Katherine Estes Email & Phone Number

Norfolk, Virginia Area

• Develop, research, edit, review, verify, and revise technical manuals in support of U.S. Navy electronic systems and equipment• Revise or rewrite as appropriate those documents not in conformance with the MIL DTL-24784• Provide Quality Control, editing, and formatting for test plans, system operational verification tests, interface requirements specifications, technical requirements documents, administrative reports, and other documents for internal and external customers• Provide in-house training and expertise for use of Adobe® PDF® files in the technical editing process• Edit technical documents in support of the Emsys® Emissions Monitoring System • Develop and refine Microsoft® Powerpoint® presentations for internal and external customers• Design and edit graphics for proposals and presentations• Developed in-house international style guide for use with documentation written for non-native English speaking customers

• Wrote, designed, illustrated, maintained, and updated product manuals for routing switchers and test/measurement divisions • Wrote, designed, illustrated, maintained, and updated user manuals and online help for three separate routing switcher software applications• Created professional illustrations to improve the understandability of technical documentation• Reviewed manuals for consistency of technical terminology, grammar, spelling, and usability• Implemented "paperless" electronic documentation review process • Supervised technical writing group consisting of one writer locally and three writers at remote site

• Prepared owner’s manuals, installation instructions, service and parts information bulletins, and parts catalogs for recreational and industrial boat engines/stern drives• Worked with printing houses and design firms to prepare owner’s manuals, instruction and installation manuals, workshop manuals, and parts catalogs• Represented Volvo Penta of the Americas on the Volvo-wide print on demand project• Represented department for Internet-based dealer communication systems project

• Wrote copy for product bulletins and technical specification sheets• Prepared layout for product bulletins, specification sheets, and distributor pricing sheets• Worked with printing houses and design firms to prepare bulletins, specification sheets, instruction and installation manuals, and maintenance manuals• Ensured that all plant-related publications were printed and distributed via corporate advertising services• Prepared Total Quality Management-related internal newsletter• Administrator for optical archiving and scanning information system operation (OASIS) networked optical disk drive and two stand-alone optical disk drives• Monitored daily system usage; scheduled daily, weekly tape backups; prepared and installed system volumes• Ordered and installed network-based software • Researched ways to incorporate existing technology to enhance system functions

• Analyzed existing documentation for 20 U.S. Army ISM modules to determine whether documentation is in conformance with the DOD-STD 7935A format. • Revised or rewrote as appropriate those documents not in conformance with the DOD standard. • Prepared monthly report advising U.S. Army TRADOC of documentation project status.

Technical writer/editor responsible for documenting Army MWR automated accounting module redesign project. This project was sponsored by the Information Systems Engineering Command, Europe (ISEC*EUR) and performed on site; Prepared documentation deliverables in the formats required as part of a DOD ADP project. Provided technical writing expertise as needed to other ADP projects. Rewrote accounting computer system administrator standing operating procedures to reflect change from an NCR Tower minicomputer to an AT&T 3B2 minicomputer.

• Prepared functional description and data requirements document for Navy Manpower Requirements System (NMRS) redesign project. • Prepared system/subsystem specifications, data base specification, functional description, information benefits analysis, and other documentation deliverables as part of a DOD ADP project.

Production supervisor responsible for all phases of document preparation, editing, and production, including supervising technical editors, word processors, and administrative personnel involved in producing a wide range of documents, including ADP life cycle documentation, proposals, training materials, and client correspondence. Ensured all deliveries documentation conformed to appropriate government standards such as DOD standard 7935, SECNAVINST 5233, NAVMASSO and SNAP standards, and the U.S. Government Printing Office Style manual. Edited and produced SUADPS-RT Release 3 program maintenance manuals for each module in SUADPS-RT.Instruction systems technologist responsible for developing a functional training program in Uniform Automated Data Processing Systems (UADPS) applications at Naval Supply Centers in Norfolk, Jacksonville, and Charleston. Using instructional systems development methodology, performed formal job task analysis to develop algorithmic flowcharts. Used task analysis flowcharts to prepare competency based certification booklets for specific workstations. Wrote instructional training materials for classroom instruction designed for warehouse workers and supervisors in Receiving and Storage/issue divisions at each supply center. These instructional training materials included curriculum outlines, terminal and enabling objectives, instructor and student guides, job performance aids, criterion tests, student activities, and graphics. Coordinated projection and delivery of final project of Receiving and Storage/Issue tasks of UADPS-SP command training program at NSC Norfolk. In this function, served as liaison between client and contractor, and between professional and support staffs.