Proposal Writer and Business Development Leader
Resume:
Dr. Michael G. McKelvey, PhD
Madison, MS 39110
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Education
**** - **** *** ********** ** Aberdeen Aberdeen, Scotland Doctor of Philosophy in Theology
Dissertation: Moses, David and the High Kingship of Yahweh: A Canonical Study of Book IV of the Psalter
Director of Study: Dr. Jamie Grant (Highland Theological College)
2002 - 2005 Reformed Theological Seminary Jackson, MS Master of Divinity
Fairbairn Honor Scholarship Award - given for academic achievement in Hebrew Language
1997 - 2001 Mississippi College Clinton, MS
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Honors Leadership Scholarship
Experience
April 2025 - Present YoungWilliams, Inc. Ridgeland, MS Proposal Writer
Proposal writing to secure government bids for government services Response to RFIs and RFPs
Oversight of proposal writing process
Editorial work
March 2024 – April 2025 Mid South Machinery Jackson, MS Account Manager/Business Development
Business development/Sales with existing and prospective clients Client relations
Oversight of sales projects from initiation to completion Directing and coordinating of sales activities
April 2023 – Feb 2024 Quality Printing and Marketing Services Jackson, MS Account Manager/Business Development
Business development/Sales with existing and prospective clients Client relations
Oversight of sales projects from initiation to completion Directing and coordinating of sales activities
Evaluation of sales statistics
Establishing new clients through cold calling
Serving as a representative of the organization to external partners Providing clients with solutions to improve brand integrity 2023 - April
2023 Xcell Communications - Metro By T-Mobile Dealer Jackson, MS Sales and Operations Manager (Regional)
Overseeing local and regional sales, promotions and campaigns Planning and directing the hiring and training of new Sales Representatives Directing and coordinating all sales activities locally Tracking and analyzing sales statistics based on key quantitative metrics Handling and resolving customer complaints regarding a product or service Serving as the face of the organization to internal and external partners Making data-informed decisions to drive performance and resource allocation Developing and maintaining relationships with Metro by T-Mobile and handset manufacturers Setting sales quotas and goals
Overseeing and directing performance of the sales team Regional and local operational management
2014 - 2022 Reformed Theological Seminary Jackson, MS Associate Professor of Old Testament
Lecturing
Guidance of students, committee work
Development
Donor Relations
2012 - 2013 Crosspoint Church of Asheville Asheville, NC Senior Pastor
Preaching, teaching, pastoral visitation, counseling
Oversight and administration of the church
2008 - 2012 Grace Baptist Church Carlisle, PA
Associate Pastor
Teaching, preaching, pastoral visitation, counseling
Oversight and administration of the church
Honors, Activities, and Academic Memberships
Board Member, The American Red Cross, Southwest Mississippi Chapter (2025-Present)
Vice President, Business Network International, Madison-Ridgeland Chapter (2024-2025)
Member, Business Network International, Madison-Ridgeland Chapter (2023-2025)
Member of the Credentials Committee, Presbytery of the Mississippi Valley (PCA, 2018-2021,
Chairman of the Campus Committee, Presbytery of the Mississippi Valley (PCA, 2017-2019)
Member of the Campus Committee, Presbytery of the Mississippi Valley (PCA, 2015-2019)
Member of the Joint Campus Committee for Mississippi (PCA, 2017-2019)
Member of Steering Committee, Psalms and Hebrew Poetry Section, Evangelical Theological Society (2015- 2021)
Moderator of Psalms and Hebrew Poetry Invited Session—ETS Annual Meeting 2015
The International Reference Library for Biblical Research (IRLBR) Young Scholar Summit-Cambridge, UK
(June 2015)
HEADWAE Award: 2014 Outstanding Faculty Honoree
Member of Tyndale Fellowship at Tyndale House, Cambridge, UK (2007-2023)
Member of the Evangelical Theological Society (2013-2023)
Member of Society of Biblical Literature (2015-2023)
RTS / Zondervan Hebrew Award (2005)
Fairbairn Honors Scholarship for Hebrew at RTS (2003-2005)
Mississippi College Football Letterman (1997-2000)
Academic All-Conference (2000) (Football)
All-Conference (2000) (Football)
Jackson Touchdown Club MVP Senior Player (2000)
Mississippi College Football Team Captain and Defensive MVP (2000)
Publications:
“The New Covenant as Promised in the Old Covenant” in Eds. Guy Waters, J. Nicholas Reid, and John Meuther, Covenant Theology: Biblical, Theological, and Historical Perspectives (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2020).
