Project Manager/ Strategy Consultant
Tara Brown
About Me
At the core of what I do is simple: I help people work better together. My career spans program leadership, operations, and proposals, but my real focus has always been on communication, alignment, and momentum. Great work happens when those three come together.
Experience
2024 - 2025
Bid and Proposal Manager
Acutronic Group - TX
Led cross-functional teams through complex, deadline-driven pursuits while shaping bid and proposal strategy from start to finish. Built strong collaboration across sales, technical, and leadership teams to deliver clear, competitive submissions and establish repeatable best practices for performance at scale.
2022 - 2024
Senior Proposal Manager
Flex Ltd. - TX
Owned proposal strategy for complex, high-visibility pursuits while building and leading high-performing teams. Strengthened the systems, workflows, and standards behind consistent win performance, balancing speed, quality, and strategic positioning across concurrent, high-pressure pursuits.
2012 - 2022
Senior Project Manager
Flex Ltd. - TX
Served as the central point of coordination across cross-functional teams while translating business objectives and RFQs for new business into executable project plans. Aligned stakeholders, managed risk, and maintained momentum through complex project lifecycles where expectations, timing, and delivery were critical.
2007 - 2012
Program Manager
Flex Ltd.
Led complex global programs spanning engineering, supply chain, and operations with full ownership of execution, delivery, and performance. Drove alignment across distributed teams while balancing customer expectations, capacity, risk, and revenue performance in a high-volume environment.
Education
Master of Business Administration
The University of Central Texas (currently Texas A&M Central Texas) - Killeen, TX
Masters of Science - Counseling Psychology
The University of Central Texas (currently Texas A&M Central Texas) - Killeen, TX
Bachelors Of Arts - Psychology
University of Texas at Austin
Skills & Expertise
Data Analysis
Skilled in collecting, processing, and interpreting complex data sets to provide actionable insights and support data-driven decision-making.
Project Management
Master’s Certificate Project Management, Keller Graduate School of Management
Certified SCRUM Master
Strategy
Adept at developing and executing business strategies that align cross-functional teams with long-term organizational goals.
Software
Skilled at Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project, Access, Google Workspace, SAP, Tableau, Jira, and others
CMS & CRM
Knowledgeable in managing and utilizing Content Management Systems (CMS) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools to streamline content workflows and improve customer interactions.
Methodologies
Adept at lean Six Sigma, Kaizens, and have a Six Sigma Green Belt
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