Renée M. Ghazi

• Review and revise documents including proposals and presentations, technical materials relating to the planning and integration of advanced IT technology, and written materials detailing the company’s information security service capabilities submitted to government and commercial clients -Ensure grammatical accuracy, clarity, and proper formatting -Collaborate with executive staff to fulfill various writing-related needs, as well as support human resources and recruiting initiatives prior to and during the award of contracts

• EoS Fitness, Revolution Ryu, Delve Together, Oceanside Dance Academy, Namasté with Renée

-500 Hour Advanced yoga instructor of dynamic, well attended classes -Provide diverse classes focusing on different areas of emphasis to include various poses and unique flows -Clearly articulate alignment cues and provide modifications for those with mobility concerns -Meet each student where they are while encouraging them to add or subtract as appropriate -Ensure members leave the studio feeling better than when they came in so we feel good, do good

• Review and revise all external written communication and client-bound reports to ensure grammatical accuracy, clarity, and proper formatting -Answer staff’s grammar and writing inquiries -Hold monthly presentations on various writing and editing topics -Write, publish, and distribute the company’s first Style Guide which ensures the consistency and uniformity of all client-bound products -Streamline the document review process by creating an efficient procedure through which all client-bound materials circulate from start to finish -Update the company’s website by writing job descriptions, company information, and other web content -Collaborate with the president to ensure each published report is as polished as possible prior to client submittal and support management’s various writing-related needs -Serve as a member of MC Consultants’ Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Communications Committee

• Federal GS-12 level billet requiring DoD Top Secret Clearance (TS/SCI with CI Polygraph) -Draft and edit national defense related documents pursuant to research and development contract -Provide team training and support concerning grammar, writing style, and word usage while focusing on government and industry standards and specifications -Research, draft, edit, and publish Documentation Team Style Guide—a user-friendly document compatible with government and industry standards -Research data, develop reports, verify the accuracy of technical information, and collaborate with engineers to produce documentation concerning computer system hardware and software -Support site’s configuration management division throughout the documentation production process

• Teaching assistantship requiring classroom instruction of two three-credit English 101 (English Composition) courses per semester for four semesters -Develop undergraduate lesson plans, draft and disseminate academic materials, provide individual and group academic counseling -Hold weekly office hours in order to meet with students, discuss individual progress, assist with personal and academic development, and suggest areas of improvement -Evaluate each student’s abilities on a constant basis to help him or her achieve particular goals and meet or exceed course requirements -Instill academic confidence in each student through repeated grammar exercises, group discussions, reading aloud, journaling, peer workshops, and the essay writing process -Encourage students to find, articulate, and hone their unique voices and carry their newfound or improved writing abilities across academic disciplines and into their careers

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY

PC/Mac, MS Office Suite Applications, Word Perfect, Adobe Photoshop, Academic Research Databases, Lexis-Nexis

SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENT

2004, 2005 Forum for Graduate Student Research – University of South Dakota

2004-2005 Betty Beasom Crew Scholarship – University of South Dakota

LEADERSHIP

2004-2005 Writing Center Workshop Leader – University of South Dakota

2002-2003 President’s Society Member – Catholic University of America

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Beginning French and Spanish