Edward Dean Ferrell

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About Edward Dean Ferrell

Hi, my name is Ed Ferrell. I love challenges and thrive under pressure, as evidenced by my 35 years of operational experience in federal contracts, program management, personnel management, business administration, and office operations. I thrive leading dedicated and focused teams to develop and implement operational and service improvement initiatives, practical programs, business growth and capture strategies, and strategic proposal responses. My passion is working with businesses of all sizes to navigate the challenges of growing and operating a company primarily focused on supporting the federal government. Here are a few facts about my leadership background: • I have worked in small and large businesses, supporting commercial and public sector clients. • Exceed in being part of an integral leadership team. • I thrive on developing processes, procedures, and strategies to support all aspects of the business. • Laying a foundation to grow and diversify a business is critical. • Supporting multi-billion dollar, must-win proposal efforts for federal clients. • I have assisted businesses looking to sell. • Services and solutions include information technology, cybersecurity, unified communications, audio/visual, integrated electronic security, communications infrastructure/structured cabling, environmental management, health and safety, and disaster preparedness and response. Career highlight: During tenure at GC & E Systems Group, efforts resulted in a direct growth of GC & E from a $22.6M company to a $64.6M company before GC & E's acquisition in October 2019. I worked on significant contract and task order pursuits, such as IMCS (40+ TOs), IMCS IV (4 TOs), ITES-3S (40+ TOs), RS3 (3 TOs), 8(a) STARS, TEIS (as a subcontractor to NCI (10+ TOs), and multiple state, local, and commercial contracts. My background includes: • Strategic Growth and Planning • Operations Management • Contracts, Subcontracts, and Financial Performance Management • Capture Management • Complex Proposal Management and Development • Program Development and Implementation • Policy, Process, and Procedure Development and Analysis • Business Branding • Marketing Strategy