Gavin Taylor · Federal Capture & Growth Enablement · Astrion
Turning pursuits into positions to win.
Shipley-trained capture manager working the front end of federal growth — a $20B+ addressable pipeline across DoD, Army, Air Force, Navy, FAA, NASA, DHS, and National Security Space. I write here about capture craft, competitive intelligence, and the AI-enabled workflows that make growth teams faster.
$20B+
Addressable federal pipeline
50+
Federal pursuits supported
110+
Gate packages & capture artifacts
8
Federal markets covered
What you’ll find here
Position to Win is where capture discipline meets practical tooling. I share what actually works in the trenches of federal business development: how to qualify a pursuit honestly, how to run a gate review people don’t dread, how to build competitive intelligence you can defend, and how to put AI to work on proposal-shop problems without the hype. No recycled Shipley slides, no vendor pitches — just tradecraft I’d stand behind in a capture review.
- Capture craft: gate reviews, qualification, win themes, and teaming strategy
- Competitive intelligence tradecraft you can substantiate claim by claim
- Practical AI for BD teams: custom GPTs, prompt libraries, and workflows that stick
- Lessons from building the process infrastructure a growth org runs on
New here? Start with the About page, or connect with me on LinkedIn. I read every note.
Let’s build the win together.
Gavin Taylor
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