Review of Mark J. Boda, The Heartbeat of Old Testament Theology (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2017) in Westminster Theological Journal 81, vol. 1, Spring 2019, 170-172.
“The Divine Name,” Reformed Faith and Practice 3.2, September 2018, 48-50.
Review of Brent Strawn, The Old Testament is Dying (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2017), in Westminster Theological Journal 80, vol. 2, Fall 2018, 369-371.
Amos, ESV Expository Commentary 7 (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2018), 301-370.
“He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters,” Tabletalk, August 2018, 10- 12.
“Exalting Christ by Preaching Him and Him Crucified,” in Steve Martin and Mitch Axsom, eds., Exalting Christ: Essays in Honor of Fred A. Malone (Cape Coral, FL: Founders Press, 2018), 40-56.
“A Summit in Cambridge,” Reformed Faith and Practice 2.3, December 2017, 3-4.
“The Messianic Nature of Psalm 118,” Reformed Faith and Practice 2.3, December 2017, 45-55.
“The Table of Bread,” Tabletalk, December 2017, 20-21.
Review of David Willgren, Like a Garden of Flowers: A Study of the Formation of the ‘Book’ of Psalms
(Lund: Center for Theology and Religious Studies, 2016) in Westminster Theological Journal 79, vol. 1, Spring 2017, 161-163.
Review of Allen Ross, Psalms Vol. 3 (Winona Lake, IN: Kregel, 2016) in Westminster Theological Journal 79, vol. 1, Spring 2017, 166-168.
Review of O. Palmer Robertson, The Flow of the Psalms: Discovering Their Structure and Theology
(Philipsburg, NJ: P&R, 2015) in Westminster Theological Journal 78, vol. 2, Fall 2016, 325-327.
“Leviticus” in Miles V. Van Pelt, ed., A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospel Promised (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2016), 89-105.
“1-2 Samuel” in Miles V. Van Pelt, ed., A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospel Promised (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2016), 203-222.
“Ezekiel” in Miles V. Van Pelt, ed., A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospel Promised (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2016), 305-319.
“The Lord is My Portion,” in Ministry and Leadership, Fall 2015, 4-5.
“Abraham’s Call: A Blessing for the World,” in Ministry and Leadership, Spring/Summer 2014, 4-6.
Moses, David and the High Kingship of Yahweh: A Canonical Study of Book IV of the Psalter
(Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2010). (Reprinted, 2014.)
Review of Sandra L. Richter, The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament (Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2008), reformation21.org (March 2009).
Review of David G. Firth, Hear, O Lord: A Spirituality of the Psalms (Calver, Derbyshire: Cliff College Publishing, 2005) in The European Journal of Theology 17 (2008), 182.
Review of Geoff Thomas, Preaching: The Man, the Message and the Method (Greenville, SC: Reformed Academic Press, 2001), The Founders Journal, Issue 65 (2006), 30-33.
Over 100 Online Articles.
Presentations
Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting 2020—"YHWH’s Cup: The Psalms, the Prophets, and the New Testament.”
“Psalms,” Deep South Pastors Conference, Morison Heights Baptist Church, August 2020.
Member of panel discussion on the Canonical Approach to the Psalter after 40 Years, Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting 2018, with Tremper Longman, David Howard, and Jamie Grant.
Respondent to Bryan D. Estelle, PhD, “Silence and the Psalms of Asaph,” Institute for Biblical Research group: “Suffering, Evil, and Divine Punishment in the Bible” (Boston, MA), Annual Meeting, November 2017.
Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting 2015—"The Messianic Nature of Psalm 118.”
Panel Discussion on the Messianic Nature of the Psalms, Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting 2015.
Bible Conference at First Presbyterian Church, Kosciusko, MS 2015. Doctoral Examiner
External Reader/Examiner for multiple doctoral dissertations/theses for both US and international academic institutions.
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