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Neal Levene

General Manager of Training

About Neal

Neal Levene, General Manager of Training, focuses on elevating Red Team’s training programs to deliver a unique offering and unparalleled value to our clients, ensuring they have the skills and insights to achieve their growth objectives. In addition to leading Red Team’s training service, Neal provides clients a variety of capture and proposal management services gained from his over 30 years of experience in the US Federal and DoD contracting space. Neal is a hands-on leader having been a President of three companies and Director of Proposals at four organizations. He is a strategic thinker with a growth mindset, possesses a wealth of expertise in the end-to-end business development life cycle, leading and managing complex proposals, conducting meticulous reviews, and orchestrating meticulous proposal planning and development for complex, strategic engagements.

In his spare time, Neal is very active with the Association of Bid and Proposal Management (APMP), where he is on the Board of Directors for the National Capital Chapter. He enjoys spending time with his wife and two dogs.

Education

  • BS Information and Decision Systems, Carnegie Mellon University (Andrew Carnegie Scholar)

  • MS Public Management and Policy, Carnegie Mellon

Years of Experience

  • 30+ years

Areas of Expertise:

Proposal Management, Business Development, Capture Management, Orals, Strategic Planning, Pricing

A Day in My Life

Professional Recognition/Achievements/Awards

  • Key Contributor Award, APMP-NCA Chapter, 2018

  • Founder and President of 3 Startup Companies

Association Memberships:

  • Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP)

  • Project Management Institute (PMI)

Board Positions:

Various APMP-National Capital Area (NCA) Board Positions (2018 – Present), Currently Treasurer

Speaking Engagements:

  • Developing Discriminators – No Matter What Your Business Is

  • Agile Proposal Development Methods

  • A Better Simpler, More Actionable Proposal Lessons Learned Approach

  • Risk: A Controversial Look at Risk Management