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Houston, TX

• Led marketing and public relations activities for Nanoracks, a global space services leader with more than 1,400 missions to date and manufacturer of the Bishop Airlock aboard the International Space Station.
• Spearheaded the development and execution of a comprehensive marketing strategy, aligning it with organizational goals and objectives, including crafting target customer profiles, refining key messages and managing a.
• Provided strategic communication advice and counsel to senior executives, leaders, and managers, enabling them to convey messaging that effectively advanced business objectives and maintained a positive corporate image.
• Drafted press releases, blogs, charts, infographics, and event flyers to support corporate communications and managed content posting and updates on the Nanoracks website, a WordPress-based platform, ensuring timely.
• Established new processes for the internal development and external release of information and images, enhancing efficiency and minimizing errors.
• Introduced and managed internal communication channels, including a monthly newsletter and an internal SharePoint site, fostering improved information sharing and collaboration among all employees.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Developed comprehensive branding guidelines for new Lockheed Martin business pursuits
• Advised Lockheed Martin leadership on best practices and opportunities for marketing andengagement including the creation of comprehensive budgets and plans
• Lead pursuit of relationships with potential non-traditional partners for possible Lockheed Martinbranding opportunities
• Managed communications/marketing relationship with lunar rover partners including GeneralMotors, MDA and Goodyear
• Drafted press releases, social media posts, executive talking points and internal memos for multipleLockheed Martin civil space pursuits
• Directed numerous guest operations for the Artemis I launch including the planning and executionof a 1,500 person launch viewing event at Kennedy Space Center to build supplier relations and grow Lockheed Martin.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Managed communications and marketing functions for NG Human Space Exploration, Science, Satellite Servicing, and Commercial Communications, and led development of comprehensive strategic communication plans for NG’s products across NASA’s Artemis Program including the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO), Space Launch System (SLS) and Human Landing.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Supported overall communication efforts for Northrop Grumman’s Tactical Space Systems Division including management of digital content creation and distribution, as well as executive communications and media relations- Produced and distributed over two dozen press releases annually, and responded to inquiries from outside media and facilitated interviews.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Write and distribute press releases for Orbital ATK’s Space Systems Group - Respond to inquiries from outside media and facilitate interviews- Draft stories for internal and external website with averaging approximately 20 stories per month. - Also responsible for posting to the Orbital ATK internal page, a SharePoint site - Travel to launches.

Greenbelt, Maryland

Led outreach efforts for NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the Astrophysics Projects Division for internal and external audiences. Oversaw the development of digital and print content and provided logistics support for events- Managed the @NASA_Hubble Twitter account while adhering to agency and mission standards in close collaboration with any industry.

Greenbelt, Maryland, United States

Supported NASA’s Satellite Servicing Projects Division on-site at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and from their partner site in Fairmont, West Virginia. Led the communications effort to combine messaging across these two sites.- Crafted compelling social media content in support of NASA’s Satellite Servicing branding mission resulting in a 1,000.

Charleston, West Virginia, United States

On-call reporter and photographer for the Charleston Daily Mail, West Virginia’s largest newspaper at the time. Covered breaking news, sports and fine arts stories in Morgantown, WV, and across the southern half of the state.- Wrote, edited and produced an average of five stories per month for multiple platforms, including internet and digital channels.

Morgantown, WV

Experienced photographer and editor covering Morgantown, WV, and the surrounding area. Served as secondary Art Director to schedule photography team and make layout choices for stories.- Photographed 5-7 events each week including breaking news, sports, art, theater and profile pieces- Introduced updated cataloging system for photographs to streamline.

Greenbelt Maryland

• Collect and relay information from the WV Robotics Technology Center for use at Maryland office
• Analyze and use social media relating to projects and events resulting in a 1,000 follower increase on Twitter
• Interview engineers, scientists and NASA employees for stories
• Conduct technical writing for the Satellite Servicing Capabilities Office
• Shoot photos and videos for publication in print and on the internet

Morgantown WV

I traveled throughout the state completing multimedia stories for local newspapers. The stories consisted of videos, photos, graphics and written pieces that can be published online and viewed on mobile devices.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Journalism

Activities and Societies: Society of Professional Journalists WV Uncovered Multimedia Journalist Certificate in Mobile JournalismI'm.

Minor, Entrepreneurial And Small Business Operations

Activities and Societies: I learned how to prepare a business plan to attract investors, manage a staff, handle small business finances.