Jeanne Dodge-Allen is a senior technical writer and editor with over 18 years of experience providing writing and editing services for government contractors. She has a master's degree in professional writing and editing and has worked on proposals and contracts for agencies such as DOD, DHS, NASA, NIH, and VA. Her experience includes writing proposals, editing deliverables, interviewing subject matter experts, and ensuring compliance with requirements. She currently works as a proposal writer and editor for Vencore where she writes sections of classified and unclassified proposals and edits documents.

1. JEANNE DODGE-ALLENJEANNE DODGE-ALLEN
10108 Cavalry Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030-1916
jdodgeallen@gmail.com
703-296-2068
EDUCATION
MA, Professional Writing and Editing, GPA 3.818, George Mason University, 1998
BA, English/Writing, GPA 3.516, George Mason University, 1996
PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS
Ms. Dodge-Allen, a senior technical and proposal writer and editor, has 18 years of experience and a TS/SCI
clearance with IC poly. She has served as senior editor for up to nine technical writers. She has performed
technical and proposal writing and editing services for government contracts, including:
• Master’s degree level writing and editing
• Annotated outlines/compliance matrices
• Responsive past performances
• Compliant and compelling resumes
• Proposal sections as assigned
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) interviews
• User manual creation and updates
• Website content/Press Releases
• Deliverables
• Oral and slide presentations
Ms. Dodge-Allen has provided technical writing services and edited winning proposals for major engineering,
systems development, healthcare, military hardware, and information technology contracts for private
corporations and government entities, including the Intelligence Community (IC), U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS); Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); Department of Homeland Security (DHS);
Department of Defense (DoD); Department of Justice (DOJ); National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA); National Institutes of Health (NIH); U.S. Army; and Veterans Administration (VA).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Proposal Writer and Editor, Vencore March 2015 –
Present
Writes and edits classified and unclassified Vencore proposal sections, past performances, and resumes. Edits
deliverables as assigned. Writes, edits, formats Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Indefinite Delivery Indefinite
Quantity (IDIQ) task order proposals and Requests for Information (RFIs) under tight deadlines, typically 7-14
days, developing and editing proposal text in response to Requests for Proposals (RFPs). Ensures compliance
with the RFP and Statement of Work (SOW), working closely with the director, capture manager, proposal
manager, and subject matter experts (SMEs). Works with graphics department and desktop publishers to capture
effective graphic concepts that reflect the RFP requirements.
Proposal Writer/Coordinator, Optimal Solutions and Technologies (OST) July 2013 –
Present
Worked with Business Development Team to write effective proposals. Created and edited proposal documents,
translating complex information into clear, concise documents. Developed documentation review, release, and
revision processes, including continual improvement and configuration control of internal documents. Worked in
coordination with proposal team members, subject matter experts, engineers, and specialists of various fields.
Independent Contractor January 2013 – July
2013
Provides proposal writing and editing support for various government contractors and individuals.
Senior Technical and Proposal Writer and Editor, INDUS Corporation May 2011 – December
2012
Served as senior technical and proposal writer. Created proposal matrices, outlines; wrote/edited
proposals/sections; and edited and formatted past performances and resumes using Microsoft Office 2010 and
SharePoint 2010, including editing and formatting the company resume database. Provided editorial and
technical writing services for corporate projects as assigned. Created corporate style guide based on existing
Government Printing Office (GPO) and Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) guides as well as research regarding
changing trends in the industry standards. Researched, organized, wrote, and produced technical data for use in
documents or sections of proposals and responses to requests for information, including documents such as
manuals, procedures, corporate capabilities, and specifications. Verified documentation accuracy. Interviewed
SMEs and other senior technical or management personnel to collect necessary data to form the basis of
assigned technical response products (volumes, sections, and subsections). Built complete past performance
database.
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2. Senior Technical Writer and Editor, Harris Corporation August 2009 – November
2010
Provided technical writing support to the VA’s Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
(HIPAA) 5010 Project, including the complete documentation suite of manuals and release notes for three
applications for three separate software enhancements. Documented weekly meetings and posted minutes on
assigned corporate and VA sites. Previously worked on the VA Registries project, preparing user and other
manuals associated with the VA registries project and providing corporate documentation and reviewing and
archiving services as requested.
