Mandy Strauss

Worked as Proposal Quality Specialist at nFold - Strategic Proposal & Pitch Mastery.

* Editing of academic studies and articles in fields like Tourism, and Urban and Regional Planning.
* Editing of English documents, including a parenting guide and organisational reports.
* Editing of mining and geography reports and studies.
* Translation of an Afrikaans children’s book to English.

* Editing and formatting proposal documents, including cover letters, executive summaries, technical
documents and training material.
* Ensuring bid documents adhere to bid best practice.
* Creating templates for proposal documents, including cover letters, executive summaries and technical
documents.
* Maintaining the bid office template and training repository on SharePoint.
* Training new

* Teaching academic literacy.
* Assessing student tasks and activities.
* Engaging students in discussions on academic literacy subjects.

* Writing copy for social media accounts.
* Editing and writing copy for client manuals and other internal documents.

* Editing proposal documents, including cover letters, executive summaries, technical documents and training material.
* Ensuring bid documents adhere to bid best practice.
* Creating templates for proposal documents, including cover letters, executive summaries and technical documents.

* Editing (language and technical) and proofreading of reports and other technical documents.• Editing and formatting mining documents, including Pre-Feasibility and Feasibility Studies, as well as various mining reports.
* Editing and formatting marketing material.
* Assisting in reception duties.

* Teaching academic literacy and business writing skills to students on Saturdays.
* Assessing student tasks and activities.
* Engaging students in discussions on academic literacy and business writing subjects.

* Editing English manuscripts and ensuring all changes were made before manuscripts are sent for printing.
* Compiling gift books consisting of inspirational quotes and Bible verses.
* Fact-checking manuscripts.
* Maintaining a list of reprint corrections and ensuring the changes are made when a book is reprinted.
* Reviewing gift products like pens, mugs, notebooks and water bottles to ensure inf

* Teaching English as a foreign language to international students.
* Teaching English (as a foreign language) conversational skills to international students.

* Completing general administrative tasks for academic staff.
* Marking student assessments and assignments.

* Teaching an academic literacy module to first-year university students.
* Assessing student tasks and projects.
* Tracking and submitting student marks throughout the semester.

Sep 2025

Dissertation