Senior Business Development Director

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239877

About this Candidate

DAVRON CV: Candidate 239877

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR | AEC SECTOR | HEALTHCARE, HIGHER EDUCATION & LIFE SCIENCES

Core Expertise

  • Strategic business development across healthcare, higher education, life sciences, and institutional markets.
  • Proposal leadership: qualifications, RFQs, interview preparation, and award-winning submission strategies.
  • Client cultivation with owners, developers, brokers, architects, and owner’s representatives.
  • CRM deployment and pipeline management using Salesforce and Cosential to track pursuits.
  • ESG and sustainability advisory aligning reporting to SASB, GRI, and TCFD frameworks.

Project Background

  • Led pursuits for complex healthcare projects including emergency department and tower addition programs.
  • Secured CM and construction opportunities for adaptive reuse, lab fit-outs, and new medical office buildings.
  • Generated $200M+ in construction awards through targeted outreach and sustained relationship-building.
  • Expanded firm market reach into new states and diversified client base with developers and tenant reps.
  • Prepared integrated project delivery proposals and interview strategies that won competitive underdog pursuits.

Key Skills

  • CRM: Salesforce | Cosential | Deltek Vision | ACT
  • Proposal development | Interview strategy | Client presentations
  • Marketing tools: Adobe Creative Suite | CMS platforms | Social media
  • ESG frameworks: SASB | GRI | TCFD | Materiality Assessments
  • Project types: Healthcare | Higher education | Life sciences | Institutional

Education

  • B.S., Mathematics Education — North Carolina State University
  • GRI Certified Sustainability Professional — GRI Academy
  • Marketing Certificate — Wharton Programs for Working Professionals

Awards & Recognition

  • LEED Green Associate (LEED GA)
  • Certificate in Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Strategies

Why Interview this Candidate?

They offer 20+ years of AEC business development experience with a proven record of securing major healthcare, higher education, and life sciences work. Demonstrated strengths include proposal leadership, CRM-driven pipeline management, and building high-value client relationships that produced seven-figure and multi-million-dollar contract wins. Experienced in ESG advisory and mentoring BD teams to improve profitability and close rates.

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