BIDEXECS INDIA - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Army Aviation Officer
- Franchise Director
Archie L. Smith is a native of Texas, husband, father, entrepreneur, and a US Army Officer with over 30 years of military service. He holds a Bachelor in Technology Management from Troy State University, a Bachelor in Business from Excelsior University, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas in Arlington, a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University, a Master of Science in Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas in Austin, and a Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from the University of Louisville. He received his commission from the United States Army Officer Candidate School as a Second Lieutenant in the Aviation Branch in 2001
Archie began military service in the United States Marine Corps as a Legal Services Specialist in 1990 and later transitioned to the United States Army as a Radiology Specialist. Before earning his commission, Archie held leadership positions of increasing responsibility ranging from a Small Team Leader and a Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of Interventional Radiology to a forward deployed medical detachment First Sergeant.
As an Army Aviation Officer, Archie completed the Army Aviation Officer Basic Course and qualified as a CH-47 "Chinook" Helicopter pilot. He served in every echelon of leadership from platoon to battalion level holding positions that included Platoon Leader, Company Commander, Operations Officer, Executive Officer, and Battalion Commander. He has served stateside and overseas duty assignments as well as combat deployments. His administrative positions include industry training with the Army Acquisition Corps, serving as a government flight contract representative, and the Professor of Military Science and Department Chair of Howard University Army Reserve Officer Training Corps Program.
Archie's military education includes the Six Sigma Black Belt Course, Command and General Staff College, Aviation Officer Captains Career Course, Aviation Officer Basic Officer Course, AMEDD Noncommissioned Officers Course, Primary Leadership Development Course, Supervisory Leadership Development Course, Total Quality Management Course, CH-47F Aviator Qualification, Training with Industry - Army Acquisitions, Fundamentals of Acquisitions Management, Aviation Maintenance Managers Course, Radiology Specialist Course (X-Ray Tech), Air Assault School, Army Master Fitness Trainer Course.
His awards include two Bronze Stars, six Meritorious Service Medals, an Air Medal, five Army Commendation Medals, four Army Achievement Medals, three Good Conduct Medals, two National Defense Service Medals, Kosovo Campaign Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Service Medal, Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal, Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal, and the NATO Medal.
As an entrepreneur, Archie successfully launched two start-up companies that he later sold and is currently undertaking his third venture as a Health, Life, and Business Coach. As a transitioning veteran, he plans to leverage his military and life experiences, his passion for helping others, and his hobbies to improve his community. Archie's hobbies include reading, gardening, working out, and playing golf.
Ashley Marie Booker-Knight is an author and positive life influencer. She is the owner of an independent bookstore called Words Unite Bookstore,LLC and a serial entrepreneur. Ashley is a United States Army Veteran who served her country honorably for 10 years. She is the oldest sibling of 4 children. She is a wife and mother of 3 beautiful girls. She lives her life in the positive lane and makes it her mission to influence these same principles into others. She lives by the motto "Lead from the Front" and "Be the change you want to see!"
Brandon grew up in the state of Florida. He began in a small town in Florida and moved to Orlando to continue his education after high school. Once he finished with college, he began down the path of being an entrepreneur and business owner at a young age. Starting his first company at 23.
After working with AT&T small business for the better part of his 20's, he didn't feel like telecommunications was his calling. He then transitioned into the government contracting arena. He has spent 8+ years managing everything from SAM to submission for his clients nationwide. His passion has always been to help people. Doing so by adding a revenue stream with the government, was the best fit. Now as a franchisee, he has the ability to help companies grow in all aspects of GovCon.
Brandon met his bride in 2009. They have 2 sons and a farm friendly collection of animals. With 70% of his family being military vets or first responders, his oldest sons path led him to the Navy. His second son is studying to be an attorney. Brandon loves spending time with his family and pretending to know how to golf. When at all possible the best times a year are when everyone is together.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of BidExecs Franchise Growth and Relations
Edward James Native of Little Rock, Arkansas. Attended Arkansas State University where I studied Business Administration. While attending ASU also joined the US Marine Corp Reserves, and proceeded to active duty Air Force. Passionate about entrepreneur development and recruitment joined 7-Eleven Inc.
