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Hired as temporary/Ínterim technical editor for 10 months but was at the same site for over a year.

Contract ended three months after entry but remained on the same site for over a year under another company and did technical writing and editing.

Position ended because of resignation. Total time at site under two companies was four years. Did technical writing and editing.

Position ended because of resignation to take position with the new prime at the same government site. Total time at site was four years. Performed technical writing and editing duties.

Position ended because of resignation.As Strategic Communications Lead, was responsible for identifying the communication needs of CST, creating an integrated communications strategy to meet those needs, and then executing the strategy. This responsibility included measuring the effectiveness of the strategy (including internal and external CST communications) and recommending changes needed in order to improve the effectiveness of communications. Created a standardized process for facilitating communications within CA and between CST and other organizations, utilizing Strategic Communications Team members. Directed, coached, and mentored a team of four (two Technical Writers, a Senior Graphic Designer, and a Communications Associate) to execute the team’s tasks.

Position ended because accepted position at another government site.Hired as Technical Writer/Editor, but assumed other duties as a Communication/Editorial Reporter. • Worked with ICPO country leads to develop briefing products and inputs for all required ICPO weekly and monthly reports for S&T senior leaders and for the DHS Office of International Affairs. • Created, electronically and physically route for approval, and submit Action Memoranda, Coordination Sheets and supporting documentation for financial and international Implementing Arrangement (IA) packages for ICPO. Each IA requires the Under Secretary or Deputy Under Secretary for Science and Technology’s signature.• Attended meetings or conferences with ICPO staff on a reoccurring basis in order to take notes, create tweets, and develop blog entries as well as write up and distribute meeting minutes.• Developed communications materials for publications, internet, intranet, strategic initiatives, training materials, strategic plan, white papers, and reports. Develop, write, and edit various customer deliverables and documents.

Position ended because of lay-off.Edited documents translated primarily from Arabic, Pashto, and Urdu into English to ensure they were grammatically correct and contained proper syntax. Worked on documents from a workflow - full translations, partial translations, gists, and summaries.• Applied technical writing skills in helping write a government proposal.

Position ended because of resignation.Edited highly technical documents for scientists, engineers, and nuclear physicists with quick turnaround in some cases. Submitted three weekly reports and one monthly report for work completed. Provided configuration manager services related to SharePoint.

Position ended because of lay-off.Edited technical Coast Guard manual used worldwide for vessel inspection. • Formatted over one-thousand pages to make the document sections 612 and 508 compliant and to bring the document up-to-date (over a decade out-of-date.) • Made edits in document, submitted to Coast Guard and then did technical writer review. • Used track changes to make recommendations Coast Guard considered when reviewing. • Edited and formatted user guides and other materials related to Electronic Fingerprint Transmission.

Position ended because contract ended.Over four years worked at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) with military/government scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. • Contributed to over 40 press releases in a year for in-house and external publications, including EurekAlert, Wired News, Scientific American, United Press International, and Popular Science in topics relating to math, science, and engineering. • Over two years led all the directorates with the most Technology Milestones produced. • Interviewed military and university program managers and principal investigators about their research in aerospace, physics, engineering, information technology, and mathematics. • Used PowerPoint to create news charts for government supervisor’s presentations and to edit images accompanying press releases and Technology Milestones. • Used Excel to track story leads, progress of stories once assigned to writers, interview questions and their answers, and news sources publishing the articles. • Assisted in creating a storyboard and then interviewed the PM and PI for agency-produced video about breakthrough technology, “Ghost Imaging.” Afterwards, voiced the narration of the video as well.• Voiced a segment for the video version of the agency’s monthly newsletter, “The Innovator.” • Compiled news clips featuring AFOSR’s/Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL’s) research and then distributed to personnel throughout both organizations.