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ARAMARK
Atlantic Resources Corporation
Bank of Montreal, Harris Trust Company
Bell Atlantic Network Integration
Brown and Root Services
Computer Sciences Corporation
Computer Technology Associates
Creative Technology Incorporated
CIBER
Data Base, Inc.
DIGICON
Digital Equipment Corporation
Economic Research Laboratories
ECS Technologies/Digital Equipment Corporation
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Electronic Warfare Associates
Haydon Elementary School
Lockheed Martin - Mission Systems
Lockheed Missiles and Space
MCI WorldCom
Miguel's Studios
NJVC
Retired Senior Volunteer Program
SHL, Systemhouse, Inc.
Sprint
Science Applications International Corporation
TechServ, Inc.
TRW Systems Integration Group
United Missile Defense Corporation
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ARAMARK, Parks and Resorts Division, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, and Phoenix, Arizona
Technical writer for the incumbent on a National Park Service proposal
to manage the resort concession services at Lake Powell (3.6 million visitors
per year.) Completed a highly successful analysis of RFP, prepared response
outline, wrote initial draft of all major sections, wrote final response
to requirements in the Draft Contract which ranged from describing the
support organization (1,400 employees), to the qualifications of the individuals
involved in specific tasks. Provided detailed descriptions of the Maintenance
and Operating Plans. Subject matter included highly technical descriptions
of Environmental Engineering, Hotel and campground operations, tour boats,
houseboat and powerboat rental operations, and operating and maintaining
a large marina for over 870 private boats in a sensitive desert environment.
June-August 1998.
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Atlantic Resources Corporation
Reston, Virginia - Various Tasks
Pilot Program for Intern/Mentor Approach to help disabled students
transition to mainstream education. US Department of Education. September
1993.
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Proposal Manager for $750,000 Department of Education Research Grant.
The Interactive Distance Learning Center for the Disabled. July 1993.
Proposal Writer/Project Timeline for a $120,000 GSA Electronic Bulletin
Board System Proposal, IDIQ contract to expand the existing computer product
bulletin board (BBS) to include a greater range of computer peripherals,
network and software data, and provide programming/maintenance and user
documentation. August 1993.
Proposal Writer/Graphics Designer/Project Timeline for a $650,000 Firm
Fixed Price Contract for Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Proposal to perform
conversion and modification of 25 surveillance vehicles. September 1993
Proposal Consultant, Senior Technical Writer and Editor for FOH, Marketing
Intelligence Center proposal. April 1996.
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Writer and Editor for other small Proposals or Grant Applications,
such as:
Grant for FIDOS for Freedom, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.
August 1993
The Even Start Information System, and Information and Management Support
System for the U. S. Department of Education. October 1993
Writer/Producer for video for NDATUS. December 1994
Writer/Executive Producer for NIDA video news release. February 1994
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Bank of Montreal, Harris Trust Company
of New York, New York New York, February 1998—Proposal Manager for
HUD Community Endowment Fund proposal. Defined detailed tasks for Community
Block Grant funding for Section 108 business loans using MS Project and
then established costing templates to estimate the Firm-Fixed Price for
services performed by a diverse team of specialists. Built Excel cost
model and will transfer line-item task estimates tasks and materials from
MS Project to obtain final cost model. Wrote and edited a Six-Section
Technical and Management Plan, including Past Performance, Personnel Qualifications,
and Prior Experience. Published the final 152-page proposal in full color.
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Bell Atlantic Network Integration
(BANI), Falls Church, Virginia
Special Technical Writer for Distance Learning. Conducted Internet
research to obtain strategic information on State of Maine and Maine
Department of Education. Wrote compelling “Classroom to Core” material
describing how the ATM-based technical solution would deliver new educational
tools to teachers. Developed technical training requirements for administrative
staff, technical staff, and teachers, and addressed curriculum development
and delivery training for teachers. Coordinated with and edited proposal
material from lead technical writer and several subcontractors. February
1998 - March 1998.
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Lead technical writer for ATM-based Distance Learning technical solution.
