Vice President, Business Development & Capture
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Derek L. dela Noche is a proven federal growth and business development leader with nearly 20 years of experience in business development, capture, contracting, strategic partnerships, and go-to-market strategy across the government sector. As Vice President of Business Development & Capture at Sky Solutions, Derek brings extensive experience developing growth strategies, shaping opportunities, strengthening strategic partnerships, and leading high-performing teams through complex federal pursuits.
Before joining Sky Solutions, Derek served as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Transformation at Longview International Technology Solutions, where he led enterprise growth initiatives, expanded new business areas, and directed business development, capture, and proposal operations. Earlier, he spent nearly a decade with UnitedHealth, serving as Vice President of Contracts and General Manager and leading strategic contracting, capture, and go-to-market efforts supporting government healthcare markets.
Derek has built and managed pipelines exceeding $1 billion, secured $30 million in new awards within a year, and helped drive sustained double-digit growth across federal markets. He brings deep expertise in federal acquisition strategy, FAR/DFARS compliance, contract lifecycle management, competitive positioning, proposal development, executive negotiations, and customer engagement. He has successfully shaped and captured complex federal opportunities while building trusted relationships with agency leaders, industry partners, and prime contractors.
At Sky Solutions, Derek helps accelerate the company’s growth by identifying and shaping strategic opportunities, expanding partnerships, strengthening customer relationships, and aligning Sky’s AI, cybersecurity, cloud, and digital transformation capabilities with evolving federal mission needs. His combination of strategic thinking, capture expertise, and collaborative leadership further strengthens Team Sky’s ability to deliver innovative solutions and lasting value to government customers.
Before joining Sky Solutions, Derek served as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Transformation at Longview International Technology Solutions, where he led enterprise growth initiatives, expanded new business areas, and directed business development, capture, and proposal operations. Earlier, he spent nearly a decade with UnitedHealth, serving as Vice President of Contracts and General Manager and leading strategic contracting, capture, and go-to-market efforts supporting government healthcare markets.
Derek has built and managed pipelines exceeding $1 billion, secured $30 million in new awards within a year, and helped drive sustained double-digit growth across federal markets. He brings deep expertise in federal acquisition strategy, FAR/DFARS compliance, contract lifecycle management, competitive positioning, proposal development, executive negotiations, and customer engagement. He has successfully shaped and captured complex federal opportunities while building trusted relationships with agency leaders, industry partners, and prime contractors.
At Sky Solutions, Derek helps accelerate the company’s growth by identifying and shaping strategic opportunities, expanding partnerships, strengthening customer relationships, and aligning Sky’s AI, cybersecurity, cloud, and digital transformation capabilities with evolving federal mission needs. His combination of strategic thinking, capture expertise, and collaborative leadership further strengthens Team Sky’s ability to deliver innovative solutions and lasting value to government customers.