Suzanne Schaefer Email & Phone Number

Lorton, Va

Lorton, Va

Edit, proofread, and rewrite technical manuals, resumes, and marketing materials.

Edited, rewrote, and proofread technical documents for federal, state, and local departments and agencies, including exercise plans, situation manuals, controller and evaluator handbooks, control staff instructions, after-action reports, proposals, new product overviews, marketing materials, and internal reports and summaries. Also queried authors and interacted with editors, managers, and desktop publishers to produce high-quality products.

Provided editorial proofreading, research, quality assurance/quality control, and production support involving all aspects of preparing final documents and deliverables. Used considerable knowledge and expertise to provide editorial support to Titan’s emergency management and homeland security clients; most notably, the Department of Justice Domestic Preparedness Program’s chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction incident facilitated tabletop and full-scale exercises involving federal, state, and local response agencies. Also co-edited the Arlington County After-Action Report on the Response to the September 11 Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon, and completed the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program training course. Also queried authors and clients and used the Internet to check facts and solve editorial issues. Interacted with desktop publishers and other publications staff members to ensure quality control. Created and continually updated the editorial style guide.

Edited electrical, mechanical, chemical, and design patents for Reed Technology and Information Services, as contracted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Assisted trainers by ensuring quality of patents, providing support to trainees, and giving informal lectures. Validated foreign priority claims, queried patent examiners to solve editorial problems, and positioned artwork for publication. Performed quality control work in a fast-paced high-volume environment.

Copyedited manuals, handbooks, brochures, surveys, and test items for clarity, style, and mechanics for the Educational Services Institute, also managed workflow for the company.

Designed, wrote, edited, and produced training manuals for Kinton, Inc. Organized technical information for educational use by untrained personnel. Conducted on-site trials to test effectiveness of instructional materials. Edited proposals, company brochures, and managed two interactive videodisc projects.

Assisted with the production of The Lawmakers, a WETA-TV/Channel 26 nationally syndicated news-feature program covering congressional activities. Created videotaped segments on the House Minority Whip, the Washington Redskins’ Super Bowl XVII victory, and the rescue of Air Florida crash victims. Directed ENG crews and editing sessions, and coordinated interviews with key officials.