Engineering Plant Readiness in support of Operational tasking. Directly accountable for all damage control equipment, shipboard training, school coordination, and safety programs onboard.

● Led the ship through the Inter-Deployment Training Cycle (Fleet Response Training Plan) in 13 months, certifying in all applicable warfare areas upon first attempt.

● Qualified as Surface Warfare Officer (2004).

● Qualified as Evaluator/Tactical Action Officer (Non-NTDS) (2004).

● Qualified as Officer of the Deck; Fleet Maneuvers Task Group/Force Operations (2004).

● Qualified as Command Duty Officer (Only Ensign to do so onboard) (2004).

● Reported over 200 engineering casualty reports to upper chain of command to ensure the repair of inoperable equipment.

●Maintained a 100% Retention rate among the Engineering Division’s Sailors.

● Conducted personnel and Engineering space inspections weekly.

●Wrote all Engineering personnel’s work evaluations and conducted all mid-term counselling reviews. Project List:

● Proposal written and won for Strategic Social for the Department of State, U.S. Embassy, Kabul Afghanistan’s, “Enemies of Afghanistan” television series: $675,000 dollar television and radio media contract to deliver eight television series and eight television/radio commercials to develop impactful media production and mobile social media outreach designed to promote and heighten awareness of the Rewards For Justice, (RFJ) program.

● Proposal written and won for Strategic Social for the Forward Operating Base Leatherneck, Generator repair and maintenance at Bastion flight line in Kandahar, Afghanistan: $1 Million dollar repair and maintenance contract for 54 diesel generators for one year.

● Proposal written and won for an Iraqi Special Forces Life Support Area Installation: $ 1.5 Million dollar construction installation of a complete Life Support Area facility to include all land survey, design, generator and electrical wiring installation, T-Walls, trailers, parking, and office facilities for approximately 100 individuals at Victory Base Compound in Baghdad, Iraq.

● Northrop Grumman housing construction project at Kabul Afghanistan International Airport: Project manager for a $1 million dollar personnel housing facility.

● USAID Energy and Water Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract: Professionally led the Business Development coordination for prime and multiple sub-contracting firms and management of technical proposal writing efforts for a combined award of five energy and water IDIQ contracts with a ceiling of $750,000,000 over five years.

● Air Force Center For Engineering and Environment (AFCEE) Title II, Quality Assurance Engineering Services Project: Approximately $6.4 Billion US Dollars in construction projects throughout Iraq and Afghanistan 2007-2009. Role: Deputy Program Manager and Director of International Business Development, captured and managed over $57 million dollars of new work in three years. Directly responsible for managing a team of approximately 300 personnel in Title II Quality Assurance and various engineering services on over 130 construction projects. Directly Supervised and managed Support Operations for Iraq’s PMO.

●Multi-National Forces Command Iraq – J7 Project: Oversight on $10 Million US Dollars for utility assessment and electrical power-grid assessment surveying. Included developing curriculum for a theater wide Operation & Maintenance and Generator training course to teach the Iraqi end users.

● USS BAINBRIDGE (DDG-96) Build and Commissioning Project: $1.8 Billion US Dollars. Constructed at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine from 2003-2005. Role: Provided Quality Assurance during construction phase writing over 300 submittals to contractor. Conducted daily walkthroughs with the Construction Project Manager. Involved in Ship System testing and configuration during Sea Trials.

● Regional Support Organization Norfolk, Virginia Project: Oversight of 22 GuidedMissile Destroyers and 15 Coastal Patrol Craft vessels at Norfolk Naval Base valued at over $26 Billion US Dollars. Role: Senior Assessor for certifying Destroyers and Coastal Patrol vessels ready for deployment, reporting directly to the Commodore of the Fleet.

Education and Training:

Texas A&M University Corpus Christi

Master’s in Business Administration (MBA)

University of Michigan

Bachelor of Science Degree (Kinesiology)

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Global Command and Control System-Maritime School

Damneck, Virginia

Combat Systems Engineering and AEGIS Radar Systems School Dahlgren, Virginia

Damage Control Officer School / Gas Free Engineering School Newport, Rhode Island

Surface Warfare Officer School

Naval War College

Newport, Rhode Island

North High School

Des Moines, Iowa

Valedictorian

Professional Certifications:

● Certified Project Manager Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute 24 NOV, 2008 Certification Number: 1220538 Expiration Date: 23 November, 2017.

● Certified Dive Master and Instructor Level 1, Scuba Schools International Certification Number: 61623

● Occupational Safety & Health Association 10 Hour Course Certified Membership and Organization Involvement:

● Vice President of Treasury and Membership for the International Business Council of Iraq

(IBC-I)2010

● Vice President of Treasury and Membership for the American Business Council of Iraq (ABC-I) 2009

●Member of the Project Management Institute (PMI)

Security Clearance: A ctive Secret- DoNCAF, expires 2019

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