Independent Contractor, ActioNet, Inc. March 2009 – April
2009
Implement the capture manager’s strategy on two proposal efforts.
Level II Technical Writer, Booz Allen Hamilton, September 2008 – February
2009
Worked on the SEVIS II contract. Provided technical writing and editing services for related contract
opportunities. Ensured that all documents adhered to style guidelines and used a consistent level of detail, voice,
and audience awareness. Readied all documents for publication, e.g., verifying the table of contents (TOC), page
numbers, headers, indexes, etc. Provided meeting minutes.
Senior Technical Writer and Editor, Celerity February 2008 – August
2008
Served as a technical writer and editor onsite at Perot Systems for their Department of Education FAFSA
contract. Performed technical writing and editing services for the full seven volume suite of client documentation,
release notes, unit test documents, project resumes, system delinquent and other letters, and training
documentation and materials. Constructed and edited documents for grammar, punctuation, format consistency,
and clarity. Worked with developers to ensure that all documents adhered to contract guidelines and used a
consistent level of detail, voice, and audience awareness. Edited all phases of documentation, including
gathering information from SMEs, writing, and rewriting detailed design and other documents. Provided quality
control for reviewer and customer comments per iteration.
Senior Technical Writer and Editor, Apptis, Inc. June 2003 – November 2007
Served as the technical writer and editor for the Defense and Commercial Sector and the National Security
Sector. Performed technical writing and editing services for all types of corporate documentation, including
editing technical proposals; creating past performance and resumes; creating user, administrative, installation,
and other manuals; creating all types of contract deliverable documentation such as white papers; and providing
oral and slide presentations. Standardized and updated several extensive resume databases. Served as a
technical writer and master’s degree level editorial resource for multiple bid and proposal development efforts.
Created requirements matrices for proposals and performed draft and final edits and QA reviews to verify that all
documents adhered to proposal guidelines. Used a consistent level of detail, voice, and audience awareness in
all documentation. Edited all phases of documentation, including rewrites, implementing reviewer and customer
comments to ensure the timely delivery of successful proposals.
Proposal Writer and Editor, Orkand Corporation April 2002 – May 2003
Served as a past performance writer and assisted with proposal editing. Developed the past performance library
used on over 30 proposal efforts with a total value of $100 million dollars, including proposals for NIH, CDC,
DoD, and the DOS. Past performances contained descriptions of every functional area for all existing Orkand
contracts, including software development, network administration, help desk, etc. Created performance area
matrices for broad to narrow functional areas across contracts for use in proposal materials and bid/no bid
research. Served as QA editor for proposal efforts. Prepared technical manuals for contract clients and
subcontractors.
Proposal and Technical Writer, Technology Advancement Group December 2000 – December
2001
Performed technical writing and editing for all corporate documentation, including two successful ISO 9001
accreditations. Edited over 20 proposals, including technical and business proposals, past performance
documents, resumes, and appendices. Created and edited an entire set of new boilerplate documents for use in
proposals, slide shows, and oral presentations for more than 20 proposal efforts. Wrote and edited press releases
and corporate documentation and manuals. Edited the corporate website.
Proposal and Technical Writer and Editor, COMTek August 2000 – November
2000
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3. Provided technical writing and proposal editing for a half a dozen government proposals. Performed QA edits for
corporate documentation and white papers. Generated customized past performances and resumes for
proposals.
Technical Writer and Editor, L-3 Storm Control Systems, Inc. July 1998 – July
2000
Provided editorial oversight for nine other technical writers located throughout the world. Performed final QA
reviews to ensure that all documents adhered to style guidelines; maintained a consistent level of detail, voice,
and audience awareness; and contained correct document content. Wrote, edited, and prepared for publication
corporate, user, installation, system administrator, and training manuals. Prepared release notes and bulletins;
process, procedure, and installation guides; and training materials and PowerPoint slide presentations. Edited the
corporate website.
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