Roger Cantu Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, Texas, United States

• Project Manager for the Indian Health Services (IHS) Health IT Modernization Program, Division of Health Information Technology Modernization and Operations (DHITMO), Program Management Office (PMO) Support Services contract (Start date March 2023 – Current)Serves as Deliverables Project Manager. Oversees the development of 107 deliverables, including the Monthly Status Report, Financial Report, and others. Working on developing an automated deliverables tracker using Power BI. Manages the onboarding/offboarding of personnel for the whole contract. • Project Manager for the Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Health Agency (DHA) (2 years)Managed various aspects of the DHA Functional Champions/Health Informatics (FC/HI) project, including onboarding new employees, training, travel authorizations, monthly reporting, deliverables management, resource availability/allocation, maintaining project plan and org chart, monitoring project progress, and supporting comprehensive project documentation.• Project Manager for the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Strategy/Plans & Functional Integration (J-5) Analytics and Evaluation Division (AED) (Supports as needed)Led the development of program deliverables, including the Monthly Progress Report, Monthly Program Presentation, Analytics and Evaluation Request Portal Report, and other documentation. • Business Development LeadAttends networking functions, identifies new business development opportunities, writes proposals, RFP responses, RFIs, white papers, and other business development pursuits.• Former Technical Writer for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) GSA's Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contractSupported the USDA contract by writing feature articles for the USDA Newsletter, developed business documents, including the USDA Agencies Guide and Client Experience Center (CEC), and provided graphic design. • Active Security Clearance: Public Trust Tier 3 (T3)

San Antonio, Texas Area

RC Consulting, LLC., provides proposal response services for RFPs, RFIs, IDIQs, and TOs. Our Founder/CEO, Roger Cantu, has 18 years of experience writing and managing innovative proposals for leading-edge companies, including Accenture, Deloitte, Cisco, Pearson, and NASA, as well as Federal, State, and Local Government Agencies. His experience spans various fields, including Consulting, Finance, Health & Public Service, Aerospace, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Cyber Security, and more. In addition, Mr. Cantu holds Public Trust Clearance Tier 3. Our services include:• Proposal Writing: Executive Summaries, Technical Solutions, Program Management, Methodology, Resumes, Credentials, and Past Performance Qualifications• Proposal Editing: Copy-editing review for grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation. Editing content written by SMEs from India and other countries to make it conform to American English standards. Proofreading for quality assurance, content flow, compliance, and completeness• Volume Lead Services: Working with writers on content development, graphic designers on graphical themes and presentation, and coordinating efforts with the proposal manager. Volume Lead Services ensure progress, compliance, completeness, and quality• Proposal Management: End-to-end proposal management for commercial or Government proposals • Writing/Managing Proposals in Spanish (Se escriben licitaciones en español)• Specialties: Proposal Writing, Proposal Editing, Volume Lead Services, Proposal Management, and Project Management

San Antonio, Texas Area

· Created innovative proposals and supported the development process for commercial, federal, state, and local government proposals· Analyzed RFPs for solutions compatibility and client objectives · Identified previous content from proposals in Qvidian · Wrote first drafts of proposal sections based on content from Qvidian· Created customized content for proposals· Wrote technical sections and described detailed solutions · Interviewed SMEs to write new content· Developed resumes and past-performance credentials· Weaved in win themes into the proposal content· Collaborated in the proposal management process· Incorporated edits and changes from other authors and/or reviewers · Provided proofreading and final copy edit of all assigned sections· Reviewed proposals for completeness and compliance· Identified best in class content to include in Qvidian after submission

Telecommuting

· Worked with Deloitte Senior Partners, Managers, and Sales Teams throughout the Americas on the development of cross-border proposals in English or Spanish· Led or collaborated in all phases of the proposal development process and provided project management for pursuits, including managing the proposal process, proposal writing, and working with proposal teams, local-country pursuit resources, sales and marketing editors, graphic designers, and production teams to produce high-quality proposals and collateral materials · Trained local-country proposal teams on Deloitte’s Pursuit Methodology, and used training sessions as opportunities to develop and grow regional resources· Worked with Deloitte Partners in pursuing proposal opportunities for Latin America, US, and Canada· Assisted partners and proposal teams on pursuits that did not require full-service support from the proposal center, including proposal writing, development of pursuit strategy, win themes, key messages, and differentiators

Cisco Systems / Telecommuting

· Provided proposal management for the development of RFP & RFI responses in concert with the Cisco Systems World Wide Sales Teams for Enterprise and Service Providers organizations· Led proposal development for Latin America, conducted business in Spanish, and wrote proposals in Spanish for Latin America clients· Worked effectively with sales account teams, executives, and cross-functional virtual proposal response teams, in a fast-paced deadline driven atmosphere· Worked with sales and engineering personnel to produce clear, persuasive, top-level, winning proposals that presented product solutions as the best in the industry

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Wrote comprehensive and detailed proposals to sell our educational assessment and online testing services to State Departments of Education, school districts, and other clients in the educational market• Contributed to the financial growth of the company by providing world-class proposals, publications, reports, and other documentation in support of our services • Edited proposals for grammar, spelling, punctuation, continuity, completeness, and compliance

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Wrote proposals and orals presentations to sell communications services to state, county, and city facilities• Evaluated new RFP opportunities• Created training manuals for our telecommunication customers • Created Web Content for the company website• Developed PowerPoint presentations and marketing materials for our sales staff • Attended pre-bid sales conferences and represented the company at industry events • Redesigned the company’s newsletter and worked as the editor

Houston, Texas, United States

• Wrote the medical training manuals for the astronauts to learn how to use the medical equipment in the International Space Station• Developed Computer Based Training (CBTs) for medical equipment and procedures

Master'S Degree (In-Progress), English Language And Literature/Letters, 4.0

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English

Technical Degree, Computer Systems And Programming

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology