Dennis D. McDonald (ddmcd@ddmcd.com) consults from Alexandria Virginia. His services include writing & research, proposal development, and project management.
Cell: 703-402-7382
Residence: Alexandria, VA
Email: ddmcd@ddmcd.com
Web: www.ddmcd.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddmcd/
Business, technical, and grant proposals
Marketing collateral
White papers & presentations
Blogging & social media
Website contents
Book, movie, & media reviews
Proposal development
Technical
Cost
Work Plan
Market research
Business prospecting
Requirements definition
Technical sales support
Data Governance Strategy and Tactics
Technology Strategy & Business Alignment
Project Planning, Costing, and Administration
Process Analysis & Documentation
Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing
Database & Portfolio Transformation
Requirements Assessment
PMO Setup & Operation
Trade & Professional Associations
International Development
National Science & Engineering
Film Festivals
Federal Agencies
State & Local Governments
Government Contracting
Auto & Truck
Insurance
Household Appliance
Computer Hardware & Software
Publishing
Medical Technology
Energy Utilities
Business and proposal development for Federal and State contractors.
Email-based sales prospecting via Outlook, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and ClickDimensions.
Editorial and writing support for international development proposals.
Documentation of CMS ACA system testing data governance processes and systems.
Communication plan, metrics, and social media for GI Bill.
PMO support for pharmaceutical insurance data center consolidation.
Development of web based municipal open data portals.
R&D program collaboration plan for large Federal agency.
Collaboration strategy and metrics for SharePoint adoption.
Enterprise collaboration software strategy & assessment tool.
Project & program management via SharePoint and Office 365.
Social media promotion of engineering and STEM careers.
Communication plans for professional & trade associations.
Management planning for disaster response information.
Management, business development, financial P&L control for boutique consulting firm. Managed systems integration, database consolidation, strategy, and IT cost analysis projects.
Program management office (PMO) for a NY-based energy utility's 18-month, 300-person, $30M+ customer system database and software consolidation effort.
Enterprise wide IT service cost analysis and application portfolio assessment, retirement, and consolidation planning for a Midwestern energy conglomerate.
Knowledge management, IT strategy, and customer service consulting.
Managed Lotus Notes for IT strategy business development.
Customer relationship management system planning for insurance firm with Chinese & international markets.
Enterprise IT cost analysis & IT strategy development for insurance firms.
Metrics-based approach to project portfolio selection.
SharePoint & Jive; Google Drive & Google Docs; Tableau; Squarespace 5 & 7; Socrata; MS Project, BaseCamp, & Artemis; MS Access; Microsoft Office and Office 365; Microsoft Dynamics 365; ClickDimensions.
MLS & Ph.D., Library & Information Science, Univ. of Maryland. Ph.D. Dissertation: Mathematical Modeling of Journal Selection Decisions by Cancer Researchers and Astrophysicists.
BA, Psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Alexandria Film Festival (grant proposals, festival planning, event photography)
Alexandria Country Day School (Board of Trustees)