Sales Project

Yasmeen Huq 605-***-****

**********@*****.*** *** E Sycamore

Rapid City, SD 57701

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Extensive experience coordinating multi-million dollar proposals in the construction, engineering, and geospatial industries for regional sales managers, upper-level management, satellite offices, and multiple sister companies, both nationally and internationally. Executed simultaneous production of multiple proposals from point of solicitation to post-submittal procedures, including scheduling, writing, editing, and providing short-list interview presentation materials. Productive and efficient in stressful situations and adaptable to ever-changing environments through self-motivation, teamwork, diligence, and high energy.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Experience with SF330, SF254/255, SF1449, SF30, SF33, and other government-formatted submittals

• Ability to write and edit project summaries, resumes, and other supporting materials

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (including Publisher and PowerPoint) and Deltek Vision

• Detail-oriented and has the ability to work under pressure

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Contract Analyst Project Solutions, Inc. 2011-2012

• Prepared and generated proposals (Request for Qualifications and Request for Proposals) of superior quality under aggressive time restraints, from the development stage to final production and across industries including engineering, woman and minority construction assistance, and government contract management

• Reviewed, edited and organized written documents to improve clarity and solicitation conformance; Implemented quality control, grammatical, and substantive standards for all work products; Strategized with administration, marketing staff, engineers, program managers, and subcontractors to improve proposal output; Researched new project and proposal opportunities

• Managed federal, state, local, and tribal government proposals, including A/E, project and business management, social services, and specialty staffing; prepared and developed strategies for proposals and Statement of Qualifications

• Responsible for upkeep of all marketing collateral, resumes, project descriptions, files, proposals, and presentations

Proposal Coordinator Fugro Horizons, Inc. (formerly Horizons, Inc.) 1992-2009

• Coordinated and managed production of multi-million dollar, multi-year proposals for government and commercial clients, including the US Army Corps of Engineers, US Department of Interior/Bureau of Reclamation, and Department of Transportation

• Performed detailed analysis of all relevant documents (e.g. Request for Proposal, Invitation to Tender, Statement of Work); Prepared supporting proposal documentation (e.g. outline, team assignments, schedule, kick-off meeting materials, writing plans, etc.); Ensured submission by each deadline

• Consulted with senior department managers, sales staff, and bid support administrators to understand their requirements for the production of proposal documents; Coordinated with all departments (Project Management, Marketing, Legal, Finance, HR, etc.) to obtain necessary information for each proposal effort; Synthesized over 20 subconsultants’ input for a single submittal

• Provided logistics coordination and administrative support to proposal team members (sales representatives, project managers, subconsultants, and support staff) of main and satellite offices and sister companies of Fugro NV nationally and internationally

• Liaison to photogrammetric/engineering industry partners to provide supporting materials for their AE prime proposal submittal

• Developed templates/boilerplates to streamline project coordination (some of which were duplicated by Fugro sister companies and industry partners); Maintained and created extensive databases of clients, projects, and employees from multiple documents as well as Fugro Horizons’ Customer Relation Management (CRM) system; Generated monthly sales reports

• Composed follow-up feedback letters upon project completion for quality control reports to improve future project work flow

• Submitted small business quarterly and monthly reports to federal, state, and local agencies as Equal Employment Officer

• Trained numerous marketing coordinators and others in proposal preparation for back-up support

• Provided interim support for marketing and quality control departments during personnel changes

Administrative Assistant Horizons, Inc. 1986-1992

• General: word processing, prepared correspondence (reports, memos, letters, minutes, etc.), managed database, dictaphone transcription, answered telephones, sorted and distributed mail, filed documents, ordered office supplies, coordinated social events; Data Entry: employee timecard, project information; Accounting: monthly invoices, sales reports; Proposal Coordination: assisted sales department with all phases of proposal submittal

EDUCATION/TRAINING

• Visual Proposal Methodology Webinar, Levine Strategies, Gaithersburg, Maryland

• 7(j) Management and Technical Assistance Program “Proposal Preparation and Government Contract Negotiations Workshops, US Small Business Administration, Office of 8(a) Business Development, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

• Deltek Vision CRM Systems Continuing Web-Based Training

• On the Job Training under ASPRS Certified Photogrammetrists, ASPRS Certified Mapping Scientists, Professional Engineers, Professional Surveyors, and Certified Public Accountants, Fugro Horizons, Inc., Rapid City, South Dakota and Fugro EarthData, Inc., Frederick, Maryland

• Mistake-Free Grammar & Proofreading Course, Fred Pryor Seminars, Rapid City, South Dakota

• US General Services Administration (GS) Standard Form (SF) 330 Training, Washington, DC.

• Certificate in Accounting I (30 hours), Community Education of the Black Hills, Rapid City, South Dakota

• Associate’s Degree in Secretarial Science, Women’s Career Training Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Certificate in Business Communication & Office Management, Institute of Business Management of Dhaka University, Bangladesh

• Diplôme Supérieure de la Langue Française (Superior Diploma of French Language), Alliance Françoise, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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