Samantha
Nelson
Road,
Silver
Spring,
MD
20902
410-
533-
1176
***@****************.***
www.samiamconsulting.com
OBJECTIVE
Position
as
significant
individual
contributor
in
business
arena.
Particular
interest
in
Proposal
Management,
Program
Management,
and
Business
Development/Marketing.
Skills
and
interests
apply
equally
to
government-
based
or
industry
employment.
SPECIFIC
RELATED
EXPERIENCE
Sam
I
Am
Consulting,
LLC,
Silver
Spring,
MD
10/2011-
Present
President/Consultant
Capabilities
Include:
Program
Management
• Government/Private
Sector
Marketing
•
Business
Development
• HSPD-
12
Compliance
Support
•
Proposal
Writing
and
Coordination
• Grant
Writing
and
Research
•
RFP,
RFI,
IDIQ,
GWAC,
and
TO
research,
proposal
outline,
writing,
management,
and
•
support.
Services
for
clients
performed
include:
• Developed
new
company
websites
for
four
clients,
including
content
and
design.
Registered
domains,
secured
hosting
solutions
and
set
up
company
e–mail.
• Since
December
2011,
created
company
branding
materials
for
worldwide
travel
business,
as
well
as
marketing
collateral.
Helped
generate
new
business
leads.
• For
three
clients,
wrote
several
proposals
cradle
to
grave
–
analyzed
RFPs,
put
together
compliance
matrix,
obtain
support
materials
from
client,
built
final
proposal.
Also
participated
in
pink
and
red
team
edits.
• Co-
Project
Managed
with
client
to
develop
and
hold
a
women’s
conference
with
100
attendees
in
June
2012,
inclusive
of
creating
marketing
materials
and
assisting
in
obtaining
speakers
and
sponsors
for
the
event.
• From
August
2013
to
October
2013,
directed
project
for
client
to
create
proposal
library,
including
past
proposals
and
templates
for
future
proposals.
• Created
and
managed
civilian
government
agency
pipeline
for
defense
IT
client
to
help
identify
possible
contracting
opportunities.
• In
October
2011,
registered
client,
who
was
a
new
government
contractor,
on
the
SAM.gov
website
and
as
approved
General
Services
Administration
(GSA)
vendor.
Assisted
in
generating
new
business
leads.
• Registered
another
small
business
client
on
SAM.gov,
met
with
possible
customer
government
agencies,
researched
potential
contracts,
put
together
government-
targeted
market
materials,
managed
and
wrote
proposals
cradle
to
grave.
• Assisted
non-
profit
clients
with
finding
and
applying
for
grants
and
discovering
business
opportunities.
American
Medical
Writers
Association
(AMWA),
Rockville,
MD
11/2012-
Present
Membership
Coordinator
• From
November
2012
to
June
2013,
took
lead
in
launch
of
new
AMWA
website,
to
include
the
following:
o Ran
competitive
analysis
and
member
usability
study,
analyzed
results,
and
implemented
findings.
o Put
together
beta
testing
document
for
new,
members-
only
editor
for
online
freelance
directory,
analyzed
feedback,
and
worked
with
software
vendor
to
implement
changes.
o Worked
with
software
vendor
to
create
new
site
design,
content,
and
functionality.
o Transferred
membership
database
from
old
site
to
new
site.
o Worked
with
marketing
department
to
communicate
changes
to
members
and
assist
with
transition.
o Created
user
guides
for
new
website.
• Helped
run
November
2013
annual
conference
in
Colombus,
OH,
including:
o Assisted
members
with
registration
needs
in
advance
and
on-
site.
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Samantha
Nelson
12031
Bluhill
Road,
Silver
Spring,
MD
20902
410-
533-
1176
***@****************.***
www.samiamconsulting.com
o Worked
with
hotel
management
to
create
a
pleasant
atmosphere
for
attendees.
o Provided
on-
site
customer
service.
o Put
together
AMWA's
self-
study
modules
for
sale
at
conference.
o Compiled
board
books
for
executive
meetings.
o Set
up
rooms
for
open
sessions
and
workshops.
o Worked
with
AMWA
meeting
planner
to
assist
conference
exhibitors.
o Created
conference
pages
on
AMWA
website.
o Created
workshop
and
homework
databases,
as
well
as
relevant
content.
