Experts

Dalia has over 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur, organically building and then selling her first company off to publicly traded PR Newswire/United Business Media company in 2008. She then formed Paratore Enterprises, Inc to help other organizations grow as she and her previous partners were able to do. In her founding role she has put together a team of consultants with various backgrounds: Defense/Law Enforcement, Chemical Engineering, International Sales and Marketing to help your organization with its needs. Paratore Enterprises, Inc aids organizations manage all stages of the product lifecycle: identifying appropriate markets, internal/external marketing/sales strategies and product creation across regions.

Chris is a Defense and Tactical industry veteran with over 35 years of high-level knowledge in the firearms, lasers, training, tactical gear, body armor, EOD gear industry. He has a substantial record of success in vendor relations, reseller and distribution networks as well as building, training and leading sales teams to remarkable success. He brings to bear his large database of contacts: End users, Resellers, Contracting offices and has extensive knowledge of US Government contract vehicles. His successful brainchild, the Dealer-of-Record (DOR) program is now the industry standard.

Matt brings over 10 years of project management experience to PEI along with a Masters in Organizational Leadership, a certification as a Bid and Proposal Management Practitioner from the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) and a Certified Federal Contract Manager (CFCM) designation from the National Contract Management Association (NCMA). He also serves as an Adjunct Professor in James Madison University’s College of Business. His capture and proposal leadership efforts in pursuit of U.S. state, local, and federal government contracts have resulted in over $1.9 billion worth of awards. He has contributed to the strategy and writing of proposals that have secured over $33 billion worth of awards. Matt has also provided program management support to large, complex IDIQ contracts in the form of task order response, fulfillment of CDRL requirements, and problem-solving delivery and quality issues.

Donna Dougherty has years of experience working in the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) as a Tailored Vendor Relationship Specialist and has a keen understanding of the federal and military space. Donna was the senior point of contact and logistics expert for the Special Operational Equipment Tailored Logistics Support Program, managing over $1.5B in annual sales, over 8,000 different commercial part numbers, and servicing approximately 8,000 DoD customers worldwide. She brings all this knowledge to bear when helping PEI clients craft a compliant and winning proposal. She knows what the government is looking for.

Gina has over 12 years of experience in digital marketing and communications. Her vast knowledge of all things marketing is built from working in a wide array of industries: government, healthcare, and technology industries. Her expertise lies in event creation, web development, social media marketing, and digital advertising. She has been an integral part of launching numerous individual and B2B brand campaigns that successfully connect businesses with the target markets.

Paco has over 40 years in the chemical engineering sector for the Americas. His extensive knowledge of chemicals and materials allows manufacturers to improve the production or use of chemicals, additives and composites in their products. His experience of the Latin American market: both manufacturing and distribution, enables PEI clients to improve their production and reach. During his tenure at Honeywell Paco grew the additives division by 350 million.