Edited, rewrote, or wrote Sections on the Physical Description of the
network, Network Management, Software, Quality of Service, Project Management
and others. March 1998.
Atlanta, Georgia - Proposal Manager and lead writer for ATM network
expansion proposal for MARTA. June 1998
Proposal Manager and lead writer for Distance Learning proposal for
DC Public Schools. October 1998.
Proposal Manager for Enterprise Network Management Proposal. November
1998
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Brown and Root Services, Roslyn, Virginia
Technical writer preparing the Mobilization Plan for a $200,000 proposal
to build a military air base in Fayid, Egypt. Project involved fast
track mobilization for more than 2500 employees and ramp up to meet
a 900-day project deadline. December 2000-February 2001
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CIBER, Tyson’s Corner, Virginia
Proposal Manager for $60 Million IDIQ contract for the Department
of Transportation. Rapid response proposal (8 days) for Prime and two
subcontractors to provide IT services under VANITS contract. Analyzed
RFP and prepared expanded outline and managed response process. September
2001.
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Computer Sciences Corporation,
McLean, Virginia
Project Management
Produced management, personnel transfer, and acquisition transition
timelines for CSC international commercial proposal to Goodyear. Microsoft
Project. February 1994
Produced personnel transfer and acquisition transition timelines for
an international commercial proposal. December 1994
Produced management plan, implementation, personnel transfer, and acquisition
transition timelines for an international commercial proposal. January
1994
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Produced master transition plan timeline using Microsoft Project in
a commercial acquisition proposal to Alexander & Alexander. Produced
detailed site sub plan for one US location and outline templates for
one US and two overseas location sub plans. Conformed MS Project dates
to FrameMaker briefing slides. October 1995
Updated five sub-projects and linked to master project for Alexander
& Alexander contract “Red Team” review. November 1995
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Computer Technology Associates
(CTA) Rockville, Maryland
Proposal Manager for Year 2000 proposal to Norrell Corporation. April
1998.
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Creative Technology Incorporated,
Herndon, Virginia
Proposal Manager for $80-million IDIQ contract for Intelligence Community
client. Effort included preparing interrogatory for Draft RFP, assisting
top management in presentation to 10 teaming partners to respond to
final RFP and more than 50 task orders. Analyzed final RFP and prepared
expanded outline and managed response process. June 2001 to August 2001
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Data Base, Inc., Columbia, Maryland/Seattle
Washington
Proposal Manager for Vital Records Storage contract with IBM. Completed
a highly successful analysis of RFP, prepared response outline, wrote
initial draft of all major sections, wrote final response to security
requirements, quality, and cost controls. Prepared costing model to allow
sliding rates based on 17 different metropolitan locations in the United
States. Prepared a full four-color response containing digitized images
slides for a 30-minute MS PowerPoint slide show for oral briefing. January
1998.
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DIGICON Bethesda, Maryland
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Lead Technical Writer, Technical Editor for a deliverable for the National
Institutes of Health. Helped the client meet the initial deadline with
a minimally acceptable deliverable, then returned to assist the client
in producing the final deliverable. Deliverable was a report on a statistical
survey about and recommendations on network consolidation and systems
task and cost improvements. April 1995
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Lead Technical Writer for Firm Fixed Price Contract Proposal for system
integration upgrades for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Coordinated
writing of the System Design Recommendations. Wrote two sections of
the Technical Volume: Network Test Lab and Staging Facility (6
pages), and Operational Network Technical Support (8 pages).
May 1995
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Technical Consultant on staffing portion of a firm fixed price service
contract for the Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Atlantic Ranges,
and Facilities Department. Organized resume library and structured information
database. Reviewed and selected candidates for interview for 34 employment
categories. Conducted prescreening telephone interviews, arranged interview
appointments.
