CONTACT

aduot7@r.postjobfree.com

401-***-****

Cranston, RI

www.linkedin.com/in/

aliciaacondon

EDUCATION

MBA International Business

Johnson & Wales University

BA Technical Writing,

Photography, and Design

Rhode Island College

Rhode Island Real Estate License

RES.0046274

Carpentry & Construction

Apprenticeship Training

RI Construction Training Academy

Real Estate Appraisal

Principles (30 hours)

RI Association of Realtors

TOOLS

Adobe (InDesign, Acrobat)

MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PPT)

CRM (Salesforce)

SKILLED AT

Writing and editing

Topic research

Working with subject matter

experts to develop content

Project management and

skillfully handling multiiple

projects simultaneously

Report preparation

MS PowerPoint, Word, Excel

Preparing budgets

SWOT Analysis for optimizing

business productivity & revenues

Prospect research

Organization, planning,

thoroughness, follow-through,

and attention to detail

Trustworthy and dependable

Alicia is a Business Development Specialist and Writer with a passion for real estate and building construction. She has worked with organizations across New England and has held roles in the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. Curious and logical, Alicia helps to drive business by assessing organizational strengths and opportunities, working smoothly with subject matter experts, and creating polished, thoughtful written content that is clear, informative, and accurate. Currently at Gilbane, Alicia uses Adobe InDesign, PowerPoint, and other tools to prepare RFQ/RFP responses, presentations, financial/investment documents, reports, and corporate communications, while successfully managing multiple projects. Prior to joining Gilbane Development Company, Alicia founded and led a successful independent fundraising firm and generated substantial revenue for 30+ hospitals, schools, museums, and social service agencies in New England. As such she was a pioneer of remote work as a strategy for mastering productivity. Previously, Alicia was a development writer and grants analyst for hospital systems and was a business support analyst for the CEO of the international Swarovski Optik.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

Gilbane Development Company (Providence, RI)

Senior Business Development Coordinator December 2021 - Present Writing, researching, and designing clear, compelling RFQ/RFP responses, investment memos, presentations, annual reports, property description sheets, and other marketing materials for large- scale real estate developments and construction. Helped to secure national awards for excellence in real estate development. Researched and prepared executive bio sketches and other web content. Swarovski Optik North America (Cranston, RI)

Business Support Analyst to the CEO January 2019 - March 2021 Worked closely with all departments and staff across the U.S. headquarters and nationwide territory sales representatives. Created and generated monthly sales reports and executive correspondence for CEO and finance. Collaborated with subject matter experts for seamless transition of a CRM system transformation. Managed special projects as well as domestic and international business travel and conferences for CEO. AIW Co. (Cranston, RI)

President and Principal Fundraiser October 2004 - December 2018 Wrote and managed 800+ proposals and budgets to secure federal, state, municipal, and private funding. Worked directly with top leaders at 36 not-for-profit organizations in New England. Raised funds for health care, medicine/surgery, education, facility construction, social services, community policing, museums, media/film, workforce development, and others. Achieved overall success rate of 45%, exceeding industry averages; earned “top proposal” scores. Researched funding prospects. Hired and managed subcontractors. Developed and negotiated contracts. Achieved 99% collection rate. Kent Hospital, A Care New England Partner (Warwick, RI) Hospital / Healthcare Grants Analyst & Writer April 2002 - October 2004 Trailblazed new grants program and collaborated with hospital administrators, physicians, and community to implement hospital’s very first capital campaign. Secured prestigious six-figure foundation grant to engage the community, build and finance new emergency department with health technology. Lifespan Corporate Services (Providence, RI)

Development Writer December 1998 - April 2002

Worked with physicians and executive fundraising team to generate revenue for new facility construction and programs for state’s largest health care system including four hospitals, home and hospice care. Created, managed and implemented annual fundraising plans. Researched donor prospects. Received compliments from surgeons for quickly mastering technical subjects and write winning proposals. ALICIA A.CON DON

Business Development Specialist & Writer

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