Chad Barrett Email & Phone Number

Dover, New Hampshire, United States

Review requests for proposals (RFPs) and develop proposal summaries, project plans, and schedules. Collaborate with a cross-functional team of internal subject matter experts and external partners, consultants, and subcontractors to address the needs of the RFP. Coordinate activities with content writers, editors, illustrators, desktop publishers, finance.

• Developed large-scale assessment program solutions for use in proposals. Wrote large-scale assessment, professional learning, and school improvement proposals for state education agencies and school districts. Aligned.
• Wrote and revised proposal text for key business wins in Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Vermont.
• Earned peer-to-peer recognition for improving proposal text and revising budgeting process.
• Earned peer-to-peer recognition for participating in company’s MCAS (Massachusetts) proposal. For this proposal I wrote text and coordinated solutions for multiple areas of the company (content development, publishing.

• Evaluated the performance of salaried and freelance content specialists. Monitored the quality and timeliness of math and social studies item development projects. Provided leadership and guidance to clients and.
• Obtained acceptance rate of more than 98% when items were initially reviewed by clients.
• Supervised the development of item specifications, aligned to college- and career-readiness mathematics standards, that were used to build a grades 3-8 assessment product.

• Monitored the quality and timeliness of item and test development activities. Managed and mentored a team of 30 content specialists and managers. Served as the company’s expert regarding test design and item development.
• Participated in proposal development that led to new business in Ohio and Rhode Island.

• Delivered large-scale assessment programs on time and within budget. Managed relationship with clients by providing leadership, opening communication, and managing relationships. Communicated client and contractual.
• Earned a corporate-wide award for innovation by improving customer service for item writers that were using a new software tool.
• Doubled contract revenue and increased project's margin 15% by applying Project Management Institute® (PMI) principles.

Supervised 12 project support professionals responsible for monitoring the scope and schedule of product development projects. Developed an infrastructure and set of best practices to manage product development.

• Created high-quality custom mathematics assessments for use by states and school districts. Wrote and edited items, mentored new content specialists, and facilitated content review meetings and item writer training.
• Obtained acceptance rate of more than 95% when items were initially reviewed by clients.
• Developed comprehensive item specifications, with sample items, for multiple large-scale assessment programs.

Master Of Science - Ms, Classroom Education

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Mathematics Teacher Education