Chris Carey Email & Phone Number

Washington, D.C., Us

- Strategic Comms Lead for the Directorate of Mission Services (MS), the most globally dispersed and diverse directorate in DIA.- Built MS strategic communications from ground up by implementing a style guide, creating regular comms products from the MS Director, and holding daily touchpoints with MS Offices to develop messaging themes and augment comms capabilities.- Led all internal and external communications for MS, with emphasis in the areas of training and professional development, facilities and services, logistics and deployments, human resources, medical services, and security to communicate a unified MS vision.- Created MS fact book to capture MS successes and areas of concern that was valuable during the incoming DIA Director’s transition briefs to highlight MS activities worldwide and support to strategic competition initiatives, and updated the fact book monthly to track MS successes, items of interest and talking points for senior leaders.- Built positive collaborative relationships with CAGs and DAGs, which has reinforced DIA branding and messaging across all DIA Directorates, strengthening MS and DIA branding with unified comms.- Created innovative communications products tailored to the MS Director’s brand, strengthening her reputation as a forward-thinking leader regarding upskilling, AI/ML, and constrained resources. Under my tenure, the MS Director’s speaking engagements quadrupled from Q4 FY23 to Q2 FY24.

Washington, D.C., Us

• Lead speechwriter for DIA Director Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier.• Collaborate with offices across DIA to ensure DIA Director’s messaging is aligned with Department of Defense priorities and the DIA Strategy.• Initiated weekly meetings with Director’s Action Working Group to strengthen relationship between the Office of Corporate Communications and the DIA Command Element. Created an open environment to exchange ideas and ultimately enhance the Director’s messaging to increase public recognition of the DIA mission.• Advise DIA Director in his communications strategy.• Built DIA Director’s confidence in the Office of Corporate Communications, allowing him to increase his speaking engagements. In CY2021, the Director delivered 24 speeches. In CY2022, the Director delivered 96 speeches.• Write speeches that reinforce the DIA Director’s priorities in support of the National Defense Strategy.• Write speeches that showcase DIA Director as a thought-leader on the Russia-Ukraine war and the rise of China. Director’s speeches are covered by national and international reporters, allowing his messaging on strategic competition and the critical importance of allies and partnerships to reach a global audience.• Manage speechwriting assignments with typical 24–48-hour turnaround.• Prioritize work by assessing risk and opportunity; communicate clear deadlines to stakeholders, resulting in meeting deadlines with 100% accuracy.• In addition to prepared speeches, write talking points for DIA Director’s office calls with Agency guests.• Draft workforce emails from the Director that announce heritage months and comment on current events.• Serve as master of ceremonies for events with the DIA Director, including Director Town Halls and Senior Expert Forum.

Silver Spring, Maryland, Us

• Write movie reviews.• Write weekly personal blogs.• Host giveaways for readers.• Create monthly content plans to maximize reader experience.• Create monthly communications plans to increase social media engagement.

Fairfax, Virginia, Us

• Provided technical editing services for the entirety of the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Office of Corporate Communications, to include technical edits on all senior leadership workforce communications and congressional correspondence.• Viewed as a subject matter expert on writing for public consumption and editing, providing comprehensive edits on more than 200 articles for DIA's websites in the last year, with a focus on increasing reader engagement and broadening storytelling capabilities through humor.• Provided meaningful edits and content suggestions for the DIA Director’s speeches, workforce emails, talking points, and letters.• Mentored junior members of the News Operations team to improve the quality of their product and enhance customer satisfaction.• Prioritized work by assessing risk and opportunity, resulting in meeting deadlines with 100% accuracy.• Responsible for script writing for Agency-wide products, including DIA comic book, 2021 holiday video parody, and social media posts.• Interviewed and wrote insightful feature-length articles for DIA websites. Conducted engaging interviews with several members of DIA leadership, including Major General Michelle McGuinness and former DIA Director Vincent Stewart.• Coordinated with government employees in the Chief Information Office and the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security to provide technical edits on their products.• Provided comprehensive edits for the entirety of DIA.mil for its public relaunch, working side-by-side with the Multimedia team to troubleshoot unexpected technical glitches in real-time.• Authored OCC’s “Editor’s Toolbox,” a monthly resource guide created to provide the News Operations team with writing tips.• Awarded Office of the Director of National Intelligence's "2021 Communicators of the Year" award.• Awarded internal FedWriters challenge coins for teamwork, excellence, leadership, dependability, and perseverance.

