Bids and Proposals
 

—strategic and tactical planning skills
—strong writing, and graphic capabilities
—systems approach to proposal development
—more then 120 proposals

For a summary, visit the Summary Table

Rich's proposal client list includes:

ARAMARK
Atlantic Resources Corporation
Bank of Montreal, Harris Trust Company
Bell Atlantic Network Integration
Brown and Root Services
Computer Sciences Corporation
Computer Technology Associates
Creative Technology Incorporated
CIBER
Data Base, Inc.
DIGICON
Digital Equipment Corporation
Economic Research Laboratories
ECS Technologies/Digital Equipment Corporation

 

Electronic Warfare Associates
Haydon Elementary School
Lockheed Martin - Mission Systems
Lockheed Missiles and Space
MCI WorldCom
Miguel's Studios
NJVC
Retired Senior Volunteer Program
SHL, Systemhouse, Inc.
Sprint
Science Applications International Corporation
TechServ, Inc.
TRW Systems Integration Group
United Missile Defense Corporation


ARAMARK, Parks and Resorts Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Phoenix, Arizona

Technical writer for the incumbent on a National Park Service proposal to manage the resort concession services at Lake Powell (3.6 million visitors per year.) Completed a highly successful analysis of RFP, prepared response outline, wrote initial draft of all major sections, wrote final response to requirements in the Draft Contract which ranged from describing the support organization (1,400 employees), to the qualifications of the individuals involved in specific tasks. Provided detailed descriptions of the Maintenance and Operating Plans. Subject matter included highly technical descriptions of Environmental Engineering, Hotel and campground operations, tour boats, houseboat and powerboat rental operations, and operating and maintaining a large marina for over 870 private boats in a sensitive desert environment. June-August 1998.

 
   

Atlantic Resources Corporation

Reston, Virginia - Various Tasks

Pilot Program for Intern/Mentor Approach to help disabled students transition to mainstream education. US Department of Education. September 1993.

ALSO

Proposal Manager for $750,000 Department of Education Research Grant. The Interactive Distance Learning Center for the Disabled. July 1993.

Proposal Writer/Project Timeline for a $120,000 GSA Electronic Bulletin Board System Proposal, IDIQ contract to expand the existing computer product bulletin board (BBS) to include a greater range of computer peripherals, network and software data, and provide programming/maintenance and user documentation. August 1993.

Proposal Writer/Graphics Designer/Project Timeline for a $650,000 Firm Fixed Price Contract for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Proposal to perform conversion and modification of 25 surveillance vehicles. September 1993

Proposal Consultant, Senior Technical Writer and Editor for FOH, Marketing Intelligence Center proposal. April 1996.

Writer and Editor for other small Proposals or Grant Applications, such as:

Grant for FIDOS for Freedom, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. August 1993


The Even Start Information System, and Information and Management Support System for the U. S. Department of Education. October 1993

Writer/Producer for video for NDATUS. December 1994

Writer/Executive Producer for NIDA video news release. February 1994


Bank of Montreal, Harris Trust Company of New York, New York New York, February 1998—Proposal Manager for HUD Community Endowment Fund proposal. Defined detailed tasks for Community Block Grant funding for Section 108 business loans using MS Project and then established costing templates to estimate the Firm-Fixed Price for services performed by a diverse team of specialists. Built Excel cost model and will transfer line-item task estimates tasks and materials from MS Project to obtain final cost model. Wrote and edited a Six-Section Technical and Management Plan, including Past Performance, Personnel Qualifications, and Prior Experience. Published the final 152-page proposal in full color.


Bell Atlantic Network Integration (BANI), Falls Church, Virginia

Special Technical Writer for Distance Learning. Conducted Internet research to obtain strategic information on State of Maine and Maine Department of Education. Wrote compelling “Classroom to Core” material describing how the ATM-based technical solution would deliver new educational tools to teachers. Developed technical training requirements for administrative staff, technical staff, and teachers, and addressed curriculum development and delivery training for teachers. Coordinated with and edited proposal material from lead technical writer and several subcontractors. February 1998 - March 1998.

