I write and research stories related to international affairs, business and current events in my free time. I also help friends with writing and editing services and occasionally volunteer my skills.• Incorporated Open-Source tools and techniques and social media intelligence to conduct research and analysis to develop stories and other communications collateral. • Composed social media content daily using Facebook, Twitter, HootSuite, Eventbrite and Canva for the Fairfax NAACP.o Wrote 3 – 5 short biographies for leaders and figures of historical importance weekly for Black History Month (2019) for Facebook and Twitter. o Developed promotional marketing materials weekly to advertise events and promoted those materials on Facebook, Twitter, and Eventbrite.• Write articles, summaries, and analyses on website Global Affairs Weekly.o Wrote articles focusing on international affairs issues such as climate change and potential Sino-Taliban conflict due to unintended consequences of present Chinese actions in Afghanistan and South Asia. o Wrote 3 – 5 summaries in short and long form detailing global and regional news stories weekly.Training:• Google Analytics backed website analysis• Canva• Hootsuite• Eventbrite• Google Applications Suite• ChatGPT prompts

With more than 2,000 scientists, engineers and support from more than 40 disciplines, Carderock’s mission is to protect U.S. Marines and Sailors by crafting world-class ship designs and engineering solutions to deliver superior capabilities at sea. Carderock accomplishes this by focusing on engineering, model testing and live testing of ship designs and ship systems on-site and in detachments.Wavelets is the internal weekly publication covering events, news and culture at the command, keeping command staff informed and improving morale. As a communications analyst supporting Vox Optima’s contract with the public affairs office, I pitched, interviewed and wrote more than 190 stories ranging from short form history stories to long form interviews with cleared naval civilian subject matter experts and senior level staff and spotlights on events, patents and naval history.• Interviews cleared Navy civilian subject matter experts, on average bi-weekly, at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division for stories in Wavelets.• Compose articles and feature stories for Wavelets, 15 of which were unique pitches.• Compile stories for weekly segment This Week In Naval History. Accomplishments- Wrote more than 190 stories based on interviews and individual research.- Active Secret level Clearence since 2021.

Supported the Department of Defense and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security's (USD(I&S)) Algorithmic Warfare Cross-Functional Team (AWCFT) in the Apollo Program by analyzing and labeling imagery for a computer vision and machine learning initiative. The Initiative is to provide situational awareness to multiple ground, overhead, and aerial imagery types. Objects were identified and labeled with a high level of precision based upon a defined and expansive ontology. The outputs were used to train, test, and evaluate computer vision algorithms.• Selected to a team of 25 out of 200 analysts to work on peer review, the highest priority work.Training:• Microsoft Teams

I provided business development support through proposal development and answering Government RFPs, researched potential competitors to form SWOT analyses and competitive strategies and drafting sections for proposals. Additionally, I updated and managed the corporate SharePoint database and consolidated and streamlined the Past Performance and Experiences templates to improve future proposal writing.• Wrote RFP responses for large Federal contractor supporting DoD and other agencies. o Wrote technical, past performance, and management sections of RFPs 3 to 5 times daily.• Managed company capture planning of large contracting vehicles daily using IT-CHESS, GSA E-Buy, and other Federal Government solicitation vehicles.o Wrote SWOT analysis of RFPs, created teaming and company analysis of requirements, designed capabilities matrix for RFPs.o Created a report applying a SWOT and NAICS code analyses to the ASTRO IDIQ, paring down 26 possible task orders to 6 task order to focus on, complete with teaming and win strategies. • Managed master company documentation on SharePoint and overhauled the site to account for five years’ worth of data. o Wrote and revised company documentation on a weekly basis via SharePoint. o Developed a 52-paged Capabilities and Past Performances database with boiler-plate language, organized based on specific topic and capability need. • Edited White Papers for clients and liaised SMEs, ensuring information accuracy and audience targeting. Training:• DoD procurement fundamentals certificate from DAU • SharePoint • Proposal writing• Experience with DoD, military, and government procurement contracting systems

The Sramani Institute was an international development NGO specializing in empowering communities as stakeholders in their own growth and development. I provided business development support by working with the CEO and staff to draft up proposals. I also conducted market and corporate intelligence gathering daily, creating market intelligence reports that guided service offerings and product development.• Produced 2 to 3 daily research reports for CEO’s knowledge development and for product and service development.• Reviewed and extracted requirements from granting organizations, and developed requirements matrices.• Collaborated with staff and CEO to develop and support grant proposals throughout proposal life cycle.• Hosted Skype business meetings daily.Training:• Grant writing and proposal development• Granting agency research and requirements gathering• Collaboration with international staff• Skype Business

Tigercomm is a clean economy public relations firm tackling climate change by promoting clean technologies. As an intern, I conducted online research and drafted social media content to promote clean technologies for the corporate blog. I also wrote a training manual for future interns based on my experiences to ensure faster onboarding of future interns.• Authored white paper on the Offshore Wind Industry in the USA to enhance market brand.• Gathered and analyzed market intelligence research through open sources such as social media and online databases.• Researched clean energy and industry developments for senior staff to develop narratives and content.• Drafted content for corporate clients for Twitter three times a day to support client messaging and brand story.• Designed a training manual that streamlined and detailed best practices for the internship, to improve onboarding for future interns.Training:• WordPress • SEO Analysis • Content writing• Copywriting and digital marketing