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Resume of Gayatri Bala

Location: Maryland

Contact:gayatribala@yahoo.com

Gayatri S. Natarajan     Proposal, Information and Contract Management

EDUCATION: Computer Graphics, Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland, December, 1998 (Dean's List)
M.F.A (Fine Arts), Stella Maris College, University of Madras, Madras, India, June, 1996
B.F.A (Fine Arts), Stella Maris College, University of Madras, Madras, India, June, 1993

REGISTRATIONS/ CERTIFICATIONS Web Certification, Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland, January, 2001 (Dean's List)

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY: With Versar: 6 years      With Others:  3.5 years

Ms. Natarajan has a triple role of a creative and detail-oriented Proposal Manager, Graphic Designer as well deals with Information and Contract Management. She has over 5 years of experience in proposal management and 9 years of experience in web design, graphic arts, ad banner creation/animation, and print designing. She is skilled in using Microsoft windows programs in conjunction with graphics programs as well. She has knowledge of languages like Advanced HTML, JavaScript as well using tools like Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium which includes Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Acrobat 8 and Adobe Dreamweaver CS3. She has extensive experience in the design, implementation and maintenance of both internal and client-contracted websites. Her job is challenging, with the different “hats” donned in the course of her career. Ms. Natarajan has a major strength of calm under largely stressful situations, which can be created by multiple deadlines also arising from the fact that she handles different streams of work.

 

CHRONOLOGICAL WORK HISTORY:
September 2002 –2008, GEOMET Technologies, LLC Germantown, Maryland

Proposal, Information and Contract Management

• Manages proposal from start to finish
• Data assimilation for proposal and marketing efforts.
• Maintenance of marketing/proposal related files and databases.
• Responsible for creation of design and upkeep of websites owned and managed by Geomet  Technologies, LLC – A Versar Company
• Responsible for marketing promotions like exhibition booth design and posters.
• Design of advertisements as needed.
  
• Formatting of marketing materials as well as 4 Color printing.
• Tracking of all subscriptions web and otherwise including government
• Organization, filing and maintenance of marketing and proposal materials.
• Responsible for trade show participation and related graphics and marketing literature
• Handling of resumes and job matching for subcontract of GEOMET with Jacob Sverdrup
• POC for Insurance requests for GEOMET and clients
• Contact person for all contracts regarding GEOMET. Work related to this includes all paperwork between prospective clients, clients, head office and division heads.

 · Proposal Development Support: Ms. Natarajan manages the proposal efforts from start to finish keeping a careful eye on deadlines. She assists in monitoring contracting websites and downloading various Requests for Proposals and their corresponding amendments. She identifies and interprets proposals layout, production and delivery requirements. She develops outlines and deadlines for proposal submissions based on the RFP; acts a capture manager for technical writers and other team members including subcontractors.  Ms. Natarajan is adept at coordinating between different team members, writers and ensures that proposal efforts are delivered on time, every time with a calm approach. She also assists with editing and proofreading of proposals. She brings her vast experience in graphics to assist in any kind of graphic needs for the proposal effort. She assists in the organization, archiving, documentation of all proposal efforts, past and present and inventorying of the Proposal Department. She complies with and enforces the proposal development process throughout each stage of proposal. She is actively involved in making sure that all pieces of the Technical, Management and Cost Volumes are  in correct order. She also helps with the calculation of labor rates in the Cost Volume if needed. She is actively involved in editing, pdfs, reformatting, covers, letters and log of information. She is also involved in making sure that all insurance requirements for proposals are met with. She was involved in submission of proposals online on websites like www.bids.tswg.gov.  She also does tracking of proposal related information electronically as well as maintenance of a proposal-based log. She is also involved in tracking resumes and reformatting the same, for proposals. She has assembled proposals from beginning to finish as well as paperwork for e.g. GSA contract for GEOMET. She has also worked on several proposals for contract vehicles like SeaPORT-E value of about $5,000,000,000,.00 ($5B) which was a win for GEOMET-Versar, and MES. Ms. Natarajan is also familiar with document security: she is well versed in all aspects of Adobe Acrobat including security. Ms. Natarajan is also adept at coordinating all aspects of proposal development. She is well versed in people skills which is aplus while dealing with tight deadlines.