 

Lead technical writer for ATM-based Distance Learning technical solution. Edited, rewrote, or wrote Sections on the Physical Description of the network, Network Management, Software, Quality of Service, Project Management and others. March 1998.

Atlanta, Georgia - Proposal Manager and lead writer for ATM network expansion proposal for MARTA. June 1998

Proposal Manager and lead writer for Distance Learning proposal for DC Public Schools. October 1998.

Proposal Manager for Enterprise Network Management Proposal. November 1998


Brown and Root Services, Roslyn, Virginia

Technical writer preparing the Mobilization Plan for a $200,000 proposal to build a military air base in Fayid, Egypt. Project involved fast track mobilization for more than 2500 employees and ramp up to meet a 900-day project deadline. December 2000-February 2001


CIBER, Tyson’s Corner, Virginia

Proposal Manager for $60 Million IDIQ contract for the Department of Transportation. Rapid response proposal (8 days) for Prime and two subcontractors to provide IT services under VANITS contract. Analyzed RFP and prepared expanded outline and managed response process. September 2001.


Computer Sciences Corporation, McLean, Virginia

Project Management

Produced management, personnel transfer, and acquisition transition timelines for CSC international commercial proposal to Goodyear. Microsoft Project. February 1994

Produced personnel transfer and acquisition transition timelines for an international commercial proposal. December 1994

Produced management plan, implementation, personnel transfer, and acquisition transition timelines for an international commercial proposal. January 1994

 

Produced master transition plan timeline using Microsoft Project in a commercial acquisition proposal to Alexander & Alexander. Produced detailed site sub plan for one US location and outline templates for one US and two overseas location sub plans. Conformed MS Project dates to FrameMaker briefing slides. October 1995

Updated five sub-projects and linked to master project for Alexander & Alexander contract “Red Team” review. November 1995


Computer Technology Associates (CTA) Rockville, Maryland

Proposal Manager for Year 2000 proposal to Norrell Corporation. April 1998.


Creative Technology Incorporated, Herndon, Virginia

Proposal Manager for $80-million IDIQ contract for Intelligence Community client. Effort included preparing interrogatory for Draft RFP, assisting top management in presentation to 10 teaming partners to respond to final RFP and more than 50 task orders. Analyzed final RFP and prepared expanded outline and managed response process. June 2001 to August 2001


Data Base, Inc., Columbia, Maryland/Seattle Washington

Proposal Manager for Vital Records Storage contract with IBM. Completed a highly successful analysis of RFP, prepared response outline, wrote initial draft of all major sections, wrote final response to security requirements, quality, and cost controls. Prepared costing model to allow sliding rates based on 17 different metropolitan locations in the United States. Prepared a full four-color response containing digitized images slides for a 30-minute MS PowerPoint slide show for oral briefing. January 1998.


DIGICON Bethesda, Maryland

Lead Technical Writer, Technical Editor for a deliverable for the National Institutes of Health. Helped the client meet the initial deadline with a minimally acceptable deliverable, then returned to assist the client in producing the final deliverable. Deliverable was a report on a statistical survey about and recommendations on network consolidation and systems task and cost improvements. April 1995

Lead Technical Writer for Firm Fixed Price Contract Proposal for system integration upgrades for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Coordinated writing of the System Design Recommendations. Wrote two sections of the Technical Volume: Network Test Lab and Staging Facility (6 pages), and Operational Network Technical Support (8 pages). May 1995

 
     

Technical Consultant on staffing portion of a firm fixed price service contract for the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Atlantic Ranges, and Facilities Department. Organized resume library and structured information database. Reviewed and selected candidates for interview for 34 employment categories. Conducted prescreening telephone interviews, arranged interview appointments.