Carried
out
March
2014
competitive
analysis
of
social
media
efforts
carried
out
by
10
sister
organizations
•
Assist
Membership
Department
of
this
non-
profit
organization
with
renewals,
drops
for
lapsed
•
memberships,
and
chapter
communication.
Assist
in
running
and
maintaining
Freelance
Listings
for
members.
•
Assist
outside
employers
who
want
to
hire
members
via
online
job
board
and
through
AMWA
freelance
•
directory.
Fulfill
customer
orders
for
Education
Department's
self-
study
products.
•
Provide
customer
service
to
members
with
questions
concerning
their
membership
renewals,
account
•
information,
educational
enrollment
status,
and
product
order
information.
The
Coleman
Group,
Inc.,
Greenbelt,
MD
12/2008-
9/2011
Program
Specialist
• Co-
Managed
projects
at
client
sites
and
reported
to
clients
and
senior
management
on
the
status
of
each
project.
• Coordinated
BD/Capture
efforts,
including
proposal
management/development
(from
cadle
to
grave),
prospect
qualifications,
pipeline
management,
pricing
and
financial
analysis,
and
marketing
collateral.
• Contract
management
responsibilities
included:
processing
task
orders,
managing
Federal
GSA
and
Maryland
State
Contract
Vehicles,
primary
CO
and
COTR
liaison,
and
management
of
partner
relationships.
• Assisted
in
the
creation
of
company
marketing
material
and
new
website
design
and
content.
• Coordinated
pre-
credentialing
HSPD-
12
activities
for
a
classified
NOAA
project.
The
Coleman
Group,
Inc.,
Greenbelt,
MD
8/2008-
12/2008
Consultant:
Technical
Writer/Editor
• Wrote,
researched,
and
edited
federal
government
proposals,
training
manuals,
and
other
company
proprietary
information.
Assured
documents
met
required
specifications
and
were
delivered
on
time.
• Conducted
resume
searches
for
professionals
concentrating
on
specific
contract
qualifications
for
a
number
of
projects.
• Managed
accounts
receivable,
follow-
up
activities
and
reported
findings
to
the
Finance
Director
and
Senior
Management.
• Collaborated
with
Managers
and
team
members
on
project
deliverables
and
proposals.
TRAK
Legal,
Washington,
DC
12/2006-
8/2008
Temporary
Administrative
and
Legal
Assistant
Operations
Coordinator,
Concise
9/2007-
8/2008
• Managed
50
deposition
summary
consultants.
• Point
of
contact
for
clients
sending
depositions
to
be
summarized
and
was
responsible
for
sending
them
the
final
product.
At
times
assisted
in
the
editing
and
quality
check
process
for
deposition
summaries.
• Maintained
the
invoice
and
payroll
database
for
the
corporate
headquarters.
Legal
Assistant,
Amram
&
Hahn,
LLC
2/2007-
8/2007
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Samantha
Nelson
12031
Bluhill
Road,
Silver
Spring,
MD
20902
410-
533-
1176
***@****************.***
www.samiamconsulting.com
Managed
all
office
activity
and
assisted
counsel
in
helping
immigrant
client
in
obtaining
work
visa
and
•
green
card.
As
such,
worked
with
the
TransAmerica
Insurance
Company
on
a
claim
for
the
client
for
payment
of
services
performed
(concerning
his
employment).
• Wrote
office
memorandum
and
legal
documents,
and
was
responsible
for
assisting
in
the
maintenance
of
office
finances.
Policy
Assistant,
BIOTechnology
Industries
1/2007-
2/2007
• Researched
various
medical
companies
–
including
their
products
and
business
activities
–
for
which
I
compiled
summaries.
• Assisted
in
the
assembly
and
research
of
numerous
presentations.
EDUCATION
Boston
University
Master
of
Arts
-
9/2009,
36
Semester
Hours
Major:
Criminal
Justice
Salve
Regina
University
Bachelor
of
Arts
-
5/2006,
136
Semester
Hours
Major:
Administration
of
Justice,
Concentration:
Juvenile
Justice
MISCELLANEOUS
COMPUTER
SKILLS:
Microsoft
Office
Suite
(Access,
Word,
Powerpoint,
Outlook),
WordPress,
Adobe
Photoshop
and
Acrobat,
Microsoft
Project,
Internet
Research.
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