Skills: Advanced Technical Writer; Software Tester; Journalist;
Photographer; Content Cultivator; Quality Assurance Analyst. Proficient with Capability
Maturity Model Integration (CMMI); Software Reviews; Agile Software Development;
System Development Life Cycle Development; Continuous Diagnostics
and Mitigation (CDM) - Her Nexx Chapter-Editorial
Project Director & Member Editorial Board; regularblog contributor
Top Secret (TS) / Eligible for Sensitive
Compartmentalized Information (SCI) Clearance Employment History: Guidehouse, Washington, DC,
Jan 29, 2024 to present: Senior Technical
Writer/Editor -- Develop, write,
and edit documentation including but not limited to, contract requirements,
technical and white papers, user manuals, administrative reports and all
valuable publications within a cohesive team -- Review and
provide suggestions/input on all materials generated by the contract and
management -- Align government
and corporate reports for a consistent “voice” and direct presentations of
written content -- Revise and complete
necessary adjustments or enhancements to templates within government guidelines-- Summarize and
simplify complex plans from dedicated Subject Manner Experts (SMEs) to
explain lengthy and detailed valuable concepts with an eye for presenting simplified
explanations in uncomplicated terms
ECSTech, Washington, DC, within a subsidiary of the Department of Justice (DOJ), September 11, 2023 to November 30, 2023: Senior Technical Editor/Writer -- Oversee policy documents including assessing and linking all related documentation -- Track policies through a strict schedule of reviews and approvals -- Process documentation from inception to publication with input from Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and research of prior concepts and associated papers -- Provide assistance as required with team members and management on development status ManTech,
Stafford, VA, October 31, 2022 to September 8, 2023: Senior Technical Writer/Editor -- Edit
technical documents created by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), managers,
and contract personnel -- Provide feedback
on presentations and web pages with questions, comments, and suggestions-- Maintain templates
for all versions of documentation and presentations -- Provide SMEs
with assistance on documentation from creation to updates concluding with
the completion of the final documents and/or presentations submitted for
approval or delivery --Assist with
meetings and projects on an as-needed basis with a variety of support options
NexThreat, Alexandria, VA, and
TheOffice of Veterans Affairs, Dec 21, 2021 – Sept 26, 2022: LeadTechnical Writer -- Create, edit,
review, and provide assistance with all contract and company documentation -- Adhere to government
requirements regarding deliverables, templates, and presentations -- Design flow
charts, user manuals, and various sets of instructions to assist authors and
managers -- Write and/or
edit white papers, power point, Visio presentations, and other materials -- Generate information
and reports on Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) and National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST) Information Security Continuous Monitoring
(ISCM) Vexterra Group, Reston,
Virginia, July 12, 2021 to December 17, 2021: Technical Writer/Editor & Scrum Master -- Perform duties as the Scrum
(Agile) Master & coordinate with the Lead Software Developer/team -- Oversee documentation with
specific regulations and policies determined by the customer -- Edit, write, and review non-technical
and technical products, reports, and publications and the related technical
manuals, briefings, and user/training guides -- Revise system and management documents using my revised and simplified templates -- Manage group/community-wide
correspondence with all partners of the lab CertiPath, Inc., Reston, Virginia, April 23, 2020 to May 12, 2021: Technical Writer/Editor Design, create, edit and develop complex technical and functional documentation including: -- Strategic Plans and Program Standards and Standard
Operating Procedures -- Technical and functional specifications and
other technical project artifacts -- Training manuals, training materials, and/or
complex web content-- Technical presentations and Executive Level
Communication -- One Page Procedures specifically designed for simplified instructions to new users
PPT Solutions, Inc,
Arlington, Virginia, January 2, 2019 to March 20, 2020: Technical
Writer/Editor -- Support Project Management missions of
the Office of Procurement
Operations (OPO) and Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) -- Plan and implement Quality Assurance (QA)
policies, plans and procedures working with the QA department, personnel
and director -- Assess and advise, as required, on all
program and plans including strategies and organization -- Edit, format, question and suggest deliverables
involving several government agencies specifically detailed weekly and
monthly reports for each contract City of
Alexandria, Virginia – Finance Department, July 2018 to September 2018: Technical
Writer/Editor Project
Terminated due to Time Constraints on Finance Personnel for Year End
Audit/Statements -- Facilitate, write and edit the City
of Alexandria Virginia Accounting Procedures Manual including composing policies
governing the Financial Statements, Year End Activities,
Daily/Monthly/Yearly accounting, auxiliary offices and departments, reports,
publications and payroll -- Devise templates, styles and
formatting rules for user manuals and policy document -- Interview personnel to create step
by step actions and create detailed instructions -- Produce and maintain the project
schedule including personnel, deadlines and progress
Metrica, Inc:
Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM)Metrica Team Venture
(MTV), Sept 2014-June 2018: Technical
Writer/Editor -- Instrumental in configuring and