· Webmaster/Web Designer: Ms. Natarajan has technical responsibility for all internal website development and maintenance activities at GEOMET. She has been principal web developer and webmaster on a number of contracted websites, such as the Town of Thurmont as well as provided web-related services on Federal and State Government Programs for clients such as the State of Maryland (Ozone Action Days) and the U.S. Navy (NexMIS) in the past. She has also designed several other websites like aviandefense.com and heatcommander.net of which the latter had several positive reviews from the client TSWG (Technical Support Working Group).  She shows a deep understanding of the product being developed as well as the creative way to market it. The website design is also carried over into creative design as needed. She successfully spearheaded the transfer of several in-house and client websites residing on outside servers to GEOMET servers for internal hosting, and coordinated all updates of DSN server names and addresses, email setups, and managed attendant domain name transactions. She has routinely updated supplemental web site features (e.g., calendar of events using Webcalendar software), as well as other special web-based features.  She has been extensively involved in website re-branding efforts such as redesign of the nbcprotect.com and Corecool.com websites. She has also created unique product identification logos and graphical user interface for projects including Nexmis.com and Air-Watch.net where clean up of maps with different graphic programs was needed.  She keeps track of all website related information including renewal of domain names, virtual hosts and DNS services, electronically using Excel
Links of sites created by Ms. Natarajan:
www.geomet.com
www.corecool.com
www.homelanddefense.com
www.nbcprotect.com
www.aviandefense.com
www.dtaps.com
www.versar.com/seaport/
http://www.heatcommander.net/

· Creative Designer: Ms. Natarajan has made posters, logos, advertisements, brochures and covers and involved in all aspects of digital photography. She uses the digital camera Sony Cyber-shot® DSC-H2 and Canon S3IS to take professional quality photos for use in electronic catalogues, websites, ads, brochures and pdfs. This also provided an opportunity to be more familiar with the GEOMET product line. She has created the electronic artwork for GEOMET folders, envelopes, letterhead and labels with LLC for future use. She is extremely skilled at Vector based drawings using Adobe Illustrator. She is an expert in OCR scanning and puts it to good use for deriving information from hard copy. This was highlighted for the reformatting of the Chemlab’s SOPs, which were used in an outside inspection.  She has created the Chemlab brochure, DTAPS brochure pages using Adobe Pagemaker which are then converted into pdfs for online use, DTAPS cut out design, DTAPS brochure for Department of Commerce. She was involved in creating powerpoints for LSSD section at GEOMET e.g. Feed System for Komar project involving Autocad. These modifications on Autocad drawings with no prior knowledge of Autocad was made possible by an intuitive grasp of graphic design on the computer. She has created DTAPS logo design which is now used on DTAPS suits, NBCprotect logo for the new NBCprotect website. She has also created a 4-color poster 4 ft by 3 ft in powerpoint for a presentation. She was also involved in creating customized coffee cups for a client DSCR for Earth Day. Her strength in graphic design is her ability to adapt to the needs of the client involved. Ms. Natarajan throws the seed of creativity in to sprout designs ideas that are satisfying to the client and her imagination, with balance as key. She is very experienced using different programs for graphics and is consummate in creating any kind of graphics needed. She is also skilled in working with graphics across platforms from Mac to PC if needed.

· Keeping track: She keeps track of business totals for every week (best few tracking) as well as outstanding bids and quotes figures.

· Contracts: Ms. Natarajan has assumed more responsibilities in the past year pertaining to contracts, including being the insurance POC, for e.g. documentation required for the Bank of America and CBRE contracts. She is also involved in transmitting and acquiring all information regarding contracts for GEOMET. A new costpoint form based on the JIF form from Versar was set up at GEOMET by Ms. Natarajan. In coordination with senior staff, she also deals with the contracts on a week to week basis, by means of a tracking sheet – this involves coordinating with different departments and clients regarding “what, when and where” of the contracts. She also makes sure all insurance requirements are met with for existing contracts.

· Information Management: Ms. Natarajan is constantly in touch with the government as she is in charge of uploading and updating information to the government. She keeps track of subscriptions and registrations like ORCA, grants.gov and Department of State. She was instrumental in registering the parent company Versar in compliance with Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) and procuring Department of Defense license issued by the Department of State. Both process were complex and involved the use of forms like DS-2032 and other documentation for the registration, DSP -73 as well as a digital certificate for the license using the D-Trade system.

