Carrie Sumner Cowan

Experience

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  Operon Biotech and Healthcare

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Inside Sales / Technician I

  • Worked technical position in the medical Synthetic DNA lab. • Promoted to inside sales, managing the NW and NE territories due to medical and technical knowledge and experience. • In charge of training new hires and helping them adapt to the culture of the company.

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  Jacobs Technology

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  Project Coordinator and Task Lead

  Key contributions:• Developed Requirements for Ares I, coordinating communication between NASA and AirForce leadership.• Managed schedules and milestones in the Data Exchange Matrix, for 4 engineeringprograms, within Vehicle Integration.• Designed, organized, and maintained 4 programs in Windchill and Wiki websites to improvecross-functional coordination and communication.• Managed Task Order Contract and Subcontract reforms to support budget development.

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  Therapy Partners

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Development Manager

  • Managed, scheduled, and coordinated 5 programs, composed of 27 therapy teams, for community events, weekly school visitations, hospital visitations, and training.• Developed and managed the marketing strategies, social media, and public outreach.• Wrote and maintained 7 grant proposals, bringing in 4 new grants (an additional $22,000).• Filed State and Federal Taxes, monthly and yearly – 100% score on audit.• Managed payroll and inventory.• Managed current licenses and insurance policies for 27 therapy teams. Resulted in no gaps.• Represented Therapy Partners, Inc. at promotional and informative events. Show less

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  SAIC

  Jan 2012 - May 2014

  Technical Editor

  • Led and taught technical writing classes to the Aviation Division’s engineering staff 1-2 classes per quarter. Tracked improvements through contractor and government leadership satisfaction surveys. • Wrote, edited, and formatted System Design Documents, System Analysis Documents, Test Acceptance Reports, Operational Manuals, requirements, failure reports, new project plans, and professional correspondence for Government Lead.• Built lasting relationships with customers through proactive, daily communication, strategic messaging, and expectation management.• Created and maintained numerous document templates.• Coordinated technical reviews with government Quality Control and engineering leads. Show less

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  Abaco Systems, Inc.

  May 2014 - Jun 2017

  • Developed the Technical Writing process to improve engineering relations and turnaround time. Positive feedback received from upper management.• Created and developed a template for Failure Analysis and Corrective Action Reports with positive feedback from the customer and engineering team.• Wrote, edited, and formatted technical manuals, failure reports, sustaining documents, and other miscellaneous documents for hardware and software groups.• Opened, maintained, and closed Change Orders and Change Requests within Agile.• Prioritized, organized, and followed through with an average of 25 projects on a regular basis.• Co-chaired GE’s HealthAhead Initiative. Created, coordinated, and executed health focused events, screenings, and newsletters to encourage a healthy culture. Maintained required metrics from corporate. Formerly known as GE Intelligent Platforms Show less

  • Project Manager

    May 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Technical Writer

    May 2014 - May 2016