United States, Us

United States, Us

United States, Us

• Wrote executive-level speeches and talking points.• Provided communications strategy and advice to Clark senior leaders on communications tactics when interacting with members of the local and national news media.• Led the award submission program for Clark and its subsidiaries nationwide to garner widespread recognition, with a 94% win rate.• Researched and wrote key message points for initiative rollouts and announcements, working closely with others to align messaging for all internal and external stakeholders.• Developed digital media strategy for all company initiatives and announcements through weekly planning meetings. This includes style and messaging aspects of social media and editorial content.• Coordinated communications tactics such as media outreach, writing news articles, and executive-level speechwriting to ensure timely execution of activities to key stakeholders.• Developed a media strategy for Clark’s involvement at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial that garnered media response from local television stations (ABC, FOX, and NBC), along with radio coverage from WTOP and written content from several major area newspapers, including the Washington Business Journal.• Served as custodian of all communications assets, including style guides, graphics, and templates.• Conducted media outreach and planned media tours at job sites. • Measured and reported on the effectiveness of all communications activities, including social media and company news articles, while providing recommendations for process improvements and overall message delivery.• Wrote a coffee table book for the Fort Bliss Replacement Hospital project in El Paso, Texas.

Alexandria, Virginia, Us

• Supported Naval Research Laboratory team managing robotic satellite servicing program and related software.• Wrote program documentation including training manuals, program specifications, and test plans.• Provided strategic communications advice on medical devices for emergency responders.• Provided reference, research, and information services to support various Naval Research Laboratory teams.• Wrote and edited materials about complicated scientific subjects (including robotics and space systems) directed towards a variety of internal and external audiences.• Assisted with the development of a social media strategy for company announcements.• Led monthly risk analysis meetings to identify project risks, discuss impact, and determine response.• Developed marketing materials to promote Systems Definition software to potential clients.

Reston, Virginia, Us

• Served as first line supervisor for up to 50 investigators working on a federal contract for the OPM, conducting national security and public trust background investigations.• Created and analyzed monthly team reports detailing performance to ensure forecasted revenue and budget targets were met.• Managed case assignments for all of my direct reports.

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Served as first line supervisor for up to 50 investigators working on a federal contract for the OPM, conducting national security and public trust background investigations.• Created and analyzed monthly team reports detailing performance to ensure forecasted revenue and budget targets were met• Managed case assignments for all of my direct reports.

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Conducted background investigations on federal and private employees who applied for government clearance and training new hires.• Helped create the new hire mentorship program.• Conducted quality audits and quality assurance interviews on behalf of the Integrity Assurance team.

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Conducted background investigations on federal and private employees who applied for government clearance.• Trained new hires through shadow training and on-the-job training.

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Conducted background investigations on federal and private employees who applied for government security clearance.

• Managed over 150 criminal, driving while intoxicated, and personal injury cases for litigation practice.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Reported on a wide variety of trade organizations and association news for a bimonthly newsletter with a circulation size of 1,500.• Interviewed association CEOs and executive-level leaders daily.

College Park, Maryland, Us

• Covered transportation, public works, agriculture, and rural beats for this University of Maryland-run wire service that serves more than 50 Maryland-area publications.• Worked against tight deadlines, took photographs to accompany articles, and interviewed public figures, including the governor of Maryland.• Wrote an article about the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, which caused the facility to hold its first public tour since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.• Wrote stories that were published by reputable publications, including the Washington Post and the Washington Times.