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Conducted interviews of entry-level candidates and specialists in the
Operations Research category. Wrote several segments of Staffing portion
of the Management Volume. Initiated cooperative agreement with local
Patuxent River high school and community college to provide candidates
for entry-level positions. Rewrote and published final resumes. Produced
required personnel matrices for proposal using Excel. June 1995
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Digital Equipment Corporation,
Beltsville, Maryland
Proposal Manager and technical writer/editor for a response
to the request by Black & Decker Corporation. Quotation on the SAP
R/3 platform and related services. Conducted “Red Team” analysis of work-in-progress,
established production timeline, edited and revised sections from template
material. Prepared expanded outline for Technical Section edited and assisted
in writing the Technical Section. Created new CorelDraw graphics. Managed
final production of 150-page document using “master document.” Directed
design and production of 28 briefing slides in Microsoft PowerPoint and
exported graphics to MS Word document. Adjusted Microsoft Project timeline
to meet customer delivery specifications and formatted for final production.
August 1995
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Economic Research Laboratories
Reston, Virginia - Technical Writer
Unsolicited Proposal for Development of a Forecasting Model for Student
Loan Program Payment Defaults for the U. S. Department of Treasury.
January 1992
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ECS Technologies/Digital Equipment Corporation
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Baltimore, Maryland
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Proposal Manager for Firm Fixed Price Contract to migrate Civilian
Personnel Office from mainframe to 95 PC workstations/Windows NT environment.
Established WBS, interviewed project personnel, wrote expanded outline,
and 92-page rough draft. Edited final draft 72-page document and prepared
MS Word 6 and MS Project documents for production after final review.
July 1995
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Electronic Warfare Associates
- Chantilly, Virginia
Lead Proposal Consultant on production of product tables for IC4I
RFP (US Air Force/Intelligence Community,) Planned support and production
effort. Included, screening and concatenation of an array of computer-related
product items data and catalog information for products selected by
delivery and analysis teams at Digital Electronics Corporation and Intelligent
Electronics. Extensive use of dBase information transferred to MS Excel
spreadsheet costing models and catalog pricing. February 1995.
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Haydon Elementary School,
Special Education Department, Manassas, Virginia
Application to Director of Special Education for additional funding
for math teaching tools for the two EMR 4-6, and EMR K-3. February 1996
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Lockheed Missiles and Space
Fairfax, Virginia - Technical Editor
Consolidated Edison Proposal to Provide a Graphical Indexing
System for New York City Power and Communications Distribution Facilities
- March 1990
California Department of Transportation Proposal to Provide
a Graphical Indexing System for California Bridges and Highway Overpasses.
- April 1990
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Lockheed Martin - Mission Systems,
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Graphic artist for Airport Explosive Detection System proposal for
Federal Government. PowerPoint and Photoshop illustrations. March 2002
Graphic Artist. Worked with team of graphic artists for WIN-T proposal
for Department of Army proposal. April 2002.
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MCI WorldCom, Tyson's Corner, Virginia
Senior bid manager for large-scope, custom outsourcing bids ($100 million
+) for end-to-end managed network and IT services. Responsible for virtual
team organization and management, bid strategy, RFP analysis, bid development,
pricing strategy, costing process management, proposal production, presentations,
contract and service level agreement negotiation support. Used Web-based
technology for preparation, production, and delivery of proposals. July
1999-September 2000.
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Senior Bid Manager
Dow Corning—Full managed services for 118 manufacturing sites,
global LAN project. 70 international including North and South America,
Middle East, Europe, Subcontinent and Asia Pacific regions. Thirty US
sites.
Federal Express—AsiaPac WAN/LAN critical mission- total outsource
solution, all transport, total managed services down to desktop. Voice,
data, and video services and end-to-end billing. Dedicated network management
center, provide proactive monitoring and reporting. Third Party agreements
with ICL-Fujitsu, Equant, Singtel, Hong Kong Tel, Cable and Wireless,
and others.
Standard Chartered Bank - Hong Kong (United Kingdom)—Pilot program
(portion of Global Bid) LAN/WAN transition to Internet-based operations.
Complete managed services down to desktop for 78 branch offices, 2 data
centers, and 12 back office operations in Hong Kong. Third Party agreement
with Fujitsu ICL.
