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Editing/writing contracts have included those for DervalResearch, Bio-Rad, Netgear, StackRox, PMC-Sierra, Ooma, Spidercloud Wireless, LinkedIn, Procket Networks, Tasman Networks, Force10 Networks, Affymetrix, DANA Software, ONStor, JBT Consulting Services, R&B Legal Support Services, Computers_and_Security_Journal, Bryan Photography, Agility Software.

As a consulting senior technical writer/business analyst through Fusion Alliance/New Era Technologies, worked with the Cook Medical IT Business Management (ITBM) team to resolve internal audit nonconformances in policies/procedures for infrastructure compliance with ISO-13485 FDA 21 CFR parts 11 and 820, and ITIL requirements. Created an updated Quality.

Alameda, California, US

As a consulting senior technical writer-editor through Artizen Staffing at Astra Space, worked with team doing multiple proposal responses to RFPs and RFIs for Hall-Effect Thrusters (HET) for satellite propulsion and LEO/GEO orbit maintenance. With the IT security team, planned, developed, wrote, and edited governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) documents.

Round Rock, Texas, US

As a consulting senior advisor for IT security documentation through APN Software Services, Inc., with the Dell Information Design and Development (IDD) group on liaison with the IT Security group, coordinated, edited, and created content on a Confluence wiki for the Dell Technologies PAS-(Product and Application Security) Product Security Incident.

San Francisco, CA, US

As a contractor Information Security Technical Writer through Kavaliro for JR Advanced Engineering at Autodesk, worked with the PlanGrid IT Security Team for updating, revising, tracking, and coordinating compliance documents (policies, procedures, guidelines, and standards) for AICPA SOC2 TSC (Trust Services Criteria), NIST-sp800-53r5, FedRAMP, and.

Sunnyvale, CA, US

As a contractor IX / UX (Information Experience / User Experience) Engineer / Writer through Bard-Na-nGleann working with the JUNOS OS documentation team, resolved documentation problem reports (PR), created release line item (RLI) feature descriptions for release notes (RN), and worked with CLI documentation in an Arbortext XML environment for Juniper.

Mountain View, California, US

In a Docker and primarily Kubernetes environment (Linux), created installation guide and user guide for a microservices and container security platform that enables enterprises to secure their cloud-native applications for CI/CD. The platform monitors for CVE, CVSS, and CIS benchmarks and also allows creation of custom security policies to minimize risks.

Campbell, California, US

Assisted with developing policies, standards, guidelines, and standards for IT security and for considering compliance with SOX, ISO-27K, and GDPR using NIST SP800-37 and NIST SP800-39 for guidance. Used SharePoint to maintain tracking of documentation. Other tasks included updating SOA spreadsheet, attending planning meetings for Secure SDLC, and.

Atlanta, GA, US

As a consulting technical writer and IT security analyst through Randstad Technologies US and coordinating with a healthcare insurance provider Office of Information Security team, provided GRC policy documentation for compliance using ISO/IEC 27000/27001/27002 and NIST SP-800-53 and other documents as guidance.

Sacramento, California, US

As a consulting technical writer and IT security analyst through Strategic IT Staffing and coordinating with a healthcare provider team, provided planning, research, development, and production of standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines for compliance with HIPAA and HITECH Act requirements (45 CFR 164) using FISMA NIST (SP-800-66), COBIT-5, ITIL.

San Jose, CA, US

Provided installation, configuration, and administration documentation for the Vormetric Data Security Platform, including:- Physical and virtual Data Security Manager (DSM) Appliance- Vormetric Transparent Encryption Agent (VTE)- Vormetric Application Encryption Agent (VAE) API- Vormetric Key Management Agent (VKM)Provided documentation support for FIPS.

As an independent contractor, coordinated and assembled raw material (text and figures), rewrote, edited, scheduled, and placed into templates the material for an applications guide for droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) analysis equipment and software (QX-100).

San Jose, CA, US

As a contractor IT Security Analyst-Writer through Experis at Cisco Systems, worked with the Corporate Security Program Organization and InfoSec (CSPO-InfoSec) teams with revising and developing IT security policies, procedures, and standards. Attended corporate-wide planning and policy meetings to provide documentation for BYOD and general security.

San Jose, CA, US

As a contractor through Q Analysts, providing documentation for virtual data center (VDC) virtual security gateway (VSG) and virtual network management center (VNMC) and operations in a VMware ESX server environment. Worked on the VSG/VNMC API Reference Guide. Worked with software (GUI/CLI) documentation for MPLS-TE, RSVP-TE, BGP, BFD, IS-IS, OSPF, IGRP.

