Project Six Sigma

Mary A. Sommerville

**** **** ****** **., ***** Alexandria, Virginia 22302

757-***-**** **********@*******.***

Writer-Editor

CLEARANCE

Active Secret

Objective: Publishing position with Government contractor.

• Significant abilities: Hands on, deadline driven editorial experience; proven leadership and

managerial skills; superb organizational skills; ability to delegate when necessary and enforce

workflow; and excellent interpersonal skills and experience working with high level Government and

military officials. Have held positions in Government as a writer/editor and public information

officer, working with senior Government officials, flag officers, and corporate leaders.

Experience includes

Writing brochures, newsletters, speeches, press releases, articles, stories, web content, and

congressional testimony.

Revising/rewriting scientific manuscripts.

Researching and verifying facts.

Developing and teaching writing courses.

Preparing analytical reports.

Editing scholarly books.

Interviewing information sources.

Coordinating writers, illustrators, and printers.

The planning, development, and communication of an organization’s programs, policies,

and activities.

Policy interpretation and development; program implementation, briefings, design

effectiveness, direction, policies, procedures, implementation, and reviews; project execution

and planning; process changes; problem solving; mission analysis; procedure development;

management analysis; and automation.

• Other capabilities:

Managing teams of subject matter experts.

Prioritizing requirements.

Maintaining a master schedule for all certification projects and activities; resource

mapping to projects and activities; critical path identification for high priority projects;

communicating progress to Government Task Managers; managing scope and expectations;

and coordinating external and internal project resources.

WORK EXPERIENCE CONTRACTORS

• October 2010 to March 2011. Editor. L 3 Services. Alexandria, VA (Army Research).

November 2009 to July 2010. Senior Analyst. Quantum Research International. Rosslyn, VA

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(Army Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G 4).

March 2007 to November 2009. Senior Logistics Analyst. Qivliq Corporation. Fairfax, VA

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(Army Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G 4).

WORK EXPERIENCE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

January 2013 to October 2013. Writer Editor. Department of Defense, Office of Inspector General.

Mark Center, Alexandria, VA.

February 2002 to February 2007. Writer/Editor. U.S. Army Publishing Directorate, Publishing

Division. Alexandria, VA.

June 1992 to October 1999. Writer/Editor. National Defense University Press. Ft. McNair, DC.

April 1984 to September 1987. Writer/Editor. Strategic Defense Initiative Organization. Pentagon.

EDUCATION

University of California at Berkeley, BA

GPO Printing Operations

Publications Program Certificate, The George Washington University

Design for Six Sigma Certification, U.S. Army

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