Profile
I am a conscientious, flexible, and dependable writer and editor with over twelve years of experience in technical communications, public affairs, and marketing for a variety of organizations, including nonprofits, businesses, and the federal government. Recent communications experience and training also includes journalism and medical writing.In my current role, I provide primary communications support to government project managers and IT engineers by comprehending, organizing, and translating complex information in a concise manner. I operate in a fast-paced environment and deliver quick responses while effectively anticipating organizational, program, and leadership needs. I have demonstrated a record of success in servicing the communications portions of large-scale projects in the federal market, and I continuously obtain positive results by forging constructive relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

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Professional Experience
Creative Computing Solutions, Inc., Arlington, VA
Communications Specialist, 11/10 - present

• * Providing strategic communications analysis and planning to federal project managers and IT engineers
• * Translating IT information for non-technical audience in writing end-user notifications and user guides
• * Writing weekly status reports for senior-level federal executives
• * Training IT engineers on the communications process of an infrastructure change and control board

American Intellectual Property Law Association, Arlington, VA
Manager of Marketing and Communications, 9/09 - 11/10

• * Served as editor of the association’s quarterly magazine and provided proofreading services for the association’s academic journal and event collateral
• * Managed the production, content, and design of all marketing collateral and publications including:
  • - AIPLA website www.aipla.org (supervised major website revision in 2010)
  • - AIPLA eBulletin (click here for an example)
  • - AIPLA Quarterly Journal
  • - AIPLA print and electronic advertisements
• * Wrote press releases and synopses of press interview for association executives

Women's Foreign Policy Group , Washington, DC
Director of Communications and Development, 9/07 - 8/09

• * Wrote and disseminated press releases
• * Wrote, edited, and designed content for the following publications:
  • - Women's Foreign Policy Group's website www.wfpg.org
  • - Conference reports (click here for an example)
  • - Electronic Newsletters (click here for an example)
  • - Print newsletters (click here for an example)
• * Designed, wrote, and edited letters of inquiry, grant proposals and grant reports

• * Annotated McKinsey internal knowledge objects by analyzing transcripts of interviews with subject-matter experts

• * Converted documents to EDGAR-compliant format (HTML/ASCII), edited documents per client markup, and submitted completed files to the SEC for numerous companies and firms

• * Created "Getting Started with SitePal" guide (see Portfolio)
• * Created "Using SitePal's AI Capability" chapter for SitePal User Manual (see Portfolio)

Peter Axelrod & Associates., New York, NY
Paralegal (part-time), 8/05 - 12/05

• * Enhanced and maintained www.peteraxelrod.com
• * Transcribed legal documents using dictaphone

Altria, New York, NY
Contractor: Executive Assistant to VP of External Communications, 12/04 - 7/05

• * Proofread speeches
• * Managed executive expense reports
• * Provided software troubleshooting assistance

• * Assisted with various projects in the Government Affairs Office
• * Provided software assitance and troubleshooting to administrative staff

Fannie Mae, Washington, DC
Contractor: Technical Writer, 9/00 - 10/02
Programming Intern, 6/00 - 9/00

• * Analyzed technical documents and wrote synopses of documentation for econometricians.
• * Created, indexed and maintained documentation library on the Fannie Mae Intranet
• * Documented weekly research meetings

College Connections Inc., McLean, VA
Executive Associate, 8/99 - 6/00

• * Planned events for area alumni associations
• * Maintained database and performed accounting tasks in MS Access
• * Formatted and edited alumni association newsletters
• * Assisted with local student recruitment for Virginia university

• * Formatted and edited editorial articles and press releases
• * Proofed analyses and papers

• * Held weekly discussion-based classes in a public middle school
• * Taught middle school children ideas from philosophy and literature classics

• * Assisted in preparing and filing legal documents

• Completed an 8-month program including courses in:
  • Telecommunications
  • Graphics
  • Web Design
  • Online Help Documentation
  • Documentation Writing

• Completed interdisciplinary curriculum based on the great books of the Western tradition
  • Considered classic texts of philosophy, mathematics, literature, science, and music analytically and critically
  • Explored and defended ideas in seminar-style classes
  • Wrote extensively and passed rigorous oral examinations

Professional Affiliations
Member, American Medical Writers Association

Volunteer Activities
Young Professionals in Foreign Policy, Washington, DC (8/09 - 8/11)
Director of Grants

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