Conducted interviews of entry-level candidates and specialists in the Operations Research category. Wrote several segments of Staffing portion of the Management Volume. Initiated cooperative agreement with local Patuxent River high school and community college to provide candidates for entry-level positions. Rewrote and published final resumes. Produced required personnel matrices for proposal using Excel. June 1995


Digital Equipment Corporation, Beltsville, Maryland

Proposal Manager and technical writer/editor for a response to the request by Black & Decker Corporation. Quotation on the SAP R/3 platform and related services. Conducted “Red Team” analysis of work-in-progress, established production timeline, edited and revised sections from template material. Prepared expanded outline for Technical Section edited and assisted in writing the Technical Section. Created new CorelDraw graphics. Managed final production of 150-page document using “master document.” Directed design and production of 28 briefing slides in Microsoft PowerPoint and exported graphics to MS Word document. Adjusted Microsoft Project timeline to meet customer delivery specifications and formatted for final production. August 1995


Economic Research Laboratories

Reston, Virginia - Technical Writer

Unsolicited Proposal for Development of a Forecasting Model for Student Loan Program Payment Defaults for the U. S. Department of Treasury. January 1992


ECS Technologies/Digital Equipment Corporation

Baltimore, Maryland

Proposal Manager for Firm Fixed Price Contract to migrate Civilian Personnel Office from mainframe to 95 PC workstations/Windows NT environment. Established WBS, interviewed project personnel, wrote expanded outline, and 92-page rough draft. Edited final draft 72-page document and prepared MS Word 6 and MS Project documents for production after final review. July 1995


Electronic Warfare Associates - Chantilly, Virginia

Lead Proposal Consultant on production of product tables for IC4I RFP (US Air Force/Intelligence Community,) Planned support and production effort. Included, screening and concatenation of an array of computer-related product items data and catalog information for products selected by delivery and analysis teams at Digital Electronics Corporation and Intelligent Electronics. Extensive use of dBase information transferred to MS Excel spreadsheet costing models and catalog pricing. February 1995.


Haydon Elementary School, Special Education Department, Manassas, Virginia

Application to Director of Special Education for additional funding for math teaching tools for the two EMR 4-6, and EMR K-3. February 1996


Lockheed Missiles and Space

Fairfax, Virginia - Technical Editor

Consolidated Edison Proposal to Provide a Graphical Indexing System for New York City Power and Communications Distribution Facilities - March 1990

California Department of Transportation Proposal to Provide a Graphical Indexing System for California Bridges and Highway Overpasses. - April 1990


Lockheed Martin - Mission Systems, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Graphic artist for Airport Explosive Detection System proposal for Federal Government. PowerPoint and Photoshop illustrations. March 2002

Graphic Artist. Worked with team of graphic artists for WIN-T proposal for Department of Army proposal. April 2002.


MCI WorldCom, Tyson's Corner, Virginia

Senior bid manager for large-scope, custom outsourcing bids ($100 million +) for end-to-end managed network and IT services. Responsible for virtual team organization and management, bid strategy, RFP analysis, bid development, pricing strategy, costing process management, proposal production, presentations, contract and service level agreement negotiation support. Used Web-based technology for preparation, production, and delivery of proposals. July 1999-September 2000.

Senior Bid Manager

Dow Corning—Full managed services for 118 manufacturing sites, global LAN project. 70 international including North and South America, Middle East, Europe, Subcontinent and Asia Pacific regions. Thirty US sites.

Federal Express—AsiaPac WAN/LAN critical mission- total outsource solution, all transport, total managed services down to desktop. Voice, data, and video services and end-to-end billing. Dedicated network management center, provide proactive monitoring and reporting. Third Party agreements with ICL-Fujitsu, Equant, Singtel, Hong Kong Tel, Cable and Wireless, and others.

Standard Chartered Bank - Hong Kong (United Kingdom)—Pilot program (portion of Global Bid) LAN/WAN transition to Internet-based operations. Complete managed services down to desktop for 78 branch offices, 2 data centers, and 12 back office operations in Hong Kong. Third Party agreement with Fujitsu ICL.

