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Dr. Nicole Ford-Francis
Principal Consultant, Visionary Policy Institute (VPI), LLC
Location: Fort Washington, MD United States
Joined: Jun 8th, 2023

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Morgan State University class of 1993

Undergrad Major: Biology

Coppin State University class of 1998

Grad Major: Education

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I currently work with Visionary Policy Institute (VPI), LLC as Principal Consultant
I have years of experience working in the Government and Policy industry.

Principal Consultant | Visionaries in Partnership (VIP), Inc.
From June 2020 to Current • 6 year(s)
Provides program management and partnership building between government, corporate and community organizations, with expertise in project management and leadership training using Six Sigma and Agile methods.

Sr. Vice President, Business Development | The Ventura Group, Inc.
From June 2022 to July 2024 • 2 year(s)
Led business development for SDVOSB/WOSB contractor, wrote winning multi-million dollar federal proposals, and created strategic partnerships program with 25+ government contractors.

Director of Government Business Development | LiveOps, Inc.
From September 2021 to May 2022 • 1 year(s)
Provided project management and business development expertise to expand the virtual call center model in federal government sector.

Proposal Manager and Capture Support Manager | Eagle Technologies, Inc.
From December 2020 to September 2021 • 1 year(s)
Managed proposals and capture activities for CDC, HRSA, CMS, SAMHSA and other health/education agencies, coordinating with technical staff on RFPs and white papers.

Government Proposal Manager/Consultant | Granite Government Solutions
From October 2019 to January 2020 • 1 year(s)
Managed and wrote complex government proposals for telecommunications services and Army EIS Multi-Award contracts.

CEO & Principal Consultant | Visionary Policy Institute (VPI), LLC
From May 2017 to August 2019 • 2 year(s)
Provided program management for civil rights and health disparities projects, along with proposal writing and strategic collaborative partnerships.

Consultant & Director, Civilian Programs | Mayvin Consulting (Mayvin)
From March 2017 to July 2017 • 0 year(s)
Led nuclear, aerospace and science projects as proposal writer and SME, conducted prospect research and coordinated CEO meetings.

Education Consultant and Subject Matter Expert (SME) | Public Broadcast System (PBS) TV Media Headquarters
From June 2016 to September 2016 • 0 year(s)
Managed PBS Kids projects and teacher professional development, revised pedagogy and conducted curriculum alignment for Pre-K through Grade 2.

Program Manager/ Board of Dir Member (JV) | NASA (NRESS)/NASA HQ-Smart Global Solutions, LLC(JV)
From April 2011 to January 2016 • 5 year(s)
Managed $145.9M NASA contract with 90+ staff, served as main POC for contracting officers and increased contract value from $100M to $145.9M.

Aerospace and Business Development Consultant | Telophase Corporation, Inc.
From June 2013 to September 2015 • 2 year(s)
Provided technical proposal writing and leadership in public affairs, marketing and strategic initiatives for aerospace and defense domains.

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