• Conducted client, competitor and market research in support of client opportunity strategy development.• Prepared written and graphical elements of sales opportunity response documents such as proposals, qualifications, clarifications, and presentations. • Interacted with operations personnel and subject matter experts to support development of sales material.• Proofing and editing of technical and non-technical documents for consistency.• Worked with designated response team members to develop opportunity response plans in alignment with corporate sales process.• Organized and participated in response-related internal meetings • Coordinated production of response documents.• Updated and maintained non-opportunity specific and additional sales qualification and reference materials including résumés, project descriptions and organization charts in designated information management systems.• Assisted sales management and operation management with the preparation of monthly sales and board reports.

• Coordinated travel logistics for domestic and extensive international travel including: India, Saudi Arabia, China, France, Egypt, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, The Netherlands, Brussels, Spain, Italy, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, Peru, Mexico and Chile.• Managed business calendar for senior executive while keeping the executive on time and on schedule for multiple venue meetings• Secured travel visas for international travel with short and or limited travel notification and schedules.• Prepared extensive travel and expense reports with multiple concurrent currencies factoring daily exchange rates.• Monitored and briefed senior executives email account to ensure that pertinent and time sensitive information was summarized and presented to executive for meetings and conferences, with complete confidentiality.• Assist executive with day-to-day human resource actions, pay roll actions including support to deployment of employees to remote international site.

• Assisted in the day-to-day management of Houston city-wide election.• Instrumental in securing endorsed support from various non-profit groups and organizations through preparation of screening questionnaire and candidate briefings prior to interviews.• Coordinated volunteer efforts at 50 +polling locations including block-walking and canvassing.• Planned and organized election-day strategy in coordination with campaign consultant using call centers, organized direct mail and grass root volunteer efforts• Collaborated with the campaign manager on strategic media releases regarding campaign’s targeted message and progress.• Prepared material for weekly campaign newsletters including editing responsibilities while targeting specific audiences.

• Orchestrated and targeted Sen. Rodney Ellis’ Senate outreach via 777,200 mass mail pieces including issue letters, newsletters, town hall notices, emails and individual constituent letters.• Mediated and assisted with constituents’ issues and grievances with various multi-agencies ombudsmen through written communication and in-person meetings.• Prepared logistics for over 63 travel events per year including international trips: Cuba, China, France, Egypt, England, Ethiopia, United Arab Emirates and Libya.• Organized and provided support for 3600 Senate events including: committee hearings, press conferences, town hall meetings and individual meetings with state officials and agency directors.• Assisted in the strategic planning and management of Sen. Ellis’ website including style, theme and content while using multi-media outlets.• Prepared Government Organization Committee hearings in conjunction with Senate rules and guidelines; in addition prepared required committee hearing minutes and while assisting with interim committee charge reports.• Prepared and maintained payroll records for Capitol and District staff while acting as liaison between Senate Payroll and Human Resource Departments.• Managed legislative calendar for Senator Ellis including Senate Committees and other legislative deadlines and events.• Coordinated with Lt. Governor’s office, legislative offices and state agencies regarding Senate issues.• Maintained and coordinated both Capitol and District office supplies and services as purchase agent for Sen. Ellis’ staff.

• Prepared detailed background research for opposition candidates for public office including detailed recorded votes reports.• Prepared an extensive press catalog for clients and opposing candidates.• Identification all campaign contributors and history for 14 clients.

• Managed day-to- day operations of Houston area city council campaign including biweekly canvassing of 54 voter precincts, • Coordinated efforts of 10 volunteers for the campaign through, voter registration program and voter outreach• Planned and organized election-day strategy in coordination with campaign consultant using call centers, organized direct mail and grassroot volunteer efforts

• Monitored election, transportation, jurisprudence, health & human service and women’s issues legislation by analyzing committee votes and maintaining relationships with advocacy groups, interest groups, constituents and other Senate and House policy staff• Prepared 12 committee substitutes, 17 committee amendments, 3 floor amendments, and Senate resolutions, 6 Senate floor speeches, 8 committee speeches, 6 press conferences and general speaking points when called for by Senator Ellis.• Monitored and tracked 80 bills in various House and Senate Committees• Researched and analyzed over 23 bills during the 79th Legislation Session and 1st called Special Session

• Assisted in strategic research for 40 clients including political candidates and voter referendums in Texas, Maine, Guam and District of Columbia using SPSS software.• Managed media-buys for newspapers, radio and televisions in various cities and states for clients with media budgets over $100k.• Maintained payroll and verifications for 70 part-time and temporary employees, assisted in organizing fundraising events with target earnings over $50K and campaign finance reports with accounts over $100k.• General administrative duties utilizing Microsoft Office Suite.