Experience

AMSG

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Providing communications support for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate's Communications and Outreach Division, through a contract/partnership between The Loch Harbour Group and AMSG. I am responsible for writing and editing a wide range of pieces, ranging from Feature Articles and blog posts to FOUO and classified internal documents. My articles have been featured in "Homeland Security Today," "Before It's News," "Homeland Preparedness News," and "Homeland Security News Wire." Show less



Loch Harbour Group

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  Providing communications support for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate's Communications and Outreach Division. Am responsible for writing and editing a wide range of pieces, ranging from Feature Articles and blog posts to FOUO and classified internal documents. My articles have been featured in "Homeland Security Today," "Before It's News," and "Homeland Preparedness News." Providing communications support for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate's Communications and Outreach Division. Am responsible for writing and editing a wide range of pieces, ranging from Feature Articles and blog posts to FOUO and classified internal documents. My articles have been featured in "Homeland Security Today," "Before It's News," and "Homeland Preparedness News."



JBS International, Inc.

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Copy Editor

  • Jul 2016 - Feb 2019

  Copy Editor, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases [NIDDK], JBS (2018–present) • Edited various deliverables (e.g., exhibit flyers, standard responses, blogs, online articles, and other types of communications pieces) to ensure grammatical accuracy and compliance with NIDDK style, requirements, and templates. Quality Control Editor/Program Administrator, New Mexico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Nevada, and Idaho Tobacco Retailer Inspections, U.S. Food and Drug Administration [FDA], JBS (2017–present) • Received, cataloged, and stored FDA tobacco retail inspection evidence in accordance with FDA requirements. • Edited monthly reports to ensure grammatical accuracy and compliance with FDA style, requirements, and templates. Copy Editor, JBS (2016–present) • Provided communications support for the Business Development and Proposal Center (BDPC) along with other divisions, projects, and initiatives, by: • Creating and disseminating conventions lists and style guides (for proposals) and ensuring that writers utilize and adhere to them • Interviewing personnel and writing, tailoring, and editing their resumes/biographies for submission as part of proposals and bids • Writing and editing various sections of proposals • Updating our Project Description repository in SharePoint • Teaching staff about our proposal development process • Serving as a subject matter expert regarding style guides and their usage • Providing editorial support for other divisions • Providing editorial support for external contracts with organizations such as the FDA, NIDDK, SAMHSA (KAP and DSI), HRSA, AAP, CMS, and other government organizations • Worked with the Director of the BDPC to conduct competitive intelligence research and support business growth by identifying potential business opportunities via tools and platforms such as GovWin IQ, Grants.gov, GSA Ebuy, and the CJIS Group. • Mentored JBS interns and taught them about BDPC and our role within JBS. Show less



Randstad

• Netherlands
• Human Resources Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Communications Consultant

  • Apr 2016 - Jul 2016

  • Worked with Webfirst -- a health IT company based out of Rockville, MD. Provided writing, editing, and proofreading support for communications initiatives that supported their missions and goals. • Implemented and managed editorial processes that ensured all communications collateral were held to a high standard of quality. • Worked with Webfirst -- a health IT company based out of Rockville, MD. Provided writing, editing, and proofreading support for communications initiatives that supported their missions and goals. • Implemented and managed editorial processes that ensured all communications collateral were held to a high standard of quality.



MESO SCALE DIAGNOSTICS, LLC.

• Biotechnology Research
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Content Developer III

  • Apr 2015 - Mar 2016

  • Managed the development and dissemination of key deliverables for presentation at highly attended conferences (e.g., the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and the American Association for Clinical Chemistry annual meetings). • Produced communications materials such as scientific posters and abstracts; data sheets and product inserts; progress and outcome reports for awarded grants; PowerPoint presentations; and training materials. • Performed quality control checks for all communications materials. Ensured that proper templates, graphics, and fonts were used in materials; and that all content contained accurate facts and statistics. Reviewed, edited, and revised all materials to ensure that style, voice, structure, spelling, punctuation, and grammar were consistent. Used content management systems (e.g., SharePoint and a customized internal approval routing system) to manage production schedules and ensure that content was finalized, approved, and published in a timely fashion. Show less



Armed Forces Benefits Association

• Alexandria, Virginia

• Planning Analyst

  • Dec 2014 - Apr 2015

  Supported the Vice President of Corporate Planning by developing, communicating, and managing various initiatives that supported AFBA's strategic plans. Fulfilled this role, by: • Writing and disseminating documents (e.g., PowerPoint content for a 70th anniversary celebration and meeting, and content for a quarterly newsletter titled, “The Frontline”) that enhanced AFBA staffs’ internal knowledge base and encouraged positive organizational changes Supported the Vice President of Corporate Planning by developing, communicating, and managing various initiatives that supported AFBA's strategic plans. Fulfilled this role, by: • Writing and disseminating documents (e.g., PowerPoint content for a 70th anniversary celebration and meeting, and content for a quarterly newsletter titled, “The Frontline”) that enhanced AFBA staffs’ internal knowledge base and encouraged positive organizational changes



