Sari Kimmel Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Manage a team of Section 508 remediation specialists, editors, writers, and designers/desktop publishers under a contract with the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the U.S. Department of Education. Key responsibilities under this contract include:• Advising ED staff on accessibility best practices.• Remediating high-profile documents for posting to ED's website.• Developing and leading agency-wide training on Section 508 and accessibility.• Designing, writing, editing and developing high-quality outreach materials for agency-wide distribution.

Washington, Dc

Support several mission-critical Federal contracts and collaborate with executive leadership to develop proposals and business marketing materials. Select projects include:U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | ANNUAL REPORTING TO CONGRESS:• Guide and lead a team to produce the yearly Annual Performance Report and Annual Performance Plan for Congress. • Prepare meeting agendas, facilitate meetings, and draft monthly reports.• Perform comprehensive edits adhering to style guides ahead of senior leadership and OMB reviews. • Create graphs, charts, tables, and infographics to convey highly technical, data-driven content. • Conceptualize and create report layout using design software and perform desktop publishing.• Prepare Section 508-compliant PDF and facilitate printing with external vendor.FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION | EDITORIAL AND DESKTOP PUBLISHING SERVICES:• Led and trained a team of editors and graphic designers to provide editorial, publishing, and communications support to Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center’s (TFHRC’s) 18+ onsite laboratories. • Custom-built an electronic tracking solution to manage and assign concurrent work and report on metrics to TFHRC, resulting in 100% on-time or early delivery of all jobs. • Provided technical editing, desktop publishing, and Section 508 compliance support. • Conducted QC reviews to ensure compliance with style guides. • Facilitated meetings with engineers, authors, and senior leadership as needed to resolve outstanding issues. • Tracked copyright permissions and coordinated with the Public Affairs liaison to facilitate print and web production.BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT:• Track potential proposal opportunities.• Produce proposal templates, topical outlines, and capabilities matrices.• Manage color-coded review sessions.• Draft and edit content, perform final compliance checks, and prepare final files for submission.• Help prepare teams for oral presentations.

Washington, Dc

Supported clients and MacroSys business development and training efforts. Select projects included:AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH | INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND NATIONAL REPORTS:• Established standards for content presentation by organizing content and developing layouts.• Created complex graphs and statistical tables that adhered to AIR requirements. • Prepared final Section 508-compliant PDFs from source files. • Wrote and designed documentation for internal staff on how to use web-based visual library.FHWA OFFICE OF POLICY | COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT FOR NHTS PROGRAM:• Perform copyedits and/or substantive edits of reports, white papers, policy briefs, and flyers while adhering to FHWA style and publication guidelines. • Conceptualized, designed, and produced flyers for national conferences. • Drafted targeted content for the web. • Ensured all web collateral adhered to Section 508 compliance laws.• Supported conference efforts by helping create agendas and other conference materials.BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING• Wrote and updated internal guidance documents, including checklists, one-pagers, diagrams, etc., to train new members on MacroSys operations and processes.• Collaborated with VP of Business Development to support CMMI certification efforts (e.g., establishing Confluence space, creating templates, determining best practices, etc.).• Created online portfolios and other marketing collateral, including capabilities statements, in support of business development efforts.

Washington, Dc

Edited and prepared communications collateral in support of Federal clients. Select projects included: LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (LOC) | ANNUAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION TO CONGRESS:• As lead editor/designer, coordinated with 19 offices within LOC to create its annual budget justification. • Performed technical edits.• Re-designed document layout and performed desktop publishing.• Created complex tables and graphs.• Managed photo permissions.• Facilitated print production with external vendor and disseminated copies for staff and Congress.FHWA TFHRC | COMMUNICATIONS COLLATERAL PUBLICATION:• Edited technical reports and briefs according to FHWA-specified style guides and editing standards. • Wrote and edited alternative text for graphics and oversaw graphics permissions. • Created and maintained editorial and design guidelines and checklists for company-wide training and distribution.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Technical And Scientific Communication

Activities and Societies: Winner of two Mary Jo Priest Awards in recognition of "excellent students who demonstrate a passion in writing".

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Zoology

Double major