Julie McMullen

Summary

• Extensive recent experience in leading project teams through the entire proposal process for classified and unclassified technical proposals within the defense industry. • Expertise in creating proposals, white papers, and rough orders of magnitude (ROMs) for Government and commercial customers. • Active secret clearance. • Excellent organizational and multitasking skills. • Always delivered products on or ahead of schedule, even when juggling multiple projects. • More than 30 years of experience organizing high-tech projects in defense and software industries. Proposal Highlights: • As a Proposal Manager, led multiple teams through the entire proposal process from start to finish. Phases include requirements definition, proposal narrative creation, costing, and presenting information to various audiences. • As a Proposal Specialist, created and edited numerous proposals for the Undersea Domain area, Concepts and Technology Development area, and Nuclear Technologies and Materials area. • At any one time, I usually have between 4 and 10 proposals in work, at different stages. Technical Writer Highlights: • More than 28 years of experience writing large manuals about complex communication systems, including conferencing software, phone applications, router hardware and software, and help desk systems. • Consistently made manuals easier for customers to use; simplified and clarified the writing and made it more consistent. • Extensively used the products written about; found bugs that the developers and QA missed. • Managed documentation projects to ensure that all quality criteria and deadlines were met. • Always delivered products on or ahead of schedule, even when juggling multiple projects. • Developed documentation and user interface standards at multiple companies, including style guides and templates. • Produced output in PDF, HTML, Wiki, MS Word, online help, and XML formats. • Strong track record in editing documents, including performing self and peer edits.