Modesto, US

As a contractor through Buxton Consulting, scoped, planned, coordinated, wrote, edited, and produced documentation to support IT Security, Network Operations, PCI-DSS compliance, HIPAA compliance, and project management for this large grocery wholesale-retail company. Documents focused on disaster recovery/high availability, store operations, virtual.

With the engineering team and another consulting tech writer with X-Scribe, created system architecture white papers ("Technology Brief") for Google switch deployments. Also assisted with editing and adding new commands to the FTOS command reference manuals for the Force10 E-Series TeraScale Router/Switches. Topics included QoS, Flow-Control.

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As contractor technical writer-editor through PDS Technical Services, worked with Fujitsu Networking Communication telecommunications and software development engineers to create software (GUI) documentation for SONET/DWDM network design, network simulation, and network element management system application software.

San Jose, California, US

As a staff technical writer, provided documentation for Storage Area Networking/Network Attached Storage management software including a load-balancing, traffic-direction SAN/NAS software (GUI) management application.

San Jose, CA, US

As a staff documentation specialist, provided editorial support for documentation for Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS) CLI including the Dial Services Quick Configuration Guide (Release 12.1), resource pool management (RPM), Hoot&Hollar networks, IP multicasting. Topics also included RIP, ISO L2, L3, DNS, AAA, RADIUS, TACACS+, BGP, IGRP, and.

US

As a staff documentation specialist, provided editorial support for hardware and software (CLI/GUI) documentation for Channel Service Units/Data Service Units (CSU/DSU, DCSU, DIDCSU), Inverse Multiplexers (IMUX, HPMUX), MIBs, and the Node Manager (SNMP) Network Management System. Applied documentation services based on new technologies for quicker and more.

As a staff technical documentation specialist, provided editorial and writing support (installation guides [HP-UX, AIX, SCO, BSD], PC, Mac; user guides, command reference, glossary, online-help) in a Smalltalk development environment for the system engineering design software -- RDD-100 -- for implementation on UNIX, Windows, and Mac platforms. Assisted.

Washington, DC, US

As the sole technical documentation specialist for the project on contract to Martin-Marietta through The Carl Group, provided editorial support for the Phase A Report, which included engineering records on the various habitats of the ISSP GBF--the Avian Habitat, Aquatic Habitat, Insect Habitat, and Bacteria Habitat. Also did work-breakdown structure (WBS).

Livermore, CA, US

As a contractor technical editor-writer (TEW) through KMI Energy and Kaiser Engineers, worked with the LLNL Technical Information Department (TID). Technical editing and writing services included the scoping, planning, budgeting, scheduling, coordinating, editing, and rewriting for technical and scientific documentation including that for environmental.

As a contractor technical editor through Authorization Services, Inc. (ASI) for the US Department of Energy Office of Inspector General, Office of Audits Western Region Office, provided editing and documentation services for pre-award, contract, compliance, and flash audits of the DOE contractors. Working here helped with furthering my interests in.

As a contractor technical writer/editor with OAO Corporation and Dynaspan Corporation, provided documentation services for the Army Materiel Test and Evaluation Directorate at White Sands Missile Range, NM. Became familiar with PAR, HPI, and AN-TSQ-73 equipment as well as timing code for RADOT film records. Participated on proposal development in response.

At a daily afternoon newspaper, provided multiple articles with photos (assigned and spontaneous) by the 1pm deadline. Processed the film and prints in a photolab that included stabilization processing machine, Bessler 23-C enlarger, and other lab equipment. Used various camera gear, including Nikon F2, Pentax, Canon cameras and lenses. Assignments.

For year 1 taught 5 classes of basic science that included the basics of physics, chemistry, energy, biology, geology, and astronomy. For year 2, taught 3 classes of basic science with the same curriculum as the previous year and then 2 classes of biology. Participated in science department curriculum development and professional development activities.

Taught 3 classes per day English grammar and composition and 3 classes per day of English literature to 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students. Participated in school activities as a faculty advisor. Conducted a weeklong class in basic conversational and written Japanese (for 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students).

Jncia - Certificate Awarded October 2020, Attended On-Site Workshop As Study Prep While Working At Juniper Networks Headquarters.

Certificate

Dita-Xml, Framemaker+Xml (Structured), Xmetal, , Arbortext

Ccna, Cisco Ios Networking

Certificate In Management Of Documentation And Publications, Technical Writing And Editing

Graduate School, Biology, Marine Biology, Education

Certificate, Guam Extension - Alternate Energy For The Island Environment

Ba, Biology, Chemistry

Coursework For B.A. In Chemistry, Biology

Diploma, National Merit Award Scholar