DaimlerChrysler (Germany, Benelux)—Replace VSAT network to 5,400 dealerships in North and South America. Transition to Internet-based solution. LAN/WAN implementation and managed services to desktop. Voice, data, and video services. Teaming agreement with NCR and IBM.

Sun Microsystems (Colorado)—Managed services support for Sun Remote Systems (SRS) program, an IP-server- monitoring package being offered by Sun Microsystems to Sun customers worldwide (2,400 locations per year). Remote managed services for IP, Frame Relay, and dial-up.

PacifiCare Health Systems (California) —WAN managed services for 116 US and 2 international sites. Transition to new Frame Relay, ATM, IP services. Teaming agreement with Lucent NPS.

BP Amoco— (United Kingdom) LAN/WAN transition to Internet-based reporting system (portion of Global Bid) Transport and managed services support for special systems in United Kingdom, Asia Pacific, and Middle East and Africa.

Senior Proposal Advisor

IBM/Equifax (Georgia)—IT services subcontract for international telecommunications services. All global voice, PBX and key-set management, audio and video conferencing, Internet, RAS, frame, managed services to desktop, and second level help desk.

Saab, Inc. (Oklahoma)—Transition from X.25 to an IP infrastructure for 35,000 node global network. Access, transport, and complete managed services solution. Teaming with ICL and NCR.

Senior Writer-Program Management

MaerskeNet Sealand (California)— WAN managed services for US and international sites. Transition to new Frame Relay, ATM, IP services. Wrote Program Management Section and developed briefing slides for Program Management portion of presentation.

American Presidential Lines (Washington)— WAN managed services for US and international sites. Transition to new Frame Relay, ATM, and IP services. Wrote Program Management Section and developed briefing slides for Program Management portion of presentation.


Miguel’s Studios

Reston, Virginia

Proposal Manager/Writer for $550,000 contract to produce a 30-minute video history of Guam and Chamorro resistance during World War II. April 1994

Proposal Manager/Writer for $150,000 contract to produce computer animation for a National Geographic production on dinosaurs. May 1994.

Proposal Manager/Writer for proposal to the National Park Service Video for production of Western Trails. Two-part acquisition: Phase 1, Firm-Fixed-Price development of the video treatment - 3 awards. Phase 2, proposal for subsequent production of winning treatment. May 1995

Production Manager. Prepared production timeline, resource estimates, and rough costing for 15-minute production for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Timeline included recommendations for meetings and deliverables schedules. August 1995

Proposal Manager for $750,000 contract to produce a 30-minute video history of the development of trains for the National Park Service, Steamtown USA. August 1994


NJVC, Tyson’s Corner, Virginia

Volume Lead for Cost Narrative of a Proposal for NIMA. Rapid response (10 days.) Proposal for $2 billion, base plus 15-year, cost plus contract for a Native American company to takeover IT support for NIMA. October/November 2001


Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), Montgomery County, Virginia

Grant Application Manager. Conducted strategic assessment, Internet research, and planning for Federal Educational grant application. Prepared outline and expanded outline for grant writer and conducted Red Team review and final submission requirements review. February 1998.


SHL, Systemhouse, Inc. Reston, Virginia

Revised, formatted, and published final government deliverables (three 20-page reports) using Ventura. December 1994


Sprint, Herndon, Virginia

Lead technical editor for Defense Information Systems Network, (DISN) CTS-C draft proposal for “Pink Team” review. Also, coordinated off-line edits with FrameMaker production staff. December 1995.

 

Lead technical editor for Southern California Department of Communications services consolidation proposal. December 1995

Lead technical editor for DISN CTS-C proposal. January 1995.


Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Bailey’s Crossroads, Virginia.

Technical editor for Health Care Technology Division’s proposal group. Editor, coordinator for Systems Engineering Management Proposal on the Corporate Executive Information System for the Defense Medical Information Management Office. Editor for systems integration proposals to Health Partners, Ltd. and to Kaiser Permanente. April 1996.