DaimlerChrysler (Germany, Benelux)—Replace VSAT network to 5,400
dealerships in North and South America. Transition to Internet-based solution.
LAN/WAN implementation and managed services to desktop. Voice, data, and
video services. Teaming agreement with NCR and IBM.
Sun Microsystems (Colorado)—Managed services support for Sun Remote
Systems (SRS) program, an IP-server- monitoring package being offered
by Sun Microsystems to Sun customers worldwide (2,400 locations per year).
Remote managed services for IP, Frame Relay, and dial-up.
PacifiCare Health Systems (California) —WAN managed services for
116 US and 2 international sites. Transition to new Frame Relay, ATM,
IP services. Teaming agreement with Lucent NPS.
BP Amoco— (United Kingdom) LAN/WAN transition to Internet-based
reporting system (portion of Global Bid) Transport and managed services
support for special systems in United Kingdom, Asia Pacific, and Middle
East and Africa.
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IBM/Equifax (Georgia)—IT services subcontract for international
telecommunications services. All global voice, PBX and key-set management,
audio and video conferencing, Internet, RAS, frame, managed services to
desktop, and second level help desk.
Saab, Inc. (Oklahoma)—Transition from X.25 to an IP infrastructure
for 35,000 node global network. Access, transport, and complete managed
services solution. Teaming with ICL and NCR.
Senior Writer-Program
Management
MaerskeNet Sealand (California)— WAN managed services for US and
international sites. Transition to new Frame Relay, ATM, IP services.
Wrote Program Management Section and developed briefing slides for Program
Management portion of presentation.
American Presidential Lines (Washington)— WAN managed services
for US and international sites. Transition to new Frame Relay, ATM, and
IP services. Wrote Program Management Section and developed briefing slides
for Program Management portion of presentation.
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Miguel’s Studios
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Proposal Manager/Writer for $550,000 contract to produce a 30-minute
video history of Guam and Chamorro resistance during World War II. April
1994
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Proposal Manager/Writer for $150,000 contract to produce computer animation
for a National Geographic production on dinosaurs. May 1994.
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Proposal Manager/Writer for proposal to the National Park Service Video
for production of Western Trails. Two-part acquisition: Phase 1,
Firm-Fixed-Price development of the video treatment - 3 awards. Phase
2, proposal for subsequent production of winning treatment. May 1995
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Production Manager. Prepared production timeline, resource estimates,
and rough costing for 15-minute production for the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission. Timeline included recommendations for meetings and deliverables
schedules. August 1995
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Proposal Manager for $750,000 contract to produce a 30-minute video
history of the development of trains for the National Park Service,
Steamtown USA. August 1994
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NJVC, Tyson’s Corner, Virginia
Volume Lead for Cost Narrative of a Proposal for NIMA. Rapid response
(10 days.) Proposal for $2 billion, base plus 15-year, cost plus contract
for a Native American company to takeover IT support for NIMA. October/November
2001
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Retired Senior Volunteer Program
(RSVP), Montgomery County, Virginia
Grant Application Manager. Conducted strategic assessment, Internet
research, and planning for Federal Educational grant application. Prepared
outline and expanded outline for grant writer and conducted Red Team
review and final submission requirements review. February 1998.
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SHL, Systemhouse, Inc. Reston, Virginia
Revised, formatted, and published final government deliverables (three
20-page reports) using Ventura. December 1994
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Sprint, Herndon, Virginia
Lead technical editor for Defense Information Systems Network, (DISN)
CTS-C draft proposal for “Pink Team” review. Also, coordinated off-line
edits with FrameMaker production staff. December 1995.
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Lead technical editor for Southern California Department of Communications
services consolidation proposal. December 1995
Lead technical editor for DISN CTS-C proposal. January 1995.
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Science Applications International Corporation
(SAIC), Bailey’s Crossroads, Virginia.
Technical editor for Health Care Technology Division’s proposal group.
Editor, coordinator for Systems Engineering Management Proposal on the
Corporate Executive Information System for the Defense Medical Information
Management Office. Editor for systems integration proposals to Health
Partners, Ltd. and to Kaiser Permanente. April 1996.
