Manager Content

Carol Cooke

Content Proposal Writer/Manager

***B Thatcher Road, Rockport, MA 01966

Cell Phone #508-***-****

Email: *******@*********.***

Self starter Content Proposal Writer/Manager with over 20 yrs. experience

in analyzing RFPs/RFIs/RFQs and the expertise of how to write compliant,

winning Qualifications and Task Order Proposals for Federal & State

Agencies and Business-to-Business is ready to assist your company REMOTELY

with writing and managing proposal content. Will travel to company for any

important meetings, if expenses are paid.

Winning proposals take the expertise of a Winning Proposal Writer/Manager -

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QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

1. Detail oriented, self-starter with 20 years Federal, State, and B-to-B

proposal writing experience.

2. Have an approximate 45% Proposal Win rate.

3. Expertise in analyzing large, complex Federal and State

RFPs/RFIs/RFQs, Task Order Proposals, Statements of Work (SOW), and

Performance Work Statements (PWS) for proposals valued at from $5

million to $230 million.

4. Writing complete proposals including assisting with strategy,

outlining compliant proposal volumes, developing proposal matrices,

graphics, and schedules.

5. Expertise managing and updating proposal content databases

6. Additionally write proposal PowerPoint presentations for Color Team

and Customer Reviews.

7. Experience writing and designing Marketing Collateral and Website

Content.

8. Excellent communications skills working with diverse, remote proposal

teams including Presidents, Business Development Managers, Project

Managers, and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from Engineering, Science,

Contracts, Financial, Team Partners and Subcontractors

9. PC skills: Office 2007 & 2003 (Word, PowerPoint Expert), Photoshop,

Adobe Acrobat, SharePoint.

10. Proposal writing training from Shipley including storyboards and color

review process.

EDUCATION: BS (magna cum laude) Journalism & Marketing, Suffolk University,

Boston, MA

EXPERIENCE

Contract/Consultant Proposal Writer/Manager

2007 to Present

Some companies assist with remotely writing winning proposals and marketing

content include:

EDA Inc., Foxboro, MA Proposal Writer/Manager

. As a Proposal Consultant work REMOTELY as a Proposal Manager/Writer

for this technical staffing firm providing engineers, scientists,

project managers, and other high-tech IT personnel to government

contractors and corporations.

. Analyze Government and B-to-B RFPs/RFIs/RFQs, managed and wrote

proposals from developing compliant outlines to writing/editing final,

deliverable proposals.

. Through email and telephone interviews obtain content from SMEs to

enable me to write complete proposals. Proposals included Executive

Summary, Management, Technical, and Resume sections. Responsible for

formatting proposals in MS Word, and managing printing.

. Additionally, performed marketing writing tasks including writing

company brochure and all web site content and assisted with design of

the EDA web site www.edastaffing.com

Technical Resources Unlimited, Lynnfield, MA Proposal Writer/Manager

. As a Proposal Consultant work REMOTELY for this new woman-owned small

business managed and wrote a complete qualifications proposal in

answer to an RFI from Sandia National Laboratories for technical

support for a hydro-geologic testing program.

S4 Inc., Burlington, MA Proposal Writer/Manager

. For this IT and systems integration firm wrote Government and Task

Order proposals.

. Proposal responsibilities included analyzing RFPs, outlining compliant

proposals, writing management, executive summary, past performance,

resume sections, compliance matrices, editing technical sections, and

formatting proposals in Microsoft Word.

. Additionally, wrote and designed corporate capabilities brochure.

SAIC, Columbus, Georgia Proposal Writer/Manager

. REMOTELY worked as Proposal Manager/Writer for this Fortune 500

engineering firm.

. Analyzed RFP and wrote compliant outline, set up proposal schedule,

obtained content from national team members, wrote, edited, formatted

final WINNING proposal in Word.

. Used SharePoint, email, and conference calls to develop the proposal

remotely.

BAE Systems, Nashua, NH - Proposal Manager Permanent 2004 -

2007

. As a Proposal Manager for the Electronics and Integration Solutions'

Business Development Group, wrote winning proposals and presentations in

answer to DoD and other Federal RFPs/RFIs/RFQs.

. Proposal responsibilities included analyzing RFPs/RFIs/RFQs, outlining

compliant proposal volumes; assisting with proposal strategy, writing win

themes, storyboards, and proposal sections.

. Additionally developed proposal schedules, compliance matrices, and

presentations.

. Assisted with writing/editing Executive Summaries, Technical including

Statement of Work (SOW), Past Performance, and Management volumes by

obtaining content from numerous proposal team members including: SMEs,

high-level managers, team partners and subcontractors.

. Participated in Kick-off meetings, Black, Pink, and Red Team Reviews.

. Proposals were for Prime DoD contracts valued at from $5 million to $230

million.

. While at BAE Systems held a Government Secret Clearance.

DSD Laboratories, Sudbury, MA - Proposal Writer/Manager

Permanent 2000 - 2004

. Wrote and managed proposals for DSD Lab, a DoD contractor providing

services to Division of Homeland Security (DHA) and various DoD and State

agencies.

. Proposals included analyzing RFPs, outlining compliant proposal volumes,

and writing/editing all proposal sections.

. Worked with REMOTE, diverse, national proposal team members to obtain

content, and communicated daily via email/concalls to obtain information

for writing compliant proposals.

. Additionally, responsible for formatting proposals in MS Word, cover

design, editing and proofreading proposals, and producing multiple

hardcopies and CDs.

. Worked on a number of proposals concurrently and always met strict

deadlines.

Lau Technologies, Visage Division, Littleton, MA - Proposal Writer

Permanent 1992 - 2000

. For this start-up division, wrote and edited winning proposals for both

Visage's state-of-the-art Digital Driver's License/ID System and Facial

Recognition System.

. Proposals were for State agencies and B-to-B and responsibilities

included evaluating RFPs and outlining compliant proposals, writing

management and past performance sections, editing and formatting

proposals in Microsoft Word and coordinating graphics and printing

production.

. Wrote marketing collateral including brochures, data sheets,

presentations, and training material.

Raytheon Co., Burlington, MA - Technical Writer - Special Projects

Permanent 1988 - 1992

. As permanent Technical Writer for the Air Defense Publications

Department, wrote, edited, and managed the production of large DoD

proposals, brochures, training videos, and employee handbooks for

Raytheon's Japan and Saudi Arabia sites.

. One project required traveling to W. Germany to complete a training video

on U.S. Military Theatre Readiness Monitoring Facilities (TRMFs).

. While at Raytheon held a Government Secret Clearance.

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