Manager Project

BID-WINNING PROPOSAL MANAGER (FULL TIME OR CONTRACT)

Date: 2012-10-15, 9:37AM PDT

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TONI HOFMAN

Ph.: 949-***-****

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

QUALIFICATIONS

Flexible and results-oriented professional offers over twenty years of combined experience in proposal and copywriting, editing and marketing/promotions. Possesses strong leadership and computer-application skills.

EDUCATION

M.A., English, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 1998

B.A., English, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 1995

Golden Key National Honor Society Member

COPYWRITING, EDITING, MARKETING / PROMOTIONS

Significant experience writing winning proposal responses to RFPs and abstract calls for multi-million dollar government and state agency contracts within many fields, including energy efficiency, electronic tolling solutions, civil engineering, mechanical engineering and information security. Successfully maintained an 80% win rate since 2007.

Acted as sole author of all marketing literature and presentations for a civil engineering firm. Edited all proposals, reports and correspondence going out to clients and local government agencies.

Acted as sole editor/proofreader of all marketing literature, proposals, and presentations for two CEOs, four Vice Presidents, and an entire consulting staff within a major medical I.T. consulting firm.

Created press releases, promotional Web sites, employment ads and editorial spotlights of departments.

Solicited potential new clients and RFP team members via "cold calling," generated leads, and attending pre-proposal meetings and other functions.

Completed all layout and design work for a company Web site, including completing all formatting work and authoring all copy on the site.

Authored Employee Manuals and H.R. documents based on legal and company stipulations.

Authored two novels out for publication.

MANAGEMENT

Over 10 years of experience acting as the Proposal Manager for numerous opportunities, including RFP, RFQ, and RFI responses.

Adept at working with and managing the writing efforts of a team of field experts to generate effective, contract-winning proposals.

Successfully managed the implementation of a $4M, bad debt purchasing venture for a major medical collections firm. Ensured the accomplishment of goals and contractual stipulations, monitored account data, and resolved unexpected problems with operations.

Oversaw office management, including handling employee grievances for a 70-employee population.

Successfully completed extensive project management and personnel management training.

Acted as the office/general manager of a civil engineering firm while simultaneously acting as bookkeeper, marketing copywriter and editor (marketing director title).

WORK HISTORY

Proposal, Technical and Marketing Writer, RFP Consultant (Contract) -- 2007 to Present

Various clients

SF Bay Area, Greater Sacramento and Los Angeles Area, CA

Proposal Manager -- June 2010 to July 2012

Federal Signal Technologies

2 Technology Drive, Irvine, CA

Proposal and Marketing Writer, Technical Recruiter, Office Manager -- 2007

DeVine Consulting, Inc.

2610 Central Ave., Union City, CA

Recruiter under Richard Jennings, HR Director -- 2005 to 2/2007

Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin Counties

1500 Mission St., San Francisco, CA;

Alliance For Community Care,

428 N. White Rd., San Jose, CA

Marketing Director / Office Manager-- 2003 to 2004

Meridian Associates, Inc.

1990 N. California Blvd., Suite 310, Walnut Creek, CA

Marketing Coordinator / Project Administrator -- 2002

TranSystems Corporation

180 Grand Avenue, Suite 400, Oakland, California

In-House Editor (Report Production Associate) -- 2000 to 2001

Sheldon I. Dorenfest & Associates, Ltd.

515 N. State, 18th Floor, Chicago, Illinois

Project Manager / Accounting Department Supervisor / Assistant to the President -- 1998 to 2000

Revenue Management, Inc.

225 W. Washington, 28th Floor, Chicago, Illinois

Public Relations Associate / Client Services Representative / Accounting Clerk -- 1996 to 1998

Questar, Inc.

680 N. Lake Shore Drive, 19th Floor, Chicago, Illinois

RELEVANT SOFTWARE

SalesForce, MS Office, Word Perfect, MS Photo Editor, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, FrontPage, Crystal Graphics 3D Impact Pro, PowerPlugs PhotoActive FX II, QuickBooks, Quicken, SBT, ACT, AS400, Paychex Online, ADP, Deltek CRM and Time Collection, CostPoint, Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), WebHire on-line recruiting tool

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

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