Bruce Engle Email & Phone Number

United States

Davis, California, United States

• Designed and produced presentation materials illustrating complex process concepts used exclusively for UC Davis’ advanced study program—speeding the advance of the Institute for Construction Innovation concepts that address challenges in preconstruction. The program is for professional experts and is taught from the Owner/CG/Architect perspective.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Collaborated with Client Account Managers to fully understand the dynamics within the client environment, driving factors within their business, and comprehensively serve clients’ needs. Focused on developing and documenting plans to grow client accounts and strategies for pursuits within the client portfolio.• Worked closely with the Sales Service Operations (SSO) to keep them informed of projected workload with a keen focus on the early identification of SSO resources. • Led pursuits deemed critical to the geography in the role of Proposal Manager when appropriate resources are unavailable from the SSO.• Worked closely with the assigned proposal managers to ensure account strategies, win themes, and differentiators were included in proposals.

San Francisco, California, United States

• Leads pursuit teams and strategies for responses to RFPs, RFQs, and award submissions—winning business and bringing a sense of fun and creativity to the team• Manages collateral, proposal, presentation, and promotional materials—delivering compelling messaging to both internal and external audiences• Establishes best practices—enhancing production milestone timelines, production tracking, and work volume management• Improves production tools—enhancing marketing team productivity• Immediate achievement—Managed and prepared the winning proposal for a coveted national project

Milpitas, Ca

• Leads teams in the development of responses to RFPs, RFQs, and award submissions—winning business and bringing a sense of fun and creativity to the team• Develops targeted content—framing XL differentiators for pursuits• Creates collateral, proposal, presentation, and promotional materials—delivering compelling messaging to both internal and external audiences• Works with Market Segment Leaders—increasing XL’s visibility in their target markets• Established best practices—enhancing production milestone timelines, production tracking, and work volumes within the Marketing group

San Francisco, California

• Restructured and manages the RFP process—reducing production schedules, increasing production capacity, and improving the overall quality of RFP and bid packages• Created templates for presentation, video, correspondence, process documentation, and marketing information packages—strengthening and expanding the implementation of the Herrero brand• Refines the content on the Herrero website implementing strategic SEO practices—increasing the frequency of company information appearing in top search results• Captures and produced final project images for the company portfolio—increasing image quality and expanding the image library available for RFPs and marketing materials• Manages corporate participation in external events—increasing our brand presence in the community• Developed training given to employees—helping them develop effective presentation and PowerPoint skills• Learned the Lean Approach—a method founded by Toyota—but adjusted for use in any industry—to provide customer value, through streamlined processes, practicing continual improvement

Redwood Shores, Ca

• Managed the RFP process—realizing the largest single-year increase of assets under management in company history, June 30 2012 to June 30, 2013• Coached a department of four who maintained messaging and branding of print, presentation, and video materials—ensuring the accuracy and quality of internal and external client communications• Managed and maintained an exhibit library of over 700 documents used for client relationship management, marketing, reporting, and education—eliminating time delays caused by outdated documents• Advised internal departments on methods to streamlining operational processes—reducing constraints• Developed document management process—ensuring all company exhibits are regularly reviewed for accuracy, and documented in case of regulatory audits• Produced client web portal training videos—educating clients of their ability to manage accounts and portfolios

Tracy, Ca

• Developed business plan and corporate branding—advancing my skills in brand management• Designed and produced all marketing communications, created product recipes, developed kitchen interior design—increasing the value of the customer experience• Designed and implemented kitchen-angel.com in concert with the integration of a third party commerce engine for a secure point-of-purchase website—simplifying the customer purchase processes• Acted as community relations lead—advancing good relationships with the community and city government

Danville, Ca

• Developed and directed monthly production schedules—establishing standardized scheduling processes• Assisted owners in acquiring new graphic design talent—fulfilling staffing requirements• Provided expert training to designers in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and QuarkXpress with a major focus on color theory and prepress accuracy—increasing the quality output of the design team

Livermore, Ca

• Covered concepts and methods using QuarkXPress—identifying its use in typography, electronic layout, print media, problem solving, and prepress• Developed course assignments and schedules—supporting class objectives• Provided leadership, coaching, and encouragement to students—increasing student proficiencies• Assisted with the development of curricula for the Visual Communications Department—providing valuable input regarding the necessary skills utilized in the workplace

Dublin, Ca

• Developed technical equipment specifications and drawing, data sheets, brochures, direct mail, advertising, and web graphics—providing value to the sales department by unifying the company brand• Managed inventory and fulfillment of all marketing collateral—improving our vendor relationships and reducing delays in distribution• Established and maintained a library of server-based files for internet marketing—developing my skills in document management

Oceanside, Ca

• Operated a free-lance graphic design business that provided professional design, photography, and technical production support for marketing, periodicals, and multimedia presentations—gaining valuable experience in managing a business and customers• Coordinated production schedules—delivering all projects on time with complete customer satisfaction

Vista, Ca

• Directed all design and support processes related to advertising and photography for monthly newspaper• Managed calendar events and special article submissions• Coordinated prepress efficiency between advertisers and printing vendor

San Diego, Ca

• Managed all advertising design, layout and photographic support for the U.S. Navy’s weekly newspaper• Converted newspaper content for website production

San Diego, Ca

• Directed all print production for a high-volume quick-printing company• Trained employees in all areas of production• Instructed operators and system administrators in computer systems and prepress production• Operated and maintained a PC/Mac computer network• Provided design services to clients for business cards, flyers/brochures, typesetting

Bs, Business Marketing

Aa, General Education

Activities and Societies: National Phi Rho Pi Forensic Competition medalist (silver and bronze) in 1988 and 1989. Coached the forensic.