Improver

Jason Mann

Vice President Business Development at Geissele Automatics LLC

Chantilly, Virginia

I’m a multi-talented leader and business development professional with a proven and verifiable 10+ year track record of success and experience in sales, strategy development, execution and closure.

► I specialize in identification of new and innovative opportunities within the Department of Defense, Federal Civilian, Intelligence and Commercial market sectors--contracts awarded in excess of $25M

► I lead, organize and align technology to meet customer requirements and expectations; resulting in development of cost effective solutions support mission operations--current DoD program potential contract award over $8M

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KEY SUCCESSES: My technical expertise in U.S. Marine Corps operational/tactical capabilities & strong relationships with key senior leadership, ensured company decisions to pursue programs— resulted in key “WIN's” for the company business and award of U.S. Government contracts:

♦ M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle -- $23M
Web Link: http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/iar-what-iar-the-usmcs-saw-substitution-05240/#more-5240

♦ Pocket Laser Range Finder Celestial -- $1.2M
(R/D project, prototypes successfully demonstrated w/US SOCOM, USMC, US Army and USAF)

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SPECIALTIES: Strategy development & analysis, product management, management of leading edge technical solutions through the product life-cycle, leadership of business operations, team management.

► Firearms, Long Range Shooting (Sniper/Counter-Sniper), Electro-Optics, C4ISR (surveillance systems), Strategic Marketing, Market Research, Voice of Customer, Sales Strategies, Team Building.

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Experience:

• Firearms Program Manager (US Government)
• Vice President Of Business Development (Geissele Automatics Llc)
• President (United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper Association)
• Small Arms Committee Executive Board Member (National Defense Industrial Association)
• Director Combat and Precision Weapons (FN America)

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