In collaboration with the SVP of BD and BD Director, provides oversight and guidance to a Proposal Management team that supports 14 different subsidiaries. Implements best practices for the proposal process through continuous improvement. Makes judgments on the alignment of resources for the subsidiaries. Maintains relationships with external proposal support consultants and reviews their work through oversight and feedback. Leads all prime RFx Bid and Risk Assessments. Reviews proposal library SharePoint sites ensuring ISO compliance. Performs lessons learned. Reviews all prime bids for compliance.

Part of a task order team that oversaw the development of quick turn T4NG contracts. Oversaw individual proposal teams and consultants. Created matrices, schedules, and strategic action items for RFPs and RFIs. Supported KGS Marketing as needed. Gathered information for corporate biographies, social media, trade shows, and collateral. KGS (now ManTech) was a subsidiary of KForce.

Consulted the Silicon Hills User Experience (UX) small business on development and expansion from UX staffing to federal contacts, including IT, programmatic support, non-clinical healthcare, and medical technology. This led to a reorganization of current company processes and strategically positioned them for contract and IDIQ (CIO SP3, STARS II, SeaPort-e) wins.Hosted live webinars for UX thought leaders, and CEOs of organizations based out of New York, Toronto, and Silicon Valley. Represented CEO at small business events when requested. Events included industry days, conferences, and marketing capabilities.

Developed capabilities briefs, presentations, business graphics, and unique marketing projects for 8(a) Tribal Firms under CNB, including Cherokee Nation Healthcare Services and Cherokee Medical Services. Key stakeholders included the Department of Defense, USAF, NIH, and FAA.Developed a Marketing campaign directed to every National Guard office in the country. Marketing included collateral, email blasts, and phone calls. Regularly supported business development functions meeting with small business specialists and gathering intel during industry days. Led a small business proposal team with SMEs from Vanderbilt University and Deloitte to respond to a medical contract with an emphasis on vestibular audiology. Awarded a $35M contract in early 2015.Consecutively won six large proposals in five months, stemming from healthcare to software development. Worked with a large number of partner firms, including Top 10 in healthcare and Top 4 in Finance Auditing. Total value of small business contract wins exceeded $100M.Assisted in submitting responses to Task Orders from the Air Force Clinical Staff Support (CLASS) IDIQ Contract for Cherokee Medical Services. Total worth of the contract grew to $983M, staffing primary care providers, nursing and allied healthcare workers, ancillary, technicians, behavioral health and other specialists to 64 Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) in the U.S. and Guam.

Led a U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) outreach initiative providing results driven consulting for minority businesses in Texas. Advised 20+ small business clients with revenues of $1M and up tracked on a robust, government proprietary tool. Government: Partnered with the SBA, U.S. Commercial Service, the Institute for Economic Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio, State of Texas, Small Business Specialists with Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland AFB, and Randolph AFB. Set up an Ask Me Anything event through cooperation with UTSA. AMA event allowed Government Contracting Representatives to speak directly to the public about Federal Procurement. Commercial: Aligned small businesses with international trade partners and trade ministries representing Mexico, Brazil, China and Africa. Met with trade ministers from Cote d’Ivoire to discuss coffee imports. Part of a negotiation team that introduced a small business to investors in Brazil to cover the South American market with a unique biodegradable product. The small business,also featured in a Martha Stewart Living article, expanded to Brazil and Uruguay. MEDWeek: Part of the planning team for San Antonio Minority Enterprise Development Week honoring high-achieving small business. Worked with local artists who designed the glass blown awards, scouted event locations, and finalized menus with caterers.

Provided consulting for the Project Manager and Industrial Systems Designers to write and edit Learning Management Systems software for the private sector. Usability tested training software for grammar, style, functionality, and User Experience (UX) design. Project was an #eLearning #gamification product for Strayer University, 2nd largest for profit university in the United States. Project combined live action actors and animation using a rotoscope technique. Prepped actors for casting auditions, and consulted with Project Manager on final selection. Assisted ISDs in creating scenarios and branching dialog scripts. Used ChatMapper, BaseCamp, and Adobe CS in final development. Edited final animation dialogue and supported script changes. Software: Adobe Creative Suite, Chatmapper, BaseCamp; Hardware: MacBook Pro

Managed internal proposal team and oversaw the full lifecycle of proposal development. Developed capabilities briefs, presentations, business graphics, and unique marketing projects for key stakeholders for healthcare subsidiaries owned by the Choctaw Nation, including Choctaw Global Staffing.

Responded to Federal contracts and created public relations campaigns to expand brand recognition for the minority small business. As the company grew in size, a grassroots marketing effort and outreach led to the company featured on Fast Company’s Inc. 500 list as one of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America.

Collaborated with designers to develop advertising and marketing campaigns for Hearst Newspapers, part of the Hearst #Fortune500 company. The San Antonio Express-News and MySA, have the 4th largest circulation in Texas. Developed copy, press releases, articles for specialty products and promotions for bilingual publication Conexión, the Readers’ Choice Awards, NBA (San Antonio Spurs' events), San Antonio Auto Dealers Association, and PGA tournament. Outlets included radio, television, internet, and print media, including bilingual communications. Assisted Niche Publications Editor with stories, layout, coordination of writers and photographers. Managed campaign projects and supported creative ad copy for internal and external clients. Several ads had a nationwide reach. Wrote an adult beverage tag line that went viral. Used Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to connect customers and advertisers. Software: Adobe Creative Suite; Hardware: iMac Pro; Creative: Public Relations and Photography

Taught English Composition, British Literature, American Literature, and Latin American Literature to Freshman and Sophomores. Taught ESL to students preparing for entrance exams. Represented the English Department in the annual Fiesta Multicultural Conference and Brunch, a fundraiser for SAC students. The program features award winning authors, poet laureates, playwrights, actors, musicians, and scholars.

Managed two QA Testers. Team completed A/B/A testing on Computer Based Training and Web Based Training software. Edited software for functionality and usability. Assisted Sr. ISDs in content development. As a Senior Quality Assurance Testing Analyst, oversaw QA employees, worked with Project Managers to ensure schedules were maintained and developed contingency plans should a project deliverable be at risk of slipping.Ensured that based questions were well-written and #gamification applications were cognitively effective for the learner. Observed learners through a two way mirror to gather user reactions and behavioral data.Clients: U.S. Army MEDCoE - AMEDD Center and School; U.S. Air Force; Federal Aviation Administration; Internal Revenue Service; USAA; Southwest Airlines; CPS Energy; State Farm; Department of Veterans Affairs; Fortune 500 Global client, McKesson. Development team created McKesson Academy. Software: OmniGraffle, Atlassian JIRA and Confluence, Axosoft Agile Project Management, Adobe Creative Suite. Hardware: PCCreative: Voiceover work

Part of a regional Education and Healthcare Marketing group for Reed Elsevier, international publisher for RELX and national publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Edited catalogues, wrote press releases, tag lines and developed copy for the #Forbes 8 of most innovative companies’ U.S. and UK clients. Clients: American Psychological Association; Childhood Special Education Instructors; Licensed Clinical Social Workers; Speech and Occupational Therapists

Central and South Texas Communications Specialist for the #Fortune500 company. Traveled throughout the Central and South Texas Region to interview subjects. Wrote and produced newsletters, talking points for management, and press releases. Prepared crisis communication talking points for regional managers in anticipation of press questions during union negotiation talks. Responsibilities also included event planning. Scouted locations and worked with caterers for UPS Founders’ Day in San Antonio.