Kat Clement

About Kat Clement

Kat has 20 years’ experience compiling, distilling, and presenting complex information, including 15 years in federal proposals. Having worked in small and mid-sized companies, she has managed proposals of varying sizes (from $0.5M – $150M and 2-16 volumes) with proposal teams of 2-60 people. She brings the perfect combination of skills to develop compliant and compelling bids from end-to-end, with degrees in English and systems engineering, as well as training and certification from Shipley Associates.

Experience

1. Proposal Manager

   AMERICAN SYSTEMS

   May 2013 — Present

   Participates in capture activities for incumbent bids• Manages proposals to provide contractor support services (e.g. project/program management, finance, budget, engineering, logistics, IT, modeling and simulation, training, and security) to the DoD and Intelligence Community, including classified bids to support Special Access Programs• Analyzes each solicitation; creates outlines, templates, compliance matrices, and production checklists; and develops the proposal schedule and data calls• Formats and edits technical, management, past performance, staffing, resumes, security, cost, and administrative documents• Prepares and conducts kick-off meetings, stand-ups, and color team reviews• Participates in proposal reviews, both in-house and in review of partner submittals – verifying compliance, consistency, technical ability, managerial approach, personnel qualifications, win themes, risk mitigation strategies, style, presentation, and grammar• Maintains a database of proposal documents and data calls • Acts as the configuration manager using email, SharePoint, Teams, and Virtual Proposal Center• Performs document production (e.g. printing, binding, digital media, packaging, and shipping)• Understands all services and contracts to a highly detailed (often classified) level to effectively verify and communicate all material

Education

• University of South Florida

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Mass Communications

  2004 — 2008

• The George Washington University

  Master's Degree, Systems Engineering

  2012 — 2014

• Shipley Associates

  Business Development Professional Certification

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Editing
• Microsoft Word
• Security Clearance
• 68 Wpm
• Dcaa Time-Reporting
• Defense
• Proposal Support
• Diacap
• Word
• Photoshop
• Leadership
• Gotomeeting
• Analysis
• Iso 9001:2008
• Federal Acquistion Regulations
• Rfp
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Incopy
• Systems Engineering
• Government
• Proposal Writing
• Compliance
• Technical Writing
• Excel
• Government Contracting
• Copy Editing
• Information Assurance
• Adobe Acrobat
• Government Proposals
• Sharepoint
• Training
• Management
• Navy
• Dod
• Visio
• Outlook
• Military