SUMMARY:

• Professional with strong copyediting and proofreading skills, advanced desktop publishing, graphic design, and written English grammar mechanics to creatively translate concepts into content because English is important, but visual content, is King
• B.A. in relevant field with proficiency in MS Office Suite, Adobe PDF Reader/Writer, CorelDraw, Madcap Flare.
• Savvy desktop publisher in MS Office Suite for proposals and deliverables (that follow intent, comply with corporate identity, and meet solicitation requirements).
• Support Review Team in “rescue edits” (to eliminate superfluous content) and “fit editing” (to stay within page limits).
• Incorporate/integrate technical inputs from Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)/reviewers for writing/rewriting/editing efforts at multiple points in the proposal or documentation process.
• Design the templates, infographics, pictorials that deliver a winning product in the eyes of many a client.
• Created successful proposals, business development materials, and - winning presentations, (some leading to an immediate $300K funds approval for Executive Management, others leading to extensions and/or contract s).

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

MS Office Suite: 2016, 2013, 2010, Office 365

Graphics/Web Editing: PowerPoint 2016/2013/2007 , VISIO, Techsmith SnagIt, CORELDRAW 7.0

Infomapping: FS PRO

File Management: FTP 95 LE, SYQUEST4, DRAGON Systems, BMC Remedy Action Request System V 7.5

Web Conversion System: MadCap Flare V8

Version Control: Rational ClearCase & ClearQuest 7.0.1.2, SharePoint (VCS), TortoiseSVN 1.7.3

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Proposal Manager

Confidential, Ashburn, VA

Responsibilities:

• Developed RFP-compliant proposal narratives, submitted clarifying questions, produced compliance matrices, and created compelling presentations, graphics, and capabilities statements that spoke to each mission in focus.
• Coordinated with capture manager on documentation reviews (including rewritings/edits) of technical and cost volumes to fulfill all solicited requirements.
• Edited/formatted Air and Command (AETC/A5T) deliverables for Confidential Learning Services Ecosystem

Proposal Assistant

Confidential, Springfield, VA

Responsibilities:

• Provided proposal and production support (content development, editing, and quality control) for RFP-compliant proposal sections, forms related to Defense, Federal, and State proposals. Designed and managed proposal graphics, covers, and presentations from concept through completion.
• Developed/updated briefing presentations, corporate capabilities statements, quality assurance graphics, diagrams, organization charts, and templates using PowerPoint. Participated in various stages of proposal reviews.
• Assisted leadership in screening and evaluating opportunities (RFP, IDIQs, and RFIs) through researching Federal procurement databases (GovWin, FedBiz) to inform bidding strategies.

Proposal Writer

Confidential, Confidential, VA

Responsibilities:

• Developed preliminary drafts (technical, management, plans, past performance, resume sections of proposals) for each RFP. Prepared RFPs’ questions or concerns for clarification of statistics and/or service information; refined the past performance questionnaire responses forms for submittal.
• Created compliant proposal styles and templates, incorporated updated, and/or contributed technical data for RFP, RFI, and/or other solicitation documents.
• Edited/ rewrote certain sections of varying content within tight time frames. Built the pricing tables and Excel costing spreadsheets; assembled master table of content, tables/figure captions, graphics, and list of acronyms.
• Crafted PowerPoint briefing presentations. Reviewed materials for accuracy and RFP compliance.

Technical Writer

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Responsibilities:

• Supported the development of DHS TIP deliverables of varying complexity (metadata extraction/matrixed assembling included) within aggressive time frames.
• Created customized styles and templates specific to the TIP project deliverables to ensure the user guides, user manuals, test plans, engineering installation plans, and reports meet editorial and customer specifications.
• Liaised with SMEs in edits of final draft for delivery, provided guidance to staff members.

Technical Writer/Proposal Writer/Desktop Publisher

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Responsibilities:

• Develop (write/rewrite/edit/format) compliant proposals sections to build the response around the Request for Proposal (RFP) by leveraging provided or updated archived proposal artifacts, creating appealing graphics, diagrams, charts, and customizing the resumes to reflect RFP’s specific criteria and requirements.

Sr. Technical Writer

Confidential, Tysons Corner, VA

Responsibilities:

• As Lead of systems development life cycle (SDLC) documentation for 31 DoS applications, collaborated with Team to craft deliverables of varying complexity within tight deadlines (Software Release Notices, Installation Guides, System Test Plans, User Manuals, Online Help, and Readme files).
• Created presentation graphics for client briefings.
• Developed PDF User Guides, published online Help files with Madcap Flare.
• Gathered real-time metrics reporting using Rational ClearQuest/ClearCase and LVSM&S applications to extract tested data/artifacts for evolving documentation.
• Refined templates using FSPro; ensured ongoing file management using TortoiseSVN. Peer reviewed LVSM&S documents with technical SDLC Support Teams.

Technical Writer/Proposal Manager/Desktop Publisher

Confidential, Burke, VA

Responsibilities:

• Produced winning proposals leading to ed contracts
• Provided advanced desktop publishing for a Confidential Defense Information Systems Agency ( Confidential ) project.
• Developed white papers, a case study paper for Secure Cross-Connect (3) Secret VTC Enclaves using c approved Encryption Accreditation and JITC Compliance ( Confidential ).
• Drafted high-level presentations (graphics, diagrams, charts, process flows, screenshots (from raw data or rough draft) for proposals, for client briefings, and business development initiatives.
• Familiar with procurement portals.
• Leveraged evolving proposal data to reflect the RFP requirements.

Technical Writer/Proposal Writer/Desktop Publisher

Confidential, Reston, VA

Responsibilities:

• Supported technical proposals, deliverables, and business development activities (e.g., graphics, charts, and presentations creation; editing, rewriting, and desktop publishing for classified and unclassified documents).
• Communicated well with Team members; met targeted completion or delivery dates of classified/unclassified projects.

Technical Writer/Editor

Confidential, Alexandria, VA

Responsibilities:

• Provided technical editing/writing and advanced desktop publishing tasks (TEMP, CPD, and ISP plans).

Technical Writer/Editor

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Responsibilities:

• Provided editing, rewriting, and advanced desktop publishing (auto-formatting and graphics) tasks for SIGAR’s project.
• Created and desktop published the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Systems Capabilities Manual identifying Ashore, Afloat, and Airborne C4ISR transformational systems that provide USCG with distinctive and important capabilities to increase CG’s operational readiness and mission effectiveness. Verified technical data from cross-functional sources (C2CEN, TISCOM, CAMSLANT/CAMSPAC) with C4 IT SMEs’ feedback to draft a chapter-by-chapter breakdown, stylized templates with auto formatting (table of contents hyperlinked to cross d/bookmarked titles, pictorial captions, appendices, glossaries, and acronyms lists) and created/incorporated graphics to illustrate material for the C4ISR manual. Revised drafts with directives; reviewed the functionality of Global Command and Control System Joint (GCCS-JI) Integrated C4I Systems Framework (ICSF) client. Updated the Federal Computer Information Systems Management Agency (FISMA) reports, and the Common Operational Picture (COP)/Unclassified COP files. Trained on ePMO and CG COP. Secured access-restricted office.