Shannon Gifford Bradshaw

About Shannon Gifford Bradshaw

Business & Sales Operations Manager in the A/E/C Consulting industry, passionate about ensuring your profitable growth. I support senior operations executives and business development teams by ensuring a focused and efficient operation, with a robust sales pipeline. I love being \"behind-the-scenes\" in a fast-paced, high energy environment. I have a passion for breaking down obstacles. I am energized by managing diverse department teams to increase the efficiency of front- and back-office operations, and improve sales and win rates. I love market research - analyzing and presenting industry trends, and providing development and pursuit strategy recommendations. I want to understand your team\'s or client\'s unique challenges, and help you develop a value proposition to rise above the competition. Let me do the internal legwork so you can get on with your job!Specialties: Advanced user of DeltekVision CRM and ERP, and familiar with Salesforce CRM and Oracle ERP; advanced QuickBooks, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint with Google (G) Suite experience; sales and marketing KPI analytics; marketing project management; CRM pipeline management; proposal management and compliance; Lean Controls methodology for operational efficiency; operations compliance and risk management; policies and procedures creation; exempt and non-exempt, and cross-functional team leadership; market analysis and strategy; report and presentation preparation; vendor management; employee engagement; recruiting; customer service and Voice of the Client; conference planning; matrixed organizations and virtual teams; creative/ad agency experience

Experience

1. AVP, National Sales Operations Lead

   Verdantas

   Jan 2025 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• Loyola University Maryland

  M.B.A., Management

• University of Alaska Fairbanks

  B.A., Biological Sciences

• Germiston High School

  Foreign Exchange Student, General Studies

• Juneau-Douglas High School

  General Studies

Skills

• Process Improvement
• Financial Analysis
• Due Diligence
• Management
• Analysis
• Vendor Management
• Strategic Planning
• Auditing
• Team Building
• Leadership
• Business Development
• Internal Audit
• Budgets
• Risk Management
• Accounting
• Project Management
• Forecasting
• Business Strategy
• Contract Negotiation
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Operations Management
• Project Planning
• Microsoft Office
• Contract Management
• Invoicing
• Marketing
• Proposal Writing
• Time Management
• Program Management
• Training
• Human Resources
• Data Analysis
• Marketing Strategy
• Access
• Policy
• Team Leadership
• Analytical Skills