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ASHOK MENON

ASHOK MENON

ORANGE,CA

Summary

Accomplished federal capture and project management professional with a 25-year track record of successfully leading strategic capture pursuits and government projects at major publicly traded professional services organizations, including Tetra Tech, Cadmus, and Booz Allen Hamilton. Deep expertise in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and the full capture lifecycle management, including technical writing, proposal strategy, compliance, and project implementation. Excels in meeting timelines, keeping cool under pressure and juggling numerous tasks simultaneously as well as optimizing team performance and stakeholder relations to secure high-value contracts for U.S. Federal, state, and international clients. Has successfully secured over $400M in contracts for USAID, MCC, World Bank, FCDO, and other major donors. Excellent technical writer with the ability to conceptualize and integrate decades of project management implementation experience to inform new capture efforts. Holds current USAID Top Secret Security Clearance.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Tetra Tech
10.2022 - Current
  • Lead capture for multi-million bids across Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and Africa, ensuring on time, quality proposals
  • Served as Proposal Manager or Lead Technical Writer on multiple, at times simultaneous, capture efforts for US Federal (USAID & MCC), FCDO, DFAT and World Bank, including CPFF and T&M Contracts; Undertake capture trips overseas
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver winning proposals, including coordinating development of budgets, past performance, personnel, partnering, and other proposal requirements; integrate into SalesForce and other CRM tools

CAPTURE TECHNICAL WRITER

ACDI/VOCA
07.2022 - 10.2022
  • Lead Technical Writer for a $40M MCC climate project cooperative agreement (CoAg) proposal
  • Writing included both a successful Expression of Interest (EOI) as well as a full proposal
  • Presented ACDI/VOCAs approach at a co-creation workshop in Mozambique

PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE

Cadmus
05.2000 - 07.2022
  • Led business development efforts for Federal US Government clients in the trade and economic growth sector
  • Secured over $400M of new business over 22 years for US Federal Government Clients (USAID and MCC) as well as international donors, including World Bank, FCDO, and TradeMark East Africa
  • Managed new business development in the DC and London offices, spearheading significant growth in the trade and investment practice; managed all aspects of proposal development to ensure compliance with client requirements; trained and mentored staff in proposal development
  • Led implementation of contracts as Chief of Party or other key personnel roles overseas, including key personnel roles on USAID Projects in Laos, Indonesia, and Mozambique

INTERNATIONAL TRADE SPECIALIST

Booz Allen Hamilton
06.1999 - 05.2000
  • Supported capture efforts for US Federal Clients, including USAID
  • Led international trade and development issue identification for the Office of Emerging Markets at USAID
  • Maintained security clearance and ensured daily operations at the USIAD EGAT office

Education

MA - INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
01.1999

BA - COMMUNICATIONS

University of California, San Diego
01.1995

Skills

  • Training and mentoring
  • Performance monitoring
  • Team leadership
  • Team supervision
  • Project management
  • Data analytics
  • Project coordination
  • Finance

Timeline

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Tetra Tech
10.2022 - Current

CAPTURE TECHNICAL WRITER

ACDI/VOCA
07.2022 - 10.2022

PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE

Cadmus
05.2000 - 07.2022

INTERNATIONAL TRADE SPECIALIST

Booz Allen Hamilton
06.1999 - 05.2000

MA - INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

BA - COMMUNICATIONS

University of California, San Diego
ASHOK MENON