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Technical Recruiter for SAIC Biomedical Services Group. Identified and
recruited incumbent contractor’s personnel on technical support contract
for NIH. Successful in locating and contacting 28 of 36 key positions
and obtaining resumes and signed letters of commitment. Rewrote resumes
and prepared biographical sketches and compliance tables for education,
training, technical skills and experience. November 1997 - January 1998
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TechServ, Inc.
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Gainesville, Virginia
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Wrote a 95-Question Proficiency Evaluation to Test Skill Levels for
DOS, Windows, WordPerfect in the Proposal Operations Environment. This
is a Self-Take, Self-Score Evaluation with a Scoring Sheet designed
to provide a graphical representation of the skill levels in the use
of the computer in dealing with problems common to proposal work. July
1995
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TRW Systems Integration Group, Fairlakes, Virginia
Technical Editor, Graphics Coordinator
$700 million proposal for US Air Force Defense Messaging System (DMS).
DMS was the first military procurement in the government's attempt to
build its version of the Information Super Highway. Led rewrite effort
of Executive Summary. Edited the Management Volume cutting 20 pages
of manuscript to meet page limitations imposed by government amendment.
June - July 1994.
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Technical Editor, Graphics Coordinator
Department of Agriculture, IDIQ proposal to provide nationwide systems
update, extended system integration services, and support personnel.
Coordinated and edited Management Volume, and assisted in rewriting/reformatting
resumes and producing compliance matrices. Planned and directed photo
shoot of executives and project management candidates. September 1994
- October 1994
Lead Proposal Coordinator
for CRs/DRs on Department of Agriculture Proposal. December 1994
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Technical Editor, Technical Writer
Management Volume and Technical Volume’s Testing and Evaluation Section
and lead consultant on the Technical Section’s Software System Design
and Development Section. Proposal for JCTCS, Joint Chiefs of Staff,
IDIQ proposal to provide inter-service and interdepartmental systems
integration services and design and support personnel. Used MS Excel
to prepare compliance matrices. November, 1994.
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United Missile Defense Corporation
(UMDC), Crystal City, Virginia
Technical Editor, Lead Coordinator for the Integrated Management Plan
(IMP) and Integrated Management Schedule (IMS) Volume of a large DoD
joint venture proposal conducted by Lockheed Martin, TRW, and Raytheon.
Coordinated with three book bosses to produce the main IMP draft deliverable
and two appendices. Met with and assisted 16 of 22 writers and technical
reviewers in preparing revised outlines for process narratives. Edited
and revised 51 subsection process narratives. Supervised redevelopment
of 162 process flow diagrams for uniformity. Became document control
and file management supervisor for the IMP on a Windows NT server connecting
both PC and Macintosh users to resolve severe file management and parallel
development problems. August-October 1997
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Technical Writing - Editing
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Keynotes
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Published the
Executive Summary, the newsletter of the National Capital
Area Chapter of Association of Proposal Management Professionals
(APMP.) Continues to be a regular contributor of proposal process
articles. Cofounder of Proposal Management, the Professional
Journal of APMP, and Design and Production Manager, Contributing
Writer.
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Bell Atlantic
Consultant Initial Training Course, Facilitator Guide
Editor of Facilitator Guide for a 9-week Consultant Initial Training Course.
Editing involved concatenation and rewriting of facilitator material in
a page-to-page match with the participant’s training material and high-level
formatting. Complex material and many embedded graphics. April, 1995
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Centennial
of Flight, Smithsonian Institution. Researcher and writer for Web
site for the centennial celebration of the Wright Brothers' first flight.
May, June
2001
The
Pioneering Years; A Story of Commercial Aviation in the 1920s
Scandals,
Politics, and the Fight for Control: A Perspective of Commercial Aviation
in the 1930s
The
Passenger Experience: Commercial Flight in the 1920s and 1930s
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Economic Research Laboratories, Inc.
