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Nils van den Beemt

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EXECUTIVE PROFILE

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General Manager & Chief Operating Officer Enterprise Information Management

Research & Development Technical Business Development Program Management

Passion for business improvement is the raison d’être for an executive leader. Effectively communicating company objectives throughout the organization defines success: promoting ongoing collaboration that identifies and bests the competitors at every turn. Demonstrates a real and lasting commitment to excellence in enterprise performance.

An impactful leader with more than fifteen years of technical and general management success in the technology sector, serving in customer-facing and enterprise operations leadership roles. Uniquely qualified with an engineering background providing the bedrock for a deep understanding of technology at every level from enabling a more efficient enterprise to delivering services to the customer. Leverages and incorporates MBA level business savvy into a comprehensive business skill dossier.

Transforms operations by creating and implementing technical and organizational tactical plans borne of strategic objectives that drive continuous improvement in quality and productivity while eliminating excess costs and waste. Builds and leads strong teams, working closely with sales, marketing, and financial units to achieve organizational objectives. An analytical business process engineer who leads successful marketing and branding campaigns in environments where customer perceptions and values are paramount and performance is non-negotiable.

Strategic Planning & Tactical Implementation Team Leadership, Training & Mentoring

Business System & Process Architecture Technical Proposal Development

Enterprise Information Systems Management Enterprise Process Re-engineering

Technical Project & Program Management Execution

CAREER SYNOPSIS

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INNOVIM, Greenbelt, MD 2012 – Present

SENIOR PROPOSAL MANAGER

Manages bid and proposal activities; mentors and develops technical staff in winning proposal content development. Leads, trains, and mentors staff in bid and proposal best practices.

Recruited to improve the bid and proposal business process, improving the value and contribution of proposal development staff and subject matter experts.

Syneren Technologies Corporation, Lanham, MD 2011 – 2012

PROPOSAL DEPARTMENT MANAGER

Leads federal sector bid development and bid team collaboration. Leads, trains, and mentors staff in bid and proposal techniques and process.

Introduced a more strategically-oriented business capture process, mentored entry-level bid and proposal staff, and generally improved the quality of business development operations.

Led or contributed to approximately one bid per month over more than one year in a small, rapidly growing enterprise; wins included a $140M ceiling contract.

CSSI, Inc., Washington, DC 1994 – 2011

$45 million aerospace research and development contractor to the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Defense

CIO AND DIRECTOR, QUALITY SYSTEMS & CORPORATE INFRASTRUCTURE (2006 – 2011)

Led IT staff of five and variously mentored/led senior operations staff of 10 over an organization of more than 325.. Reporting to President, drove growth to $45 million in 2010 by developing and implementing policies and procedures to improve competitive position, corporate performance and business process efficiency. Led and directed day-to-day operations of the business and quality systems. Handled business development, facilities management, HR, finance, contracts and marketing communications. Implemented key enterprise-wide branding campaign. Delivered and managed IT services. Prioritized investments and managed operating budgeting.

Conceived and executed IT infrastructure upgrade that leveraged a $150,000 investment to build shared platform delivering Microsoft Exchange mail and collaboration services, WAN file access, and a comprehensive offsite business recovery facility supporting the entire 350-person enterprise.

Enabled tactical growth by preparing and managing corporate facilities comprising over 70,000 square feet including a dedicated corporate LAN facility, continuously staying ahead of the business backlog and ensuring revenues were never constrained by limitations in facilities or infrastructure.

Developed SharePoint-based Quality Management System with ISO 9001:2008 e-Program files and on-line deliverables tracking and repository that virtually eliminated Government audit risk, simplified quality surveillance audits and provided a value-added feature to our customers;

Internal ISO audit preparation and internal and external audit of ALL corporate locations were accomplished from one desktop;

ALL contracts and task orders were maintained and configuration-controlled by contracts department staff in a central repository with role-based access for senior and project management staff;

ALL task order deliverables (more than 200 per month) were tracked, available; designed and implemented automated “deliverables due” email reminders, weekly metrics collection, processing, and graphical presentation to entire management team.

Designed and implemented HR information system with employee self-service allowing remote site employees to review and managed selected HR record content, request personal information data updates, and review salary, promotion, and related records. These features improved the morale in remote locations by establishing a convenient connection to headquarters HR resources, and reduced administrative errors by unifying the HR datasets across the enterprise.

Designed and implemented a paperless purchasing approval and asset management system that allowed ALL employees to request and initiate a purchase using a documented approval process involving key managers; benefit: no unauthorized employee expenditures; no need for a costly corporate purchasing department; auditable process; enhanced employee empowerment and satisfaction.

Conceived and implemented a business development opportunity tracking and maintenance system ensuring adherence to the gate review process, eliminating ambiguity about who is responsible for key milestones, and focusing attention on “the most important pipeline opportunity” resulting in an entire bid and proposal team prepared for the next RFP with a rigorously positioned, winnable opportunity.

Led design and development of a financial management system delivering project, program, and division leaders real-time task-order, contract, or division revenue and profit data and trend metrics that drove business decisions directly improving those metrics.

Led the market research, selection, and implementation of the company’s first corporate VOIP telephony installation, unifying corporate communications and integrating mobile devices for mail and voice services to 250 users. Coupled with a policy of providing senior managers with smartphones, enabled 24-hour senior management voice and data communications; managed a BYOD operation 2 years before the term showed up in the marketplace.

Managed the implementation and data migration for a complete “second generation” HR system upgrade to provide enterprise-class human resources automation capabilities providing employee self-service, and legally compliant recruiting, staff management, and process reporting capabilities, reducing government compliance costs and audit risk.

Developed IT infrastructure to tie together operating functions; today serving a $70 million enterprise with over 400 users on an annual budget of less than $1 million.

Managed 70,000 square feet of Class A office space, and led the $1M build-out of 20,000 sq. ft. facility enabling growth of approximately $15 million in annual revenue.

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES (1994 - 2006)

PROGRAM MANAGER; BUSINESS UNIT MANAGER

Technical project manager, program manager, and Business Unit Manager ($10M unit) delivering technical services to Federal Aviation Administration organizations developing new air traffic control automation systems. Led business capture initiatives and managed proposal teams. Authored and presented proposals to Government Agencies. Led and directed corporate management, program management and project management functions. Handled project cost estimates, statements of work and acquisition documentation.

Led corporate business development effort culminating in a $27 million, five-year contract award from the FAA.

As a subject matter expert, briefed one of five proposal sample problems addressing technical, business, and political topics associated with implementing air traffic control service fees, contributing to a $300M win for our prime contractor.

Led development and institutionalization of a quality management system (ISO 9001) that reduced operating errors and increased customer satisfaction using documented, audited, repeatable business processes.

Martin Marietta Air Traffic Systems, Washington, DC 1985-1994

PROJECT MANAGER

Delivered system engineering and integration services to FAA air traffic control automation system project office.

Raytheon Submarine Signal Division, Portsmouth, RI 1984-1985

SYSTEM ENGINEER

Provided software functional design development of attack submarine weapons control system. Reviewed, coordinated and documented weapon control system software functional design and testing.

Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, VA 1981-1984

PROJECT ENGINEER

Engineering liaison with major weapon system subcontractors participating in system design and installation into US Navy Fast Attack Submarines. Communicated design interface data among contractors, developed system interface documentation and facilitated communication among the entire system development team.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

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College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA

Master of Business Administration degree

Villanova University, Villanova, PA

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering

Federal Aviation Administration

Private Pilot Certificate

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