“Evoke Consulting, a leading management consultant to the federal government, welcomes Dr. Shawn Smith as its Vice President of Business Development. In this role, Dr. Smith will lead the firm’s organic growth initiatives and strategic solutions throughout the business development lifecycle.
Dr. Smith’s industry leadership spans more than 25 years across engineering, management consulting, business development, capture and proposal management disciplines for both products and services firms. Most recently, Smith led management consultant Alpha Omega Group’s Business Development organization where he was instrumental in winning new business that increased revenues by more than 50%. Previously, he established a winning reputation for significant captures at large defense contractors. Dr. Smith began his career in the US Navy Reserves and as a technologist at Texas Instruments.
‘Shawn’s reputation as a winning capture manager in the full and open market is well-established,’ said Evoke’s Managing Partner Greg Blaisdell. ‘Shawn leverages engineering discipline and a wholistic systems thinking approach to drive value and increase PWin at each stage of the business development lifecycle.’
A lifelong learner, Dr. Smith obtained a PhD in Organization and Management-Information Technology Management from Capella University, a MS in Computer Information Systems and BS in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and PMP certification from the Project Management Institute. He continues to serve the engineering community by teaching postgraduate Systems Engineering courses at the University of Texas at El Paso.
‘Pivoting to the full and open market requires innovative leadership, experience and coaching,’ said Evoke’s Managing Partner Jim Loreto. ‘Shawn’s combined system engineering mentality, growth expertise and teaching perspectives will be critical in elevating our strategic solutions and proposal offerings to compete at the next level.’…” Read the full press release here.
Source: Evoke Consulting Appoints Dr. Shawn Smith to Drive Firm’s New Business Development – January 10, 2022. PR Web.
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