Summary
David C is a seasoned capture and proposal strategist with 12+ years of experience winning federal, state, and international business across IDIQs, BPAs, single-award contracts and TOs totaling in excess of $250 billion. He combines executive-level negotiation and cleared-sales experience with hands-on proposal leadership—managing or co-writing technical, past-performance, and compliance volumes and coaching orals for opportunities from $50M to over $1B. A polyglot (Arabic, Persian/Farsi, German, French, some Spanish), he has negotiated bilingual contracts and advised on cross-cultural sales to foreign governments and semi-public entities. Past roles span senior capture leadership at Deloitte and Accenture to founding consultancies that delivered winning strategies for GSA EIS, DHS, and major Defense and civilian IDIQs. He also donates proposal and capture expertise to nonprofits and trains teams in bid processes and orals—an unusual blend of high-stakes dealcraft and public-service contribution. Based in Reston, VA, he is currently open to board service and strategic advisory roles.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Graduate Credits Arabic Language, Graduate Credits Arabic Language at Middlebury College
PhD (studies) — USDoEd Fellow Arabic, PhD (studies) — USDoEd Fellow Arabic at The American University in Cairo
BA with Distinction Middle East, BA with Distinction Middle East at University of Virginia
MA - Merit Scholar International Business Diplomacy Arab Studies, MA - Merit Scholar International Business Diplomacy Arab Studies at Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
French Language and Literature, French Language and Literature at Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry
Credits German Soviet Politics Arbitrage Music Art, Credits German Soviet Politics Arbitrage Music Art at Institute for European Studies (IES) Vienna
English, Arabic, Persian, German, French, Spanish