Keri Bock

About Keri Bock

Highly motivated and goal-oriented proposal professional with strong communication, leadership skills, and a fast learning curve. Confident and poised in all professional settings. Provides trusted support to management and works effectively on team projects and programs. Has an established proven track record in meeting all deadlines. While at GDIT, has led or supported over 100 proposal efforts of all sizes. Has experience managing in-house and virtual proposal teams, both CONUS and OCONUS (i.e, Hawaii, Germany, Korea). Currently holds a DoD SECRET Clearance. Specialties: Proposal Management, proposal coordination, short-turn task order proposal management, in depth knowledge of the Federal procurement process, editing, formatting and desktop publishing, and extensive experience with Microsoft SharePoint and other Microsoft suite products.

Experience

1. Director of Proposals

   General Dynamics Information Technology

   Mar 2021 — Present · Orlando, FL, US

   Manages a large team (>10 personnel) comprised of proposal managers and senior proposal managers, focused on supporting opportunities of all levels, from pop-up to full enterprise level proposal efforts- Provides guidance to proposal management team in all proposal areas, including overall management soft skills, proposal compliance, proposal strategy, and developing compelling content- Communicates to proposal liaisons and up to proposal leadership and GDIT division leadership effectively- Serves in a functional Proposal Manager role, supporting a robust pipeline with proposals supported typically in the $300M-$2B+ range in all GDIT divisions (Defense, FedCiv, Intel)- Serves as a functional Orals Coach; Continues to expand internal Orals Coach Team by identifying and mentoring GDIT proposal managers as orals coaches- Experience supporting a wide array of customers, to include but not limited to, U.S. Army, U.S. Special Forces, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, State & Local, U.S. Courts, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), FEDSIM, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General Services Administration (GSA)- Proposal management support includes managing the proposal from pre-work activities through proposal submission and post-submittal activities; implementing proposal strategy best practices, to include incorporating strengths, benefits, and win themes.

Education

• Fairleigh Dickinson University

  Interdisciplinary Studies Program, Communications, Global Studies

  2002 — 2005