Stella Webber Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Tx, Us

Management of consulting services proposals in the fields of civil and structural engineering, environmental infrastructure & environmental protection, etc.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Company description: Proposal managing and writing, as well as other services related to the bidding process such as market research, risk assessment and management, strategy planning, headhunting, business development, project management, negotiation and contract administration.• Wrote World Bank funded technical proposals for engineering infrastructure projects, worth around $4 million overall• Wrote, prepared, and managed several technical and financial proposals for water supply/wastewater projects funded under the European Union Cohesion Funds worth around $7 million overall• Participated in site meetings and enhanced clients’ perceptions of company to increase probability of winning contracts• Identified, selected and successfully negotiated contracts for Experts’ TeamPROPOSAL WRITING PORTFOLIO• Consulting Services for the Analysis and the Optimization of the Accounting-Financial Department• Technical Assistance to Enhanced Water Resources Management (EWRMP) of GDF Suez Energy Project in Egypt• Four “Construction Management and Supervision of the Water Supply and Wastewater Networks” projects • “Construction Management and Supervision of the Integrated Waste Management” project • “Design and Construction Supervision of the DN 67B Road Sector, km 0+000 - 188-200” project • “Feasibility Study, Preliminary Design and Detailed Design and Bidding Documents for Road Bypasses” project

- Provided business, macroeconomics, logic and critical thinking, and language instruction to adults at various colleges in Vancouver, BC, Canada. - Designed and developed instruction curricula for business and language programs.- Wrote business, finance, engineering, and education articles for online publications, such as Houston Chronicle, AZ Central, Seattle PI, Global Post, etc.- Owned and managed Bookmark Cafe coffee shop in downtown Langley, British Columbia

Helsinki, Fi

• Wrote, prepared sections, managed, and won 6 technical proposals under the European Union Cohesion Funds and World Bank worth 29.7 million Euro• Identified potential projects, managed preparation of prequalification documents and proposals• Proposed mergers with top local engineering and training companies after conducting research and interviews; participated in negotiations• Managed 5 projects including implementation, monitoring and supervision and assigned staff as needed• Established and managed local branch within FCG generating 8 million Euro in project revenue; prepared the business plans, reports, company and project budgets• Provided leadership for the company by hiring, managing and motivating personnel• Met with ministries, Medical Institute, City Hall, local councils to conduct research, initiate projects, initiate and maintain client relationships and in-directly promote the company within strict EU guidelines• Participated in site meetings and enhanced clients’ perceptions of company to increase possibility of winning contracts• Conducted fact finding missions in Finland, Estonia and South Eastern European countries such as Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, and Romania• Established over 20 international consortia to ensure success in winning contracts and negotiated profit percentages with partners • Identified, selected and successfully negotiated pre-contracts for final Experts’ Teams and non-key experts• Organized and presented at “Sharing Finland’s Experience after Joining the EU” workshop for clients, where the Finnish Ambassador was a speaker• Presented at biannual workshops in Finland on EU and World Bank bidding processes and local business environments

• Managed and controlled liaison office and associated logistics and staff • Wrote monthly internal activity and monthly budget reports• Established an experts database, comprising of qualified and project-experienced academics from Eastern Europe for consulting assignments in central and eastern Europe and in francophone countries in Central, Northern Africa and France• Wrote, prepared EOIs and 3 technical and financial proposals• Co-organized promotion events and trade fair Pollutec 2004 in Vienna, Austria; prepared banners, press releases, PR-documents, brochures and web news• Created strategic partnership with French partner Burgeap for future projects in the Balkans• Engaged in business development activities with Ministry officials, international and local companies• Worked in Germany and Austria

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

• Created, organized and managed the Marketing Proposal Department into 2 units: Business Opportunities and Advertising, Media and PR• Wrote job descriptions and recruited staff for the Marketing Department positions• Wrote, compiled and submitted 300 Expressions of Interest and about 30 consulting services proposals• Planned and organized advertising events (conferences, forums, workshops and seminars);• Coordinated the preparation of advertising materials (brochures, leaflets, press articles, but also banners, posters, customized pens, block notes, etc);• Participated and networked during conferences, forums and other promotion events; • Negotiated with press representatives to establish future company promotion.• Managed Business Opportunities Unit responsible for marketing research, preparation of EOIs and proposals for internationally funded tenders in various fields, including social services• Recruited, trained, evaluated and motivated staff of 10 in the Marketing Department• Delivered internal workshop and trained 40 staff on communication and professional inter-relationships • Produced and wrote script for an educational and promotional film under the Human Resources Development component of EU PHARE funded programme

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

• Participated in the preparation of the 3 technical and financial proposals for International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), European Investment Bank (EIB), and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) funded projects• Provided project coordination and back-up support in implementation of services contracts for USAID funded SME development, capital markets development and legal services projects

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

• Assisted with the implementation of an EBRD funded project in the banking sector• Translated and subtitled 2 banking educational videos for training workshops• Translated and back-translated English and French documents• Interpreted in English and French for Canadian colleagues in meetings and workshops

Ph.D., Doctor Of Management In Organizational Leadership

Tesl Diploma, Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor

Diploma, Provincial Instructor Diploma

Basic Counseling Skills

Creative Writing

M.Sc. In Economics, Economic Development Of Enterprises

Executive Mba, Management Pour L'Ingenieur

Effective Management

4 Semesters, Playwriting And Screenwriting

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English