Arctech Accelerate 

Headquartered in our nation’s capital, Arctech Accelerate is a national leader in grant/proposal writing, business development, and lobbying sectors representing organizations across a variety of industries. With a robust team consisting of PhDs, MBAs, engineers, and professionals backed by a wealth of experience, Arctech Accelerate is able to provide effective solutions to our client’s projects. Whether you require customized funding summaries of currently available opportunities, detailed proposal responses, or imaginative grant applications, let Arctech Accelerate be your first choice. 

Some industries we have worked with include:

Software, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Agriculture, Space Technology, Military, Energy, Not-for-Profit and Charitable Organizations, Consulting firms & more

Managing Director

• Utilize a deep understanding of government programs, policies, and protocols with a wealth of experience in projects and proposals
• Correspond with government funding agencies and private sector service providers
• Research government grant, contract, and loan funding opportunities across municipal, provincial, and federal levels of government •Qualify companies and organizations for funding readiness prior to launching projects
• Manage a team of 22 professional funding writers including PhDs MBAs and engineers
•  Write, submit and manage grant proposals 
•  Furnish prospective funders with supporting documents
• Specialize in working with tech companies, start-ups, not-for-profits, and governments
• Expert in Government and Private grants, RFPs, Standing Offers, Innovation Solutions Canada, and Impact Canada Government Challenges
• Registered Federal lobbyist

Provide a full range of services including writing, editing, researching grants as well as assessing clients to dramatically increase the probability of successful applications for programs including, but not limited to: 

Innovations Solutions Canada Program, industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP), Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), CanExport, ISED & ESDC Programs, Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS), Ontario Trillium Foundation Grants, Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, etc.;

Principal Grant Writer

• Managed and created programs for cross-organizational strategic partnerships 
• Identified and contacted potential clients and corporate partners through networking and marketing methods
• Developed new sales areas and markets within southern Ontario
• Planned and directed marketing or advertising campaigns
• Collaborated with sales departments and other teams to meet targets
• Responsible for overseeing hiring, training, and managing junior salespeople, market researchers, copywriters, and other employees 
• Created sales presentations for potential clients
• Addressed client complaints or concerns

Head of Business Development

• Effectively provided clients with a full spectrum of services ranging from identifying new opportunities to the complete bid submission package. Services include, but were not limited to: 
• Identifying bid opportunities utilizing a combination of multiple industry-specific private sector contracts and government tender sites;
• Writing and winning proposals responding to RFPs that are issued by the government of Canada across municipal, provincial, and federal levels of government as well as the private sector. 
• Utilize a wealth of experience in order to review and evaluate proposals at multiple phases of the bidding process 
• Identifying government and private sector bids through multiple sources including, but not limited to, provincial bidding sites, MERX, Canada Buys, and Biddingo 
• Create and utilize tools for responding to bids, templates, and procedures that are cohesive with corporate branding
• Read and understand clients’ capacity, resources, and credentials with respect to specific proposal response requirements and provide consultation
• Highlight potential risks contained within bids and pre-emptively create solutions
• Review and clarify bid requirements and address client questions for procurement 
• Provide professional consultation, strategy, writing, and full development expertise for successfully writing full bid responses and packages

Senior Proposal Writer

Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce

Advisor

Vectors Group

Senior Strategic Advisor

Skyline Reflections

• Contributed operations information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; prepared and completed action plans; implemented production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolve problems
• Analyzed and improved organizational process and workflow, employee and space requirements, and equipment layout; implement changes
• Accomplished operations and organization mission by completing related results as needed
• Responsible for all aspects of vehicle and heavy equipment oversight
• Managed relationships with key operations vendors
• Tracked vendor pricing, rebates, and service levels
• Served as a primary point of contact when there are customer issues related to equipment quality, customer service, or accidents and mishaps on-site

Operations Manager

American Express

• Acquired new merchants for Amex card acceptance in the specified territory in Hamilton and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
• Achieved Objective of Coverage, Quality of Signing for the Territory of Hamilton and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
• Followed Up on Customer / Employee Generated Leads - Build Relationships for Success
• Provided consultative Solution Selling to Ensure Long Term Relationship Building -
• Owned the end-to-end Resolution of Reported Surcharge & Suppression Cases - Effective and Efficient Delivery of Campaigns
• Provided proactive Identification of Incremental Opportunities to Leverage All Client Contacts Based on Needs, While Potentially Leveraging Cross Selling Opportunities -
• Provided First Point of Escalations from Other Contact Channels -
• Developed an In-Depth Understanding of The Customers and Marketplace
• Was accountable for achieving set Card acquisition goals through feet-on-street selling. Also responsible for the retention of current Card members

Business Development Executive

Canon Inc.

• Selling Canon office equipment products and solutions to base and non-base small to medium-sized business accounts while generating new customers in an assigned geographical territory
• Calling on prospective customers, providing product information and demonstrations while creating proposals that speak to customer needs
• Performing all direct sales functions in a business-to-business, customer-facing environment
• Meeting and exceeding monthly, quarterly and annual sales quotas
• Providing ROI (Return on Investment) solutions to both existing and new customers; increasing efficiencies in workflow, reducing cost, and improving quality of print documents and document management processes
• Expanding Canon’s wallet share within base accounts
• Driving customer satisfaction through solution-based relationships
• Providing clients with the highest levels of customer service throughout the entire sales life cycle

Account Manager

• Lead a team of consultants and professional funding writers including PhDs, MBAs, and engineers
• Expert in Government and Private Grants, RFPs, Standing Offers, Innovative Solutions Canada, Impact Canada Government Challenges, and the Industrial and Technological Benefits Policy 
• Over 100M in funds acquired through grants and contracts for organizations and companies across Canada
• Advisor to several top IP law firms 
• Work closely with Managing Partners of IP-backed venture funds
• Advisor to The Space Technology Acquisition Corporation 
• Specialist working with tech companies, start-ups, not-for-profits, and government
• Deep understanding of gov programs policies and protocols with a wealth of experience
• Serial entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience

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