Marcy Protteau, MESM

Experience

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  The Daily Californian

  Sept 1999 - Sept 2002

  Assistant Night Editor, Copy Editor, Writer, Librarian

  • Progressively responsible duties including general reception duties, mailing of subscriptions, maintaining archives, copy editing and night editing• Proficient in QuarkXPress and QuarkCopyDesk and NowContact database software on Macintosh OS platform

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  Ivy West Educational Services

  Jan 2002 - Jun 2008

  Academic Tutor

  • Prepared junior high and high school students for the math, science, verbal and writing sections of the SAT I, SAT II, ACT, SSAT and HSPT. Taught one-on-one sessions and classroom courses.• Tutored junior high and high school students in academic subjects including calculus, chemistry, english, history and physics.

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  White Mountain Research Station

  Jun 2002 - Aug 2002

  Interagency Resource Team Intern

  Assisted in a variety of desert and montane ecology projects in Eastern California, including: • Bat monitoring to gather baseline data for the Lower Owens River Project and the Carman Valley watershed restoration plan;• Vegetation surveys and bird banding activities with Point Reyes Bird Observatory at Mono Lake; • Construction of fish barrier dam with the California Department of Fish and Game to protect federally listed Owens pupfish;• Meadow and lake surveys and invasive species removal to protect mountain yellow-legged frog; • Lab work at UCSB-administered Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory monitoring underwater activity of alkali flies and separating larvae in samples; and• Surveys of milk vetch population in Monache Meadow with U.S. Forest Service to determine population dynamics and effects of ATV use. Show less

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  Conservation Corps North Bay (previously Marin Conservation Corps)

  Sept 2003 - Aug 2005

  • Supervised 12-member restoration crew in San Francisco and Marin counties, including logistics management, team-building activities, and the creation of a volunteer database and website. • Monitored water quality, vegetation, fish, wildlife and physical morphology data and reported on the ecological health of the restored wetland system at Crissy Field in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco.• Worked in connection with the National Park Service and partnered with California State Parks, community groups and citizens to restore and monitor multiple sites of ecological value. Show less

  • Restoration and Ecosystem Management Crew Leader

    Sept 2004 - Aug 2005

  • Ecological Monitoring Specialist

    Sept 2003 - Sept 2004
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  Freelance

  May 2006 - now

  Editor

  * Editing textbooks, journal articles, academic papers, and local history books for a variety of individual and organizational clients* Ensuring that clients produce documents that are engaging, clear, consistent, and grammatically correct* Consistently meeting deadlines and successfully juggling multiple projects

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  Earth Pledge

  Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  Associate

  • Evaluated green roof application in the Bronx by modeling the environmental and economic impacts of stormwater under various green roof scenarios. • Supported education of Bronx stakeholders on the impacts of green roof implementation.

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  Environmental Incentives, LLC

  Jul 2008 - Aug 2010

  Associate

  • Developed reports, templates, conceptual models and a management system manual to guide operations of the Tahoe Status and Trend Monitoring and Evaluation Program and to support program adaptive management and reporting of resource conditions. • Planned, supported and captured executive, working group and development team meetings. • Created a manageable set of performance measures for the Environmental Improvement Program through collaboration with agency staff and executives. • Supported development of a tracking and accounting program for improving water quality and achieving goals set forth in TMDLs. Facilitated collaboration with multiple stakeholders including regulators, regulated entities, environmental groups, Native American tribes and private landowners. Show less

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  Sonoma Technology, Inc.

  Sept 2012 - Nov 2017

  Technical Editor

  * Supported creation of high-quality deliverables by editing and formatting reports, technical memoranda, journal articles, and proposals* As conference coordinator, helped staff members with the development of posters, presentations, and abstracts for conferences* Updated Microsoft Word customizations using XML and VBA to make the writing and editing process more efficient

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  Sage Energy Consulting

  May 2018 - Apr 2023

  Technical Editor and Proposal Manager

  • Managed all proposal efforts, including opportunity tracking, content production, coordinating multiple teams, and ensuring compliance with RFP/Q requirements• Developed and updated marketing collateral, project descriptions, resumes, and document templates• Edited and formatted reports, procurement documents, white papers, and presentations• Managed communications, logistics, and document development for client procurements

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  CDM Smith

  May 2023 - now

  Lead Marketing and Proposal Specialist

  • Leading strategy development, writing, and editing for complex and strategic proposals, presentations, and related marketing materials • Developing clear, concise, and compelling content for proposals and presentations• Facilitating and participating in brainstorming, storyboarding, and other strategy development sessions• Supporting development of client business plans and opportunity capture plans• Partnering with senior staff to develop strategies and implementation plans for conferences and other external marketing opportunities• Updating marketing materials including resumes, project descriptions, and quals packages Show less