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Patina – A Korn Ferry Company – provides a range of impactful services delivered by executives and professionals who temporarily or permanently fill open positions, function as resources for operational projects and provide outcome-based consulting. We combine proven experience and specialized capabilities across industries – powered by an expansive network of executives and professionals in the “Patina Nation” who are ready to serve clients on-demand. Patina delivers the right talent in just the right way to help clients achieve their goals, improve performance, and create lasting value across the enterprise. Patina is part of Korn Ferry, a global organizational consulting firm that works with clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. Korn Ferry helps clients hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers.

Patina is a firm that partners with companies to accelerate success, delivering executive experience on demand in all industries and for all functions. Patina works with clients to execute on key projects and initiatives, address open executive positions, and develop talent. Professionals in the proprietary Patina Nation include executives and managers with 25 years of experience. The Patina approach is highly flexible and collaborative, enabling clients to get results using only the resources they need, when they need them. Top-tier experts include C-Suite talent, Vice Presidents, Directors and Senior Managers. A founding member of Globalise, Patina is headquartered in the U.S. and services companies worldwide. www.patinasolutions.com

Provide administrative support reconciling time and expense reports accuracy. Works independently investigate issues, address irregularities and communicate actions to resolve. Support Directors with client invoice details, prepare support documentation and data entry. Assess, edit resumes, generate a professional’s brief within brand standards and formats.

Manage, schedule virtual training for medical practices.

Geneva, Il

Coordinate, track, monitor, report on programs. Deliver a positive, effective experience empowering and supporting the cancer-diagnosed patient and family. Reflecting the mission, vision and values.

Oversee the process and development of the strategic messaging and positioning of the value proposition to align uniquely to the client’s priorities. Work closely with opportunity owners to set the strategy for the visual design of tailored materials within brand standards. Lead the development of all strategic components of the bid and manage the finalization of client-facing materials.

Greater Chicago Area

Self-managed guiding teams through end-to-end proposal management. Lead advancement and submission of large and complex deals that integrate elements of products and services that differentiate solutions from competitors. Organize, initiate, manage, and track deal-related activities. Expertise and ability to communicate highly technical concepts to all levels within organization to ensure understanding and sharing knowledge.• Analyze bid requirements, establishing expectations with sales lead, channeling team comprehending all moving parts of proposal response on task and on time.• Set up and facilitate bid kickoff and status meetings, resulting in well-defined team communications.• Develop bid plan and timetable; establish appropriate workflow tools, institute effective. communications and track issues, lead teams meeting deadlines and timely deliverables.• Coordinate and interface with other proposal pre-sales and fulfillment support roles, providing seamless end-to-end sales process.• Ensure compliance with all relevant aspects of solution design process, reviews, and approval requirements through adherence to strict corporate business controls.• Facilitate coaching for teams preparing for orals, delivering feedback on execution and delivery for successful presentation.• Led monthly round-table, supporting teammates’ opportunity discussing issues, sharing best practices, and reviewing new and current tools.• Hand selected to train peers in Brazil and foster ongoing mentoring relationships.

Greater Chicago Area

Designed and produced complex graphics for proposals, presentations, white papers, and marketing materials. Developed creative solutions to challenging projects, incorporating interactivity, sound, music, and animation, applying extensive software and technical skills to fulfill clients’ expectations. • Directed team for design department. Provided sellers with high quality sophisticated and creative collateral materials and deliverables.• Engaged project management skills as team lead for multimedia and graphic specialists. Led group calls, gathered capacity metrics, and managed resource deployment, balancing team’s work load. • Traveled to client locations, working in partnership with sales team, ensuring collaborative environment.• Served as project lead on major proposals, confirming documents adhere to company brand standards.• Established innovative methods for proposal delivery using new technologies to set apart from competitors.• Produced and delivered training material to offshore team for consistent graphic style, components, and cohesive procedures across multiple geographies.

Greater Chicago Area

Planned and produced complex graphics for proposals, presentations, deliverables and corporate events, brochures, visual displays, and marketing materials, coordinating with vendors and clients on all 4-color press work.