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Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Seattle, Washington, United States

Edited technical and marketing documents with adherence to Farallon’s Style Guide and strict company protocols. Primary work involved reviewing, formatting, and editing a variety of documents, including Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, short letter and RFP/RFQ proposals, groundwater and air monitoring reports, technical memoranda, letters, cost estimate spreadsheets, procedures, manuals, and marketing and related materials.

Greater Seattle Area

• Submitted 30+ proposals for a variety of audit functions (internal, performance, and construction audits), bond measure compliance, and fraud investigation; strategic planning; and organizational analysis.• Worked with partners, senior managers, and managers to write proposals that were on time, responsive, compliant, and highlighted Moss Adams’ outstanding capabilities.• Coordinated subject matter experts, procurement site registration, legal review, and production/shipping.• Wrote proposals for government agencies, transit authorities, utilities, education, Indian tribes, and non-profit organizations.

Mountlake Terrace, Wa

• Managed 80+ proposals and 100+ RFIs for mid-market and national accounts, as a lead and a team member. • Coordinated 400+ requests for provider network analysis reports from Premera business analysts and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. • Prepared 30+ finalist presentations to sell to and retain customers. • Contributed to revision of company style guide.• Provided internal technical editing services to company marketing team.

• Edited documents for the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project: Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), 2010 Supplemental Draft EIS, 15+ technical discipline reports, including transportation; environmental justice; air quality; fish, vegetation, and wildlife; hazardous materials; and land use. This work contributed to regulatory approval for the project.• Compiled and organized responses to public comments. Edited figures and tables for readability and consistency. • Revised EIS according to “reader-friendly” standards, prepared index, and compiled materials for administrative record. Performed extensive, detailed print proofing. • Received two “Core Values” recognitions from Parametrix.

• Edited 100+ documents relating to the presence and effects of toxic substances on the environment and human health. • Documents included human health risk assessments, field sampling plans, health and safety plans, and remedial investigation/feasibility study reports. • Edited text for content, grammar, and consistency; compiled and addressed author queries; created project-specific style sheets; compiled lists of acronyms; checked citations and cross-references; managed production process; and performed QA/QC. • Reconciled table, figure, and back material numbering.

• Edited and managed environmental impact statements and supporting documentation. Topics included wetlands, wildlife, fisheries, air quality, water quality, and cultural resources. • Coordinated with project managers and authors, from creating project kick-off materials, to editing resource sections, to final print proofing and document production.

Seattle, Wa

Delineated wetlands using federal methodology; monitored wetland mitigation sites; mapped vegetation; identified plants to species (including grasses, sedges, rushes, and willows); edited and wrote reports and permit applications for local, state, and federal review. Wrote and edited wetland reconnaissance, delineation, and monitoring reports, abstracts, environmental checklists, and annotated bibliographies.

Bs, Environmental Studies

Certificate, Editing

Certificate, Technical Writing And Editing

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