Copy Editor Transaction Coordinator
Resume:
ANGELA M. PORCELL SMITH
*************@*****.***
Proposal Writer/Coordinator/Editor/Manager • Project Manager • Client Relationship Building
Experienced communications professional with extensive project management, writing, editing, proofreading, administrative, and analysis skills. Exceptional writing skills with emphasis on copy and substantive technical editing, editorial proofreading in print and digital media, enhanced by exceptional diligence and organizational ability with focus on and experience with financial services, public, state, and federal agencies, healthcare, legal, and real estate industries. Effective communicator with proven ability to work both collaboratively and independently, demonstrating commitment to quality, on-time delivery, and accurate results.
EXPERIENCE
WSP USA Inc. 8/2021 – Present
Senior Marketing Coordinator/Proposal Writer, Editor/Proofreader
Responsible for proposal/presentation development, attending strategy and review meetings, refining proposal sections to ensure accuracy, request for proposal (RFP) compliance, consistency; for consultation, art direction and production, and proposal support with strong focus on efficiency and quality, and collaboration in a fast-paced team environment. Complete, edit, proofread, and coordinate a variety of RFx for program management/construction management business line. Multi-tasking daily, self-managing tasks on multiple short- and long-term projects.
Angela Porcell Smith, Proposal /Technical Writer (Contract/ Remote Work) 12/2015 – 8/2021
Becton, Dickinson (BD) & Company (Millennium Software, Inc.)
Proposal Writer/Coordinator, Editor/Proofreader 4/2021 – 8/2021
Completing and coordinating a variety of RFx for BD’s Medication Management Solutions business unit, responsible for proposal development, attending strategy/review meetings, refining proposal sections to ensure accuracy, RFP compliance/consistency; project coordination/ management, working directly with subject matter experts (SMEs); and editing/ updating relevant template content responses.
eCivis, Inc. – Technical Proposal Writer/ Project Coordinator, Compliance 4/2019 – 4/2021
Creating proposals aligning with RFP requirements; effectively conveying firms’ solutions; responsible for proposal development, running kickoff and data calls, strategy, and review meetings; RFP compliance, consistency, reflection of win strategies, and any interview and finals’ presentation decks needed by leadership team; performing gap analysis; and conducting solution sessions with SMEs.
Kaiser Permanente (Rose International, Inc.) – Proposal Coordinator/ Editor 3/2020 – 6/2020
Organized, prioritized, coordinated, tracked, managed, and executed RFP-related tasks/deliverables; and researching for content from various sources for responses in RFPio database.
Birdi & Associates, Inc. – Proposal Development Coordinator 12/2018 – 8/2019
Comprehensive project development and management of proposals, including review of all RFP requirements; completing proposal responses; coordinating of final project review, approval, and submission; researching for bids, competitive data, and information; updating and reorganizing content; and compliance check management responsibilities over outgoing materials.
WSP USA – Proposal Project Coordinator 11/2018 – 12/2018
Prepared engineering. architecture, and construction proposals, qualification packages, and project descriptions, focusing on submissions to Federal/public agency transportation infrastructure clients; leading and supporting the proposal process from early strategy and pre-positioning activities through production and layout; examining materials for compliance, accuracy, and consistency; identifying problem areas; and recommending solutions.
TIAA-CREF Individual/Institutional Services, LLC (Open Systems Technologies) 9/2016 – 11/2017
Proposal Writer/Editor
Lead special project surrounding Department of Labor (DOL) Fiduciary Rule for review of workflow process surrounding content revisions across multiple channels by a team of writers/editors on the firm’s institutional RFP knowledge base to bring materials in compliance with the new DOL rule and the firm’s new service offerings. Included extensive interface with various departments, and SMEs.
Trust Company of the West – Senior Proposal Coordinator/Copy Editor 2/2015 – 9/2016
Comprehensive project management of proposals and consultant questionnaires across firm’s strategies, funds, and distribution channels, including review and verification of all RFP requirements; completion of proposal responses, and coordination of final project review, approval, and submission.
American Realty Advisors 6/2014 –12/2015
Proposal Writer/Copy Editor
Maintained and updated responses used within RFPs, due-diligence questionnaires, quarterly and annual reports, financial statements, client proposals, and PowerPoint slideshows and packages, including the evaluation, completion, and compilation of same, updating SharePoint sites, and conducting quality assurance review and coordinating production of high-quality final submission products on a timely basis. Project manager reviewing entire RFP process, including creating, updating, editing, proofreading, and improving proposals and all marketing collateral, including quarterly/annual reports and all related charts, maps, pictorial and informational graphics, photo selections, PowerPoint decks, Excel integration, and Publisher layout.
Sapphire Investment Properties, Inc. 6/2013 – 6/2014
RFP Writer /Transaction Coordinator/ Bookkeeper
Writer/editor for RFPs, new business proposals/presentations, web, and marketing content. Responsible for all contractual compliance and database development/maintenance, training, and transaction coordinator activities for brokerage real estate agents. Full cycle accounting, reporting, budgeting, and compliance for ten affiliated corporate entities/limited partnerships.
Silverado Hospice 2012 – 6/2013
Office Manager
Responsible for all accounting (Yardi) and basic human resources functions for Burbank Office serving area residents, including on- and off-boarding, training for new employees. Presentation and proposal preparation, editing and execution.
(Rick Dees) Dees Creations, Inc. 9/2008 – 6/2011
Bookkeeper
Managed accounting system for four divisions, balancing monthly inter-company entries, reconciling bank statements, accounts payable full process; maintaining, scheduling, and reporting receivable accounts with domestic and international partners; and preparation of profit and loss statements.
Self-Employment – Real Estate Consultant, Bookkeeper 10/2003 – 9/2008
Responsible for full cycle of administrative, sales, consulting and business development support, and responsibilities for residential, industrial, and commercial real estate sales.
The Capital Group Companies 1/1992 –10/2003
Marketing Associate/RFP Spanish Database Coordinator
Responsible for completion for proposals; generation of American Funds-invested company descriptions, brochures, and other marketing collateral/communication pieces.; creation, translation from English to Spanish, and maintenance of RFP content database for use in institutional asset management proposal responses for firm’s new business efforts in Mexico and Chile; answering/editing questionnaires and RFPs, including coordination of all statistical, publishing, copy writing, and editing; coordinating/managing all division client and internal reporting, production of presentations, and general reporting analysis for clients, client relations/marketing communications and presentations, and database management; verifying quality of marketing materials and reports produced, including adherence to internal and external guidelines, and maintaining both compliance and consistency with company’s culture/ writing style.
EDUCATION
MBA, Magna cum laude, Finance and Marketing, University of Southern California
BA, Theater, University of California-Los Angeles
SKILLS & AFFILIATIONS
MS Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Publisher, Outlook), PMAPs, Qvidian, RFPio, Adobe Acrobat, Intermediate InDesign, QuickBooks/Quicken, SharePoint, CRMLS/Crisnet,, Zipforms.
Completely fluent in Spanish.
Superior writing, editing, proofreading skills.
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