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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