Summary

        Over 13 years of experience in federal government project management, proposal management, technical writing, editing and training. Highly motivated, flexible, energetic, organized, and detail oriented Proposal Manager. Team player who is also able to work independently in a deadline-driven environment. Self-driven leader with an unwavering commitment to building a strong, compelling and compliant proposal response. Experienced manager with the capability to manage multiple proposal responses of varying size, scope and complexity. Manages large and complex government proposal efforts such as a multi-billion dollar IDIQ contract; as well as smaller, quick turn efforts such as task order proposals and RFI and market survey responses. 

Experience

9/2015 – Present

Tantus Technologies, Inc. (Tantus)

Arlington, VA

Proposal Manager

Serve as Proposal Manager on the staff of the business development team with the responsibility for preparing all assigned proposals, from cradle to grave. Ensure proposals meet the requirements of the solicitation and manage the efforts of the proposal team to ensure that proposals are written to comply with organizational and federal requirements. Prepare proposal related templates, outlines and procedures in support of the proposal process. Knowledgeable about the federal proposal process, including:

o     Developing proposal compliance matrices and outlines to be used as a key document for solicitations.

o     Analyzing solicitations and ascertaining proposal requirements and proposal evaluation criteria to allocate requirements against the proposal outline to ensure compliance.

o     Creating proposal response outlines, action plans, and section outlines.

o     Developing and maintaining proposal schedules and being able to support multiple proposals in parallel.

Also revise and improve technical content prepared by subject matter experts. Write, format, and edit non-technical portions of proposals (resumes, past performance, experience sections, management sections, and supporting tables and figures). Manage distribution of technical portions to teaming partners and authors, and create a consolidated technical approach section. Interface with technical writers to write, edit, and publish various types of documents. Complete and ensure on-time submission for team reviews (pink/red/gold) and final submission. Build effective working relationships with team members, while supervising authors to ensure sections are compliant and illustrate an understanding of the requirements. Provide day-to-day oversight, conduct status meetings, and resolve issues related to personnel, management, technical, cost, and other relevant topics. Proposals supported are for agencies such as National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of State (DOS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and Health and Human Services (HHS).

6/2015 – 9/2015

Net Esolutions Corp. (NETE)

McLean, VA

Proposal Manager

Served as Proposal Manager on the staff of the business development team with the responsibility for managing all proposals from cradle to grave. Ensured proposals meet the requirements of the solicitation and manage the efforts of the proposal team to ensure that proposals are written to comply with organizational and federal requirements. Prepared proposal related templates, proposal compliance matrices and outlines to be used as a key document for solicitations, and procedures in support of the proposal process. Managed distribution of technical portions to teaming partners and authors, and create a consolidated technical approach section. Interfaces with technical writers to write, edit, and publish various types of documents. Provided editing and writing support as needed to support the proposal process. Proposals supported were for agencies such as NIH, CMS, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

4/2012 – 6/2015

Thomas & Herbert Consulting LLC (T&H)

Arlington, VA

Proposal Manager

Serve as a Proposal Manager on the staff of the Business Strategy and Growth (BSG) Team with the responsibility for leading the preparation of all assigned proposals, from concept through presentation to the customer. Ensuring documented agreements, project deliverables and proposals meet the requirements of the customer and clearly define the scope of work and services to both the customer and the internal execution group. Manage the efforts of proposal team consisting of technical writers and SMEs to ensure that proposals are written to comply with organizational and federal requirements. Support the proposal process by preparing proposal outlines and proposal templates; formatting proposal volumes including resumes and past performance references; developing tables; and formatting and producing presentations. Proposals supported were for agencies such as Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Veterans Administration (VA), various state housing authorities, CMS, Department of the Army, and the National Geospatial Administration (NGA) Mentor Protégé Program (MPP).

01/2008 – 03/2012

Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC)

Edgewood, MD

Project Manager

Provided configuration management and contract management support for the sustainment of collective protection equipment (CPE) with the responsibility of advising the CPE team and government clients on directives and regulations concerning sustainment of collective protection equipment. Planned, developed, monitored, and completed all project initiatives. Collaborated with customers, vendors, engineers, regulatory agencies, consultants, and department heads throughout the project management process. Oversaw and participated in policy and procedures development. Managed resources, staffing, budgets and schedules for all M98 Collective Protection filter and M59 filter projects; maintained necessary records and reported project status to management as requested. Gathered, compiled and analyzed complex statistical data. Developed and conducted project proposal presentations to other departments and stakeholders; designed, developed and produced charts, graphs, maps, spreadsheets and graphics necessary for clear and concise presentations. Maintained necessary project records, schedules and reports. Analyzed industry trends to anticipate and adapt to changes in technology related to projects. Provided leadership to the ECBC Diversity Advisory Committee (DAC) by serving as the Chairperson for two years. Developed an innovative and highly successful Minority Undergraduate Summer Internship Program (MUSIP) designed to target underserved minority groups through engagement in real world science, technology and engineering work experiences.

Education

1999 – 2003

Degree:

2011

Certification:

Morgan State University

BS in Biology

           Defense Acquisition University

System Planning, Research, Development,        and Engineering (SPRDE) Systems Engineering (SE) Level III Certified

                  Baltimore, MD

               Fort Belvoir, VA

Skills

High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Programs (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Project, Outlook, Publisher, SharePoint, Visio) and Adobe Acrobat ■ Skilled and proficient desktop publisher, who is hands-on in developing company templates and frameworks, and propose content and graphics concepts ■ Build effective working relationships with team members, while supervising authors to ensure sections are compliant and illustrate an understanding of the requirements ■ Polished analytical, presenting, oral, writing and editorial skills that have been applied as a proposal manager and throughout my career.