Projects Management / Business Development / Program Monitoring

Education -Bachelor of Arts, w/ majors in: Social Sciences, Earth Science, and Projects Administration 
Other accredited education: Marketing, Contracts, Quality, w/ recent PMI MS 2010 Office & SharePoint training
Currently: Project Management certification (PMI - PMBOK ) training w/ additional professional development courses.

SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Direct experience in project facilitation and special projects management focusing on strategic business and other organizational objectives, i.e. project planning and coordination; marketing proposals; contracts management; business development. Strong problem solving and organizational skills. Inquisitive researcher; flexible, attentive, pragmatic contributor. Ability to quickly grasp concepts, objectives, regulations and processes and formulate understanding.
• Project management skills include strategic planning, implementation paths and problem resolution, Project monitoring and control experience using quality and PMI best practices. Provided support services ranging from strategy and photography to proposal writing, draft graphics, and production oversight.
• Events, Marketing, and client service oriented. Marketing efforts have identified new business avenues and produced winning proposals and media content. Relationship Management (CRM) database software and tools. Web maintenance.
• Able to learn and organize information and focus in fast-paced environments. Ability to determine project risks and propose action or mitigation. Practiced analysis, research, and quality assurance skills. Able to adapt to the changing work place, tools and processes.
• Motivated, enthusiastic business professional, Ability to coordinate multiple projects and meet deadlines. Considerable inquiry and interview interaction. Practiced coaching skills in training, quality administration and recruiting. Able to interact at all levels across department lines.
• Winning writer with persuasive communication skills. Effective verbal and written communications skills. Assisted professional service providers in developing winning proposals in response to formal Requests for Proposals (RFP).
• Skills - Able to learn and aptly navigate multiple applications, MS Office 2010 with Project and SharePoint competency. Idea generator, writer, organizer capable of working in a variety of capacities. Identified opportunities, tracked milestones, monitored contract requirements and discrepancies, host events and support planning.

Experience History:

Current - Continuing Education, Bellevue WA 7/2012 - current
Project Management training - Certification and additional courses:

Weighted PMI accredited instruction (PMBOK) 2010 SharePoint Administration in support of TeamSites ITIL Standards, Six Sigma & Change Management All 2010 MS Products, including Project, InfoPath HTML, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Visio.

Confidential, Bellevue WA 8/8/11 – 4/26/2012 
PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTcontracted position

Initial Priority: Identify and tracking WBS tasks and commitmentsfor the Parts-Point of Use change management process to develop a project implementation plan and schedules at the Tier 2-3 level. In order to do this it is necessary to inquire, assimilate and assemble data and information from a diverse group of stakeholders. Tasks include: Facilitate concurrence of specific requirements and project deliverables. Encourage collaboration among stakeholders. Assist focals in establishing definition, task scope, sequence, and project schedule commitments. Write plans and develop processes focused on standard-work patterning. Produce project documentation, i.e. four square status overviews, flow diagrams, and other project related tools.

Confidential
STAFF ANALYST - TRAINING RECORDS contracted position 4/13/2010 – 4/15/11
Initial task, special project to address considerable backlog regarding department records management and course close-out processes. Developed clear procedural documentation and forms using sound business writing skills by performing tasks and consulting with staff. Secondary tasks included reducing backlogged documents, management of auditable records, and creation of official certificates in accordance with documented processes. Reviewed information against global regulatory requirements and assured export compliance requirements. Prepared letters and roistered several thousand students. Enter records into database, documenting milestone functions. Researched delayed, inaccurate, lost certificate issues.

Intermittent Administrative tasks. 5/2009 – 4/2010
Temp Service re-entry into workplace following close of my business. Positions lasted typically two – ten weeks.

Confidential Tukwila WA 10/2002 – 9/2008 
MARKETING / EVENTS COORDINATOR- Owner, Special events. 
Using all pervious business and projects management skills cultivated successful small business. Responsible for projects management, proposal coordination, marketing, newsletters, and managing event development, logistics activities, and hosting. Produced and tracked complex events with seamless results. Established boiler-plate contract to help assist clients with expectations and costs. Coordinated more than 350 events (seminars, trade-shows, meetings, sales meeting, parties, and themed projects). Utilized online email campaigns. Developed strategic resource partners. Managed reservations system. Prepared reports and status updates. Maintained and edited website, wrote newsletter for clients promoting events.

Confidential, Lynnwood WA contracted position 4/2000 - 8/2003 
MARKETING/CONTRACTS COORDINATOREngineering Design & Professional Services 
Identified new lines of business and contract opportunities. Responded to Requests for Proposals (RFP’s). Wrote winning profile for National SBA award. Negotiated contract performance conditions, prepared contracts. Composed information sheets, letters and campaign pamphlets. Maintained extensive CRM data.

Confidential, Arlington, WA contracted position 
PROGRAMS / PROJECTS ADMINISTRATOR –Design Engineering Telco Uninterruptible Power Systems & Towers 
As programs analyst, designed and implemented systems, processes and practices. Primary task: Writer/Authored comprehensive Best Practices Methodology – Performance-Indicator-Process manual, a project assessment system. As Project Coordinator: Tracked Projects and contract activities. Prepared inspection reports, change orders. Tracked on-hand inventory; drawing revisions; schedule; and other relevant business activities. Marketing: Solicited work. Prepared media, newsletters, information sheets, SOQ\'s and RFI’s. Initiated client contact and communications.

Confidential, Seattle WA contracted position 
PROJECT ASSISTANT Change Order Control. Refurbishment of two AOE Navy Ships
Assisted engineering group during scheduled life-cycle maintenance projects for two US Navy vessels. Tracked change-order issues and prepared related documents maintained auditable documentation.

Confidential, Seattle, WA 4/1998 - 2/2000 
RESEARCH ASSISTANT Key Accounts Development, IT Filtering Software 
Copywriter, liaison, research analyst for Sr. Sales Mmt. with Legislators and key decision makers. Business-development role. Developed business leads identifying key decision makers re: implementation of Internet filtering products. Extensive customer contact, correspondence, telephone, appointment scheduling and email interaction.

Other Experiences
Technical Administration, Contracts compliance and Marketing - 10 yrs.
MARKETING MANAGER Confidential, Bellevue WA 
CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR Confidential.
PROGRAM QUALITY – Analyst, Confidential