Experience

Pinyon Environmental, Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing & Proposals Lead

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  - Responsible for leading the in-house marketing team which produces more than 500 proposals a year for federal, state, local, and commercial clients, coordinates all internal and external marketing related communications (newsletters, website, social media, etc), and manages various special events - Leads effort to refine and continuously improve internal proposal processes and tools - Works with Federal Market Manager to manage and track all Federal proposals - Assists Federal Market Manager with Business Development activities - Manages the GSA Schedule - Manages and maintains the company DBE, WOSB, SB, certifications - Oversees the creation and maintenance of an comprehensive external communication plan - Designed and developed an internal company website built in SharePoint - Implemented and actively manage a company Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform - (Cosential)



Marquee Magazine

• Denver, CO

• Sr. Contributing Writer

  • 2003 - Present

  - Published hundreds of articles over the course of my tenure with The Marquee with more cover stories than any other contributor. - Conducted face-to-face and "phoner" interviews with hundreds of artists ranging from the smallest local acts to internationally touring artists including Jason Isbell, Richie Havens, Graham Nash, Ben Gibbard and Phil Lesh, and members of The Flaming Lips, The National, Phish and Arcade Fire. - Published hundreds of articles over the course of my tenure with The Marquee with more cover stories than any other contributor. - Conducted face-to-face and "phoner" interviews with hundreds of artists ranging from the smallest local acts to internationally touring artists including Jason Isbell, Richie Havens, Graham Nash, Ben Gibbard and Phil Lesh, and members of The Flaming Lips, The National, Phish and Arcade Fire.



CB&I

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Proposal Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Responsible for management and development of compliant proposal content for large complex, multi-volume, Engineering and Construction proposals with large geographically dispersed teams • Duties include, analyzing RFPs, developing proposal compliance matrix and schedule, managing writers, communicating with the customer, coordinating graphic development, editing, formatting, production, and submission • Work directly with Capture Manager to organize kick-offs, refine strategy, develop win themes, and storyboard content • Experience preparing for, running, and recovering from color team reviews (Pink, Red, Gold) • Experienced in fostering a positive culture of teamwork and open communication that is critical to success • Possess strong organizational and communication skills necessary to succeed in fast paced deadline driven environments



Source One Distributors

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Program Management

  • May 2010 - Dec 2015

  - Team lead for winning proposals ranging from <$50K to >$10B - Led the proposal effort for Source One’s two winning Special Operations Equipment Total Logistics Support proposals which helped the company more than triple in size - Reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer and interfaces with vendors and customers on a daily basis - Proposal duties include, analyzing RFPs, developing proposal outline and schedule, managing writers, communicating with the customer, coordinating graphic art, editing and formatting, and coordinating and executing production - Experience preparing for and running color team reviews (Pink, Red, Gold) - Responsible for following up with customers, answering questions, and coordinating negotiations - Experienced in fostering a positive culture of teamwork and open communication that is critical to success - Possess strong organizational and communication skills necessary to manage multiple, complex, multi-volume, proposals



Level 3 Communications

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Proposal Manager

  • Sep 2008 - May 2010

  - Duties were focused on the Federal Government space - Rapidly assimilated into a complex and highly technical Telecommunications environment - Effectively managed widely geographically dispersed proposal teams of up to 25 people - Quickly built relationships with key stakeholders to ensure accountability - Duties were focused on the Federal Government space - Rapidly assimilated into a complex and highly technical Telecommunications environment - Effectively managed widely geographically dispersed proposal teams of up to 25 people - Quickly built relationships with key stakeholders to ensure accountability



Infodez

• Denver, CO

• Consultant

  • Jul 2002 - Sep 2008

  - Experience as part of more than 50 proposal development teams ranging in size from $100K - $5.2B - Notable clients included CH2M HILL, Parsons Brinkerhoff, Space Imaging, KIRA Incorporated, and CoStar Services - Responsibilities included, Proposal, Document and Production Management, Writing, Editing, and Graphics Writing and Editing - Capable of completing a wide variety of writing assignments with access to subject matter experts - Developed an outstanding eye for detail critical to editing a proposal for final production - Frequent freelance writing assignments outside of the proposal arena keep writing skills sharp Graphic Design and Creation - Responsible for creation and management of all art for several large proposals - Experienced in creating precise graphics from anything from rough sketches to draft electronic files - Possesses knowledge of Information Design critical to creating graphics that effectively convey desired meaning - Experienced in designing and producing marketing collateral (Posters, Pamphlets, Websites, etc.)