Marti Meersman has over 15 years of experience in proposal writing, coordination, and management. She specializes in responding to RFPs, task orders, and other solicitations for federal government contracts. Her skills include proposal planning, team leadership, editing, and ensuring compliance. Currently she is a Proposal Writer/Coordinator at STG International in Alexandria, VA where she manages all stages of proposals from pre-proposal through final submission.

1. MARTI MEERSMAN
9034 Lorton Station Blvd., #136, Lorton, VA 22079
(703) 337-4520 – Home (563) 650-0073 - Mobile marti.meersman@gmail.com
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SKILLS AND STRENGTHS
 Provide expert-level proposal writing,
editing, compliance, issue resolution,
coordination, and analysis efforts to
responses to RFPs, Task Orders, RFIs,
and oral presentations
 Apply Shipley-based full lifecycle
Federal government procurement
process experience, from pre-proposal
activities through proposal production,
to products to create winning proposals
 Proficient in MS Office Suite: Word,
Excel, Power Point, Project and Outlook
 Excellent time management and
organization skills
 Excellent attention to detail
 Ability to work effectively with a broad
range of people with a variety of
technical skills and experience
 Excellent interpersonal and
communication skills
 Ability to work under pressure of
multiple tight deadlines and to manage
shifting priorities
 Ability to periodically work extended
hours and weekends
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007 – Present, STG International, Inc. (STGi), Alexandria, VA
Proposal Writer/Coordinator
 Manage small proposals, including re-competes, at the Proposal Manager’s discretion.
 Identify resource skills needed, budget their time, and delegate responsibilities
 Review solicitations, develop proposal plan and compliance matrix, draft schedule
and outline, consolidate questions for the client, organize kickoff, status, review, and
lessons learned meetings and conduct appropriate portions.
 Organize, lead, and manage proposal team (SMEs, writers, volume and section
leads, teaming partners/subcontractors, consultants, editors, graphics, and
reproduction). Lead color review teams.
 Review proposal drafts and final for compliance, quality, content, and themes and
discriminators.
 Draft or guide proposal writers to draft various proposal sections, including past
performance/qualification summaries and resumes.
 Coordinate work of technical contributors, proposal staff, and other internal and
external team members to achieve high-quality output
 Write and coordinate RFP, RFQ, RFI, and Task Order responses for Federal contracts with
Business Development Team – have extensive experience working on small, medium and
large-sized government proposals.
 Perform pre-solicitation research and writing.
 Support the Proposal Manager and the Capture Manager with administrative tasks. Have
conducted Capture meetings and coordinated Capture activity in Capture Manager’s absence.
 Prepare RFP compliance matrices.
 Manage word processing and graphics support according to internal style sheets.
 Regularly participate in Blue, White, Pink, Red, and Gold Team reviews. Also participate in
Black Hat reviews on select proposals.
 Coordinate input between subcontractors and staff, including receiving, tracking, distributing
and answering data calls.