 

Technical Recruiter for SAIC Biomedical Services Group. Identified and recruited incumbent contractor’s personnel on technical support contract for NIH. Successful in locating and contacting 28 of 36 key positions and obtaining resumes and signed letters of commitment. Rewrote resumes and prepared biographical sketches and compliance tables for education, training, technical skills and experience. November 1997 - January 1998


TechServ, Inc.

Gainesville, Virginia

Wrote a 95-Question Proficiency Evaluation to Test Skill Levels for DOS, Windows, WordPerfect in the Proposal Operations Environment. This is a Self-Take, Self-Score Evaluation with a Scoring Sheet designed to provide a graphical representation of the skill levels in the use of the computer in dealing with problems common to proposal work. July 1995


TRW Systems Integration Group, Fairlakes, Virginia

Technical Editor, Graphics Coordinator

$700 million proposal for US Air Force Defense Messaging System (DMS). DMS was the first military procurement in the government's attempt to build its version of the Information Super Highway. Led rewrite effort of Executive Summary. Edited the Management Volume cutting 20 pages of manuscript to meet page limitations imposed by government amendment. June - July 1994.

Technical Editor, Graphics Coordinator

Department of Agriculture, IDIQ proposal to provide nationwide systems update, extended system integration services, and support personnel. Coordinated and edited Management Volume, and assisted in rewriting/reformatting resumes and producing compliance matrices. Planned and directed photo shoot of executives and project management candidates. September 1994 - October 1994

Lead Proposal Coordinator

for CRs/DRs on Department of Agriculture Proposal. December 1994

Technical Editor, Technical Writer

Management Volume and Technical Volume’s Testing and Evaluation Section and lead consultant on the Technical Section’s Software System Design and Development Section. Proposal for JCTCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff, IDIQ proposal to provide inter-service and interdepartmental systems integration services and design and support personnel. Used MS Excel to prepare compliance matrices. November, 1994.


United Missile Defense Corporation (UMDC), Crystal City, Virginia

Technical Editor, Lead Coordinator for the Integrated Management Plan (IMP) and Integrated Management Schedule (IMS) Volume of a large DoD joint venture proposal conducted by Lockheed Martin, TRW, and Raytheon. Coordinated with three book bosses to produce the main IMP draft deliverable and two appendices. Met with and assisted 16 of 22 writers and technical reviewers in preparing revised outlines for process narratives. Edited and revised 51 subsection process narratives. Supervised redevelopment of 162 process flow diagrams for uniformity. Became document control and file management supervisor for the IMP on a Windows NT server connecting both PC and Macintosh users to resolve severe file management and parallel development problems. August-October 1997


 

Technical Writing - Editing - A Sampler

Keynotes
         

Published the Executive Summary, the newsletter of the National Capital Area Chapter of Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP.) Continues to be a regular contributor of proposal process articles. Cofounder of Proposal Management, the Professional Journal of APMP, and Design and Production Manager, Contributing Writer.

 
             

 

Bell Atlantic

Consultant Initial Training Course, Facilitator Guide
Editor of Facilitator Guide for a 9-week Consultant Initial Training Course. Editing involved concatenation and rewriting of facilitator material in a page-to-page match with the participant’s training material and high-level formatting. Complex material and many embedded graphics. April, 1995


Centennial of Flight, Smithsonian Institution. Researcher and writer for Web site for the centennial celebration of the Wright Brothers' first flight. May, June 2001

The Pioneering Years; A Story of Commercial Aviation in the 1920s

Scandals, Politics, and the Fight for Control: A Perspective of Commercial Aviation in the 1930s

The Passenger Experience: Commercial Flight in the 1920s and 1930s


Economic Research Laboratories, Inc.

