Ray Vogel
Regional VP – North Central
Ray has 20+ years of professional experience as a business leader, entrepreneur, sales professional, writer, and engineer. His experience spans both large and small businesses, with heavy emphasis on company growth, strategic pursuits, proposal/capture talent development, and business development process management and improvement.
Professional Experience:
- Regional Vice President at Shipley Associates. Helps clients develop sustainable business development winning practices by matching client needs with Shipley resources.
- Director of Business Development and Analytics at BTAS, Inc. Led market research, pipeline management, and proposal development for a growing, Woman-Owned Small Business. Managed implementation of robust proposal development processes, tools, and training for federal services contracts.
- Business Development Principal at Jacobs. Led capture and proposal management for large federal contract pursuits, new market strategic planning, and training initiatives. Acted as heavy technical writer and proposal milestone reviewer for a host of opportunities across the region. Also led strategic site development activities at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility.
- Chief Executive Officer at AEC Stellar Publishing. Acted as principal executive for a start-up publishing firm, including leadership, financial management, marketing, and all other aspects of corporate operation.
- Systems Engineer at Lockheed Martin. Facilitated technical integration of NASA Orion designs, led risk and opportunity management training and implementation.
- Materials and Processes Engineer at Vought Aircraft Industries. Conducted laboratory research and provided design reviews and inputs for major Boeing programs.
Education and Training
- BS, Texas A&M University
- MS, The University of Texas at Arlington
- Masters Certificate, Villanova University, Applied Project Management