Forecasting Navy Enlistment at the Naval Recruiting District Level
Provided outline and expanded outline through direct interview. Wrote
and edited a 35-page technical report on the use of econometrics modeling
in forecasting enlistment volumes in a dynamic multivariate environment,
using notes, project data and research material. Published final deliverable
using Microsoft Word. February 1988
Study to Analyze the Cost Effectiveness of the ACF Program
Edited a 62-page study on the methodology to be used in a cost-effectiveness
study. Used notes, project data, and research material. Published final
deliverable using Microsoft Word. April 1988
Recruiter Zone Analysis Study
Edited a 47-page review of a regression analysis, time-series study. Published
final deliverable using Microsoft Word. January 1989
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Study to Improve Battalion Level Missioning
Edited a 35-page review of methodology used in econometrics modeling.
Published final deliverable using Microsoft Word. February 1989
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HumRRo Corporation
Cost-Effective Analysis of Simulator Training for the B-1 - Report
on Key Issues Edited 23-page keynote summary of simulator training
development cost issues. Formatted and published final deliverable using
WordPerfect. May 1988
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TRW/SETA, Washington, DC January-February, 1996
Senior technical editor/writer for five FAA deliverables.
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Implications of Using Reduced Voltage Logic Circuits in FAA Facilities
- Senior Technical Editor of a 40-page white paper on protecting
low voltage circuits from EMI and ESD. January 1996
Federal Aviation Administration Handbook on Photovoltaic Systems
for NAS Facilities - Senior Technical Editor of a 60-page handbook
on estimating array size and costing methodology. February 1996
Facilities Engineering CADD Standard Recommendation - Senior
Technical Editor of a 106-page standards manual for Computer Aided Drawing
and Design standards. Also edited and provided graphics for a 38-page
recommendation. Provided script editing, art direction, and design for
75-slide PowerPoint technical briefing. February 1996.
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Triple Level Floor Trade Study - Senior Technical Editor
of a 45-page evaluation of the triple-layer raised floor system for computer
rooms. Also edited accompanying 32-page report on specific issues of single-layer
flooring problems at the Leesburg ARTCC. February 1996
Facility Subsystem Requirements Database (FSRDB) - Senior
Technical Editor and Art Director for a 32-slide PowerPoint technical
briefing on the advantages of using a relational database in facilities
management. February 1996
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Web Site Design and Development
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research for competitive analysis and proposalsDreamweaver,
PhotoshopWeb-based design, development and delivery processes.
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Matheny Associates, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland, November -December
1998—Web site strategic planning, and design conceptual for Gallows Point
and Lavender Hills condominiums, St. John, US Virgin Islands. Prepared
MS Project slide presentation to brief Condominium Owners Association
and projected costs for Web site development and maintenance. This project
involved target market and competitive intelligence research and the development
of key search words and cross-reference links to other Web sites
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Lockheed Martin - Mission Systems, Gaithersburg, Maryland,
Trained HR newsletter editor on Web animation. Prepared animated gif for
newsletter using Corel and Adobe software. April 2002
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Business Development and Capture Planning
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GTECH WorldServ, Inc. Herndon, Virginia, May 1996 — April 1997
Senior Writer, Proposal Manager, Capture Management.
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Proposals
Initiated and developed proposal information filing system. Wrote new
proposal procedures. Worked as leading team member producing 23 commercial
proposals and 3 bids for state governments.
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Agreements & Contracts
Edited, revised or wrote a variety of business documents including:
Confidentiality Agreement, Non-Compete Agreement, Teaming Agreement,
and Subcontractor Agreement.
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Oral Briefings
Prepared PowerPoint slides for 27 customer sales briefings. Wrote and
produced eight executive briefings for CEO and Director of Marketing.
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Strategic Planning - Business Development
Wrote Capture Management, Proposal Development, and Proposal Production
Plans as part of new strategic plan for reorganized company and prepared
WBS and timeline template for each. Prepared recommendations for adoption
of ISO 9000, Cooper’s & Lybrand IT Management Methodology and Quality
Function Development (QFD). Edited product technical design description
(Edu.Serv Product Description —The CyberLab for Technical Education
in College and University and K-12 Environments.) Wrote recommendation
for implementation strategies of Edu.Serv product. Wrote business plan.
