Technical Proposal Writer

DEBORAH JEAN McKEEMAN

*************@*****.****.*** cell: 703-***-****

Skills:

Novell and Windows Server OS; Linux OS; Exchange and GroupWise Server OS, Blackberry Server; Wind

AWARD

Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Operations JUST CAUSE, DESERT SHIELD, and DESERT STORM

SKILLS

Technical Writing/Editing, Shipley Proposal Training, Microsoft Windows Server, MS Exchange Server, Novell Server, Windows 7, Active Directory, ftp, vpn, Backup Exec, Microsoft Office Suite, Norstar digital telephone system

WORK EXPERIENCE

Feb 16 to Feb 17 Proposal Writer, The Ravens Group, Lanham, MD

Read, analyzed, and outlined RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs against corporate capabilities.

Interviewed SMEs in detail to document and present compelling offerings relevant to RFP requirements.

Developed organized, compelling content for proposals, corporate capabilities statements, presentations, and white papers.

Organized source material and wrote descriptive and compelling proposal material according to the RFP requirements and customer needs.

Designed and developed marketing materials.

Performed in-depth editing of draft responses for clarity, technical accuracy, continuity, readability, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure and spelling.

Mar 10 to Pres Professional Writing/Editing, Computer, and Legal Assistant/Paralegal Services

Provided legal assistant/paralegal support to domestic relations attorney.

Provides English language tutoring in reading comprehension and writing.

Edits documents for admissions to advanced learning institutions, works of fiction.

Notary Public.

April 08 to Mar 10 HelpDesk Manager, Dogtail Technology Solutions, Fairfax, VA

Monitored 40 client servers (Windows 2003/08) for systems and network-related activities, including MS Exchange post offices.

Remotely updated client servers and workstations/laptops, and corrected issues related to viruses, email, and software applications.

Wrote documentation for the installation of Windows Server 2008 OS and Windows XP.

Aug 05 to Mar 08 IT Manager, SWSG, P.C., Reston,VA

Managed daily operations of IT department and provided support for Windows XP/Office 2003 on a Novell 6 data server and a Windows 2000 Exchange server.

Maintained the VPN, FTP, Norstar telephone system, and company website.

Mapped and created documentation for the company network, computer, and telecommunications systems.

Researched new technologies; wrote position papers for senior management.

Oct 02 to Aug 04 IT Manager, Bean Kinney and Korman, P.C., Arlington, VA

Managed daily operations of IT department and provided support on Windows XP/Office 2002 workstations.

Maintained firm website and Norstar telephone system.

Created documentation for network, computer, and communications systems and wrote training documents for Novell GroupWise and Exchange email.

Dec 00 to Jan 02 IT Director; IMAS Publishing Group, Falls Church, VA

Managed daily operations of the IT network and provided support to 100+ personnel.

Supervised one hardware technician; reconciled IT bills and budget.

Documented network, computer, and telecommunication systems.

Apr 99 to Dec 00 MIS Administrator, Health Industry Distributor’s Association, Alexandria, VA

Managed daily operations of the IT department (Windows/Novell).

Reconciled IT bills and maintained IT budget.

Mapped and documented network and telecommunications systems.

Wrote training materials for the use of Novell GroupWise email.

Dec 97 to Apr 99 Jr. Network Administrator, Roy F. Weston, Inc. Washington, D.C.

Dec 95 to Dec 97 Systems Analyst; Computer Resource Management, Greenbelt, MD

Dec 94 to Dec 95 Computer Learning Center Training

Sep 84 – Dec 94 Senior Technical Editor, Joint Chiefs of Staff, DOD, Pentagon

TOP SECRET/SCI Clearance

Worked with military SMEs across the entire Joint Staff

Edited/rewrote sensitive politico-military documents for signature by the Chairman to the Secretary of Defense, Commanders of the Unified Commands (CINCs), and Congress.

Documents included SOPs for the operation of complex military equipment and weapons systems, Reports to Congress, Information Papers/Position Papers for the Chairman, instructional messages to CINCs in the field concerning operations within their arena, and correspondence to the Chairman’s counterparts in other countries

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Network Administrator, Novell 3.1 Certified Network Administrator, Novell 4.1

EDUCATION

George Mason University, B.A., English Computer Learning Center, Computer Programming

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