Christy Bracey Scott
CLEAN TECHNOLOGY WRITER
• *0+ YEARS EXPERIENCE
• PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT
• COPYWRITING, SALES CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
• WEB CONTENT, DESIGN, AND MANAGEMENT
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CONTENT CONSULTANT
PENCILBOX BUSINESS RESOURCES, MD
2016-Present
• As a consultant to renewable energy and federal contracting clients, I provide content development for sales, proposal, marketing and trade show deliverables. For clients with limited proposal resources, I provide full proposal management for complex or high-value opportunities.
• Website services include content refresh and expansion, design,and ongoing site management.
• Marketing services include copywriting, project case studies, data sheets, white papers, trade show backdrop designs and promotional giveaways.
• Content development includes base proposal template design and content, as welll as file organization and existing content review and crtitique.
• For clients with in-house proposal staff, I review and recommend improvements for proposal development workflows.
• As a value add, I provide competitive research to identify and position specific market strengths for targeted messaging,
COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST
NIST/WIDE HORIZON MEDIA, MD
Jan 2016 – Sept 2016
• Revised and published 100+ web pages, including new content, graphics/ images, and style, for the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) Biosystems and Biomaterials Divisionunder contract with Wide Horizon Media.
• Provided marketing and public relations support, including development and production of brochures, press, and direct mail event promotion. INDUSTRY
EXPERTISE:
• Solar Energy
• Energy
Conservation
• Energy Efficiency
• Staffing (Federal)
• IT (Federal)
APPLICATION
SKILLSET:
• Adobe InDesign,
Photoshop,
Acrobat
• Microsoft
Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, MS
Project
• Salesforce,
SharePoint
• LucidChart
• Drupal,
WordPress
EDUCATION:
• B.A. Comm.
Arts/Journalism,
minor in
English
Creative, self-motivated professional writer wtih over a decade of success developing proposals, marketing collateral, web content, and related materials for clean technology companies and federal contractors. Core strengths include developing SENIOR PROPOSAL MANAGER
SUNEDISON, MD
2013-2016
• Led the global company’s solar and solar storage proposal team.
• Doubled the win rate in less than a year.
• Created new proposal content, and tailored templates for individual markets and project types, including Remote Net Metering, Community Solar, Wholesale Distributed Generation, Landfill Projects, Large Canopy Systems, and Solar Storage.
• Wins include a multi-million dollar 10 MW solar photovoltaic project with Otis Air National Guard.
• Maintained and presented team win/loss metrics
• Managed the development of targeted, unsolicited proposals for Commercial &Industrial multi-site potential customers using site data to estimate roof square feet, available incentives, and other factors to provide indicative pricing.
BIDS & PROPOSALS TEAM LEAD
FORCE 3, INC., MD
2011-2013
• Led Bids & Proposals team, and managed federal and commercial IT and technology staffing proposals.
• Developed complex, multi-team member proposals with up to 30 external partners and numerous internal SMEs.
• Ensured bids were compliant with multiple federal contract vehicles, including GSA, SEWP, GWACs and BPAs.
• Supported ISO 9001 department certification and audits.
• Compiled, managed and reported team metrics to Vice President of Sales.
• Led event management for the Business Development Team, including team-building and budgets. PROPOSAL CONSULTANT
MULTIPLE CLIENTS
2010-2013
• Managed successful proposals for federal, utility, and DOE Funding Applications for multiple renewable energy companies, including SunEdison, Carlisle Construction, and NRG. PROPOSAL MANAGER
SUNEDISON, MARYLAND
2008-2010
• Maintained over 60 percent win rate on commercial and utility-scale solar energy proposals, including a 40 MW PV system for a major western US utility and a 14 MW system for Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.
• Wrote winning, compliant, tailored solar PV energy system proposals in response to Federal, State, Municipal, Commercial, and Utility Requests for Proposals (RFP) including NAVFAC, Air Force, GSA, and NREL.
EDUCATION
• B.A. in Communications/Journalism, Minor in English, Carson-Newman University.
• First two-time recipient of the Carson-Newman Print Media Arts Award. MARKET SEGMENTS:
• Federal
• State
• Municipality
• Commercial
• Utility
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