2. MARTI MEERSMAN
9034 Lorton Station Blvd., #136, Lorton, VA 22079
(703) 337-4520 – Home (563) 650-0073 - Mobile marti.meersman@gmail.com
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 Manage proposal sections: Past Performance; Personnel; Resumes and select sections of the
technical proposal, at the Proposal Manager’s request.
 Provide editing, proofing, and copyediting support (grammatical and mechanical) – always
ensuring latest edits are incorporated and the correct version is included in the proposal.
 Manage graphics development.
 Create storyboards for other writers on larger proposals.
 Manage the shared drive, maintain version control of all files, and coordinate with IT
Department to make certain accurate backup files are stored.
 Manage re-production and production of final documents and volumes.
2007, Republican Party of Virginia (RPV), Richmond, VA
Unit Coordinator – Fairfax County (Contract Position for 2007 Election Cycle)
 Coordinated with state and local campaigns in Fairfax County to help them fulfill their
organizational and grassroots GOTV election needs.
 Coordinated and executed the Absentee Ballot program in Fairfax County in coordination
w/the Fairfax County Republican Committee.
 Monitored and supervised various GOTV initiatives throughout Fairfax County – phone
banks, door-to-door, & literature drops/walks.
 Located precinct captains for targeted areas in Fairfax County determined by RPV.
2005 – 2007, Victory Enterprises, Davenport, IA
Political Director – Whalen for Congress (Contract Position for 2006 Election Cycle)
 ORGANIZATION: Created volunteer and supporter base - Organized and executed GOTV
efforts in both the Primary and General election cycles of campaign in 12 counties –
Managed field staff – Created candidate events (meet & greets, issue tours, fundraisers, etc.)
and drove event turnout – Organized and executed all Advance work - Managed Campaign
office – Coordinated and managed volunteer Whalen Team Leaders in 12 counties.
 SCHEDULING: Located quality events in IA-1 – Fielded scheduling requests from outside
groups – Organized and kept campaign calendar - Scheduled events for the candidate –
Prioritized candidate’s time – Staffed candidate at all events.
 PRESS: Wrote press releases – Organized and staffed all press conferences – Organized
press tours - Wrote campaign newsletter and posted updates on the campaign website.
 FUNDRAISING: Created initial finance base for campaign – Raised $250,000 for candidate
– Organized and staffed fundraising events, including events with the White House and
Republican members of Congress, Republican White House appointees, the RNC, and the
Republican Party of Iowa – Worked on FEC reports and compliance.
1999 – 2005, SFC, Inc., Moline, IL
Marketing, Promotion and Advertising Consultant
 Developed and implemented company-wide marketing, promotion, and advertising plans for
family catering and event planning company.
1997 – 1999, State of Illinois, Department of Agriculture, Springfield, IL
International Marketing Representative

3. MARTI MEERSMAN
9034 Lorton Station Blvd., #136, Lorton, VA 22079
(703) 337-4520 – Home (563) 650-0073 - Mobile marti.meersman@gmail.com
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 Assisted Illinois food companies marketing and promoting their products internationally –
entering new markets, participating in trade shows, locating funding assistance, etc.
 Created annual bureau budget w/International Marketing Team members.
 Performed liaison duties and acted as translator for international buying teams from Mexico,
Ukraine, France, Sweden & Bulgaria.
1995 – 1997, State of Illinois, Office of the Governor, Springfield, IL
Staff Assistant - Policy Division
 Wrote briefs for the Governor & Policy Staff - Drafted response letters to constituents on
higher and secondary education issues.
 Assisted with compiling and organizing initiatives in the policy areas of Higher and
Secondary Education for the Governor’s Office.
1993 – 1995, State of Illinois, Office of the Racing Board, Chicago, IL
Administrative Assistant
• Provided full range of administrative support work for two attorneys.
EDUCATION
2005, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
M.B.A.
1999, University of Illinois, Springfield, IL
M.A., Political Studies
Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society
1989, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
B.A., Political Science
CERTIFICATIONS
 2010, Foundation Level Certification, Association of Proposal Management Professionals
(APMP), McLean, VA
 2007, Post-Graduate Certificate in International Business, St. Ambrose University,
Davenport, IA
 2006, Post-Graduate Certificate in Marketing, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA
TRAINING
 2010, Capture Management, Lohfeld Consulting Group, Arlington, VA
 2009, Basic Federal Proposal Management, Advantage Consulting, Annandale, VA
 2009, Proposal Basics Boot Camp, Association of Proposal Management Professionals
(APMP) – National Capital Area Chapter, Fairfax, VA
 2008, Word 2007 – Level 3 Training, New Horizons Learning Center, McLean, VA
PROFESSSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
 2008 – Present, Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) – National
Capitol Area Chapter
 2010 – Present, British American Business Association (BABA) - Washington, DC Chapter