Shawn Conlin

Background

About Shawn Conlin

I am a driven and passionate professional with vast experience developing and implementing comprehensive proposal win strategies and handling multiple proposals simultaneously, which results in increasing success and growth for businesses. Leveraging my analytical competency, I excel at directing planning, scheduling, and management of proposal processes while adhering to strategic objectives and defined priorities. I am instrumental in initiating change in organizations, securing multimillion-dollar contracts, and nurturing strategic partnerships. I am an expert at facilitating efficient coordination among proposal team members, Functional Leads, and Program Managers during proposal review meetings. Gaining an advantage from my leadership skills, I possess expertise in training and mentoring diverse teams to finalize assigned tasks within set parameters. A few of my career highlights include: • Directed the creation of a data dashboard and acquired specialized software to carry out streamlined data analysis and visualization and make informed decision-making for proposal building. • Liaised with the Capture Manager to present valuable ideas in accomplishing strategic objectives during the entire process of preparing and submitting proposals. • Managed activities related to the creation of three to five persuasive, customer-centric, clear, and concise proposals, resulting in winning more businesses for the company. “These are tough choices. You may find yourself torn between wanting to propose the very best, most effective solution you can and wanting to submit the most competitive proposal possible.” – Tom Sant