High School Account Executive

Mykla Smith

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Cell: 540-***-****/email: ******@*****.***

Objective: To secure a challenging position at a progressive company that allows me to utilize my

editing, writing, and communication skills.

Credentials/Education

Jan. 1996 – English Preliminary CLAD Credential/Clear CLAD Credential

June 1999 California State University, Chatsworth, CA

Aug. 1988- Master of Science in Mass Communications, emphasis in Journalism,

Dec. 1989 Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR

Sept. 1984 - Bachelor of Arts in Communications, emphasis in Public Relations/Marketing,

June 1988 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

Courses: ACQ 101, LOG 200, LOG 103, LOG 102, and LOG 101

Clearance: Secret clearance

Work Experience

Aug 2010 to DCS Corporation, Dumfries, VA

Present Program Analyst/Technical Editor

• Serve as the administrator for the Virtual Proposal Center and DCS Sharepoint that

consists of 30 CEOss team members.

• Participate in all areas of logistics for Theater Medical Information Program (TMIP-

USMC), including Manpower Personnel & Training (MPT) activities and activities

associated with planning for full fielding.

• Responsible for the research and writing of an MPT Plan as well as a Baseline

Comparison System for the TMIP-USMC MPT Plan.

• Monitor, track, and respond to incoming taskers initiated in the Command Automated

Tasker System (CATS) for relevance to Joint Command and Control.

• Attend and participate in various Joint Command and Control and MPT IPT Working

Group meetings.

Jan. 2008 to Thomas Associates, Inc., Quantico, VA

July 2010 Technical Editor/Writer, DCS Corporation, Dumfries, VA

• Edited, revised, and formatted myriad DoD documents, including Test Operating

Procedures (TOPs), Systems Engineering Plans (SEPs), Requirements Traceability

Matrices (RTMs), Programmatic Environmental Safety and Occupational Health

Evaluations (PESHEs), and Configuration Management Plans (CMPs).

• Met on a daily basis with engineers and scientists to discuss, verify, and implement

editing changes and to integrate technical drawings into the documentation.

• Assisted NECC logistician with technical documentation, including fielding and costs

plans, as well as training deliverables.

Technical Writer/MECEP Instructor

• Wrote research analysis and edited CAOCL CBTs covering a myriad of cultural and

communication topics in the Levant and the Arabian Gulf and Peninsula.

• Instructed Marines in the MECEP program on the basics of the writing process, parts

of speech, sentence patterns, sentence types, and critical thinking.

• Developed and enhanced the students’ ability to communicate both in oral and in

written form.

Aug. 2006- Grayson High School, Loganville, GA

English teacher Honors 10th grade, English 10

Dec. 2007

• Provided a rigorous curriculum of lessons on grammar, essay

writing, critical

thinking, SAT prep, and reading comprehension.

• Mentored other teachers on executing discipline, organizational

skills, and curriculum.

Aug. 1999- Hart High School, Santa Clarita, CA

English teacher Honors 9th grade, English 10, English 11, ESL Reading

June 2006

• Instructed students in persuasive writing, literature analysis essays, research

essays, college application essays, and a myriad of other writing assignments.

• Collaborated with colleagues on a weekly basis to maintain high standards at all

levels.

Feb. 1999 - Granada Hills High School, Granada Hills, CA

English teacher 9th grade

June 1999

• Implemented daily lesson plans involving grammar, journal writing, vocabulary,

literary discussions, and cooperative learning.

• Guided students in multi-paragraph essay writing using Jane Schaffer’s essay model.

Sept. 1992 - Dhahran Academy, Saudi Arabia

Nov. 1994 Tutor

• Instructed third through ninth graders in algebra, English, and history from my

residence.

April 1990 - Sullivan Haas Coyle, Advertising/ Public Relations, Atlanta, GA

July 1991 Account Assistant

• Proofread advertising copy.

• Assisted account executive in assembly of presentations and proposals.

Sept. 1988 - Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR

Dec. 1989 Graduate Assistant

• Acquired considerable knowledge of survey research, content analysis, questionnaire

writing, and SPSSx programming.

• Assisted in editing and preparation of theses and dissertations for submission in the

1988 and 1989 editions of Journalism Abstracts.

• Presented research paper at the 1989 Southwestern Symposium Conference at Arizona

State University.

Honors 2005 Who’s Who among American High School Teachers

CSUN “Outstanding Candidate in English” Honoree

Focus Group Leader for WASC

Freshmen class adviser

**References available upon request

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