Experience

Strategic Partnerships, Inc.

• United States
• Government Relations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contractor | Texas & National Bond Reports

  • Jun 2022 - Present

• Director of Research | Senior Consultant at Strategic Partnerships, Inc.

  • May 2013 - May 2022

  • Managed Research department work in support of client service delivery for a national consulting and market research firm serving clients focused on the SLED market.• Served as lead analyst and project manager in the delivery of consulting client and ad-hoc public sector market assessments and reports.• Led research teams through all project phases, including contract scoping/pricing, background research, results gathering, analysis, report writing/editing, and presentation of findings.• Collected information on SLED projects and funding from publicly available sources, including meeting agendas, budgets, strategic plans, news articles, legislation, and government databases.• Conducted phone interviews with public sector subject matter experts in diverse areas such as IT, innovation, public utilities, transportation, education, HR, finance, and facilities.• Created and managed databases/tracking systems of public sector information using Zoho Creator, spreadsheets, and external contract management systems such as GovSpend and Deltek.• In a Senior Consultant role, developed and implemented client business development strategies and facilitated meetings with clients and public sector officials. Show less

• Senior Research Analyst

  • Sep 2005 - May 2013

  • Created customized market research for clients. Activities included developing project timelines and milestones, providing analysis, creating deliverables, and presenting results.• Gathered business intelligence from publicly available sources and communication with public sector staff to generate and vet client sales leads, identify spending trends, and develop capture strategies for sales opportunities.• Served as lead researcher on multiple consulting teams serving clients with public sector solutions/services related to architecture, engineering, IT, telecommunications, and defense.• Expanded company research and analysis capabilities to cover Texas local governments as well as new industry sectors to attract new consulting and research clients.• Developed content for newsletter/website articles and created reports related to spending trends in the SLED market.• Led redesign of company website. Ongoing website tasks include creating and managing content, search engine optimization (SEO), and analytics reporting.Skills: Databases, Project Management, Content Management, Information Architecture, User Research, Writing, Management, Business Intelligence Show less



2synergize, Inc.

• San Diego, California (remote)

• Contractor | Market Research

  • Jan 2018 - Oct 2018

  • Provide customer prospecting research on CVBs in all U.S. states and Canadian provinces • Information gathered from web research and public filings included decision-maker contact information, organizational structure, and annual revenue. • Provide customer prospecting research on CVBs in all U.S. states and Canadian provinces • Information gathered from web research and public filings included decision-maker contact information, organizational structure, and annual revenue.



JET Programme

• Japan

• Assistant Language Teacher

  • Jul 2004 - Jul 2005



Strategic Partnerships, Inc.

• United States
• Government Relations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Analyst

  • May 1999 - Jun 2004

  • Under the direction of the Director of Research, analyzed Texas state agency budgets, strategic planning documents, and legislation to gather information on government spending trends. • Developed new methodologies for collecting and analyzing state reported data. Converted data into useful tables, charts, graphs, and written reports for clients. • Communicated with public sector employees to learn about new contracting initiatives to inform clients on how to best target their business development activities. • Maintained databases of client contracting opportunities, competitor intelligence, and government agency spending. Show less