As Harder continues to grow and expand to new geographic markets, I partner with company leadership to recruit and hire for 80+ roles per year. I believe that creating a positive candidate experience helps to build our reputation as a company that cares about its employees and invests in their long-term development.

Served a two-year board position for SMPS, responsible for leading the Programs Committee as we organize three events per year including the annual Market Mixer

Develop proposal strategy for written proposal requests ($200M annual revenue goals), including copywriting, editing, and layout designLead teams through interview preparation and design graphic materials such as slide decks and print collateralExecute niche specific marketing efforts including trade shows, direct mail pieces, and speaking opportunities, targeting market sectors that support strategic initiativesResearch and write content for quarterly client newsletter, reaching 3,000+ clients and partners across the Pacific NorthwestPlan marketing and business development related corporate events to strengthen firm relationships with clients and partners in support of business development initiativesOversee the launch, training and ongoing maintenance of CRM system, ensuring data quality and buy-in from all departments

Led ongoing design and deployment efforts for a new CRM solution that tracks opportunities, projects, and personnel experienceFacilitated training of new CRM solution to executive management, estimating, and business development employeesSupervised CRM deployment procedures to OEG’s 14 sister companies in the Construction Services Group of MDU Resources, Inc.Coordinated project teams throughout proposal process, including writing and layout of documentDesigned Power Point presentations, print advertisements, and direct mail for Portland and Seattle offices of OEGProduced 13-minute video about data centers for the Oregon Chapter of 7x24 ExchangeOrganized employee engagement events in the Portland office to foster company culture and teamwork

Managed proposal process for 100+ written proposals ($500M+ value), including copy writing, layout design, editing and printing on tight deadlines to achieve $275M annual regional sales goalDesigned and developed themes and stories for high-impact Power Point presentations used in team interviews and conferencesDesigned recurring regional marketing collateral, including print advertisements, large format posters, direct mail and event invitations Updated DPR’s website and company-wide business development/CRM database regularly to ensure quality and timely dataAdvanced mission of regional innovation team to promote new ideas, share new tools and research best practices in the industryFostered corporate culture adoption among new employees during their on-boarding process with a focus on face-to-face trainingApproved applications for employees’ charitable efforts as a founding member of the regional Community Involvement CommitteeOversaw vendor relationships and purchasing of branded items and apparel with focus on quality and uniquenessPromoted corporate brand standards and company image across the region and encouraged buy-in from 200+ employeesOrganized regional events, such as annual $20,000+ charity golf tournament, quarterly networking events and employee functions

Share and promote Border Stylo’s new web product, Glass, on campus during private beta version Assist with marketing activities to increase awareness and understanding of Glass

Summer positions for the Civic Leadership Institute, a civic engagement program for gifted high school students.My responsibilities included office tasks, supervision of high school students, and event planning. I also assisted in the execution of planned activities and volunteer opportunities.