MEGHAN GALLAGHER8750 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring MD 20910 | meghangallagher15@gmail.com | (217) 725 - 1928

EDUCATION Bachelors of Arts, Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD May 2015

o GPA 3.8, Major GPA 4.0o Minor: French and Spanish

Semester study abroad program in Nice, France 9/2013 – 1/2014PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Government Analyst, The Winvale Group 6/2015 - Present

Conducted both quantitative and qualitative research support in: government spending, competitors, market trends, and business opportunities for small, medium, and large clients doing business with the government. o Supported 40 clients by analyzing research and recommending changes to client’s short and long-term

strategic plans to achieve federal contracting goals. o Analyzed clients’ competitive position by considering market and industry trends and strengths and

weaknesses as compared to competitors. Independently and as a team delivered business development training to clients along with customized program

deliverables. o Recommended government sales, marketing, and procurement strategies to clients.o Assisted in developing and managing a 68 page training manual.

Authored a series of government related blogs and white papers published on Winvale’s website. Participated in writing and delivering a series of business development and government related webinars.

Maintain a group of proposal writers to assign to client proposal projects. Manage and monitor proposal projects between assigned writers and clients.

o Notable proposal projects managed: Seaport-e, Senate for automated Constituent Services Systems. Coordinated Winvale’s spring 2016 Intern program by releasing application, reviewing and interviewing

applicants, and placing them on assignments. Actively create GSA Schedule quotes for Winvale partners. Manage relations between partners and their buyers.

Social Media Intern, World War One Centennial Commission 8/2014 – 12/2014 Published blogs on World War One history supplemented with research from Library of Congress and Archives. Completed several special projects on the request of the Commissioner.

o Created database of all embassy attaché references to consolidate contact information from various resources. o Created and managed social media database for interns and upper management to utilize, still utilized today.

Congressional Intern, Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick 5/2013 – 8/2013 Managed and analyzed large quantities of constituent data and represented the Congressman at community events.

o Supported research project on suburban poverty directly for Congressman Fitzpatrick, which was used in his 2014 Congressional Strategy for District Eight of Pennsylvania.

Educated constituents in navigating federal agencies and advising them on solutions to the challenges they faced. CERTIFICATIONS

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification June 2016LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Committee Head, University of Maryland, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Selection Committee

Designed and oversaw applications for new candidates. Led and organized three rounds of interviews involving 300+ applicants and 200 tour guides.

Student Delegate, University of Nice, France Elected by international peers to represent the class

while abroad in France. Conducted meetings with

faculty and acted as bridge between students and the administration.

Committee Member, Primannum Honor Society Organized and led 12 community service projects

within a 5 month period.

Honors Societies Alpha Lambda Delta, National Society of

Collegiate Scholars, Primannum Honor Society and Spanish National Honors Society.

SKILLS Languages – Intermediate Spanish and French Strong ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, and sequential approach. Initiative: able to identify what needs to be done and completing it before the situation requires it.

Proficient with: Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Sales Force, Quosal, FPDS, SSQ and other Government Procurement Databases