Katherine Shaw Email & Phone Number

Published editor with experience with formatting and editing books in preparation for print, iBook, and Kindle release versions.

Panama City Beach, Fl

Supervise a team of 15 as they produce logistics documentation and training curriculums for the DoD. Assist Navy customers with the lifecycle planning of logistics support elements. Creates and manages Master Phasing Plans (MPPs), Integrated Master Schedules (IMSs), and Plans of Action and Milestones (POAMs) to track the timely completion of logistical requirements to meet system milestones. Collaborates with drafters to evaluate engineering drawing packages to determine logistical impacts to the system. Drafts Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs) and Maintenance Requirements Cards (MRCs) for system updates to ensure onboard system maintenance is fully functional. Performs 12 step Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) analysis to assess failure modes of newly designed systems. Analyzes system performance and failure data to create Failure Modes and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) reports. Drafts test plans, archives test data, and statistically compares failure and repair times. Analyzes data to provide supply support recommendations to government Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

Edits operational manuals, procedures, briefs, presentations, and monthly status reports for grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Reviews the quality of documents for factual inaccuracies and inconsistencies. Researches source material.

Panama City Beach, Fl

Vicenza Area, Italy

Reported on the humanitarian and military efforts of the base. Researched, interviewed, and wrote articles published online and feature stories published weekly in The Outlook, an army community newsletter. Altered graphics for optimal web and print formatting. Crafted communication with other European US Military bases in order to raise awareness of on-base activities. Used public service announcements and social media to generate interest and forward audiences to the USARAF main website.

Panama City, Florida Area

Majoring in Professional Communication, emphasis in advertising. Minor in psychology.

Internship under the account executives at the Panama City Beach Branch. Duties include creating weekly and monthly marketing summaries for franchisees, conducting competitive research, brainstorming and implementing LSM ideas.

Basic sales experience. Assisting with in-store events such as exhibits and children's benefits. Creating and organizing aesthetically pleasing merchandise displays.

Master’S Degree, Technical Writing

Completed courses to expand knowledge of grammar, rhetorical theory, linguistics, proposal writing, and research methodology.

Bachelor, Communications

Activities and Societies: Emphasis in Public Relations, minor in Psychology. Staff writer and Treasurer of The Signal-Student News.

General Associate, Communications (Advertising/Public Relations)