Corinna Caudill

Email: abpd5r@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ********** *****

City: Montgomery

State: AL

Zip: 36106

Country: USA

Phone: 703-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: 114

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Corinna Wengryn Caudill, MPIA

Freelance Copywriter and Editor

3139 Fieldcrest Drive * Montgomery, AL 36106

703-***-**** * abpd5r@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE

Versatile, experienced communications professional with over 12 years experience with federal agencies, private corporations, and nonprofit organizations to produce reports, manuscripts, white papers, training material development, information design and architecture, website and blog copy, as well as other written deliverables. Seeking full-time, part-time or contract employment that will allow remote work from my fully equipped home office.

EDUCATION

Master of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2000

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Johnstown, PA, 1995

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

01/2012 - 05/2012

Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP), New York, NY

Copywriter

Self-Employed/Contractor

Provided contract-based research and writing services for Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP), a Wall Street based nonprofit organization promoting corporate giving among Global Fortune 500 companies. Researched and produced major research findings for CECP`s Global Corporate Giving Initiative. Interviewed subject matter experts (SMEs) to develop additional report content. Produced a full research report accompanied by supporting work papers and associated website content.

05/2009-Present

Professional Freelance Copywriter/Editor

Self-Employed

Provided freelance writing services to clients on various short-term projects; including website copy, blog design, blog copy, press releases, academic text editing, technical writing, corporate writing, and other services. Familiarity with manuscript and publishing processes related to academic manuscripts. Design of extra-net information management websites using the Citrix-Podio platform.

07/2008 to 02/2009

Science Applications International Corporation/The Goal, Inc., Washington, DC

Client: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Systems Assurance Division, U.S. Visits Program

Senior Systems Analyst/Technical Writer (Subcontractor)

*Created technical reports that described customized information technology products for the DHS U.S. Visits Program.

*Communicated with project teams on an ongoing basis to ensure that deliverables met project milestone deadlines and conformed to government methodology and contract requirements.

*Reviewed and approved system documentation and provided written feedback to client and project teams.

*Led training sessions and attended milestone meetings for each assigned project or system release.

11/2007 to 08/2008

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD

Client: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Management Assessment (OMA)

Senior Consultant/Technical Writer

*Led a management team at NIH to develop and write a comprehensive audit report mandated by Congress.

*Developed and implemented a structured analytical process for soliciting targeted information from subject matter experts.

*Trained audit investigators to develop findings that contained all appropriate elements (e.g. condition, criteria, cause, effect, conclusion, recommendation, scope and methodology, etc.) and ensured that deliverables met federal audit and evidentiary standards.

08/2004 to 11/2007

Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, VA

Client: Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Services Office, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Senior Consultant & Technical Writer, Global Resilience Team

*Co-authored white papers and slide presentations for a DoD initiative to equip 200 U.S. military installations with equipment, training and concepts of operation (CONOPs) for detection, protection and emergency response against terrorist attacks involving chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) weapons.

*Interviewed members of Booz Allen CBRN project team including SMEs from a diverse range of disciplines (e.g. chemists, biologists, toxicologists, engineers, strategic planners, cost analysts, and other technical professionals.)

*Developed white paper content (based on SME interviews and other sources) that described complex technical concepts and processes to non-technical civilian and military decision-makers.

05/2004 to 08/2004

CSC Corporation, National Security Group, Ft. Belvoir, VA

Client: Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)

Senior Management Consultant

*Trained military and civilian personnel to use performance-reporting methods required by the federal government.

*Designed tools and templates for DTRA directorates to capture and measure federally mandated performance data.

03/2001 to 05/2004

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, D.C.

Performance Auditor/Investigator (GS-12)

*Conducted investigative audit research for GAO, a federal watchdog agency that reports to the United States Congress. Interviewed military and civilian government officials. Developed indexed and referenced content for GAO reports.

*Co-authored five GAO reports, including three defense-related reports and two reports evaluating the 2000 Decennial Census against government performance standards (e.g. Government Performance and Results Act, Balanced Scorecard.)

*Co-authored and led briefings to senior officials at GAO and Department of Defense as well as senior congressional staff (including senior staffers from the Senate and House Armed Services Committees.)

COMPUTER and TECHNICAL SKILLS

Familiarity with PC and Mac, Microsoft Business Suite (Word, Project, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Publisher, Visio), Adobe Framemaker, Adobe Pagemaker, Quark Xpress, Document Management Systems (Including PWC Teammate, TechDoc, Sharepoint, DM-5, Citrix-Podio), Process Modeling and Simulation (Familiarity with BPM and Extend Modeling and Simulation), Social Media Marketing (Facebook, Twitter), Blogging (Blogger, WordPress), Site Engine Optimization (SEO), Web marketing and some knowledge of HTML

WRITING STYLE PROFICIENCIES

Chicago Manual of Style, Associated Press (AP), U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), Department of Defense (DoD) Star Manual, Strunk and White Elements of Style, American Medical Association (AMA) Manual, Gregg Reference Manual, Modern Language Association (MLA)

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