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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Provide and manage technical and program support to active ship maintenance and modernization programs for the United States Navy's fleet of Burke-class (DDG-51) guided missile destroyers, including in-service engineering support, land and sea-based systems engineering design, system testing, maintenance, operations, and integrated logistics support, working under the authority of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD).Provide in-service and life cycle engineering support to applicable ship and system technical documentation, to include the initiation, writing, editing, production, support, and sustainment of ship/system technical documents, manuals, and publications. Participate in dialogue/meetings with ship manufacturers, component manufacturers, and U.S. Navy active duty, civilian, and contractor support personnel.

Patuxent River, Maryland, United States

Planned, researched, developed, produced, and sustained technical documentation products and deliverables for the U.S. Navy MQ-25 Stingray Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) and the MD-5 UCAV Mission Control Station (UMCS), working in conjunction with the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and the Naval Air Technical Data and Engineering Services Command (NATEC).Duties included: Writing, editing, review, modification, and production of technical documentation, in both paper and electronic (including IETM) formats, produced in accordance with S1000D, MIL-STD 40051, NAVAIR 00-25-702, and other applicable government, military, and industry specifications. Developed, verified, and validated all elements of technical publication data, including research, verification, and correction of engineering data and source material. Served as a group Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing technical assistance and problem resolution for technical writers and Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) support personnel. Advised program management on technical and quality issues. Produced and provided internal/external technical training deliverables in support of program needs. Conducted quality, format, and content reviews of data module text, graphic elements, and completed products. Delegated and assigned tasks to team members, as required.Supported planning and implementation of new and updated technical publication products in support of equipment / system acquisitions, modifications, and changes.Attended and participated in scheduled meetings with KBR and Boeing team members and NAVAIR/NATEC personnel regarding program status, current issues, and upcoming events. Supported and participated in formalized technical and program testing and reviews, to include program intermediate status reviews and final validation and verification (Val/Ver).

U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia, Pa

Provided engineering, technical, and logistics support for U.S. Navy submarines, including:𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘢-Class Ballistic Missile (SSBN/Trident) submarines, 𝘖𝘩𝘪𝘰-Class Ballistic Missile (SSBN/Trident) and Guided Missile (SSGN) submarines, and 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘸𝘰𝘭𝘧, 𝘓𝘰𝘴 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴, and 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢-Class Fast Attack (SSN) submarines, working under the joint auspices of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC).Wrote, reviewed, and edited submarine operational and maintenance technical manuals, and other applicable technical publications and documentation.Developed and supported submarine C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence) System Engineering Change Requests (ECR).Developed Engineering Changes, Temporary Engineering Changes, Field Changes, and Change Proposals for NSWCPD programs. Developed Ohio Class Submarine C4I System Modifications (OCMOD) and Trident Alteration (TRID) packages for NSWCPD programs.Conducted Physical and Functional Configuration Audits for submarine C4I systems, subsystems, and components.Developed and supported other contract deliverables, as required. Support other NSWCPD Integrated Logistics Systems (ILS) and Engineering Lifecycle activities, as required.Provided biweekly contract Technical Status Reports and monthly Progress Reports to company and government personnel. Attended scheduled meetings with government and corporate personnel to discuss program status, issues, and solutions.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Member of Agusta Westland’s AW-609 Maintenance Steering Group (MSG-3) team. Duties included: Developing, producing, and presenting MSG-3 aircraft systems analysis in support of the AW609 tiltrotor aircraft, as part of an Industry Steering Committee (ISC) providing input to the AW609 Maintenance Review Board (MRB), who use the information presented to determine and establish all aircraft scheduled maintenance inspections, checks, procedures, and schedules, as an integral step toward finalizing aircraft airworthiness/entry into service and final type certification.Research, compile, write, edit, and proofread aircraft system dossiers, containing pertinent technical data and information, for MRB review, including aircraft/system theory and operation, maintenance, operation, system safety, servicing procedures, and fault analysis. Present final system dossiers at scheduled MRB meetings, consisting of AW609 aircraft customer representatives, industry engineering and manufacturing personnel, Agusta Westland engineers, product support personnel, subcontractors, and suppliers, and U.S./international governmental regulatory officials, including U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) representatives. Provide technical assistance and advice to MRB board members for resolution of technical questions, conflicts, and issues, and provide other service engineering services as required.

