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Washington, Dc, Us

Sterling, Virginia, United States

- Developed and implemented a process improvement plan based on Agile methodology, which included introducing daily stand-ups to streamline communication and improve team alignment.- Suggested, Initiated and led a weekly pipeline and forecast meeting to enhance opportunity tracking and strategic decision-making.- Proactively improved expertise in business development and proposal management by integrating best practices from Shipley and Agile methodologies.-Analyze RFPs/RFQs, develop detailed proposal management plans, schedules, compliance matrices, and outlines, and oversee production to ensure timely and high-quality submissions.- Improve and maintain a knowledge management database and repository of project delivery best practices to improve organizational efficiency and proposal quality.- Write, edit, and review proposal sections, templates, and documentation to ensure quality, clarity, and compliance with solicitation requirements.- Conduct evaluations of opportunities, determining fit with organizational capabilities and assist in formulating pursuit strategies, including teaming and bid/no-bid decisions.- Conduct daily opportunity identification and tracking through public and private portals, proactively updating the team on critical changes and new opportunities.- Collaborate with Business Development team throughout all phases of the RFI/RFP lifecycle, including identification, capture planning, and bid submission.- Maintain and track vehicle acquisition portals, ensuring accurate task order pursuit and management.

Reston, Virginia, United States

- Tracked vehicle acquisition portals, ensuring accurate task order pursuit and management.- Conducted analyses on corporate capabilities, including evaluating software and data-driven solutions. - Used strategic thinking and analytical skills, utilizing Microsoft Office suite, corporate CRM, and government contract tracking sites to streamline the bid process and enhance team efficiency.- Conducted federal agency and partner outreach, managing communication strategies and obtaining critical intelligence for opportunity assessments.- Presented insights and findings to corporate leadership through capture decks and detailed opportunity profiles to aid in strategic planning.- Leveraged industry-standard tools such as SAM, eBuy, USA Spending, and GovWin for research and analysis

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

- Designed and organized meetings and tailored them to meet the students' individual needs and goals. - Recommended a new way to increase student involvement which was then applied to the program. This included social clubs based on students special interests led by peer mentors. - Maintained excellent communication skills when recommending solutions to existing problems and demonstrated original thinking when discussing new approaches. - Noticed patterns and gaps within organization and used this to recommend a way to streamline communication and training among peer mentors, these training materials I created were applied and shared for the use of the whole organization. - Maintained a high level of integrity and respect towards the students working with.

Annandale, Virginia, United States

- Created tools and documents to improve meeting planning and goal setting which were then applied to use for all other peer mentors and team leads to assist with their student sessions. - Assisted students with learning disabilities to improve their time management, executive functioning, and technology use. - Designed and organized group sessions that involved activities to improve social skills and manage stress. - Attended meetings with supervisors to implement new goals, resolve blockers, and discuss changes in priorities. - Provided recommendations to my team and discussed new approaches to their meetings during weekly team leads training sessions.

Finland

- Sales team lead working in the first KidZone location in Finland. Worked closely with the Lithuanian, British and, Estonian brand managers and other corporate representatives to ensure launch was on budget and to standard. - Worked as the face of the company in a promotional video and point of contact for corporate and brand manager visits. - Drafted and managed sales data weekly to upper management using Excel software.- Trained employees for my department at the Finnish location and was the Lead for KidZone’s Coccodrillo and Next brands.- Our marketing and targeted customer outreach lead to the Finnish branch becoming the top sales location out of 92 KidZone stores.

Bachelor Of Science, Management Information Systems, Cum Laude

Associate Of Science, Business Administration And Management, Magna Cum Laude