Talent You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Human Resources professional with 18 years of experience at the Director-level supporting mid to large-sized government contractors, non-profits, and commercial companies.

In recent positions as Director of Human Resources from 2005-2023. built successful HR teams, created process efficiencies, improved customer service, and handled complex projects including employing relations and compensation analysis.

Experienced in the implementation of HRIS systems, including ADP Workforce Now, Halogen, Ceridian, Balance Trak, and Palocity.

Past President of Dulles SHRM (2016) and currently on the Membership Committee for HR Alliance.

BS in Communications from James Madison University

25+ years of high-level operations and business growth experience in healthcare education/communications and hospitality businesses.

Expertise in managing startups, leading business restructuring, and implementing process improvements.

Currently Independent Consultant to small businesses, focusing on streamlining operations and financial processes and building high-performance teams.  Reduced annual costs by 20% to optimize business values and led due diligence process for sale of assets for offers exceeding $40MM for recent client.

Served in executive role for team of more than 120 professionals/consultants for 10 years increasing revenues by 10-fold and more than doubling program offerings.

Advance proficiency in MS Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, QuickBooks, Google Suite, social media and video conferencing platforms.

M.A. in Business, Central Michigan University; B.S. in Chemistry, University of Notre Dame.

Communications and Operations professional with 10+ years of experience in markteting and supporting business operations in both volunteer leadership and paid roles. Seeking to transition to dedicated copywriter/copyeditor/communications role.

Currently Marketing Content Producer for property restoration business, focusing on growing online presence and engagement through social media channels and web site. Produce marketing content, improve communication systems, and perform office management duties.

As Board President and volunteer for nonprofit, managed fundraisers, designed new web site, and launched upgraded communication system to improve community outreach capabilities, brand messaging, and administrative efficiency.

Early career experience at national cable network and flagship home shopping channel, writing advertising copy and supervising copywriting staff responsible for showcasing retail products on the network’s website.

Proficient in Google Workspace, MS Office Suite, and platforms for social media, web site building, and email marketing.

M.A., English, Wake Forest University; B.A., English and Communications, Boston College.

14 years of cradle to grave federal and commercial contracts management experience possessing a combination of federal regulatory and contract law expertise, preparation of complex proposals, as well as solid business acumen.

Contract Manager for leading space technology and intelligence company (2018-2022). Responsible for managing multiple contracts and proposals of all types across multiple business units within the company, receiving a promotion to Contract Manager in 2019 (hired as Sr. Contract Admin). Additional responsibilities included streamlining processes and creating training materials for the Contracts Organization, facilitating and leading training sessions for Contracts staff, representing the Contracts Organization in company-wide accounting system conversion effort, responsible for ensuring contract data was entered accurately before “go-live” deadline of new system, training, monitoring, and mentoring junior staff.

Principal Contracts Administrator at large technology solutions and services contractor (2015-2018). Responsible for managing 2 of the top 5 programs at the company, assisting with pricing strategy to win 1 of these programs by reducing offer price by $20M. Recipient of out of cycle performance bonus in recognition of pricing and successful equitable adjustment strategy during execution.

Senior Contracts Representative at large technology and engineering company (2012-2015). In addition to managing a portfolio of various contract types, gained experience conducting difficult negotiations of CPFF Un- Definitized Contract Actions, obtained TS/SCI clearance and resolved complex problems, specifically disposition of government acquired property for a 20-year program that had been unexpectedly terminated for convenience and ensuring disposition costs were to be included in final settlement.

Advanced Proficiency in MS Office Suite, subject matter expert of DoD & Civil acquisition regulations, intermediate knowledge of DCMA and  DCAA provisions, advanced knowledge of various contract types (CPFF, CPIF, CPAF, FFP & T&M), detailed oriented, successfully prioritizes multiple tasks and deadlines, strong communication skills, creative problem solving and continuous improvement mindset.

B.S., Finance, George Mason University

Business Communications professional with 30+ years of experience conceiving and developing proposals, sales collateral, documentation, marketing assets, web content, presentations, scripts, and more.

Currently Independent Communications Consultant serving multiple clients with proposal development, communications process redesign, web content, etc.

Previously Director of Communications for mid-sized financial services and HR-related firm, where he developed and managed communications programs for 80+ clients and wrote 200+ proposals.

Met 100% of proposal deadlines over 30 years; no proposal was ever rejected due to quality of the bid.

Expert in MS Word and MS PowerPoint; advanced proficiency in MS Excel and Adobe Photoshop; experience with MS SharePoint, WordPress, UI/UX design, and basic HTML.

B.A., English, James Madison University

Seasoned communications leader with 25+ years of experience creating and managing impactful strategic communications initiatives. Strong desire to serve mission-driven organizations.

Currently Senior Communications Consultant for small businesses, nonprofits, and corporations delivering client relations, project management, strategy, and editorial expertise to build brands and market products/services.

Senior Director, Communications & Marketing, for public sector agency. Developed and executed internal and external marketing and communications strategy that grew social media engagement by 70%. Directed $MM federal government communications contracts with successful client service and project management tools that improved workflow and pricing. Supervised growing team and managed vendor relationships for video, graphics, and editorial projects.

Senior Manager, Content Strategy for online learning provider, charged with developing content strategy and integrated campaigns that generated 100s of leads. Launched and managed consumer website that targeted buyers through digital content. Supervised staff, obtained market influencer partnerships, and wrote key messaging.

Proficient in MS Office Suite, Google Suite, social media platforms, project management systems, content management systems, CRM systems, and Canva graphics.

B.A. in Communications, California State University, Fullerton.