Forecasting Navy Enlistment at the Naval Recruiting District Level
Provided outline and expanded outline through direct interview. Wrote and edited a 35-page technical report on the use of econometrics modeling in forecasting enlistment volumes in a dynamic multivariate environment, using notes, project data and research material. Published final deliverable using Microsoft Word. February 1988

Study to Analyze the Cost Effectiveness of the ACF Program Edited a 62-page study on the methodology to be used in a cost-effectiveness study. Used notes, project data, and research material. Published final deliverable using Microsoft Word. April 1988

Recruiter Zone Analysis Study
Edited a 47-page review of a regression analysis, time-series study. Published final deliverable using Microsoft Word. January 1989

Study to Improve Battalion Level Missioning
Edited a 35-page review of methodology used in econometrics modeling. Published final deliverable using Microsoft Word. February 1989


HumRRo Corporation

Cost-Effective Analysis of Simulator Training for the B-1 - Report on Key Issues Edited 23-page keynote summary of simulator training development cost issues. Formatted and published final deliverable using WordPerfect. May 1988

 

TRW/SETA, Washington, DC January-February, 1996

Senior technical editor/writer for five FAA deliverables.

 

Implications of Using Reduced Voltage Logic Circuits in FAA Facilities - Senior Technical Editor of a 40-page white paper on protecting low voltage circuits from EMI and ESD. January 1996

Federal Aviation Administration Handbook on Photovoltaic Systems for NAS Facilities - Senior Technical Editor of a 60-page handbook on estimating array size and costing methodology. February 1996

Facilities Engineering CADD Standard Recommendation - Senior Technical Editor of a 106-page standards manual for Computer Aided Drawing and Design standards. Also edited and provided graphics for a 38-page recommendation. Provided script editing, art direction, and design for 75-slide PowerPoint technical briefing. February 1996.

Triple Level Floor Trade Study - Senior Technical Editor of a 45-page evaluation of the triple-layer raised floor system for computer rooms. Also edited accompanying 32-page report on specific issues of single-layer flooring problems at the Leesburg ARTCC. February 1996

Facility Subsystem Requirements Database (FSRDB) - Senior Technical Editor and Art Director for a 32-slide PowerPoint technical briefing on the advantages of using a relational database in facilities management. February 1996

 

Web Site Design and Development

research for competitive analysis and proposals—Dreamweaver, Photoshop—Web-based design, development and delivery processes.

Matheny Associates, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland, November -December 1998—Web site strategic planning, and design conceptual for Gallows Point and Lavender Hills condominiums, St. John, US Virgin Islands. Prepared MS Project slide presentation to brief Condominium Owners Association and projected costs for Web site development and maintenance. This project involved target market and competitive intelligence research and the development of key search words and cross-reference links to other Web sites

Lockheed Martin - Mission Systems, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Trained HR newsletter editor on Web animation. Prepared animated gif for newsletter using Corel and Adobe software. April 2002

 
 

Business Development and Capture Planning

GTECH WorldServ, Inc. Herndon, Virginia, May 1996 — April 1997 Senior Writer, Proposal Manager, Capture Management.

Proposals

Initiated and developed proposal information filing system. Wrote new proposal procedures. Worked as leading team member producing 23 commercial proposals and 3 bids for state governments.

Agreements & Contracts

Edited, revised or wrote a variety of business documents including: Confidentiality Agreement, Non-Compete Agreement, Teaming Agreement, and Subcontractor Agreement.

Oral Briefings

Prepared PowerPoint slides for 27 customer sales briefings. Wrote and produced eight executive briefings for CEO and Director of Marketing.

Strategic Planning - Business Development

Wrote Capture Management, Proposal Development, and Proposal Production Plans as part of new strategic plan for reorganized company and prepared WBS and timeline template for each. Prepared recommendations for adoption of ISO 9000, Cooper’s & Lybrand IT Management Methodology and Quality Function Development (QFD). Edited product technical design description (Edu.Serv Product Description —The CyberLab for Technical Education in College and University and K-12 Environments.) Wrote recommendation for implementation strategies of Edu.Serv product. Wrote business plan.