Dr. Gwendolyn has been serving the private and public sector in program and financial management for 20 years, supporting the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), U.S. Army and the U.S. Airforce. Dr. Gwendolyn holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, a Master's in Public Administration, and a Doctorate in Business Administration and Management. She also holds a Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM) certification. Dr. Gwendolyn is a member of National Small Business Administration (NSBA) Leadership Council, the American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) and the Southwest Virginia Diverse Chamber of Commerce. She has owned and operated businesses in Northern VA, North Carolina and California. Dr. Gwendolyn serves as an entrepreneurial and transformational leader in her church and community. When she is not working, you can find her loving on family and friends, traveling, watching a good sports game, cooking and being a foodie and fashion fanatic. Reading and hiking are some other pleasures she enjoys.
Lila Holley is a US Army combat Veteran with 22 years of honorable service as an intelligence professional. This retired Warrant Officer has multiple deployments and numerous assignments around the world, her last assignment was serving as the branch manager of over 1300 military intelligence warrant officers. Lila is an entrepreneur, and award-winning, bestselling author. She is the wife of a fellow Veteran, mother to two amazing adult children, and grandmother. She stays busy but enjoys cooking and spending time with her family most.
Mahesh brings in more than eleven years experience in career. He is a natural planner, organizer and has already worked tirelessly to make improvements in many of our procedures and processes. Mahesh has worked on various aspects of the operations and knows the company's capabilities end-to-end. He has served our most prestigious client accounts. His efforts have already delivered benefits to the division and we know there is more to come.
Job Titles:
- President of ProposalHelper BidExecs - India
Mr. Satya Mishra is a seasoned professional with significant industry experience in the fields of consulting, business process management, corporate taxation, process transitions, inventory setup, resource management, client service operations, and quality management. Prior to joining ProposalHelper, Mr. Mishra was a consultant with Ernst & Young where he gained rich exposure in managing service delivery for large scale projects globally. He, also, worked for Zenith Software Ltd. and Assist Click Pvt. Ltd. where he honed his skills in client account management, pipeline management, and service delivery management. As part of the Ernst & Young Global Services team, he was instrumental in delivering high-quality services to its clients around the world and has been a part of the process improvement drives. In his position at Centre of Excellence, Dallas, TX., he coordinated communication for the Global Tax Compliance and Reporting Division of EY.
Mr. Mishra holds a degree in computers from the National Institute of Information Technology and Quality Management from the Quality College, a division of Philip Crosby Associates. He is, also, a Microsoft Certified Professional with an MBA in Operations.
Job Titles:
- Director of Training
- Director of Corporate Training With ProposalHelper
Mrs. Victoria Woodlock serves as Director of Corporate Training with ProposalHelper. With three years of previous experience as a Senior Proposal Manager with ProposalHelper, she brings a wealth of knowledge to our internal team and BidExecs Franchise Members to deliver comprehensive proposal process and business development training plans. Her support begins with analyzing individual and collective team member experience to identify and address training needs. She is an out-of-the-box thinker and is always looking for innovative and process improvement solutions to implement with our internal team. Additionally, as Director of Corporate Training, Mrs. Woodlock takes on the role of Internal Quality Manager, implementing methods to inspect, test, and evaluate ProposalHelper's solution delivery, contributing to information security and continuously improved customer experience.
Ms. Reena Bhatia brings more than 28 years of experience in business development, account/capture, and proposal management for various international markets and the US Federal contracting sector. She has helped large, US defence contractors with strategy planning, international market entry, developing bid strategies and capturing opportunities with a high probability of win.
Prior to starting Proposal Helper, Reena was the Director for International Business Development with L-3 Communications where she was involved with the capture of a multi-billion-dollar command and control integration project in Saudi Arabia and assisted in expanding business across the Middle East through strategic alliances, collaboration across borders, and by cultivating relationships to achieve common goals. She, also, maintains significant contacts in the Asia Pacific region having done business in India, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong. Reena has held senior strategic capture and proposal management positions with L-3, CACI, Genpact/Headstrong, DMI Inc., and other fast-growing global companies.
Ms. Bhatia holds a master's degree in public policy from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a bachelor's degree in Management from Trine University.
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Job Titles:
- Director of Special Projects
Netra with more than 27 years of experience applying people, process, problem solving and technical skills to improve individual, team and organizational performance. Designed developed and implemented technical infrastructure that led to organization being many times distinguished among the top service provides in North Karnataka. Personally recognized as one of the Best Call-Coordinator in the IT field in North Karnataka. In addition, impassioned team leader who mentors with purpose and understands that strong working relationship create great teams and produce exceptional results.