Some Back ground information on Registration and Licenses: The DDTC, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 2778-2780 of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120-130), is charged with controlling the export and temporary import of defense articles and defense services covered by the United States Munitions List (USML). The AECA provides the authority to control the export of defense articles and defense services and is implemented by the ITAR available on DDTC Web.  In accordance with the AECA, registration with the State Department (via DDTC) of all U.S. manufacturers or exporters of defense articles, providers of defense services, or U.S. and foreign nationals engaged in arms brokering, is required.  The information submitted by registrants is reviewed by the Treasury Department to ensure there are no outstanding law enforcement concerns. Registration is a prerequisite to export licensing approval.
Registration, which does not confer any export rights or privileges, is a precondition for the issuance of any license or other approval for export. Registration process with DDTC consists of submitting a complete package consists of a DS-2032, Transmittal Letter, Legal Documentation and other attachments as needed  (pursuant to ITAR §122.3), submitted at least 30 days prior to expiration date. Registration must be current to apply for export licenses or other approvals, or to use export exemptions. A current registration also means notifying DDTC of any changes to transmittal letters or material change in the information contained in the Registration Statement (ITAR §122.4).

Department of State approval of a license application is required prior to the export of defense articles or defense services. In submitting license applications, companies must certify eligibility to export and an understanding of the laws governing such exports.  Moreover, in carrying out the physical act of exporting, they must meet certain conditions in terms of documentation (electronic reporting of export information using the Automated Export System, “AES”) and handling (particularly of classified material).

DDTC, through the use of the D-Trade fully electronic licensing system, receives and adjudicates fully electronic defense export authorization requests properly submitted by U.S. defense trade registrants who wish to temporarily export unclassified defense articles via the Form DSP-73. 

Ms. Natarajan works on Technical Assistance Agreements in conjunction with others, for GEOMET. She works with resumes and job matches for Contract requirements for a GEOMET subcontract with Jacob Sverdrup.  Ms. Natarajan is adept in getting paperwork in for the government.

August 2001 - September 2002, Geomet Technologies, LLC Business Coordinator Germantown, Maryland
She was responsible for marketing promotions like exhibition booth design and posters as well as design of advertisements as needed. Ms. Natarajan did data assimilation for proposal and marketing efforts and maintenance of marketing/proposal related files and databases. She updated existing websites and designed new websites. She formatted marketing materials as well as 4 Color printing. She organized, filed and maintained marketing and proposal materials.

February 1999 - July 2001, 24/7 Media, Broadband & Professional Services (IMAKE Division) Graphics / Web Designer, Bethesda, Maryland
She was responsible for the functioning, content and the design of the website www.imake.com optimized for IE and Netscape using HTML, Macromedia Dreamweaver 2.0, Fireworks 2.0 and Flash. She created online forms for the marketing department using HTML and CGI Script. She was adept at handling internal and external web servers and in the use of FTP. She designed the graphics for the web based digital media management tools using Adobe PhotoShop and ImageReady. Ms. Natarajan incorporated HTML skills in creating navigation screens for a major Internet ad-serving  project. She produced animated gifs for several different purposes like banner ads, website or for use within the digital media management tools. She created 4 color print advertisements for 24/7 Media that have appeared in magazines like CED and INSIDE. She coordinated with the PR firm in keeping track of existing and incoming graphics. She participated in creating the design of the website of Verizon Entertainment (formerly Bell Atlantic). Ms. Natarajan has created high-end PDFs of the existing marketing brochures for the web using Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, and Macromedia Freehand. These PDFs were created using postscript files over the network with the use of Mac and PC. She designed a trifold booklet brochure for the digital media management product "e.merge", using PhotoShop and Illustrator. She worked with Flash 5.0 to create artwork for in-house CD production.

August 1996 - December 1996, Beauty Cosmetics, Madras, India

She designed the corporate symbols and logos for different products using QuarkXpress.                           

December 1993 - June 1994 INSIGHT, Assistant Visualisor Madras, India,
She was responsible for designing and finishing of art works, printing and copy.

Skills:       

• Graphics - Adobe PhotoShop CS3, Adobe Illustrator CS3, Adobe PageMaker 6.5, Adobe Acrobat 8.0, Adobe Fireworks CS3, QuarkXPress 4, CorelDraw 9, PhotoPaint 9, Paint Shop Pro, Animation Shop, Macromedia Freehand 9.0, Xara Webstyle
• Web - Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, Adobe Flash CS3 Professional, Net Objects Fusion 4.0, Front Page 2000, Macromedia Director 8
• Languages - Java 2.0, Advanced HTML, JavaScript
• Applications – PowerPoint- Powerplugs, WordPerfect, Microsoft Word 2003, Microsoft Excel 2003, Microsoft Publisher 2003, Microsoft Visio 2003
• Comfortable with both PC (Windows XP 2002, Windows 95/2000 and Windows NT) and Mac.
• Strong background in the usage of fonts, design and sensitivity to colors

Portfolio: www.geocities.com/gayatribala