Madeline Shaughnessy

About Madeline Shaughnessy

I am a professional writer and writing consultant for government, private, and nonprofit organizations. I deliver writing courses and workshops designed to help professionals write faster and more effectively. As a writing coach, I work one-on-one with professionals to help them meet their writing goals. I also review, write, and edit documents within different industries, such as space and technology, homeland security, and public health. I help produce a wide range of professional documents, including technical, program, and market reports; government proposals; journal articles; impact statements and success stories; and ECQ narratives.

Experience

1. Principal

   Writing System Institute Wsi

   Sep 2023 — Present · Fairfax, VA, US

   Delivers writing and editing training to government and private organizations in public health, science and technology, and leadership development. Customizes training using clients\' writing samples for examples and exercises. Trains over professionals annually across HHS, NASA, DHS, and GSA.Provides one-on-one writing coaching to help professionals and academics improvewriting habits while also refining documents for publication, internal distribution, or applications. Plans, writes, and edits deliverables for organizations in space technology and medicine, includingtechnology reports, strategic plans, after-action reports, government contract proposals, request forinformation (RFI) responses, executive summaries, white papers, study reports, and press releases.Specializes in ECQ writing. Works directly with aspiring executives to produce ECQ narratives and resumes that pass the QRB. 100% success rate, having helped over 25 aspiring executives receive QRB approval or interviews.

Education

• George Mason University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English, Writing and Rhetoric

• George Mason University

  Master of Arts (M.A.), English, Professional Writing and Rhetoric