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Business Plan
Wrote product review and business plan to reorganize product offering.
PhoneServ Business Plan
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Proposal and Contract Review
Researched current outstanding proposals, contracts, prepared written
summaries, and recommendations for management review of existing business
relationships. Prepared account histories for legal review. Edited contract
review and re-negotiation letters for CEO.
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Marketing Materials
Edited and revised marketing materials. Produced new marketing
materials. Edited and produced two technical white papers. SNMP Management
Overview, EDS 8,000: Issues on Wireless Security for Automated Teller
Machines
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Market Research and Competitive Information
Conducted Internet and library research on three education market niches
obtaining market demographics, scope of market, prospects, competition,
and product delivery information. Wrote summaries and recommendations
and developed a market research reference system. Researched technical
services and products including: wireless applications in the financial
transfer industry, telemedicine, distance learning, managed network
services, advanced networks, voice response, and call center applications.
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Sherman Technical, Rockville, Maryland, December 1998—Research,
analysis, and Business Plan conceptual for expansion funding. Research
included market demographics, interviewing manufacturers and manufacturer
representatives, market specialists, and competitive analysis. Built five-year
financial prospectus including forecasting of production cost estimates
for variable levels of production using MS Excel. Wrote plan using MS
Word, and prepared critical path project timeline using MS Project.
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Bank of Montreal, Harris Trust Company of New York, New York
NY
Oral Briefings Coach assisting Harris Trust Team in preparing for best
and final (BAFO) presentation and questions by the HUD evaluation team.
Technical writer prepared written responses to 27 general questions
to bidders from HUD and 4 specific questions directed to Harris Trust.
Coordinated with 12-member team to ensure that all answers were accurate.
Forty-seven page response completed in the seven days as required by
HUD. May 1999
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Hughes, Reston, Virginia
Technical Editor/Graphics Designer for oral briefing for US Air Force
Systems Integration Proposal. Seventy-five slides. Macintosh Adobe Illustrator.
March 1996
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Lockheed Martin - Mission Systems Gaithersburg, Maryland
Graphic Artist. Updated existing slides for MAF-Tiger Product Demonstration.
Developed new slides during final oral demonstration rehearsals. Updated
existing slides for MAF-Tiger aerial mapping and imagery oral presentation.
Reduced 50-slide file from 28 MB to 10 MB by revising images. Developed
consistent approach to animation and inserted navigation page and hyperlinks
to allow presenters to respond to questions quickly. April 2002
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Miguel's Studios Reston, Virginia
Prepared and presented a 1-hour oral briefing to the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission on the production of a 15-minute video demonstrating the
client’s ability to perform. Produced 32 CorelDraw, PowerPoint slides.
Extensive detailed costing model for time and charges and materials
cost using Excel. September, 1995
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MCI Worldcom Tysons, Virginia
Prepared, coached and directed on-site orals briefing for Dow Corning.
Full managed services contract for 118 manufacturing sites in North
and South America, Middle East, Europe, Subcontinent and Asia Pacific.
February 2000.
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Miguel's Studios Reston, Virginia
Prepared response to 41 questions on the cost proposal for the best
and final on a 15-minute video proposal. Prepared 30-minute best-and-final
oral presentation and presented material. Twenty-three CorelDraw, PowerPoint
slides. Extensive detailed costing model for time and charges and materials
cost using Excel. October 1995
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Films and Videos
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Coldwell Banker
Annual Sales Awards Production, 1985
Produced and directed a 1-hour multimedia presentation, which included
live action video, still photography, narration, sound track and special
lighting mixed with segments of award presentations to real estate agents.
Used a 55-member high school marching band to augment enthusiasm. Six
hundred attendees.
Annual Sales Award Production
Produced and directed a 15-minute multimedia presentation, including
video, still photography, narration, sound track and special effects.
More than four hundred Realtors.
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Matheny Associates, Inc.
