Resume 6

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

• Strong working knowledge of word processing Framemaker and Word
• Familiar with Microsoft Office Products Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Creation of both hard copy and online documentation
• Comfortable in both PC and UNIX working environments

• I m working part time with a client providing technical editing on their college level telecommunications training textbooks.
• I am also creating online audio scripts for the animated illustrations, unit introductions, and unit summaries in these textbooks in Word.
• I m also working with National Semiconductor to produce the Datasheet for their next generation GX2 processor chip for set-top boxes.

• I created user documentation in Framemaker for computer chip development tools.
• I designed and created the first true online document in the company using Adobe acrobat reading PDF files.
• I worked very closely with engineering and participated in their regular team meetings.
• I conducted engineering review meetings to ensure document accuracy.
• I obtained my document information primarily from product functional specs, engineering interviews, and use of the products.
• I worked in both a UNIX and a PC environment.

• in the computer industry including software test of backup systems for Hewlett-Packard,
• conducting computer software and hardware instruction classes for Resource Technology Inc.,
• and computer troubleshooting and repair for Applied Computer Technology.

• I handled Software Configuration Management for software development work on Cockpit Instrumentation Systems.
• I tracked software development from card level to system level, along with creating the required documentation.
• I created and maintained a development tracking library to accommodate FAA audits.

• I managed a team of writers, editors, and illustrators to create multimillion-dollar proposals to the military in response to RFPs.
• These were multi-volume proposals including a technical volume what we will provide , management volume who will manage the project , and a cost volume how much will it all cost .

• Maintained production equipment for manufacturing electronic circuitry.

• Wrote Operating and Software manuals for Desktop Computers.
• I assisted in the creation and documentation of the next generation of HPL Hewlett-Packard Language being developed in tandem with the next generation of Desktop Computer.
• I created a user s manual for the production equipment and conducted training classes for equipment operators.

• 1995 - Present. Senior Member of the Society for Technical Communication. I use my membership to keep up with the latest industry trends in Technical Writing. I have served as a judge in their documentation contest.
• 1995 - Present. Junior Achievement. I have made presentations at local schools to help kids to understand the way their local communities work and to encourage them to stay in school and look to attending college.
• 1980 - 1993. Arizona Alliance of Businesses. I made presentations at local schools to help kids to understand the value of higher education as both a benefit to themselves and their communities to encourage kids to stay in school and look to college.