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Downers Grove, Illinois, United States

My role is to augment and develop marketing materials for proposals and qualifications submitted for the water, wastewater, stormwater, and environmental engineering projects. I also collaborate with the team to develop engaging and thought-provoking digital content. This content is custom-designed to grow awareness and widen public interest in engineering infrastructure solutions.

Wheaton, Illinois

I manage new lead capture and nurturing of prospective home care clients. I help educate consumers on health options and resources available to them. I support DuPage County health professionals looking for home care for their discharging patients and families. I developed content and resource kits for the health goals of seniors, specials needs, and handicapped communities. By connecting people with these resources, I can empower them to get more assistance, better health education, and maximize their health support network.

West Chicago, Illinois

Evo Exhibits integrates displays, graphics and exhibit management into one dynamic firm. Our business is building your brand through smart exhibiting. My main responsibilities were digital marketing, paid search, website content, and e-campaign content development including tracking and reporting. I also supported the business development team through the creation of online-accessible content and facilitation of client leads. I worked closely with the executive leadership to achieve continued market growth and align the corporate identity with their innovative exhibit design and service goals.

Greater Chicago Area

I routinely write two to five responses per week for RFP/RFQ/SOI in the local, state and federal markets. These engineering design, assessment and commissioning responses are broken down into four markets. 40% are healthcare facilities, another 40% are responses for higher education, 10% are private commercial facilities and finally another 10% are municipal and governmental agencies.• Analysis of on-line marketing data for the federal, state, local and private markets of the A/E/C industry.• Isolate relevant research for previous A/E/C contract awards, related sustainability programs, energy efficiency incentives/grants and site specific team experience.• Successfully qualified our staff as Utility Energy Incentive professional engineering vendors where previous attempts had failed for three years. • Prepare mobile-media, PowerPoint presentations, on-line posts and digital illustrations.• Create social media 6-10 posts and market strategy for awareness campaigns on emerging engineering technologies used by Henneman. • Create customizable templates for the team to utilize on cover letters, sustainability mission, grant assistance, quality assurance and consistency of design thus achieving a 20% increase in productivity.• Create, edit and proof with attention on consistency and key differentiators. • Facilitate full information exchange to project partners and clients.

Naperville, Illinois

I composed civil engineering proposals and qualifications with Project Managers for prospective clients at various levels of government and private agencies. I managed proposal preparation and coordinated multiple deadlines on a weekly basis. I lead the creation of an annual advertising plan to target existing markets and develop new markets. The growth created by the implemented strategic marketing plan in 2009 has already shown success in the first quarter of 2010 as highest number of wins in the first quarter.• Monitored, updated and created proposals for prospective projects.• Tracked progress and effectiveness of proposals, interview presentations, and advertisements.• Composed civil engineering awards submissions & displays for ACEC, APWA, and CDOT• Planned, designed and implemented e-mail marketing (using Atomic Mail), press releases and newsletters.• Prepared multi-media presentations and other marketing materials.• Researched and coordinated advertisement placements in the industry’s leading catalogs. • Created, proofed and edited advertisements for the trade show magazines and programs.• Proposed and executed new marketing strategies for website including SEO for maximum exposure.• Provided full proposal support to engineering partners and direct municipal clients.• Coordinated with HR, public relations and media for press releases and company announcements.• Managed external resources – Ad Agencies, E-Marketers, literature and print shops.

Developed project proposals with civil engineers for prospective clients in federal, state, county and city governments. Also created and honed PowerPoint presentations for follow-up interviews with the CMT team presenting highly technical engineering schematics and information. I aided CMT during the transition of their marketing manager’s retirement until the hire of a new manager.

Marketing Art Director, Hegemony Consulting Group, Wheaton, Illinois Oversaw creation, development and implementation of corporate identity, marketing, advertising, promotions, web design and corporate events. Built and designed a marketing plan and advertising materials for Hegemony from its’ conception through its’ evolution to the present business plan.

Diversified my experience and design skills to include marketing, archiving, job production, troubleshooting production, and market research. Design experience included illustration, logos, signage, web design, composition, high resolution scanning, retouching and product package design.

404th Chemical Brigade in Rockford & Machesney ParkMaintained pay, personnel records, computer inventory, and determined awards eligibility. Skills acquired were leadership, cooperation, prioritization and clear concise communication skills. This position with the Illinois Army National Guard allowed me to finance 100% of my Bachelors degree.

Linotype-Hell was acquired by Heidelberg Press and consolidated in 1997 after the period of time that I worked for Linotype-Hell.Traveled to client sites to teach students to use and maintain high-end scanners, retouching systems, and image setters. I assisted in customizing the cirriculum, development of learning solutions, and on-site training solutions for clients. I gained valuable experience in client relations, public speaking, adult education, print production, retouching, trade shows, troubleshooting software and hardware interfaces.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Design And Visual Communications, General

Activities and Societies: Student Journalism, Video Editor, UIC Gallery Debuts, Architecture Appreciation Club I financed 100% of my.

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Web Page, Digital/Multimedia And Information Resources Design

Activities and Societies: NIU Computer Science Club, Intercollegiate Debate, NIU Student Tenant Advocacy, Illinois Army National Guard.

Diploma, General Studies

FFA, Track, Dance Team, Speech