Lester Charles
Business Development | IT Services | Government Contracting
- Role
- Director of Business Development at Ares Enterprise
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lester Charles
Business Development and Capture professional with over 8 years of experience. MBA and Master of Finance from the UMD - Robert H. Smith School of Business. Associates in Information Assurance/Cybersecurity from AACC.CompTIA Network+AccessData Certified Examiner (ACE)CompTIA Security+ Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Experience
Director of Business Development
Aug 2025 — Present · Fairfax, VA, US
Develop and maintain a healthy pipeline of opportunities aligned to company growth targets. Lead the full capture lifecycle for strategic pursuits, from opportunity identification through proposal submission and post-submission activities. Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including government personnel and industry partners. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of government contracting vehicles and procurement trends (e.g, GSA, IDIQs, GWACs).
Education
Montgomery College
Associates, General Studies
2008 — 2010
University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration, Management and Operations
2020 — 2023
Anne Arundel Community College
Associate of Applied Sciences (A.A.S.), Information Assurance and Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics Concentration
2016 — 2017
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Bachelor's Degree, English
2011 — 2014
University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
Master of Finance - MFin, Accounting and Finance
2020 — 2023
Skills
- Typing
- Cash Handling Experience
- Inventory Management
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Readability
- Management
- Teamwork
- Time Management
- Critical Thinking
- Public Speaking
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Process Scheduler
- Research
- Microsoft Word
- Data Entry
- Phone Etiquette
- Cash Register
- Customer Service
- Social Media
- People Skills
- Customer Satisfaction
- Reading Comprehension
- Microsoft Office
- People-Oriented
- Social Networking
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