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I’m Kelly Quinn Sands, a marketing communications specialist dedicated to turning complex ideas into clear, audience-ready messages that drive engagement. My experience spans marketing, graphic design, writing, and digital content development across nonprofit, government, and corporate settings. I’m a good listener, a driven researcher, and a problem solver who keeps learning and staying on top of the latest trends and technology to help organizations connect with their audiences.…I’m Kelly Quinn Sands, a marketing communications specialist dedicated to turning complex ideas into clear, audience-ready messages that drive engagement. My experience spans marketing, graphic design, writing, and digital content development across nonprofit, government, and corporate settings. I’m a good listener, a driven researcher, and a problem solver who keeps learning and staying on top of the latest trends and technology to help organizations connect with their audiences.

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I’m Kelly Quinn Sands, a marketing communications specialist dedicated to turning complex ideas into clear, audience-ready messages that drive engagement. My experience spans marketing, graphic design, writing, and digital content development across nonprofit, government, and corporate settings. I’m a good listener, a driven researcher, and a problem solver who keeps learning and staying on top of the latest trends and technology to help organizations connect with their audiences.…I’m Kelly Quinn Sands, a marketing communications specialist dedicated to turning complex ideas into clear, audience-ready messages that drive engagement. My experience spans marketing, graphic design, writing, and digital content development across nonprofit, government, and corporate settings. I’m a good listener, a driven researcher, and a problem solver who keeps learning and staying on top of the latest trends and technology to help organizations connect with their audiences.

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I’m Kelly Quinn Sands, a marketing communications specialist dedicated to turning complex ideas into clear, audience-ready messages that drive engagement. My experience spans marketing, graphic design, writing, and digital content development across nonprofit, government, and corporate settings.

I’m a good listener, a driven researcher, and a problem solver who keeps learning and staying on top of the latest trends and technology to help organizations connect with their audiences.

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Work Experience

Technology Transfer Specialist at Alcyon Technical Services at NASA’s Glenn Research Center

November 1, 2024 - November 1, 2024

Promote NASA-patented technologies for commercialization; track and evaluate award opportunities; prepare submissions and coordinate approvals; write success stories and newsletters; support technology transfer webinars; collaborate with communications for outreach; analyze metrics; update SharePoint and NASA Glenn technology pages; document innovations with imaging teams; leverage AI tools for research and editing.

Technology Transfer Specialist at HX5, LLC at NASA’s Glenn Research Center

November 1, 2024 - November 7, 2025

Track new technologies to determine eligibility for internal and external awards; write and edit award submissions; coordinate approvals; submit awards (e.g., R&D 100 Award); write success stories in AP Style and pitch to NASA.gov; produce a quarterly AP-style Technology Transfer newsletter via Constant Contact; oversee tech transfer video projects, including scripting and coordinating production for promotional videos; support webinars and outreach; monitor web metrics; maintain internal SharePoint and Technology Transfer web pages; utilize AI tools for research and editing; document innovations for NASA photo library.

Freelance Writer at FreshWater Cleveland Weekly E-Zine

October 1, 2024 - October 1, 2024

Wrote positive stories and features about people and events in Cleveland Ohio neighborhoods and inner-ring suburbs.

Digital Content Manager at Peerless Technologies/NASA’s Glenn Research Center

April 1, 2023 - April 1, 2023

Published landing pages, feature stories, newsletters, and news releases for Glenn’s Drupal CMS; advised content writers on web content best practices, UX, and SEO; led a 9-month migration of 49 static HTML pages to NASA.gov and managed a six-member team; coordinated developers on custom plugins, added new content sections, and aided decommission of outdated sites; maintained the NASA Glenn YouTube channel, created tutorials, and assisted with 508 accessibility remediation; tracked metrics with GA, Parse.ly, Sprinklr, and video analytics.

Digital Marketing Manager at Buyers Products Company

December 1, 2018 - December 1, 2018

Led digital marketing campaigns and UX/UI for the company’s web properties; managed multiple brands’ social media, content development, and analytics; directed the first e-commerce site launch, achieving 6 million page views from 480k users, 75% organic traffic, 8% online orders (40% of total sales), and 150 distributor sign-ons; authored product descriptions for the PIM system and guided outbound marketing.

Marketing Coordinator at Vecmar Computer Solutions

August 1, 2010 - August 1, 2010

Designed and produced all marketing communications (print and digital), e-commerce content, and UX/UI; managed PPC, SEO, and analytics; authored quarterly e-newsletter featuring industry articles and customer testimonials.

Marketing Coordinator at Vecmar Computer Solutions

January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2007

Wrote, designed, and distributed quarterly e-newsletter; oversaw online campaigns and content development; maintained brand consistency across channels.