Alysha Zamanuel
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Full professional proficiency
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Credentials
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Change Management Foundations
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Experience
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mcCallumSather
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Canada
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Architecture and Planning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Proposal Manager
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Dec 2022 - Present
Responsible for proposal and pursuit presentations, serving as leader for the coordination, writing, editing, and production of proposals, fee letters and statements of qualifications. Responsible for proposal and pursuit presentations, serving as leader for the coordination, writing, editing, and production of proposals, fee letters and statements of qualifications.
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Editor, Writer, Proofreader
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Apr 2016 - Present
Enjoys the intricacies of grammar and ensuring your message is clear and enticing. Writes winning proposals, and enticing case studies Improves readability and clarity of your desired message while preserving your unique voice so that you still sounds like you. Project management Enjoys the intricacies of grammar and ensuring your message is clear and enticing. Writes winning proposals, and enticing case studies Improves readability and clarity of your desired message while preserving your unique voice so that you still sounds like you. Project management
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R.V. Anderson Associates Limited
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Canada
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Engineering Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Proposal Writer
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May 2022 - Dec 2022
Effectively assessing proposal requirements on Prime Consultant submissions, developing compliant proposal outlines, and compiling, editing, coordinating with subconsultants and writing standard proposal components in adherence to RFQ/RFP requirements for primarily public sector clients and several private clients. Successfully navigating within internal systems to obtain necessary information/ documentation while contributing to a centralized library of information for future use. Participate in demos and provide feedback on software tools to evaluate a best fit to the team's needs. Project managing multiple proposal submissions at once, often within multiple disciplines (including but not limited to structural, architectural, water/waste-water, municipal, transportation), to help achieve company goals. Collaborating with subject matter experts, often located in multiple geographical locations, to obtain information needed to respond to client requirements. Lead and participating in proposal strategy meetings to identify key issues and differentiators to highlight and capture in submissions. Compiling disparate content elements from various subject matter experts and turning it into clear, persuasive proposals that are technically correct and clearly convey the proposal strategy. Performing quality control to contribute to high-quality, compliant, and responsive submissions. Attending internal debriefings (for both won and lost submissions) with clients to gather information for future submissions along with lessons learned that are distributed to the team.
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Entuitive
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Canada
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Civil Engineering
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200 - 300 Employee
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Proposal Specialist
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Jul 2021 - Apr 2022
Responsible for managing and creating responses for strategic and complex proposals for both subconsultant and Prime Consultant submissions. Tasks included end to end proposal management including kick-off meetings with internal stakeholders, determining key differentiators for the proposal, drafting a compelling proposal response, facilitating several reviews, efficiently completing edits and successfully submitting responses.Covered as the Team Lead while the acting manager was away which included processing new proposal support requests, distribution of the workload amongst the proposal team and supporting team members through troubleshooting challenges.
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Proposal Coordinator
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Nov 2016 - Jul 2021
Manage proposal creation process from beginning until submission for both Prime and Subconsultant pursuits that require collaboration with outside firmsThrough research, networking and time investment learned the ins and outs of the structural engineering industry to be able to translate complex “engineering speak” to non-technical clientsConsistently tailor content for client focused documents that relates their experience with solving challenges for the clientTakes the time to understand the unique needs of the reader and tailor the content for both a technical and non-technical audienceParticipate in debriefs and incorporate client feedback to refine the content creation process to improve effectiveness while willing to try innovative techniques when appropriateEfficiently develop project case studies that showcases challenges and solutions that are relatable and how this can be achieved in various contextsExtensive experience collaborating with technical experts across geographies to effectively develop client-focused content, as well as managing a proposal team of writers to complete various pieces for a submission on timeUnderstands the importance of branding and achieving a common voice across content while effectively switching between branding “voices” as neededEffectively train and support new hires in best practices of proposal management and use of toolsSearch procurement sites to find project opportunities and facilitate a “Go/No Go” decision while managing client outreach listsCreate engaging PowerPoint presentations for important client presentations while closely collaborating with the technical team who will perform the presentationOrganize Marketing database to ensure ease of access to materialsPartner with engineers to prepare proposal documents for submission
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Church on the Queensway
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1536 The Queensway, Etobicoke
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Assistant Director of Tweens Department (Grades 4-7)
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Sep 2012 - Aug 2016
Wrote and taught weekly exploration and activitybased lessons for groups from 10-70 Junior Highs (grades 4-7) Recruit and train over 20 volunteers Support parents and be an echoing voice to the parent's values Routinely meet with Tweens for counselling purposes Wrote and taught weekly exploration and activitybased lessons for groups from 10-70 Junior Highs (grades 4-7) Recruit and train over 20 volunteers Support parents and be an echoing voice to the parent's values Routinely meet with Tweens for counselling purposes
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Education
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2010 - 2016
York University
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Honours Degree, English Language and Literature, General, French Studies
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