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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

▪ Develop, write, and manage effective corporate communications for the Nakupuna Companies and Nakupuna Foundation.▪ Building on support delivered since 2015, create and execute a corporate communications strategy designed to solidify company branding while accommodating and supporting future growth.▪ Enact and execute operational standards for the Communications Team, ensuring guidance from leadership is properly translated into finite responsibilities and measurable actions.▪ Establish the Nakupuna Communications Team as the authority for Nakupuna communications to both internal and external audiences.▪ Provide cross-department communications and writing support to both client-facing and internal teams throughout the Nakupuna Companies. ▪ Train junior writers and other Nakupuna staff on company style and communications standards. ▪ Lead the development of responses and applications for workplace awards.▪ Write, edit, review and manage corporate copy and collateral across a variety of business functions: ▪ Marketing: brochures, website copy, capabilities briefs ▪ Business Development: proposals, white papers, RFIs, boilerplate language ▪ Internal Communications: corporate policies, quarterly newsletters, memos, and operational documentation ▪ External Communications: press releases, social media posting, foundation reporting, project deliverables

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

▪ Led a team of developers, trainers, analysts, and support staff in the development of a Salesforce application for the State of Hawaii.▪ Facilitated the Agile development process for the Scrum team, clearing blockers for the developers and ScrumMaster while evangelizing Agile principles to customer staff.▪ Developed, consolidated, registered, and prioritized project requirements according to customer goals, technical capability, and project timelines. ▪ Interfaced with other state customers operating within the same Salesforce environment, ensuring updates were scheduled and executed with minimal risk to the system.▪ Reported project progress and goals to Nakupuna and state leadership at regular intervals.▪ Led the Nakupuna Communications Team in addition to project duties–continued to write, edit, and manage corporate collateral that supported Nakupuna initiatives and goals while transitioning to work full time in a communications-focused role.

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

▪ Oversaw a team of three intern Salesforce developers creating a scholarship management application for the non-profit APIA Scholars.▪ Guided the team through the Scrum/Agile process while coaching them on the general functions of a technical development team. ▪ Coordinated with senior Salesforce development staff to facilitate coaching relationships between the interns and seasoned developers. ▪ Continued to support Nakupuna corporate communications efforts through writing, editing, and managing corporate marketing and internal collateral.

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

▪ Managed a team of four Salesforce developers refining a CRM capable of task tracking, content management, and event planning for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)–the first-ever deployment of Salesforce within the Department of Defense (DOD). ▪ Worked with DPAA and stakeholders from other DOD agencies to refine CRM requirements into actionable user stories.▪ Hosted demos and one-on-one training sessions with DPAA staff to orient them to the system.▪ Regularly reported project progress and metrics to DPAA and Nakupuna leadership. ▪ Maintained project documentation and schedules while assessing quality of deliverables. ▪ Continued Writer Team Lead role of tracking and managing Case Profile development. ▪ Supported Nakupuna corporate communications and marketing initiatives through the development of proposals, white papers, marketing materials, and other documentation.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

▪ Worked with DPAA to write, edit, approve, and publish Case Profiles outlining the circumstances of loss for individual American service members missing from past conflicts. ▪ Established Case Profile development and management processes and worked with DPAA staff to gain approval.▪ Managed a team of four other writers to set and enforce production goals while publishing over 15,000 profiles to DPAA’s website and writing over 25,000 profiles overall.▪ Designed and executed targeted strategies for finishing more than 9,200 profiles during preparations for Agency events pertaining to the Korean War and Vietnam War.▪ Synthesized source materials and government reports into public-facing Case Profiles.▪ Trained DPAA staff in the use of our Case Profile Style Guide as well as the approval and publishing process.▪ Produced a series of one-page informational brochures outlining new technologies being deployed at DPAA. ▪ Developed and supported Nakupuna marketing initiatives through the development of website content and marketing materials.

Arlington, Virginia

▪ Edited over 15 weekly analytical reports summarizing current events and public sentiment in the Baltics, Balkans, Southern Europe, North Africa, Central Africa, and the Middle East for submission to a DOD customer.▪ Edited long-form reports analyzing social media trends regarding ISIS recruitment in the Balkans.▪ Worked directly with subject matter experts and analysts to enhance clarity in reports and translate complex ideas into workable prose. ▪ Maintained an active company style guide and trained new hires in its use.▪ Helped train non-native English speakers to write in formal English using company style. ▪ Developed corporate marketing collateral alongside graphic design staff.

Bethesda, Md

▪ Wrote advertising copy for fliers, newspaper ads, signage, and other collateral for homebuilding organizations. ▪ Managed the social media accounts for several high-profile customers. ▪ Worked with design staff to ensure copy was presented correctly and accurately across all collateral.

Arlington, Va

▪ Coordinated and managed the response to federal and DOD requests for proposals, white papers, RFIs, and other documents. ▪ Wrote, edited, and published the quarterly company newsletter. ▪ Supported marketing initiatives and internal communications efforts. ▪ Starting small forward on company basketball team.

Arlington, Va

▪ Assisted the onboarding team with preparing and filing onboarding paperwork. ▪ Helped plan logistics for corporate events and parties.▪ Designed and implemented a performance review system using SharePoint. ▪ Supported the HR generalist with administrative tasks.

B.A., Music, Minor English Literature, Cum Laude

Graduate Certificate In Professional Writing, Professional, Technical, Business, And Scientific Writing