Proposal Leadership

• Understanding and carefully documenting customer requirements
  
• Creating a proposal development schedule and outline
  
• Leading proposal strategy development
  
• Conducting a proposal kickoff meeting
  
• Coordinating proposal solution updates
  
• Coordinating with assigned writers and editors
  
• Scheduling reviews during the proposal development cycle
  
• Ensuring compliance with all requirements
  
• Ensuring the sales message is consistent and customer focused (focus on customer needs)
  
• Coordinating approval of the final draft for submission
  

Program / Project Management Assessments & Troubleshooting

• Program Planning
  
• Earned Value Management
  
• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Development
• Schedule Development
  
• Cost Estimation
  
• Independent / External Reviews
  
• Technical / Due Dilligence Assessment
  
• Systems Engineering Support
  

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Kaplan Astronautics, LLC

Space Consulting

Kaplan Astronautics, LLC

Enabling aerospace project success

Business Capture

• Market Identification & Segmentation
  
• Long-term Positioning
  
• Opportunity Assessment & Qualification
  
• Opportunity / Capture Planning
  
• Pre-Proposal (Bid) Planning
  
• Bid & Proposal development and Submittal
  
• Post-Submittal & Execution
  

New Mission / Spacecraft Design

• Requirement Definition
  
• Mission Design
  
• Trajectory Design
• Launch Vehicle Sizing
• Spacecraft Design and Configuration
  
• Spacecraft Mass Properties
  
• Cost Estimation
  
• Make / Buy Assessments

Proposal Support

• Storyboarding
• Executive Summary Writing
  
• Technical, Management and Past Performance Volume Leadership
• Proposal Writing
• Color Team Leadership
  
• ​Color Team Membership
  

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