Marketing Engineering

Marti Davis [pic]

Professional Communicator . 410-***-****

. Success in stringent IT, QA, regulatory environments and process

control documentation

. Winning proposal writer for industrial, corporate, non-profit

and government organizations

. Marketing copywriter for newsletters, business reports,

editorials, fact sheets

. Vibrant multimedia writer in sales, marketing, engineering,

scientific and training sectors

. Twenty years creating, producing and tracking content across on-

line and off-line media

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

ACS Government Solutions

Senior Publications Specialist December 2008 - June 2010

. Created content for technical proposals, marketing materials and

documentation deliverables submitted to various levels of

enforcement and tolling government agencies.

. Writing, interviewing, researching, and editing information to

respond to RFPs, and marketing documents. Work with subject

matter experts, engineering of multiple disciplines, management

companies and jurisdiction decision makers.

MHM Consulting October 2007 - December 2008

Business and Technical Communication Consultant

. Provide consultation, creation and management services in

document and web content development including precise writing

and vital graphics for marketing, government agencies, NGOs and

advertising agencies.

. Applying documentation expertise in quality control, IT

software, ISO 9001 compliance, sales, manufacturing, safety,

environmental health practices, and government specifications.

Maryland Department of the Environment June 2005 - August 2007

Senior Writer/Public Affairs Officer

. Speechwriter for Office of the State Secretary of MDE

. Ran the editorial board for eMDE, a monthly online publication,

to facilitate content ideas from individual programs and

administrations to disseminate important messages to government

agencies, stakeholders and the public.

. As Editor, implemented a graphic presentation format that

increased usability and readership.

. Achieved exponential readership growth in website visits by tens

of thousands of hits per month.

. Wrote and edited the content management and layout for

EnviroMatters, the Department newsletter for state environmental

policy and legislative issues.

. Produced, wrote, and tracked collateral materials for MDE's

annual report, fact sheets, technical manuals, editorial

articles, brochures and press releases.

. Served as official speechwriter, multimedia and video producer,

director and scriptwriter.

. Managed and produced an award-winning DVD for the Chesapeake Bay

Restoration Fund.

RGII Technologies, Inc. October 2004 - May 2005

Development, Business and Proposal Document Editor

. Designed the layout and edited content for technical proposals,

marketing materials and technical documentation submitted to

various federal agencies to meet RFI.

. Writing, interviewing, researching, and editing information to

respond to federal and state government requests for information

(RFI and RFP) requirements.

National Oceanic and Administration (NOAA) March 2004 - October 2004

Communication Specialist

. National Center for Coastal Ocean Science, through federal

government contracting agency RGII Technologies.

. Wrote and edited weekly Admiral Spinrad's Report weekly e-news

publication, fact sheets, technical manuals, editorial articles,

brochures and news releases and for the Center's Annual Report.

MHM Consulting 1989 - 2004

Business Communication Consultant

. Led a team of freelance illustrators, editors and layout

personnel to create all types of communication collateral and

documentation materials with vital graphics.

. Managed the day-to-day operation while serving as Senior

Writer/Editor and Art Director.

. Consistently met tight client deadlines developing and producing

technical and professional business articles, marketing

brochures, manuals, advertising and promotional materials and

Press Releases.

. Masterminded corporate marketing initiatives for major market

advertising agencies.

Industrial User Documentation:

Consulting and production of:

Nabisco/Kraft

. Corporate, process and QA documentation production and

specifications for Niagara Falls Bakery Employee Orientation.

. Training Manuals for several operations, safety and

maintenance.

Outokumpu American Brass -Operator's Break-in Manuals in 40 plant-wide

operations.

. Mechanical and Electrical Process Documents for Rolling Mills,

Casting Furnaces, Slitting, Tool grinding, Strand-Annealing,

Housekeeping, Maintenance, Lock-out tag-out safety, Welding

lines.

. Documentation for Standards and Operating Procedures and Quality

Control for Engineering - for QA and QC, ISO 9000 qualification

and Technical Standard.

. Job Safety Analyses for all classifications in several plants;

safety, maintenance - lockout/tagout.

Shannon Enterprises

. Case studies, catalogs, and price sheets for Insultech, acoustic

and thermal

blanket insulation systems.

Novatec

. Machine documentation for plastics manufacturing operation.

Control software systems.

Gelia, Wells & Mohr Marketing Communications Company

Agency Marketing & Copy Writing:

. Full time Technical Copywriter for business and industrial

advertising and marketing accounts.

Various Organizations and Companies

Video, Web and Multimedia Scripting:

Wrote, researched and produced multimedia and video scripts with

engineering and marketing/publications personnel to deliver on-time

linear and digital video production within budget.

. Corporate videos for: Trico, Calspan Advanced Technology Center

& Redcap facility, Strippit, Zion Church, Summit Distributors,

Lubrostar, Veridian - wind tunnel testing for Wilson Sporting

Goods.

Awards:

. Three-time Maryland Department of the Environment Employee of

the Quarter winner.

. Vice President (past)/Program Chair - Society for Technical

Communication.

. Member International Association of Business Communicators

(IABC).

Skills:

. Teaching/Mentorship: SUNYAB School of Engineering, Department of

Technical Communication - mentoring undergraduate and graduate

level engineering students.

. Applications: MS Office, Outlook, Adobe PageMaker, Acrobat,

PhotoShop, InDesign and Aldus Freehand - all in PC and Mac

platforms. CMS for web upload.

. Foreign Languages: Fluent Hungarian, some German, Spanish,

Italian.

Education:

. SUNYAB, State University of NY - Graduate Level: Organizational

Communication, Promotional Writing, Technical

Writing/Engineering Program.

. Medaille College - Bachelor of Science degree in

Media/Communications.

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