Manager Operations and Marketing
Money Guard Technologies
Total years of experience :44 years, 4 Months
Overseeing the marketing of various automated cash handling and money recycling products to banks, commercial establishments and government entities. Also responsible for overseeing the technicians who provide maintenance of the units.
Additionally, I research companies for potential new business ventures.
Responsible for proposal management and submission of proposals in response to RFP’s for various life support, transportation and supply contracts. Also responsible for contract management for life support project for a 500 person man camp in Iraq and various bottled water supply contracts for UNAMI. Additional responsibilities include searching for new opportunities to bid on and organizing participation in outside events for our retail restaurants and catering division.
Proposal Management, proof reading & editing, business plans, marketing material, research, office management for various individuals and companies.
For example:
Consulting for TMG (Threat Management Group) Revamped marketing material by creating the text for 5 brochures for the company’s core competencies. Worked with the graphic designer to choose pictures and set the layout.
Taught English as a foreign language using the New Headway program to adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Part time.
Provide proposal management for responses to RFP's from the U.S. military, NATO, the UN and other humanitarian agencies.
Responsibilities include:
• Preparing business proposals in response to DoD and government related RFPs, RFQ, and RFIs
• Create proposal compliance matrices and time lines schedules for distribution to the team
• Co-Chair proposal kick off meetings and Pink\Red Team Proposal reviews with the Capture Manager
• Assists the Capture Manager to develop the capture plan, proposal win strategy and themes
• Manages all proposal activities on a daily basis
• Makes proposal-writing assignments to volume managers and subject matter experts, and provides management and oversight of their work products
• Oversees the technical writing, graphics, editing and production of the final product
• Ensures proposals are compliant and submitted on a timely basis
• Assists business development manager to write white papers
• Work with the operations department to ensure that written updates of the current projects are submitted for the purpose of revising project profile write-ups.
• Meets with client and contracting officer when required.
I provided proposal management for efforts resulting in contracts in excess of $100 million, including but not limited to; BIAP Cargo and Freight Forwarding, VSE Route Clearance Vehicle Modification, 463L Pallet Wash and Repair, UN
Somalia Food Rations, UNSOA 3PL, and various UN Transactional proposals.
I provided proposal management for efforts resulting in contracts in excess of $100 million, including but not limited to;
BIAP Cargo and Freight Forwarding, VSE Route Clearance Vehicle Modification, 463L Pallet Wash and Repair, UN Somalia Food Rations, UNSOA 3PL, and various UN Transactional proposals.
Prime responsibilities included identifying and submitting bis and proposals in response to solicitations primarily dealing with supply, engineering, logistics and vehicle leasing for the US Military and its prime contractors in the SWA area. Also responsible for registering the company with various required data bases (DUNS, CCR, NCAGE, ORCA), as well as with prime contractors and maintaining good relations with clients.
Responsibilities included monitoring various websites for solicitations posted by the U.S. Military for projects in Kuwait & Iraq, with a focus on service contracts. Worked with other team members to write proposals for various solicitations
including Washrack Services, Four Corners, IBA Warehouse, and Generator Supply & Maintenance I was also responsible for attending site visits, requesting quotes and developing relationships with other companies as potential joint
venture partners.
The two principles in the business dissolved the partnership and the division was closed.
Recruited by the owner of AGCO to work for this sister concern while the company was undergoing a restructuring process. Responsibilities included bidding on various Army and prime contractor supply solicitations, worked with a team on large service contract proposals (TCSP, Heavy Lift VI), and building and utilizing contacts within the Military as well as the private sector. Also responsible for identifying new vendors to secure the best products and prices, and organize the logistics for delivery of contract goods.
Duties included searching various internet sites to locate solicitations for supply, design/build, and service contracts for the U.S. Military at the various bases in Kuwait as well as Iraq and the Gulf Region. After identifying favorable projects, I was responsible for securing quotations for supply solicitations and submitting proposals Construction and engineering opportunities were turned over to the head engineer. Examples of winning proposals I contributed to: IDIQ contract for construction at Ali AL-Salem Air Base and Commodity Supply to Iraq for the US Military.
Also acted as the point of contact between the company and the U.S. Air Force and various companies we were in contact with.
Commercial Kitchens Division -
Responsible for contacting manufacturers of kitchen appliances and equipment to market in Kuwait. Duties
included helping to set up new showrooms, researching exhibitions to participate in and responding to requests for quote. I was also responsible for setting up and maintaining databases for customers, suppliers, products
and salespeople.
Communications Products Division -
Marketing/Sales Manager for Global One Calling Card. Responsibilities include organizing promotions with banks, Kuwait Airways, and organizations; targeting companies as well as individuals to become Global One customers; processing applications via electronic mail system, and customer service.
Data entry of Claims for the Public Authority for Assessment of Compensation for Damages Resulting from the Iraqi Aggression (PAAC) for submission to the United Nations. Claims entry averaged 80-100 per day with a 98% accuracy ratio. Additional responsibilities included quality assurance audits and maintenance of data tables. Additionally, I trained in processing securities litigation claims.
I was selected to go to Kuwait to train claims processors in data entry procedures. Due to my system and data entry experience, my stay in Kuwait was extended to assist in the synchronization process of the two computer systems
(KCARS and Oracle)
Managed all aspects of the parish office including: cost coding and posting of all receipts and disbursements to the general ledger; preparing yearly
financial statements and budget; balancing and maintaining various checking accounts; bulletin paste-ups; maintain filing system, accounts payable and general office duties.
Payroll preparation for management and union employees at construction sites; completely weekly reports; maintaining field checking and petty cash accounts; prepared purchase notices; cost coding.
In this position I ran an incentive program for sales staff in a commission store. Responsibilities included organizing rallies, weekly & monthly contests for sales staff, arranging photographic sessions and redemption of earned store cash for
goods.
directing the assignment of 15 payment processors as to allocation of time
requirements for various project services; installing control programs regarding payment check processing prior to deposit to the Federal Reserve Bank, raising second day cash availability from 68% to 92%.; establishing written policies and procedures regarding payment processing of the following: Mortgage Applications, Credit Cards, Corporate Loans,
Student Loans, and American S & L Lock Box; designed Teller’s Proof Control Logs, interdepartmental correspondence forms, any systems input tickets; developed check processing program to guarantee check deposit to the Federal Reserve Bank the day of receipt.
As Supervisor responsibilities included: reconciliation of daily mortgage collection, preparing general proof sheets; verifying various system input data against source documents; maintained and journalized returned cash items.
As Senior Clerk responsibilities included; cancellations and premium payments in the Hazard insurance Section; output control and reconciliation of General Ledger accounts in the Mortgage Accounting Section; and collections and customer service in Mortgage Collections Section.
Regents Diploma
