Brenda Giddings, M.Ed., Pmp Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

• Used MS Word and PowerPoint to perform technical edit of Apache practices, standards, and training presentations• Scope included document revisions, formatting, and editing graphics and tables• Standardized template for Company Standards and Practices• Used Microsoft Teams to attend meetings and communicate with team members while working remotely

• Incorporated marketing and sales abilities as well as strong skills within technical writing• Participated in online training: Cloud computing (AWS) and API (Salesforce)

Nassau, Bahamas, Bs

• Wrote user guide to optimize computer chip manufacturer’s current quote and contract development API system with SpringCM, DocuSign, and Salesforce• Led document review process via MS Teams, promptly addressing comments and concerns for final signoff• Coordinated graphics with functional system migration information• Maintained User Guide Documentation Plan for management status meetings

London, England, Gb

Used MS Teams to work remotely for 1 year in compliance to bp's COVID 19 protocolAssisted with technical editing specifications in accordance with bp's governance and editing rules. Scope included new documents, document revisions, exceptions to specifications, templates, formatting and editing graphics and tables and verifying normative references.Served as MS Word SME. Interfaced with ETP team and SME category teams on agreed ETP format schedule and level of technical editing.

Performed a variety of writing and editing assignments using MS Office.

Houston, Tx, Us

• Wrote training aids for Master Data Governance (MDG) Tool for SAP using developer’s scripts and SME interviews• Edited training aids and PowerPoint presentations• Special projects as assigned

Houston, Tx, Us

• Wrote training manual for compound prescription software • Interviewed SMEs to gain information and verify accuracy of text• Reported software deficiencies to Quality Analyst• Conducted document review meetings• Responsible for all graphics

• Formatted and reviewed Sustainability Management Guidelines as part of Operations Excellence effort• Edited Sustainability report• Updated guidelines to conform to corporate template• Interviewed SME to resolve formatting and content conflicts• Developed and maintained document tracking system

•Incorporated marketing and sales abilities as well as strong skills within technical writing•Participated in online training: HTML, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

•Member of Marine Team in support of Enhanced Compliance Program—Edited and formatted documents to achieve 90% of completed documents requirement•Edited PowerPoint Presentations for Client and Department of Justice•Researched and drafted corporate marine standards including policy, requirements and procedures for Marine approval•Conducted document review meetings•Assigned as lead in marine group to expedite document approval by coordination in vetting and in resolving content issues•Liaised with other departments including marine, performance improvement and engineering to expedite and procure document approval

London, England, Gb

•Reviewed and formatted documents to comply with Global Projects Office (GPO) project template •Recommended improvements to formatting project template •Updated documents using MS Word as template changed•Evaluated documents for project-specific language

•Worked with a team of technical writers and editors to prepare a confidential, multi-volume proposal to be submitted to a national oil company on a very tight deadline. •This involved formatting documents according to a standard Word template, editing highly technical content for clarity and proper grammar, and proofreading. •Kept track of multiple versions of hundreds of document sections using file naming conventions, a workflow tracking spreadsheet, and an online file management system.•Worked closely with subject matter experts and peer reviewers to incorporate changes, and collaborated with team members to standardize on style.

London, England, Gb

BP, p.l.c. (formerly British Petroleum) (10/10–4/2012): Prepared and edited (format, proofread, style-check, etc.) Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) user’s guides and standards in compliance with proprietary guidelines using MS Word. Co-wrote and edited Contractor Safety Management Program (PSCM) procedure. Maintained Best Practices library on SharePoint; ensured completed documents uploaded to project site, adhered to version control requirements. Supported the development/management of new document formats and templates, e.g., managed changes of document formats and liaised with other technical writers to develop consistency across teams within Purchasing Supply and Chain Management (PSCM). Used MS Excel to compile safety data and graphics for PowerPoint presentations.

Updated operations manuals for energy products transportation controllers using MS Word. Resolution of documentation problem resulted in 50 percent increase in productivity.

London, England, Gb

Editing operations and personnel manual for educational facility. Providing support for presentations under stringent deadlines.

Developed sufficient knowledge about drilling challenges (tight sand, heavy oil) to write for a tubular products and services manufacturer; produced articles, case studies and scripts for a multimedia presentation using MS Word and Excel. Reviewed and summarized well data for non-technical coworkers. Edited brochures and articles for Schlumberger newsletter. Jenobi, Inc. (May 2008)

Updated specification manual for used drilling tools. Member of presentation team at the IADC (International Association of Drilling Contractors) trade show; created presentation for the display booth. Reviewed technical forums to develop a Best Practices database.

Houston, Texas, Us

Used FrameMaker 6.0 to update text and screen graphics for exploration software client training in Indonesia. Met deadlines in spite of time zone (12 hours ahead) and remote location. Exposure to Camtasia software.

Boston, Ma, Us

Edited and verified repair, maintenance, and operations manuals for MWD (Measurement-While-Drilling) tool. Due diligence resulted in 30 percent reduction of vendor cost. Supported training and customer support efforts for local and international clients using MS Word, Visio, and Adobe Acrobat PDF.

Sugar Land, Tx, Us

Independently wrote Engineering, Operations and HSE procedures for downhole tool development facility. Edited drilling tool assembly manual for tool prototype. Documented staff meetings with 90 percent accuracy. Facilitated meetings, documented status and set objectives with subject matter experts. Edited and developed Visio process diagrams for procedures.

Houston, Texas, Us

BAKER HUGHES – Technical Writer (Consultant) – Houston, TX Documentation avoided possible noncompliance penalties and reduced costs by supplementing supervision. Employed digital photography, Visio and MS Word to present text, wiring diagrams and CAD drawings in hard copy and online formats. Projects included GyroTrakTM (directional MWD tool) and Acoustic Properties eXplorer (APXSM).

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Interviewed programmers and developers to gain technical content for energy trading and accounting user’s guides and system overviews. Increased accuracy of trading accounts by enabling corrections and providing actual asset value. Developed text in FrameMaker 6.0; online help developed in ForHelp.

Reduced possible punitive measures by complying with Federal Energy Regulations Commission (FERC) requirement to make tariff agreements available on the Internet. Compiled standards manuals for client companies from Gas Industry Standards Board (GISB) database using EDISM Editor and Document Builder.