January 7, 2006Dear Recruiting Professional, Currently, I am a strategy analyst at Boeing providing guidance for executives on various business issues. These assessments include researching and evaluating market strategies nationally and internationally across a diverse portfolio of businesses and industries.The attached resume provides more details about my education and experience. I look forward to hearing from you. I appreciate your considering what I have to offer. Sincerely yours, Lori B. CoatesP.O. Box 703Sumner, WA 98390 SUMMARY Objective: seeking an opportunity in marketing or business development. Areas of expertise, talent, and experience:•Strong analytical skills: gathering, organizing, evaluating, and presenting data using PC analysis tools such as Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.•Team-oriented - 15+ years managing customer relationships and complex projects.•Experience in creating business demand models and integrating these with product road maps.•Ability to develop rapport and trust with clients and co-workers.•Strong understanding of business processes and solutions.•Skilled at interacting and building relationships with all corporate levels including executive management.•Strong negotiation and persuasive communication skills.•Certified competitive intelligence professional: intelligence sources and techniques, benchmarking, blindspots, competitive analysis, war gaming, scenario analysis, and value chain analysis.EXPERIENCEBoeing (2004 to present) Seattle, WashingtonStrategy Analyst•Providing strategy development and evaluation, market and competitive intelligence as well as business case development and risk analysis for executive sponsors enterprise wide. •Assessing geopolitical/policy trends and political lobbying intent.•Team leader and team member for projects across the Boeing enterprise: commercial airplanes, integrated defense systems, technology development, information technology, etc. •Presenting results and recommended course of action to executive sponsors.•Identifying new business models and analysis tools for evaluating market strategies.•Conducting financial analysis and economic modeling for diverse portfolio of business cases.Line Business Manager•As lead integrator and line business manager for Boeing Information Technologies Manufacturing and Quality group developed, maintained, coordinated, and analyzed $110M business segment, requiring cross-enterprise and cross–business unit coordination. •Process improvement team member for development of a robust opportunity and risk process.•Team leader for group that defined, documented, and established processes for visibility deck and performance reporting. •Developing and coordinating integrated schedules, networks, resource plans, and forecasts (budget and financial proposal development, supporting five year business plan). •Evaluated and deployed strategies for maximizing long term revenue growth resulting in a 10% ($11M) reduction in internal IT costs.•Prepared and conducted management training sessions on planning, scheduling, and related subjects such as travel policies, accounting changes, and labor charging. Providing training and support for new hires.•Synthesized information based on experience and judgment to arrive at optimum solutions to problems involving both internal and external customers. Analyzed resources for affordability targets.Entrepreneur/Consultant (2000 to 2004) TechnoResources Inc. Clinton, WashingtonEntrepreneur/Consultant – partner and consultant in Technoresources, Inc., a service firm helping small businesses implement software packages to improve manufacturing efficiencies, shorten production cycles, and improve customer service. Primary contact for software beta site. In charge of sales and marketing plan for the new product. •Led Technoresource