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Summary

I am a versatile writer and researcher with professional experience and graduate training in technical writing, media writing, and proposal writing. 

Experience

Associate Grant Researcher

Office for Proposal Development | UAH

August 2017–Present

 

  • Edit technical and scientific research proposals to NASA, the National Science Foundation, and other governmental agencies

  • Meet face-to-face with science faculty and researchers to outline proposal development strategies

  • Communicate grant opportunities and proposal due dates to faculty and researchers

  • Research funding opportunities for UAH faculty and business collaborators

  • Train other grant researchers how to create the Weekly Funding Bulletin 

  • Create and distribute the Weekly Funding Bulletin to UAH faculty and researchers

  • Compose the weekly Director's Message

  • Design graphics and presentations for the Office for Proposal Development

  • Create document compliance checklists for faculty and researchers

 

Writer Intern

Hartselle Newspapers, LLC

May 2018–July 2018

 

  • Wrote feature stories, local news stories, and sports stories for the newspaper, website, and magazine

  • Interviewed sources and conducted background research to gain immersive details for stories

  • Codified hours of interview material into manageable research documentation

  • Took photos, edited photos, and wrote cutlines to accompany news stories

 

Writer/Editor Intern

International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

August 2015–November 2015

 

  • Wrote content for the company website, magazine, and social media accounts

  • Edited business reports for associated non-profit organizations

  • Managed social media presence using HootSuite

  • Analyzed metrics to create more effective social media content

Skills
  • Software: Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Acrobat Pro, MadCap Flare, Microsoft Office, Balsamiq

  • Web Design: HTML, CSS, WordPress, Wix

  • Style Guides: AP, MLA, APA, CMS

Organizations

Technical Communication | Book Reviewer
October 2017–Present 
Lights & Shadows | Submissions Editor
December 2013–May 2015

Education

MA in Professional Communication: Technical & Professional Writing

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)

August 2017–May 2019

 

  • Additional area of focus in User Experience (UX)

  • Graduate Dean’s List: 2018, 2019

  • 4.0 GPA

  • Recipient of Graduate Student Fellowship

  • Lambda Pi Eta honor society member

  • Completed technical writing job shadowing at Hexagon in March 2018

 

 

BA in English, cum laude

The University of North Alabama

August 2011–May 2015

 

  • Submissions Editor for Lights & Shadows art and literary magazine (two years)

  • Minor in Professional Writing

  •  Dean’s List: Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015

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