Wayne, Pa

Duties included: Writing, researching, reviewing, editing, and proofreading company technical publications, documents, reports and papers in support of the company’s Research & Development team for the Libertas Personal Insulin Pump/Continuous Glucose Monitoring System project.Initiated, created, developed, and complied with document standardization methods and procedures, as well as documentation record keeping and management. Implemented document management system for enhanced usability for engineering/product support personnel. Assisted with project planning, tracking, test and evaluation, effort estimation, team task allocation, and preparation of project status reports.

York, Pa

Assigned to the U.S. Army Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) weapons system program, consisting of a modernized/upgraded M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH) with M992A3 Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle (FAASV). Part of a team of experienced contract technical writers and illustrators hired to temporarily (4-6 months) augment the company's understaffed technical publications division to ensure all operator/maintenance manual work packages were completed and ready for validation by deadline date--a goal which was successfully met.Researched, wrote, proofread, and edited descriptive, procedural, fault isolation, and testing/troubleshooting modules and procedures for vehicle, systems, and components, including electrical, electronics, engine, weapons, mechanical and hydraulic systems, for publication in a Class 4 Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) used by U.S. Army to operate and maintain the vehicles. Used PTC Arbortext XML authoring tool, Adobe Acrobat and FrameMaker, Vasont Content Management Tool, Microsoft Office Suite, and other tools, as required, to author publication content. Worked with technical illustrators and graphic designers to create vector and raster images. Reviewed engineering data for accuracy and applicability. Performed quality control adjudication and validation. Completed documentation control steps to release final documentation..

Coatesville, Pa

Installed and maintained electrical and avionics/electronics systems in Sikorsky S76D helicopters. Performed system, wiring, and component removals, installations and modifications, as required.Fabricated, installed, routed and terminated aircraft wire harnesses and bundles. Terminated contacts, terminals, splices, and other items to aircraft wiring. Assembled connectors, including standard connectors, coaxial, triaxial, and Ethernet connectors.Conducted scheduled aircraft operational and functional system tests, Aircraft Test Procedures (ATP), and Functional Test Procedures (FTP), as directed. Performed unscheduled fault analysis, testing, troubleshooting, and corrective actions, as required.Documented maintenance procedures,actions, and part/ product quality data, with Sikorsky’s SAP Solumina documentation system.Overhauled and revised existing component removal/installation documentation procedures, resulting in an estimated 40% improvement in ease of accessing information and reduced errors and redundancy.

Ridley Park, Pa

Researched, wrote, compiled, developed, reviewed, revised, proofread, and edited CH-47 and V22 military aircraft technical manuals, including: Wire repair manuals, aircraft maintenance manuals, component maintenance manuals, system schematics/block diagrams, and aircraft wiring data manuals in support of the company’s manufacturing and maintenance support operations. Authored publications in both paper and electronic formats.Drew up corresponding illustrations as needed for manuals, including schematics, connector insert arrangement maps, flowcharts, and block diagrams, using Visio and Iso-Draw. Authored V22 Wire Repair Source Data Manual. Delivered on time to customer, meeting/exceeding all quality and customer satisfaction benchmarks. Authored four separate CH47 Aircraft Wire Data Manuals (AWDM). Perfect record of seven on-time quality wire data manual deliveries. (Four original and three revised editions).Performed Logistics Support Analysis (LSA). Authored and illustrated V22 IETM maintenance tasks (LSA-019). Authored publications in accordance with MIL- STD-40051, MIL- STD 1808, MIL STD 1388-1, ATA-2200, SAE AS 50881/ MIL-W-5088, and AECMA/S1000D/Common Source Database. Designated as a Technical Publications Quality Control (QC) inspector, authorized at both QC3 and QC4 levels. Served as a Technical Publications department Subject Matter Expert (SME).Received 12 Boeing Pride awards (individual), 3 Boeing Pride team awards, 1 Boeing Global Services and Support (GS&S) Presidents Award (individual award), and 1 Boeing GS&S Atlas Award (team award).

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