documenting the Department Homeland Security (DHS) Federal and Agency
Dashboards to provide continuous monitoring, diagnosis and mitigation
capabilities designed to strengthen the security posture of the Federal
Government against cyber threats/attacks -- Write, edit, revise, restructure
and format Metrica Team Venture (MTV) Federal and Agency Dashboard documents
including the Sub-Vendor Questions and Answers (Q&A), Test Evaluation
Master Plan (TEMP), Extended Development Testing (EDT), Acronyms and
Glossary, Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), Installation Guides, Earned
Value Management Plan (EVMP), Design Alternatives Document and other
required and valuable documentation -- Assist and attend landmark Reviews
including the Production Readiness Review (PRR), Solution Engineering
Review (SER) and Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) -- Design and continual update DHS CDM
templates for deliverables including “Styles” (headings, bulleted and
numbered lists, colors within tables and table formatting, graphics
sizing, etc.) -- Monitor Test Case development and
related documentation -- Provide instructions to entire team
on difficult procedures within Microsoft products -- Compile the Program Manager’s
Monthly Report, meeting minutes and notes -- Review, edit and update
Requirements, Testing and Installation guides and databases Project Advisors
International (PAI) LLC, Nov 2012 to Sept 2014:
Technical Editor/Analyst -- Edit, revise and update Delay
Analysis documentation with the international team of engineers, project
managers, arbitrators and quantity surveyors -- Prepare records for presentation
and assessment regarding PAI’s engagement as an independent expert to
tribunals and dispute review boards assisting in evaluations
Path Technologies as subcontractor to Northrop Grumman, July 2011 to Sept 2012: Technical
Writer, Quality Assurance Analyst & Software Tester for Geospatial and ENFIRE -- Organize
and write documentation to set standards of clarity, style and terminology -- Write
and edit technical reports, technical documents and training presentations - Participate
in Agile
Software Development Lifecycle and assess progress within software sprints
-- Software
tester and User Manual author for Geospatial - Prepare flow charts and process
diagrams in Visio to visually support software procedures
Convergenz, LLC as
subcontractor to Kratos Defense, Nov 2010 to Mar 2011Technical Writer, Software Tester& Quality
Assurance Analyst
-- Perform QA and software testing for
enterprise software applications -- Write and edit technical
documentations, service manuals, operational specifications and related
technical publications for many diverse systems -- Test systems in multiple
environments with or without test scripts, matching systems to
documentation and continual monitoring of updates and requirements -- Research requirements documentation
to create and revise online help instructions -- Develop, publish and implement test
plans and QA standards -- Produce software test cases, test
scripts and test procedures to ensure the integrity and consistency of the
delivered products -- Translate technical requirements
into user-friendly materials for non-technical user training -- Create brochures and memorandum
explaining software releases and updates
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Oct 1999 to Oct 2010
System Integration Analyst IV -- Pivotal member of the Future Combat Systems (FCS)Brigade Combat Team Modernization Program (BCTM) as a valued member of the
Office of the Chief Scientist and Architect -- Generate indexed and clearly structured documentation as an Advanced
Technical Writer to ensure the average consumer understands the sophisticated
scientific and technical concepts within the software processes and procedures -- Create and revise essential documentation including the team Execution
Plan, Standard Operating Procedures and Architecture Development plan -- Perform duties as an
Assistant Project Manager and Meeting Facilitator within the team assigned to
guide all Critical Design Reviews including:
o Network Interface Kit (NIK) Preliminary Design Review (PDR); System of
System (SoS) Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Spring 2009;
o Alpha Team Support Rewriting the FCS Statement of Work (SOW) July-Sept
2009;
o Create and revise essential documentation including the Team Execution
Plan (TEP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Architecture Development
Plan (ADP)
-- Explain Use Cases and other complex architecture work products to the
customer and users -- Craft sophisticated compliance document systems and templates -- Participant in:
o
Systems of System
Engineering Integration Group Architecture Support
o
Architecture Integration
Working Group and Hardware Interface Control Board
-- Monitor documentation and deliverables for program internal and
external reviews
Programming/Technical Assistant
Support (P/TAS), Feb 2003 to April
2004
Manager Training and Metrics
Departments; QA Analyst -- Develop processes as Manager of the Training and
Metrics Collection departments
QA Analyst for the program, documentation and procedures
-- Revitalize, organize and coordinate the Training Program for required
courses
-- Initiate and maintain a solid Metrics Data Repository and periodic
reports -- Participate on the team achieving CMMI Level
3
STARS
SM/I, Oct 1999 to Jan 2003
Senior
Applications System Analyst -- QA Team for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
-- Conduct quality review of technical and contract deliverables materials
-- Write test scripts and
devise test plans for updated and new software applications
-- Recreate an updated Desk Reference Manual for the incoming INS
Commissioner Develop intranet web site with the STARS SM&I Contract
Business Operations
-- Test, review, develop and
document the upgrade and creation of a computerized Business Operations
Financial Reporting System (FRS)
