STEVE SHYMANIK

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Lake in the Hills, IL 60156

Accomplished professional with more than 25 years of experience in Writing, Editing, Marketing, Proposal/Bid Management, and Communications for professional services firms and cultural publications.

EXPERIENCE

2022 – PRESENT

FREELANCE PROPOSAL WRITER AND MANAGER

Provide writing, editing, project management, and other consulting services for large-scale Strategy, Technology, Operations, Change Management, and Real Estate pursuits in both the public and private sector.

2012 – 2021

DIRECTOR OF PROPOSAL MANAGEMENT, JLL (JONES LANG LASALLE) Managed an 18-person team of proposal writers, graphic designers, and knowledge managers for this global Fortune 500 provider of corporate real estate services. Drove revenue growth, client retention, and innovation across a complex organizational structure. 2010 – 2012

PROPOSAL WRITER AND MANAGER, MANPOWER INC.

Provided writing, editing, and project management services to support RFP responses and new business development pursuits for this leading employment and workforce services firm. 2002 – 2010

FREELANCE WRITER AND PROPOSAL MANAGER

Clients included KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and JLL. 1996 – 2002

PROPOSAL WRITER AND MANAGER, ACCENTURE

Provided writing, editing, and project management services to support RFP responses and new business development pursuits for this leading global outsourcing and consulting firm. EDUCATION

GRADUATE STUDIES, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Coursework in English and Creative Writing

B.A. IN ENGLISH, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN Emphasis on Rhetoric and Creative Writing

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SKILLS

• Strong writing and copyediting skills

• Broad-based liberal arts education

• Proven ability to meet strict deadlines

• Able to summarize and synthesize information

• Well-read across genres and eras

• Familiar with critical theories and approaches

PUBLICATIONS

“Philip Roth’s Fictional Reality”, PopMatters, 2021

“Blood on the Tracks: The Movie”, PopMatters, 2010

“AC/DC: Black Ice”, PopMatters, 2008

“A Baseball Enlightenment?”, Elysian Fields Quarterly, 2005

“The Rolling Stones: A Bigger Bang”, PopMatters, 2005

“Philip Roth – Welcome to the Canon”, PopMatters, 2005

“Bob Dylan, Merle Haggard, and Amos Lee (Concert Review)”, PopMatters, 2005

“Ravi Coltrane Quartet (Concert Review)”, PopMatters, 2005

“A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby”, PopMatters, 2005