STRUCTURE IN SERVICE OF BETTER WORKKDM / FIELD NOTE 01
AEC + PROFESSIONAL SERVICES / OPERATIONS

KARLADE MARZO.

Marketing Operations & Business Systems

Process Optimization Business Development Implementation
I streamline the systems behind marketing and business development so teams can scale output, improve execution, and spend more time growing the business.
01 / MARKETING OPERATIONS & BUSINESS SYSTEMSSCROLL TO EXPLORE
02 / SELECTED EVIDENCE

RECORD OF WORK.

PROPOSAL OPERATIONS
AEC + PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
ANNUAL RFP SUBMISSIONS2023 — 2025
2023 / BASELINE118SUBMISSIONS
→
2025 / RECORDED169RFP SUBMISSIONS
+43%ANNUAL SUBMISSION VOLUME
2023–2025
01 / OUTCOMES$5.5M+DOCUMENTED PROJECT WINS SUPPORTED
2023–2026 YTD
02 / CAPACITY26RFP SUBMISSIONS
SINGLE MONTH MAXIMUM
WORK IN NUMBERS / VERIFIED RECORD
THE WORK BEHIND THE WORK

The systems behind how good work gets done.

There is a lot of invisible work behind a strong pursuit, a clear decision, or a team that can move without starting from scratch. That is the work I gravitate toward: making information usable, processes repeatable and good ideas easier to execute.

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FIG. 01 — STRUCTURE MAKES SPACE FOR BETTER WORK
01 / FOCUS

Where I make an impact

How I work
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Marketing
Operations

Connecting content, people and processes so marketing work is consistent, accessible and useful to the business.

02 /

Business Development
Systems

Organizing the pursuit lifecycle—from opportunity intake to proposal submission and the knowledge that comes after.

03 /

Process &
Implementation

Making better ways of working practical through documentation, coordination, adoption and thoughtful use of technology.

02 / THE BRIDGE

Between
the lines.

Technical + operational + creative + human.

I work at the intersection of technical teams, operations, marketing and leadership.

↗Technical information becomes usable business assets.

↗Leadership priorities become executable workflows.

↗Systems become repeatable processes people can actually use.

04 / A POINT OF VIEW

Authenticity in a World of AI.

01AI can summarize an RFP. It can't decide whether the opportunity makes sense for the business.

02AI can organize information. It can't take responsibility for what happens next.

The best use of AI makes room for more human judgment—not less. It can accelerate preparation and execution, but expertise, relationships, context and accountability still belong to people.

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05 / A CONNECTED PATH

Built through experience.

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01

Construction / Project Delivery

02

AEC Marketing & Proposals

03

Systems & Process

04

Cloud + AI Implementation

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Marketing Operations & Business Systems

06 / THE CREATIVE SIDE

Creative practice.

Visual thinking has always been part of how I work. A separate space for design, making and the ideas that don't fit neatly in a process map.

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07 / NOTES & PERSPECTIVES

Thinking out loud.

Notes on proposal operations, knowledge systems, AEC marketing and using new tools without losing the human part of the work.

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SELECTED MATERIAL / RESTRICTED

A closer look, where appropriate.

Some of my work involves confidential client, procurement or corporate information. Selected examples are available in a private portfolio upon request.

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED

Good work starts
with a conversation.

Open to conversations about operations, systems and the work behind them.

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