Resumé

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Rabia Ali

visualize  •  conceptualize  •  manage

Ms. Ali has over 15 years of proposal experience as a graphic artist, desktop publisher, including 3 years as a proposal team lead and coordinator. In the proposal arena, she has also served as a visualization graphics artist, desktop publisher, technical writer, and proposal editor. Rabia is very creative in her designs, collaborates well with her teams, and works independently to support the preparation of hundreds of proposals for contracts varying from $20M to $1B in value. Her proposals have been for Federal contracts in the fields of healthcare, logistics, information technology, administrative services, transportation, and others. Her proposals have been submitted to the Air Force, Army, Commerce, AAFES, CDC, CFTC, DFAS, DHS, FAA, FEMA, GSA, IRS, NARA, Navy, NETCENTS, SEC, State, SSA, Treasury, TSA, USAID, USCG, USDA, and numerous other agencies. She is currently a Master’s Degree Candidate in Information Technology and Healthcare Management with an expected graduation in 2017.

Software Skills

Microsoft Office Suite including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, Visio, Adobe CS* including Photoshop, Illustrator, In-Design, Acrobat Pro, Sharepoint, Lotus, and Privia.

IBM, Herndon, Virginia
January 2011 to Present

Team Lead and Proposal Coordinator

  • Proposal Coordinator/Team Lead working primarily on proposals for Federal Government clients
  • Reviews RFPs, RFI, and RFQs, and SIRs for requirements and creates spec sheets for each bid, meets with team of desktop publishers, designers and editors to discuss game plan and assign duties
  • Creates or directs the creation of templates based on requirements provided by Project Manager, Capture Team or Business Executives using MS Office products. Creates or directs the creation of color palettes/templates for graphics using Illustrator based on specifications for each bid
  • Guides teams through the production process through progress reviews and completion
  • Integrates writing from various sources and develops customized copy
  • Edits copy based on each proposal’s specific language usage and in compliance with industry standards
  • Ensures compliance with document requirements
  • Visualizes and executes creative graphic interpretations of subject matter experts’ sketches
  • Performs desktop publishing activities using MS Office products
  • Formats PowerPoint presentations for executive and customer facing events

CSC, Virginia/Maryland
September 2007 to 2010

Senior Graphics Visualizer/Conceptual Artist/Desktop Publisher

  • Provided Graphics and Desktop Publishing support on various proposals for Federal, State and local entities
  • Created proposal graphics in adherence to the styles and standards set by the client during product development
  • Provided strong traditional and graphics arts skills and talent, as well as effective use of perspective, light theory, color theory, photography, and detail-oriented organization
  • Extensive multitasking on a daily basis, self-managed tasks on multiple short-and long-term projects with changing priorities
  • Collaborated with team members to create accurate 2D models from data, photographs, and sketches. Supported project managers and colleagues as appropriate for client needs. Visualized and executed creative graphic interpretations of subject matter experts’ sketches

Unisys Corporation, Reston, Virginia
December 2004 to August 2007

Graphics Artist

  • Created individualized proposal graphics using different templates and color palettes for each effort, whether Federal, State, or local, with minimal guidance and supervision. Ensured all graphics were consistent and followed departmental and corporate guidelines. Graphics ranged from simple organization charts to complex technical illustrations of proposed solutions, following industry standards and specifications outlined by client or RFP
  • Conferred with authors to validate and clarify requirements and ensure that graphics reflected envisioned concepts
  • Compiled a portfolio of in-house graphics designed to facilitate the development of images or illustrations on new bids
  • Worked on winning proposals for federal agencies including the DoD, DOJ, NASA, DHS, and the GSA, among others

Unisys Corporation, Reston, Virginia
2004 to 2004

Technical Writer

  • Responsible for evaluating request for proposal (RFP) staffing requirements and research
  • Identified and interviewed position candidates. Developed resume formats, drafted candidate resumes, and section introductions
  • Maintained and updated corporate resume database system. Maintained past performance reference database and coordinated past performance questionnaire completion. Used MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Education

  • Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, and Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), May 1993
  • George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 15 months of post-graduate coursework in Interactive Multimedia, 1993 to 1995
  • Marymount University, Ballston, VA, Masters of Fine Arts (Candidate), (M.F.A.) Information Technology and Healthcare Management, expected graduation, 2017