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Education

2013 Indiana University, Master of Science, Management (highest honors)
2010 Indiana University, Bachelor of Arts, English
2008 Sinclair Community College, Associate of the Arts, Liberal Arts

Professional Experience

June 2014-Present; Consultant and Entrepreneuer

  • Advise new and growing organizations and their leaders on business development and strategic management
  • Plan, manage, author, and execute proposals for Department of Defense contracts larger than $45M; manage proposal teams across diverse functional areas and disparate geographic locations
  • Develop new business pipelines for small businesses, non-profits, and industry
  • Design and develop web presences for new and emerging small businesses with focus on customer relevance and search engine optimization
  • Author content, copy, biographical articles, and other collateral for non-profits and small businesses
  • Direct company growth through tailoring product offering, refining internal and external communications, and establishing a cohesive and trusted brand
  • Enact strategies to promote employee engagement
  • Engage and interact with community and local chambers of commerce

June 2014-May 2015; Director of Business Development; Energy Harness Corporation

  • Directed and managed growing team of operations and sales staff for tech startup
  • Directed company growth through tailoring product offering, refining internal and external communications, establishing a cohesive and trusted brand, and expanding into new markets
  • Managed proposal efforts and teams, authored proposal content, and developed graphics
  • Served on board of directors, oversaw and directed company growth to more than $1m per annum
  • Served as community ambassador to community organizations and chambers of commerce

July 2010-July 2014; Lead Technical Writer/Editor, Proposal Operations Coordinator, Logistics Support; Northrop Grumman

  • Managed and coordinated proposal documents and teams from RFP to delivery for Government and private acquisitions; authored management and technical content in proposals, edited for correctness and effectiveness, developed graphic content
  • Authored, edited, and managed program deliveries such as final technical reports, engineering reports, test plans, logistics documentation (LORA, BOM, etc.), and quality assurance plans
  • Provided system administration, operation, and technical support for data transformation system
  • Performed test engineering for web services and software development
  • Managed the production of the departmental newsletter
  • Designed and developed graphics for software, marketing, proposals, and program deliverables
  • Provided support to internal and external marketing, business development, and logistics activities

May 2009-April 2010; Intern; Booz Allen Hamilton

  • Authored and edited program deliverables
  • Supported proposal and capture activities for government contracts
  • Primary editor of the United States Air Force Human Systems Integration Acquisition Guide
  • Designed graphics for program deliverables

December 2007-May 2009; Professional Tutor; Sinclair Community College

  • Provided English reading and writing instruction to collegiate, developmental, and ESL students
  • Authored and edited introductory and developmental college-level writing and reading textbooks

Technical Proficiencies

  • MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher, etc.)
  • Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, InDesign, etc.)
  • Solarwinds
  • Visual Basic, Java, HTML, XML, CSS (working proficiency)

Affiliations and Awards

  • Indiana University Master of Science- Highest Ranked Student
  • 2013 Northrop Grumman Best Practices Award
  • 2012, 2011 Northrop Grumman Employee Performance Award
  • 2010 Indiana University East Research Competition (first place, research paper)