Robert Clark Williams, Jr.
Dynamic and results-oriented professional with extensive experience in procurement, supplier diversity, and business development across public and private sectors. Adept at developing and managing business and supplier diversity channels, as well as leading bid teams to secure critical contracts. Proven track record in sales team support and management, enhancing corporate procurement processes through digital platform management, and establishing a strong corporate presence in the USA. A law degreed effective corporate and government advocate, relationship development, and compliance with Goods and Services Construction DBE and MBE certifications. Skilled in go-to-market strategy development, strategic partnership building, and diverse and small business engagement.
Value Offered
- 15 plus years of proven successful experience in the development of Founder, CEO Entrepreneur and Executive level business owner development relationships with engagement teams in both emerging domestic and international markets and revenue channels.
- Proven track record of driving growth and global expansion in launching new products to US Emerging Markets.
- Supplier Diversity and Small Business Procurement (MBE, MWBE).
- Experienced loan originator and working capital loan officer experienced in identifying new capital and financial markets for challenging business and financing/ loan request.
- Capacity to launch new business enterprise in USA.
- Demonstrated personal Entrepreneurial Success.
- Curriculum Developer and Instructor.
- Proven and demonstrated success in B2B procurement and sales in quasi- public and private market.
- C-Level Network of Banking Corporate, Political, Government, Medical and Educational Relationships
- Strong command of international and domestic business protocols and experience conducting business and building relationships.
- Relationship builder, trusted agent of change.
Professional and Entrepreneurial Highlights
- Landed Consilium Holdings and Subsidiary TotalMobile USA first United States of America foreign government contracts for 100 Enterprise Software license (ranging from $100m to $300m), leveraging expert abilities in relationship-building and government and international skills to conduct adept negotiations to bring sale to a close.
- First USA hire in the United States Opened new distributor Minority and DBE channel in New England market, which directly resulted in key account wins.
- Closed first contracts in company history, including pilot with Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, City of Lawrence, and Massachusetts Convention Center Authority.
- Helped establish new US office headquarters for Northern Ireland based company.
- Founder of the Best Male Platform www.thebestmale.com.
- Launch of Interise Procurement and Contractor Equity Programs
Professional Career
Executive Strategies, LLC Founder and CEO
Commonwealth of Massachusetts- (former)
Director of Government and Community Affairs
Diverse and Small Business Engagement MA Commonwealth Supplier Diversity Office (SDO)
Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC)
Community Loan Officer
Santander Bank, N.A.
Business Banking Development Officer and Relationship Manager
Bank of America-Boston, MA
- VP, Relationship Manager
- VP, Merchant Services
- Recruitment Manager
Consilium Technologies/
Total Mobile and (National and National Federal Mobility) Boston, MA
VP, Business Development and Sales
Education
- Massachusetts School of Law — Andover, MA, JD
- Merrimack College--- North Andover, MA, BA
- Harvard University---- Admin Fellow
- Small Business Administration E-200 -Executive
- Institute of Comparative and Political Economic Systems (ICPES)--Washington, DC