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Lexington, MA

Master scheduler and planner for several communication programs. Provide planning support for other information technology programs.

Lexington, MA

Developed & maintained a program-wide master schedule and assisting project managers with their respective project schedules for a major technology refresh program for a high-value-low-density airborne system. Wrote a new version of the system's Program Protection Plan to comply with new standards and updated the program's Security Classification Guide..

Lexington, MA

Acquisition strategy and program documentation, mainly for new "development planning" (project startup) initiatives. Strategic planning for recapitalization of high-value, low-density assets, including aircraft. Learned that it takes at least ten years (from initial concept to fielding) to design, build, equip, and test a military aircraft. Developed.

Bedford, MA

Planner/Analyst at IT customer site. Planned and coordinated IT projects, primarily for IT systems supporting an efficient worldwide, net-centric, distributed information sharing operation. Duties required leadership, including factors of timely performance, project management, earned value management, program controls, configuration/data management.

Massachusetts

From November 1998 to November 2001 (Reading, MA), Analyzed customer requirements, assessed feasibility for bid/no-bid recommendations, wrote technical proposals, authored project plans, ran trade show exhibits, and developed information technology business with state and federal agencies in the New England area. Developed hardware and software engineering.

Cambridge, MA

In the predecessor to Camber's Volpe Center contract, (Technical Information Support Services - TISS), started the Information Management section and built it to a staff of 18 technical writers, course developers, and engineers, serving over 30 accounts and writing about $1.3 million of business per year. Main projects included a full.

Westborough, MA

Led technical writing & training group; managed publication projects, designed courses, developed training materials, taught field service techs & technical sales analysts, wrote marketing materials & proposal text, supervised staff of 4.

Billerica, MA

Restarted a defunct publications operation, including a print shop, graphics, and distribution facility, for this high-end graphic/CADD workstation manufacturer. Managed 5 to 10 projects simultaneously. Supervised staff of four writers, illustrator, printer, and 2 stock/distribution staff. Participated in other engineering support functions, including.

Wilmington, MA

Established the writing, publications, and training functions for this voice-and-data network startup company. Developed pubs & training budget from product build plan. Developed manuals, training materials, pre-sales literature, and proposal text. Supervised development of technical sales course. Supported field sales staff. Supervised seven writers and.

Wilmington, MA

(Now Textron Systems Division) Led a group of five to eight technical writers and pubs distribution, to support the commercial customer side of this IBM mainframe timesharing service bureau. In collaboration with the writing team, developed a comprehensive users' guide for all services; evolved a consensus style and format guide; wrote announcements and.

Eastern Massachusetts

Edited technical proposals and training materials for Raytheon Data Acquisition Systems Div.; wrote computer user manuals for NEC Information Systems (NEC Astra), and taught business English in a bilingual vocational program for Newbury College (Lowell campus).

Morgan Hill, CA

Developed a learning disabilities clinic to serve teenagers, diagnosed learning disabilities and provided individual remediation, thereby enabling many to learn to read sufficiently to mainstream them to regular high school classes. Member of MHUSD's special education screening committee, which performed child studies, reviewed records and performance, and.

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