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Resume:
John R. McDaniel
Stafford, VA 22554
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Summary: More than 17 years of experience supporting US Military and Federal Government clients through proposal management and writing; program management and planning; and military command and control research, assessment, and evaluation
Clearance: SECRET 1997-2007 (currently inactive)
Professional Experience
2013-2014 Proposal Development Consultant (Independent Contractor)
JC Gooden Proposal Development Services
Role: Proposal Manager/Editor/Writer
Duties: Editing and writing proposal material, evaluating RFP documentation, and advising clients on compliance and proper response formatting
2011-2012 Senior Proposal Manager
CRGT Inc., Reston, VA (www.crgt.com), now Salient CRGT in Fairfax
Role: Proposal Manager/Editor/Writer
Duties: Managed proposal development activities, from development of
requirements matrix and response outline, through writing and editing of draft responses and managing the support of technical writers and graphic artists, to preparation for and leadership of Kick Off meeting and Pink, Red, and Gold reviews, ensuring compliance and production and delivery of proposals. Used Sharepoint for document management and version control.
Hired by President and CEO Tom Ferrando, John Scott supervisor
2010 Proposal Manager
Jorge Scientific Corporation, Arlington, VA (www.jorge.com) (contractor through Advantage Technical Resourcing)
Role: Proposal Manager/Editor/Writer
Duties: Managed proposal development activities, from development of
Requirements matrix and response outline, through writing and editing of draft responses and managing the support of technical writers and graphic artists, to preparation for and leadership of Kick Off meeting and Pink, Red, and Gold reviews, ensuring compliance and production and delivery of proposals
2010 Proposal Manager
Link Solutions, Inc., Reston, VA (www.linksol-inc.com)
Roles: Proposal Manager/Editor/Writer
Duties: Managed all proposal development activities, from identification of opportunity through requirements matrix, response outline, draft responses, conduct of Kick Off, Pink, Red, and Gold reviews, ensuring compliance, and producing and delivering proposals
President and CEO Bhupesh Wadhawan, with whom I had previously worked at STG, asked me to falsely claim that Link had experience in support areas we’d never worked in order to qualify for a Federal Government contracting schedule (GSA 8(a) STARS). “Just make it up,” he said. “Our customers love us and will sign off on anything.” My refusal ultimately led to my being fired.
Link graduated from 8(a) in 2016.
In November 2017, Wadhawan was convicted in Federal court and sentenced to five years in prison for paying bribes to a civilian employee at Aberdeen Proving Ground who was in position to steer work to Link Solutions.
2008-2010 Senior Proposal Writer
Access Systems, Inc., Reston, VA (www.accsys-inc.com)
Roles: Proposal Manager/Editor/Writer
Duties: Managed quick-turnaround task order responses and assisted with the writing and editing of these and full and open proposals undertaken by the Proposal Development Team
2007-2008 Business Analyst/Senior Proposal Writer
COmputing TechnologieS, Inc. (CoTs), Dumfries, VA (www.cots.com)
Roles: Business Analyst/Proposal Writer/Editor/Business Development Support
Duties: Performed as Business Analyst in support of US Marine Corps University,
Quantico. Assisted the CoTs Dumfries Proposal Team in all areas of proposal development and business development support: RFP evaluation; research, writing, and editing of response material; organization and synthesis of company capabilities data for most effective use by Business Development Team
2005-2007 Proposal Developer
Federal & Defense Sectors
STG, Inc., Reston, VA (www.stginc.com)
Roles: Proposal Manager/Writer/ Editor/Support Coordinator
Duties: Managed the proposal process for Veterans Administration Global
Information Technology Support Services (VA-GITSS) and US Army Technology Engineering and Integration Services (TEIS) ID/IQ contract task order requests, from initial organizational meetings through editing and integration of draft proposal sections, leadership of review meetings and coordination of team partner support, to oversight of technical production and delivery; extensive experience using and administering Privia® communication, collaboration, document management, and workflow application
2003-2005 Deputy Director, Diplomatic Security Programs
National Security & Foreign Affairs Sector
STG, Inc., Reston, VA
Roles: Program Manager/Business Developer/Proposal Writer
Duties: Managed 53 employees working on 18 separate tasks for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security of the U.S. Department of State
1997–2003 Analyst, Military Studies Division—Studies, Simulation, & Analysis
Evidence Based Research, Inc., Vienna, VA (www.ebrinc.com)
Roles: Task Leader/Analyst/Researcher
Duties: Designed and conducted experiments and collected and analyzed data to assess command and control (C2) performance levels in USJFCOM (Unified Vision 01, Millennium Challenge 02) experiments and DARPA and DoD ACTD command and control programs. Shiprider for Assessment, Kernel Blitz 2001. Managed support for DoD ASD(C3I) (Command and Control Research Program) and Joint Staff J6A and USJFCOM (Standing Joint Force Headquarters) clients, including administration, research, publications, and workshops and symposia
2014-current School Bus Driver
Prince William County Schools Transportation
Manassas, Virginia
District Sales Manager
USA Today, Newington, VA
Director of Alumni & Parent Relations
Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, NC
Newspaper Reporter
The Gastonia Gazette, Gastonia, NC
Education
M.A. studies in International Affairs
The American University, School of International Service, Washington, DC
Focus: US Foreign Policy and The Soviet Union (Regional International System)
B.A. in Political Science
Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, NC
Focus: US Foreign Policy and National Security Affairs
Washington Semester Program in Foreign Policy (FPS), The American University, Washington, DC
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