Generative AI for Proposal Professionals

Bruce brings more than 30 years of experience as a subject matter expert (SME) in business development, capture management, and proposal development specializing in Space and National Intelligence programs for the U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Space Force (USSF), Intelligence Community (IC), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Department of Defense (DOD) 4th Estate, and Combatant Commands.

He leads Lohfeld Consulting Group’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives and is the lead trainer for our Generative AI for Proposal Professionals classes, a trainer for our Capture Management and Strength-Based Winning^® classes, as well as a consulting advisor. 

Prior to joining our team, Bruce was the Senior Vice President for Business Development for SAIC’s $3B National Security and Space Sector. He also served as Chief Growth Officer for Engility, Senior Vice President of QinetiQ North America, Vice President of GCI, Inc. (a subsidiary of General Dynamic Information Technology (GDIT)), and Research Staff Analyst for TASC, Inc.

Bruce is a retired Lt. Col., USAF Reserve, and previously an active-duty USAF officer. He served as the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Detachment Commander at the National Military Command Center (NMCC), as Chief of Mission Planning for the USAF Space and Missile Center, and on active duty at the National Security Agency (NSA).

Education

• BA in Chemistry, Yale University
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology
• MS in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Accreditations

• Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute (PMI)
• NSA-certified Cryptologic Engineer 
• Foundation-level Certification from APMP

Dwayne brings 30 years’ experience in the IT and service delivery sector, with 25 years’ experience in capture and proposal development. An expert Proposal Manager, Orals Coach, and Color Reviewer, he is a preeminent proposal strategist and solution architect. He has worked across DoD, many parts of DHS, and numerous civilian Federal Agencies. He has also led proposal efforts at the state and local level.

Prior to joining Lohfeld Consulting Group, Dwayne served in senior leadership roles in a variety of large and small companies. He has led efforts to win major IDIQ vehicles with ceilings as high as $10B, including assembling winning teams to enter new markets that subsequently won significant task order revenue. As president of Dwayne Baptist and Associates, he combined capture and proposal development consulting with executive coaching to help leaders and organizations develop the business processes needed to quickly and reliably capture, bid, and win new work, and to protect incumbent work.

Dwayne is a member of APMP, certified PMP, and proud graduate of the United States Naval Academy.

Doug has been at the forefront of business development and proposal strategy and execution for more than 35 years. At Lohfeld Consulting, Doug serves as a bid strategist, Strength-Based Solutions® advisor, volume lead, storyboard developer, and color team lead and participant. He is also a capture management expert, both co-designing and teaching multiple Lohfeld training classes, and advises on pursuit strategy, proposal development, and review.

His capture management experience ranges from small to large awards (including DOD multi-billion-dollar indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity vehicles). He has offered strategic diagnostic experience for businesses of all sizes in pursuit of key opportunities, ranging from $100M-$1B+ in value across a wide range of Government agencies and departments. 

A technical expert as well, Doug offers clients in-depth experience on a wide range of topics. This includes technology development and transfer, research and development (R&D) processes and techniques, and Federal Government policy development and analysis (in areas including resiliency, emergency management, first response, information assurance, survivability and vulnerability, energy, environment, and security).

Prior to joining Lohfeld, he served as Partner and Vice President of Global Resilience, Security, and Defense Teams at Booz Allen, and as Senior Vice President and Director Security, Energy and Environment at NORC at the University of Chicago.

Doug received his PhD in Physics from Georgetown University and retains an active Top Secret clearance. He is a Senior Life Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), as well as Speaker for the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM). He is an active member of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) and the Acoustical Society of America (ASA).