Staff

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Kathryn K. Troutman »

President and Founder
As Director of The Resume Place’s writing, editing, and coaching services, Kathryn Troutman recruits, develops, and trains outstanding individuals for The Resume Place team. Kathryn monitors writing and coaching projects to maximize your success.

Writing and Professional Coaching Staff

The Resume Place, Inc. has the largest team of trained, certified, and expert federal resume writers (Federally formatted resume, Resumix, KSAs), and SES application writers, developmental editors, and consultants.

Elizabeth Juge »

Client Services Manager
15 years writing experience covering a variety of fields
Expert career coach and career transition advisor
Focus: Legal, Administrative, SES

Sarah Blazucki »

Career professional writer and editor, strong in research, interviewing and analysis
Experienced career coach
Focus areas cover many occupational fields, at all levels, including SES

Diane Burns »

Nationally recognized author on career-related topics
Expert writer for Federal applications, including SES, and private resumes
Focus: Quality career change, military transition, high-level leadership roles

Mary Carroll-Mason »

Expert at research, writing and analysis
Focus: Policy, research and various other areas for Federal applications

Rita Chambers »

15 years technical writing experience in IT field
Active IT Project Manager in government
Focus: Project management, IT and the sciences

Jessica Coffey »

15 years coaching and writing experience
Contributing writer to three of Kathryn Troutman’s books
Focus: Critique and editing of federal resumes and KSAs

Susan Custard »

SES expert with 30 years Federal HR experience
Writer, developmental editor and coach for leadership positions in government

Jim Dalton »

Retired military officer and career defense contractor
Writing and expertise covers engineering, IT, and various other occupational fields

Dottie Hendricks »

Over 30 years experience technical writing in Private industry
Expertise covers many occupational fields
Focus: Private to Federal transitions

Julie Jasper »

Experienced technical writer with scientific and technical expertise
National security expert with Congressional-level experience
Expert narrative writer; can accommodate a variety of occupational fields and levels

Sandra Lee Keppley »

Federal human resources expertise
25 years experience in human capital management with the federal government
First hand experience with the federal hiring process

Kristin Mianecki »

A wealth of knowledge pertaining to position management within the federal government
Extensive background in English and technical writing
Wrote commercially for several well-known companies

Joy Moore »

Seasoned career coach with more than 20 years experience in executive coaching and human resources
Directed recruiting programs for employers ranging from Federal Contractors to Fortune 500 companies
An often published free-lance author, Joy was named Arizona Writer of the Year in 1995

Michael Ottensmeyer »

Former Federal HR executive
Nearly 30 years of professional writing experience within the Federal sector
Focus: Technical and other Federal resumes, SES Advisor & Writer

William Partridge »

Retired from Senior Executive Service (SES)
Focus: Executive Editor for SES, mid-career, and executive applications.
Specializes in program management, IT, and science and technology.

Nancy H. Segal »

Retired from Federal Human Resources with 30 years experience
Writing and expertise covers all occupational fields
Specialized knowledge of DoD’s NSPS; Co-author “Writing your NSPS Self-Assessment”

Carla Waskiewicz »

Many published works on Federal Resume writing; Private to Federal transition expert
Over 20 years professional writing
Expertise covers broad range of occupational fields

Rich Westfield »

5 years in federal Senior Executive Service
Over 25 years Information Technology experience in the federal government
Provides expert level coaching and writing