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Matheny's Caribbean Paradise
Promotional video for Condos on St. Thomas and St. John, USVI Reviewed
existing taped material, wrote rough draft and final draft of editing
script. Directed sequence editing. Produced computer animated titles.
Wrote narration script. 1990
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Howell Properties
These videos won 1st Place
for Outstanding Video Productions in both the 1990 and 1991 RELO National
Advertising Competition.
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Lake Barcroft - Residential Relocation Video
1990, Howell Properties, Inc. Wrote the shooting script for a 15-minute,
low budget sales documentary video. Directed the videography, and co-edited
the video. Wrote narration script and directed narration recording -
1990
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A Tour of Washington - Corporate Relocation Video
Howell Properties, Inc. Reviewed existing amateur video footage and
wrote the editing script for an 8-minute, low budget sales documentary
video targeted to a national client. Directed additional videography
and edited the final video. Wrote narration script and directed narration
recording - 1991
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Public Safety, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Wrote conceptual treatment, and scripts.
Prepared storyboards for a 15-minute video showing the duties and scope
of activities of the NRC for the Office of Public Affairs. Prepared and
conducted three 1-hour briefings for the Public Affairs Department. October
1995 - March, 1996
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Atlantic Resources Corporation
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NDATUS, An Overview
National Drug Abuse Treatment Unit Survey, National Institute on Drug
Abuse. Produced and directed a 22-minute, informal (very low budget) overview
training video used at a three-day training conference. 1994.
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LAAM, L-alpha acetyl methadol
National Institute on Drug Abuse. Executive producer of a video news
release announcing NIDA approval of a new drug to fight opiate addiction.
Reviewed existing video material, wrote treatment, shooting script and
narration script. Conducted interviews of government department heads,
doctors, researchers, and patients. Constructed a 3D computer animation
of the LAAM molecule, client logos and titling. Co-directed crew of 6
at location shooting. Co-directed final editing, voice-over and production.
Coordinated release and satellite broadcast. 1994.
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Proposal Graphics Design
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Lockheed Martin - Mission Systems, Manassas, Virginia, —Graphics
Conceptual Lead for ICIDS security proposal for 87 key DoD military installations
and depots. Prepared cover design, analyzed RFP and response outline and
prepared graphics plan. Prepared storyboard for presentation to team.
Interviewed technical writers and developed detailed plan for illustrations.
Prepared rough drafts of illustrations and directed art department to
complete final artwork. Coordinated the preparation of the final graphics
and coordinated insertion into the Word document. February/March 2002
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Print Media Design and Production
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Proposal Management
Cofounder 1998
The Professional Journal of the Association of Proposal Management
Professionals
Biannual
60 to 80 pages
7th Edition
Prepare theme and design approach
Research graphics
Prepare Call Outs from text
Select and Prepare Graphics
Direct Page Layout
Manage Production Process
Designer,Contributing Author, Illustrator, Cartoonist
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Quarante
Semi Annual Magazine
Kathleen Sullivan Katz, Publisher
96 Pages
Text Only
Transcription from DW3 to WP42
Insertion of Typesetting Mnemonics
Transcription to AM6400 Digital Typesetting - May 1988
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Guide Clinique-l'aspriration manuelle intre-uterine dans le traitement
les avortements incomplets
Biologie Clinique au Québec
Transcription from Wordstar to WP51
French Language - 45 Pages
Camera Ready Production, July 1991
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Education:
BA University
of Maryland 1963 - 1971
Major: English
Minors:Speech and Dramatic Arts, Business Administration
Certification:Art Illustration, Castello Academy, Lugano Switzerland
Certification: Commercial Art and Illustration, Famous Artists Schools
Certified Instructor,WordPerfect 5.1-WordPerfect Corporation |
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Professional
Affiliations
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Member
of the Association of Proposal Management Professionals
President, pro tem, 2001, APMP National Capitol Area Chapter
Newsletter Chair 1997-1999, APMP National Capitol Area Chapter
Membership Chair 1998-2002, APMP National Capitol Area Chapter
Design and Production Manager 1998-2002, APMP Professional Journal |
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