Scott Siders

After being promoted to this position within the company, applied writing, editing, and management skills, as well as displayed a high level of versatility and ability to work on multiple projects with a diverse staff.
• Managed a team of RFP writers and worked with a cross-functional team to meet RFP requirements and established deadlines.
• Executed successful responses to RFPs in a strategic manner with varying degrees of support and coordination with subject matter experts and senior staff.
• Developed company/solution summary documents to accompany company-initiated sales quotes and service proposals.
• Performed final quality assurance process, editing content from subject matter experts and adding final customizations and document formatting for professional final product.
• Tracked RFP metrics and contributed to departmental win rate goals.
• Managed, wrote, and edited websites, brochures, sales sheets, ads, white papers, case studies, and press releases.
• Through sales and marketing efforts, helped grow company’s client base, including acquiring signature clients. In fiscal year 2006, as part of sales and marketing initiatives, helped company record its 6th year of growth with an increase of 35% in gross revenues of $125 million, representing a 172% increase to the bottom line. As a result of these efforts, the company was ranked Colorado’s 3rd Fastest Growing Large Privately Held Company by the Denver Business Journal.

Helped develop the company’s overall RFP process and was the single writing resource for marketing materials and RFPs.
• Leveraged RFP database tools (including RFP Machine) to incorporate and spin answers to fit the given message of the response.
• Managed short timelines and multiple responses simultaneously.
• Continually refined the quality of RFP responses and information database answers.
• Compiled and organized information from various subject matter experts and gathered information to develop comprehensive and customized solution overviews.
• Managed, wrote, and edited websites, brochures, sales sheets, ads, white papers, case studies, press releases, and trade show dailies.

Contributed to the success of the sales and marketing department by assisting with the RFP process and writing marketing materials.
• Customized standard RFP information to address specific customer requirements.
• Developed win strategies and the appropriate verbiage to accentuate company differentiators and strengths.
• Worked with multiple departments to obtain appropriate responses per RFP requirements.
• Performed final production and printing of RFP responses.
• Managed, wrote, and edited websites, brochures, sales sheets, ads, white papers, case studies, and press releases.

While in this position as a graduate student, taught creative writing and literature courses to students at multiple skill levels.
• Facilitated creative writing workshops.
• Mentored students and evaluated writing progress and proficiency.
• Conducted lectures on a wide variety of poetry and prose texts.
• Encouraged academic growth through creative exercises
• Presented numerous writing styles by both classic and contemporary authors.
• Assigned creative and engaging writing assignments that promoted experimentation.
• Facilitated highly interactive classes that fostered intellectual literary discussions.
• Held office hours to advise students having difficulties with assignments.
• Continually was able to inspire and empower students to demand more of themselves as writers and as creative thinkers.
• Assisted students with producing final writing portfolios and setup end-of-semester public readings.

Acted as the sole communications and marketing person for a startup, and was responsible for the content management of numerous documents.
• Wrote and edited internal and external corporate communications.
• Wrote and edited user’s manuals and training guides for software programs.