Calvin M Carrera

Roles available for:
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Fractional
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Consulting
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Contract
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Interim
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Orem, Utah, United States
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Country experience:
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United States of America
Northern America
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Languages:
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English (US)
English (US)
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English (US)
Achievements


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Expertise
Budgeting, Consulting, Life Cycle Support, Organization development. Leadership. Marketing. Business Planning. Strategic planning. Operations. Governance. Contract Management. Negotiation. Program Management. Strategy. Forecasting. Pro-forma d -
Services
Organizational assessments. Team Building. Organization design. Strategic thinking. Business planning. Virtual management. Digital marketing. Leadership training and development. Compensation planning. Mergers and acquisitions. Capitalization.
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Employees overseen
225 employees
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Budget overseen
$ 34,000,000
Roles available for:
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Fractional
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Consulting
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Contract
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Interim
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Orem, Utah, United States
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Country experience:
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United States of America
Northern America
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Languages:
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English (US)
English (US)
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English (US)
Achievements

Why hire me in a fractional role
Experience
Strengths in this role: Communicating with C-level executives in industry and government. Marketing and sales. Critical thinking. Government acquisition policy and administration. Strategic planning and execution. Creative thinking. Software development. Team building. High performance teams. Entrepreneurship. Organizational development. Leadership. Customer support. Foreign sales. Business development. Government contracts. Federal Acquisition Regulations. Contract negotiations. Recruiting. Coaching.
Industry Group: High Tech
Industry: Defense & Space
Years of experience: 30 years
Industry Group: Government
Industry: Defense & Space
Years of experience: 15 years
Industry Group: Government
Industry: Government Administration
Years of experience: 12 years
Company name: Brandes Associates, Inc.
Company size: 110 employees
Role in this company: Member of the Board of Directors. Created new business units from ideation within the company. Identified ideas that could be monetized, developed business plans and strategies, drove business development, negotiated government contracts, built life cycle support organizations, managed operations. Developed markets in 4 foreign counties, including sales, contract development and execution and export licensing.
Company name: The Carrera Group Inc.
Company size: 3 employees
Role in this company: Principal consultant to the Undersecretary of Defense as a member of a chartered Blue Ribbon Panel. Tackled many subjects for the USD for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics including interoperability, acquisition policy, systems development modernization, and concept development programs. Provided executive consulting to major aerospace firms, including product development and marketing.
Strengths in this role: Team building, business planning, healthcare operations, telemedicine, telehealth, medical devices, contract management, business operations, mergers and acquisitions, customer support, supply pipeline management, Integration of engineering, sales, service and customer support. Organization design. Facilities development and operations.
Industry Group: Health
Industry: Hospital & Health Care
Years of experience: 3 years
Industry Group: High Tech
Industry: Telecommunications
Years of experience: 3 years
Industry Group: Health
Industry: Medical Devices
Years of experience: 3 years
Company name: VirTx, Inc.
Company size: 34 employees
Role in this company: Co-founder and COO. Secured funding from 2 venture capital groups. Developed, recruited, and hired 34 professionals in medicine, insurance, IT, customer support, and manufacturing. Integrated operations for 29 remote medial clinics, 5 hospitals, 4 radiology clinics and a foreign pediatric hospital. Contracted with the National Cancer Institute to provide teleradiology to remote hospitals. Sold company to a public company in 13 months. Helped secure $20M in private placement funds.
Company name: View Tech Inc.
Company size: 200 employees
Role in this company: ViewTech (NASDAQ:VUTK), provided complete video teleconferencing solutions. Led operations in 14 nationwide offices. Member of the board of Directors. Restructured sales comp plans to increase company profitability. Responsible for P&L in a public company. Led 24X7 operations supporting international customers. Acquired companies to increase markets and capabilities. Sold company to another public company.
Strengths in this role: Leadership. Recruiting, Business development. Marketing. Team building. Negotiating. Communicating. Strategic planning. Operations planning. Restructuring. Governance. Transforming. Communicating. Entrepreneurship.
Industry Group: High Tech
Industry: Defense & Space
Years of experience: 24 years
Company name: Veda, Inc.
Company size: 1,100 employees
Role in this company: General Manager of the Western region. Total P&L responsibility for 4 offices. Performed business development to increase revenues by 1000%. Founded Joint Ventures and other partnerships to increase competitive positioning. Created high performance organizations. Operating and Strategic planning, budgeting and financial control. Negotiated contracts.
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Board membership
Company: View Tech, Inc.
Position: Member of the Board of Directors
From: 07/01/1995
To: 02/29/2000
Company: Brandes Associates, Inc.
Position: Member of the Board of Directors
From: 07/05/2007
To: 08/31/2019
Company: The Carrera Group, Inc.
Position: Chairman of the Board of Directors
From: 02/21/2002
To: 01/16/2016
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Degrees & accreditations
MSEE
BSEE
Program Management
LinkedIn Marketing
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Membership & affiliations
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
National Contract Management Association
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Success story
Co-founded a telemedicine company and built operations from $0 to a sale for $48M in 13 months. Designed equipment and a successful organization to build, test, deliver, and support clinical systems in 39 sites across the US and internationally. recruited and hired 34 healthcare professionals in 3 months with skills in manufacturing, education, customer service, IT, communications and administration.