Reviewer Profile

Ritesh Ravindra Lad

Talantage LLC
Sr Proposal Writer/Manager

Speciality

Ritesh is creative and motivated with demonstrated experience in Proposal development, Writing, Coordination, and Management with Sales Excellence, Business Development, Account Management skills, and Business Analysis. He has over 6 years of experience in Digital Transformation, Consultancy Services, IT Services, Business Services, and Financial Services. Also, he has worked on many large, global, and complex multi-million-dollar opportunities with a 96% success rate across multiple industries and managed proposals with the Loopio automation tool over 3 years. Ritesh offers extensive knowledge of multiple sales and marketing activities project management experience with commercial negotiation skills. During his tenure in previous companies, he has worked on content, design, and development including technical writing for various proposals and sales & marketing collaterals.
Ritesh has strong attention to detail and extraordinary presentation skills. He is a highly motivated team player with excellent multitasking and critical thinking abilities as well as adept at managing multiple projects simultaneously, problem-solving autonomously, and meeting deadlines. He prioritizes culture fit and growth opportunities and is committed to delivering value in this role long-term.


Education

Georgia State University Atlanta, USA
M.S in Marketing

J Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University Atlanta, USA
Graduate Certificate in Brand and Customer Management

Symbiosis International University Pune, India
M.B.A. in Information Technology

University of Mumbai Mumbai, India
B.E in Computer Engineering


Experience In

Talantage LLC Atlanta, USA
Sr. Proposal Writer June 2024 – Present
 Work with leadership to respond to federal-based RFPs/RFIs/Sources Sought/RFQs/Solicitation
 Help to develop win themes and align proposal responses accordingly
 Proposal Management - lead and assist management with proposal management (e.g. compliance matrix creation, proposal outlines, reuse content from proposal libraries, cover pages, etc.)
 Writing complete proposal responses including Company Introduction, Management and Staffing Plans, Past Performances, Solution Offerings, and Bios/Resumes, etc.

Georgia State University Atlanta, USA
Graduate Research Assistant Aug 2023 – July 2024
 Prepare marketing surveys on Qualtrics for various college activities
 Contribute to research projects related to marketing, CRM, and consumer behaviour
 Support the production of sales and marketing collateral and Georgia State University’s social media strategy

Accenture LLC Mumbai, India
Proposal Management/Pursuit Writing Senior Analyst Feb 2022 - Aug 2023
 Led proposal management for the North America - South market unit
 Managed cross-functional, multi-partner proposal processes end-to-end
 Developed high-level proposal solutions and wrote compelling proposal content
 Coordinated with sales, product teams, SMEs and other stakeholders for system integration
 Produced sales responses including writing, editing, proofreading

Hinduja Global Solutions Limited Mumbai, India
Senior Associate Presales Mar 2021 - Feb 2022
 Managed virtual bid teams, consolidated inputs from stakeholders like sales, marketing, finance
 Performed bid risk tracking and managed the complete bid process lifecycle
 Responded to more than 1000 RFPs, RFIs and RFQs for clients across domains
 Managed resources and deadlines for all bid activities, ensuring smooth workload allocation
 Developed and maintained an overall resource plan for accurate forecasting and cross-functional support
 Provided proposal strategy and manage the overall RFP process, ensuring RFXs compliance

NSEIT Limited Mumbai, India
Business Analyst Jul 2018 - Feb 2021
 Led business development management team
 Managed the business case process in terms of assessing proposals and supporting the financial assurance of its improvement and sustainability programmes
 Delivered business planning and support opportunities with project management of bids and tenders including the development proposals that lead to business growth
 Presponsed to RFXs and wrote technical as well as commercial proposals to financial services mainly for government proposals
 Devised PoC and presentation including solution demos for client to explain organization’s capabilities

Maxgen Technologies Pvt Ltd Pune, India
Business Analyst June 2017 - May 2018
 Developed organization operating models, organization structures, and job and role design
 Utilized project management fundamentals for client engagements
 Utilized enterprise risk and compliance advisory fundamentals to support client engagements
 Performed functional solution mapping and fitment for new opportunities
 Prepared functional write-ups explaining product capabilities

Artificial Machines Pvt Ltd Pune, India Marketing Intern Nov 2016 - Apr 2017
 Collected qualitative and quantitative data for business development activities
 Performed inbound and outbound business development with cold calling
 Prepared promotional presentations and marketing plans for various industries to target
 Performed edits and proofread all marketing communications and project documents
 Developed, designed and maintained sales materials including presentations, brochures, sales pitches, etc.