Seeking a long-term, full-time, remotely based position as a proposal writer / editor / manager, serving both commercial and government markets.MULTI-YEAR SUCCESS IN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTServed for several years as a Business Development Manager, both inside and outside sales, delivering technical services to clients across multiple verticals and horizontals.Proven ability to work with internal and external clients to understand their goals and pain points; created and articulated customized solutions with well-developed win themes, benefits, and differentiators.DIRECT EXPERIENCE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENTManaged dozens of proposals to completion over 29 months, averaging nearly 3 proposals per month.Coordinated over 200 proposal development projects per year, resulting in ~60 tendered bids.Trained in Shipley Proposal Development, ISO 9001 Quality Control, and Agile process methodologies.STRONG BACKGROUND IN TECHNICAL PROPOSAL WRITING AND EDITINGDeveloped without assistance, a comprehensive boilerplate library consolidated into a 300-page, ready-to-use capability statement.Created original content for complete proposals and key sections; also sourced and customized boilerplate content quickly.Ably provided both content and style / grammar / formatting edits, under intense deadline pressure; customized tools to streamline the process.ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY AND WORK IN TEAMSAn experienced interviewer and listener, through hundreds of in-person client meetings.Adept at connecting people through translation – from client needs to vendor deliverables, from technical jargon to lay prose – to build common language, share understanding, and form trust.EFFICIENT TIME MANAGER, WELL ORGANIZED, AND ATTENTIVE TO DETAILMet every deadline, without exception over 55 months as proposal manager and writer.Built and refined a method to triage edits under time pressure, focusing first on those actions which are most critical.PROFICIENCY IN MULTIPLE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONSMS Suite (Office, SharePoint, Visio), Adobe Acrobat, Nitro PDF, Google Drive, Dropbox, WebEx, Zoom, JIRA, Trello, Salesforce, PeopleSoft, and other applications.