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Proposal Development Consultant Resume

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Suffolk, VA

PROFILE:

Innovative technical writer and proposal development expert with over 20 years of progressive and transferrable experience. Proven ability to successfully manage advertising and marketing projects, and proposal development processes to produce quality - marketing programs that maintain and grow business. Excellent customer service skills—listening to client’s requirements. A motivated self-starter seeking an opportunity

KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

  • Graphic Design
  • SharePoint Content Developer
  • Desktop Publishing
  • Art Content Development
  • Newsletter and Brochure Design
  • Writing & Editing
  • Resume Templates
  • Proposal Coordination & Management
  • Training & Development

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

  • Photoshop CS6
  • WinZip
  • Visual Basic for Applications
  • Illustrator CS6
  • MS Outlook 2010
  • HTML
  • Flash CS4
  • MS Word 2010
  • SharePoint 2007
  • Dreamweaver CS4
  • MS PowerPoint 2007, 2010
  • MS Project
  • In Design CS4
  • MS Excel 2010
  • AutoCAD
  • Acrobat Professional
  • MS Visio 2007
  • Networking using TCP/IP
  • MS Publisher
  • Virtual Proposal Center (VPC)
  • Networking with Ethernet

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Suffolk, VA

Proposal Development Consultant

Responsibilities:

  • Develop proposal response template (outline) from RFP requirements (Section L), evaluation factors (Section M), and Statement of Work (SOW) requirements (Section C)
  • Create proposal schedule incorporating all reviews to ensure meeting deadline for delivery
  • Analyze proposal requirements and develop compliance matrices
  • Coordinate with corporate functional management on proposal related status including contracts, subcontracts, pricing, security, OCI, etc.
  • From subject matter expert input, create proposal content in response to RFP requirements
  • Review and edit proposal responses, and provide comments to section writers
  • Organize and setup Color Reviews, and get information back to the writers following the outbrief
  • Create proposal graphics using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
  • Insert graphics into document
  • Edit and re-write content for grammar, and acronym usage
  • Format Word document using styles, create PDF files for submission
  • Prepare Excel pricing document for printing
  • Prepare proposal documents for delivery either by electronic and/or print delivery, including binding and shipment.

Confidential, Virginia Beach, VA

Proposal Manager/Proposal Writer

Responsibilities:

  • Managed PPQ process: read and analyzed solicitation instructions, prepared PPQ form, researched and populated form with contract data, coordinated with program managers for accuracy and delivery of PPQ to government contract point of contacts, monitored status of PPQ to submission completion.
  • As volume resume or past performance book boss, managed a team of three to four writers by allocating writing assignments, monitoring status, and edited writers’ products for accuracy and relevance to RFP requirements, statement of work, and job descriptions.
  • Prepared status reports and communicated daily with proposal team.
  • Formatted and edited document deliverables and designed binder-covers for each station.
  • Researched and negotiated the final production price for the books with the printer and saved 40% from the original price quote.

Confidential

Proposal Specialist

Responsibilities:

  • Prepared for and coordinated kickoff meetings with proposal team and management.
  • Collaborated with proposal authors to develop graphics relevant to proposal requirements.
  • Trained new staff members on art content, publication procedures, and troubleshooting techniques.
  • Formatted MS Word proposal documents by incorporating styles, inserting graphics, and creating headers, footers, tables of contents, indexes, and lists of figures.
  • Designed Proposal and CD covers, inserts, and labels for training products and proposals.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Technical Writer/Proposal Production Lead

Responsibilities:

  • Managed art content for proposals from conception through production process.
  • Trained the production team on proposal art content and publication procedures.
  • Administered Virtual Proposal Center software and served as access manager for PDC computers, printers, and door access requests.
  • Received a recognition award and bonus from a major proposal team for key contributions to a successful project.

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