I work closely with Northern Californiao principals to develop and maintain strategic partnerships with clients for the pursuit of healthcare, education, and civic projects throughout the greater region. As equally important, I work with project engineers associates, and associate principals as they begin and develop their BD journey.

Formerly Stafford King Wiese Architects, Coact Designworks designs spaces for healthcare, retail/commercial, K-12 and higher education clients throughout California and Nevada.I bring twelve years of marketing experience for A/E/C industry, providing assistance, direction, and management for the completion of proposals; execution of consistent brand identity and communications efforts; and relationship building with fellow A/E/C firms and clients. In an often fast-paced industry where deadlines compete and quick turn-around is required, I bring an ability to take ownership of projects, set priorities, and provide a consistent level of high-quality output.Lead marketing personnel responsible for all marketing and business development activities including primarily, managing and executing all proposal efforts; supporting firm leadership and market sector leaders in client relationship building, project tracking, and strategic planning; and representing and promoting the firm both at industry events and through the development of marketing materials including website content, social media outlets and marketing collateral. Currently overseeing marketing support staff of one. Served as core member of rebrand committee to develop new firm identity, name and brand, and subsequently led the execution and roll out of new firm identity, website, communications and marketing materials. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________At Coact Designworks, we want to help you see new paths in building design. Founded by Gordon Stafford in 1945 (formerly Stafford King Wiese Architects), we work closely with clients to bring new design ideas to life. Today, Coact Designworks focuses on designing solutions in three core markets: Commercial & Retail, Education, and Healthcare. As a full service architectural firm, we continue to invest in building our capabilities to serve the long-term needs of our clients.

Oversees all marketing efforts for ~40-person civil engineering firm;Manages one marketing assistant;Works closely with firm Principals to establish and enforce business development practices and goals;Manages the completion of proposals, statements of qualification, and SF-330s, often several at a time with close or competing deadlines; coordinates with involved senior staff schedules; Develops proposal win-strategies and identifies potential issuesProduces all non-technical proposal content, including project descriptions, firm and staff experience, principal and staff biographies and resumes, and boiler-plate text;Conceives, establishes and writes internal and external communications documents such as newsletters, mailers, “leave-behinds” and web copy; andDevelops interview strategy, presentations, and guidance of interview preparation with staff.

Coordinated the completion of proposals and statements of qualification; Edited proposal content provided by engineer for grammar and clarity; Created and maintained quarterly internal newsletter;Updated and revised project descriptions, firm and staff experience, principal and staff biographies and resumes, and update boiler-plate text;Maintained lead-finding and tracking services, data organization, and internal and external coordination with multiple staff and subconsultant firms; Established and enforced office standards and guidelines for logo use, colors, fonts, etc.; andUpdated and maintained office marketing materials including business cards, letterhead, stationary, and related materials.

Provided assistance to the marketing coordinator for the preparation and completion of proposals, including creation of graphics, figures, and related proposal content;Supported engineering staff in creation of reports and related contract documents;Assisted in the rebranding of firm including redesign of company logo, letterhead, business cards, and staff resumes;Photographed project sites and new and existing facilities for use in proposals, website, and other marketing materials. Maintained project photo database including descriptions; andDeveloped conference/exhibit materials and manned company booth at industry conferences.