Business Plan

Wrote product review and business plan to reorganize product offering. PhoneServ Business Plan

Proposal and Contract Review

Researched current outstanding proposals, contracts, prepared written summaries, and recommendations for management review of existing business relationships. Prepared account histories for legal review. Edited contract review and re-negotiation letters for CEO.

Marketing Materials

Edited and revised marketing materials. Produced new marketing materials. Edited and produced two technical white papers. SNMP Management Overview, EDS 8,000: Issues on Wireless Security for Automated Teller Machines

Market Research and Competitive Information

Conducted Internet and library research on three education market niches obtaining market demographics, scope of market, prospects, competition, and product delivery information. Wrote summaries and recommendations and developed a market research reference system. Researched technical services and products including: wireless applications in the financial transfer industry, telemedicine, distance learning, managed network services, advanced networks, voice response, and call center applications.


Sherman Technical, Rockville, Maryland, December 1998—Research, analysis, and Business Plan conceptual for expansion funding. Research included market demographics, interviewing manufacturers and manufacturer representatives, market specialists, and competitive analysis. Built five-year financial prospectus including forecasting of production cost estimates for variable levels of production using MS Excel. Wrote plan using MS Word, and prepared critical path project timeline using MS Project.


 

Oral Briefings

 

Bank of Montreal, Harris Trust Company of New York, New York NY

Oral Briefings Coach assisting Harris Trust Team in preparing for best and final (BAFO) presentation and questions by the HUD evaluation team. Technical writer prepared written responses to 27 general questions to bidders from HUD and 4 specific questions directed to Harris Trust. Coordinated with 12-member team to ensure that all answers were accurate. Forty-seven page response completed in the seven days as required by HUD. May 1999

Hughes, Reston, Virginia

Technical Editor/Graphics Designer for oral briefing for US Air Force Systems Integration Proposal. Seventy-five slides. Macintosh Adobe Illustrator. March 1996

Lockheed Martin - Mission Systems Gaithersburg, Maryland

Graphic Artist. Updated existing slides for MAF-Tiger Product Demonstration. Developed new slides during final oral demonstration rehearsals. Updated existing slides for MAF-Tiger aerial mapping and imagery oral presentation. Reduced 50-slide file from 28 MB to 10 MB by revising images. Developed consistent approach to animation and inserted navigation page and hyperlinks to allow presenters to respond to questions quickly. April 2002

Miguel's Studios Reston, Virginia

Prepared and presented a 1-hour oral briefing to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on the production of a 15-minute video demonstrating the client’s ability to perform. Produced 32 CorelDraw, PowerPoint slides. Extensive detailed costing model for time and charges and materials cost using Excel. September, 1995

MCI Worldcom Tysons, Virginia

Prepared, coached and directed on-site orals briefing for Dow Corning. Full managed services contract for 118 manufacturing sites in North and South America, Middle East, Europe, Subcontinent and Asia Pacific. February 2000.

Miguel's Studios Reston, Virginia

Prepared response to 41 questions on the cost proposal for the best and final on a 15-minute video proposal. Prepared 30-minute best-and-final oral presentation and presented material. Twenty-three CorelDraw, PowerPoint slides. Extensive detailed costing model for time and charges and materials cost using Excel. October 1995


 

Multimedia, Films and Videos

Coldwell Banker

Annual Sales Awards Production, 1985

Produced and directed a 1-hour multimedia presentation, which included live action video, still photography, narration, sound track and special lighting mixed with segments of award presentations to real estate agents. Used a 55-member high school marching band to augment enthusiasm. Six hundred attendees.

Annual Sales Award Production

Produced and directed a 15-minute multimedia presentation, including video, still photography, narration, sound track and special effects. More than four hundred Realtors.


Matheny Associates, Inc.