Federal Occupational Health

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Writer And Editor

  • Dec 2012 - Mar 2014

  Worked for the Center for Health Communications. Prepared a broad range of high-quality content for their federal employee health, wellness, and work/life balance program (FedStrive), by: • Coordinating with staff to develop and produce a new communications series, “The Pulse,” which highlighted success stories of agency staff and offered human appeal pieces and articles on day-to-day operations. This work included selecting and identifying potential features for coverage; interviewing relevant staff for background information and quotes; writing and editing all articles/features; and crafting a final product for prominent placement on the FOH Web site or other materials. • Soliciting and writing content for strategic health communication materials, all of which encouraged federal employees to embrace healthy behaviors and utilize our newly opened wellness centers. Examples of these materials included health campaigns - e.g., Smoking Cessation (titled, “Are You Ready? Your Body Is: Be a Quitter); World No Tobacco Day (titled “Clear the Air: Smoke Knows No Boundaries); Heart Disease Awareness; Health Awareness Days; promotion of Health Risk Assessments and Cardiac Risk Profiles; and National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Also wrote and edited copy for the “Let’s Talk” and “Wellness Fitness” quarterly newsletters (print and digital), data sheets, PowerPoint presentations, speech notes for keynote speakers, online publications, training manuals, marketing campaigns, incentives, promotional materials (banner bugs, CHY TV), and advertisements. • Ensuring that proper templates, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax were used in all public-facing communications collateral. Managed and tracked project schedules via SharePoint to ensure that newsletters and other recurring messages were printed and disseminated in a timely fashion. Show less



National Cancer Institute (NCI)

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Aug 2009 - Sep 2012

  • Collaborated with staff to develop high-quality content (both print and digital) that effectively communicated cancer-related information to our various target audiences (ranging from lay readership to subject matter experts).• Authored approximately 30 publications including program newsletters, Web publications, reports, briefing materials, letters, PowerPoint presentations, factsheets, brochures, monographs, and manuals.• Wrote two grant applications that resulted in $100,000 of funding for the Surveillance Research Program. This funding was used to support and facilitate evaluations/analyses of our communications initiatives, which resulted in the development of more effective messages for our target audiences.• Facilitated external communications efforts by responding to requests for information from Congress, DHHS, NIH, NCI, and other governmental and non-governmental organizations.• Supervised writers, editors, graphic designers, Web developers, and other staff.• Mentored and trained five Master’s-level Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA) Fellows. Show less

• • Jul 2008 - Aug 2009

  • Developed and edited content for three Surveillance Research Program Web sites.• Created new statistical tables and charts for the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program’s annual report, The Cancer Statistics Review.• Updated content for the Residual Tissue Repository & Biospecimens Web site.• Collaborated with scientific staff to write, review, and update quarterly newsletters, announcements, brochures, fact sheets/tear sheets, letters, summary notes, memorandums, grants, and media materials.• Disseminated health communications products and messages to specific audiences via targeted list-serves (e-mail and mail), programmatic Web sites, and distribution of publications at conferences/meetings. Show less



The New York State Office for the Aging

• Preventive Medicine Intern

  • Jan 2008 - May 2008

  • Worked as a Preventive Medicine Intern and Health Educator for the New York State Office for the Aging’s Preventive Medicine Program, by: • Analyzing relevant health issues (such as diabetes and other chronic diseases) for senior staff • Developing strategies for communicating information to target audiences • Preparing, writing, and disseminating educational literature reviews that documented current “best practices” in the field of diabetes prevention, along with recommendations to local health departments on various ways to improve screening rates among elderly populations • Writing and distributing communications documents (such as background memos, letters, and fact sheets) that educated senior citizens by raising awareness about various screenings and facilitating behavior change that encouraged increased utilization of preventive health measures • Developing and implementing an outreach initiative known as “Senior Health Checkup.” Show less



New York State Department of Health, AIDS Institute, Division of HIV Prevention

• Intern & Research Assistant

  • May 2007 - Dec 2007

  • Analyzed focus group and interview data to write, edit, and prepare high-quality educational documents and background information for various presentations, Web sites, manuals, and other publications. • Assisted in preparing, presenting, and evaluating Division of HIV Prevention (DHP)-wide training sessions in basic epidemiologic concepts, calculations, and practices. • Collaborated as an organizer, writer, and editor of AIDS in New York 2007. • Assisted in the preparation, presentation, and publication of the 2007-2008 Interim Epidemiological Profile of HIV/AIDS in New York State • Helped to finalize and publish other various reports based on data analyses that were performed during my internship. Show less