David W. Marr Email & Phone Number

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Work with Web developers and data managers to draft, format, and finalize documentation that supports clinical trial research. Collaborate with subject matter experts to reformat and edit investigational new drug applications and clinical study protocols. Meet with SMEs to develop standard operating procedures, task documentation, and user guides. Maintain technical documentation pertaining to programming and systems operation. Translate business specifications into user documentation. Draft and publish departmental wiki articles. Create fillable PDF forms for staff and external use. Create and maintain MS Word templates for a variety of technical documents.

St. Petersburg, Fl

Drafted, edited, and finalized technical documentation in support of U.S. Special Operations Command’s Unclassified Test Bed. Worked closely with SMEs to create project white papers, project definition documents, project management plans, user guides, system design documents, and similar materials relevant to current and future research and development initiatives. Organized and maintained the document library hosted on MS SharePoint. Composed monthly status reports and team project updates.

Tampa, Fl

Wrote, reviewed, and edited the technical documents associated with various telecommunications systems, including training guides, operation and maintenance manuals, and installation plans. Worked with SMEs to ensure the technical accuracy and correct formatting of drawings and documents based on internal standards and templates.

Tampa, Fl

Performed detailed quality-control audits of behavioral assessments to ensure compliance to professional standards (grammar, style, tone, scoring, clarity, conciseness). Maintained individual technical writer statistics to note strengths and weaknesses and track writing tendencies. Met with the management team to discuss quality issues and recommend measures for improvement. Wrote and edited behavioral assessments; trained and mentored new technical writers and client advisors. Interviewed job candidates. Wrote the company’s e-newsletter for clients and prospects.

Fort Worth, Tx

Base spokesperson; managed a six-member public affairs office staff. Established and implemented the base public affairs plan for a growing multi-service military establishment. Supervised the production of news releases and media advisories for dissemination to the nation’s seventh-largest media market. Wrote and marketed news and feature stories spotlighting station events and individual accomplishments.

Keflavík, Iceland

Supervised a five-person public affairs office staff. Published an award-winning weekly newspaper that served 4,600 active-duty military members and civilians. Provided responses to Icelandic and international media queries regarding Iceland Defense Force and Naval Air Station Keflavík events. Planned, implemented, and supervised a military news bureau during a major exercise; doubled the information output of the previous exercise.

Pensacola, Fl

Wrote the training materials (training manuals, nonresident training courses) used by the Navy’s public information specialists. Authored the basic and advanced manuals covering every major professional communications topic.

Pensacola, Fl

Closed-circuit radio and television manager and program director. News anchor and disc jockey. Managed the civilian orientation cruise program. Provided tours for visiting dignitaries, youth groups, and the general public. Trained all shipboard tour guides. Coordinated special events. Wrote and disseminated news releases and media advisories.

Annapolis, Md

Wrote game coverage and personality feature stories associated with 32 varsity sports. Wrote and released post-game stories to local and national media outlets. Gave post-game reports to local and national radio stations. Assisted in publicity for Heisman Trophy candidate Napoleon McCallum and basketball standout David Robinson. Produced media guides. Wrote feature stories for home football game programs. Served as public address announcer for men's basketball and lacrosse games.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

Information Specialist (Journalist/Broadcaster)