Matheny's Caribbean Paradise

Promotional video for Condos on St. Thomas and St. John, USVI Reviewed existing taped material, wrote rough draft and final draft of editing script. Directed sequence editing. Produced computer animated titles. Wrote narration script. 1990


Howell Properties

These videos won 1st Place for Outstanding Video Productions in both the 1990 and 1991 RELO National Advertising Competition.

Lake Barcroft - Residential Relocation Video

1990, Howell Properties, Inc. Wrote the shooting script for a 15-minute, low budget sales documentary video. Directed the videography, and co-edited the video. Wrote narration script and directed narration recording - 1990

A Tour of Washington - Corporate Relocation Video

Howell Properties, Inc. Reviewed existing amateur video footage and wrote the editing script for an 8-minute, low budget sales documentary video targeted to a national client. Directed additional videography and edited the final video. Wrote narration script and directed narration recording - 1991


Nuclear Regulatory Commission

 

Public Safety, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Wrote conceptual treatment, and scripts. Prepared storyboards for a 15-minute video showing the duties and scope of activities of the NRC for the Office of Public Affairs. Prepared and conducted three 1-hour briefings for the Public Affairs Department. October 1995 - March, 1996


Atlantic Resources Corporation

 

NDATUS, An Overview

National Drug Abuse Treatment Unit Survey, National Institute on Drug Abuse. Produced and directed a 22-minute, informal (very low budget) overview training video used at a three-day training conference. 1994.

LAAM, L-alpha acetyl methadol

National Institute on Drug Abuse. Executive producer of a video news release announcing NIDA approval of a new drug to fight opiate addiction. Reviewed existing video material, wrote treatment, shooting script and narration script. Conducted interviews of government department heads, doctors, researchers, and patients. Constructed a 3D computer animation of the LAAM molecule, client logos and titling. Co-directed crew of 6 at location shooting. Co-directed final editing, voice-over and production. Coordinated release and satellite broadcast. 1994.


Proposal Graphics Design

Lockheed Martin - Mission Systems, Manassas, Virginia, —Graphics Conceptual Lead for ICIDS security proposal for 87 key DoD military installations and depots. Prepared cover design, analyzed RFP and response outline and prepared graphics plan. Prepared storyboard for presentation to team. Interviewed technical writers and developed detailed plan for illustrations. Prepared rough drafts of illustrations and directed art department to complete final artwork. Coordinated the preparation of the final graphics and coordinated insertion into the Word document. February/March 2002


 

Print Media Design and Production

 

Proposal Management

Cofounder 1998

The Professional Journal of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals
Biannual
60 to 80 pages
7th Edition

Prepare theme and design approach
Research graphics
Prepare Call Outs from text
Select and Prepare Graphics
Direct Page Layout
Manage Production Process

Designer,Contributing Author, Illustrator, Cartoonist


Quarante

Semi Annual Magazine
Kathleen Sullivan Katz, Publisher
96 Pages
Text Only
Transcription from DW3 to WP42
Insertion of Typesetting Mnemonics
Transcription to AM6400 Digital Typesetting - May 1988

 

Guide Clinique-l'aspriration manuelle intre-uterine dans le traitement les avortements incomplets

Biologie Clinique au Québec
Transcription from Wordstar to WP51
French Language - 45 Pages
Camera Ready Production, July 1991

 
Education:
BA University of Maryland 1963 - 1971
Major: English
Minors:Speech and Dramatic Arts, Business Administration
Certification:Art Illustration, Castello Academy, Lugano Switzerland
Certification: Commercial Art and Illustration, Famous Artists Schools
Certified Instructor,WordPerfect 5.1-WordPerfect Corporation
 
 

Professional Affiliations

Member of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals
President, pro tem, 2001, APMP National Capitol Area Chapter
Newsletter Chair 1997-1999, APMP National Capitol Area Chapter
Membership Chair 1998-2002, APMP National Capitol Area Chapter
Design and Production Manager  1998-2002, APMP Professional Journal
 
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