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Richardson, Texas, United States

Richardson, Texas, United States

Technical Writer responsible for both internal and customer-facing documentation including—but not limited to—SOPs, Work Instructions, Project and QA documentation, User Manuals, and Technical Service Bulletins. Required to use Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Suite to solve a variety of problems and negotiate between various departments to achieve company goals.Used Excel to create a centralized requirement implementation reporting system which synced and scraped pre-existing Excel-based requirement repositories to created and easily accessible and understandable metrics, saving hours per week for Software Developer leads, Project Management, Product Management, and members of the C-Suite. Used Adobe Creative Suite and Seagull Scientific BarTender software to create, update, and future-proof labels while making them easier for less experienced employees to edit.Assisted Project Management in revising internal documentation, managing and improving requirements and traceability, and provided written analysis and on the projected efficacy and business case for new and existing software solutions for internal use.Tested existing medical device software for software developers to find and report bugs and anomalies using Jira, as well assisting Software Architect in testing prototype software. Engaged in limited use of bitbucket and Jira to check pull requests and tickets for completion.Was internally certified as an internal auditor to ensure compliance with internal procedures and applicable regulatory requirements.Was consulted and assisted with an overhaul of Software Development's agile processes, including meetings with stakeholders across departments, which resulted in a shift from a Scrum-Like through Scrumban to a Kanban system, improving both output and employee morale.Was selected to lead a project to replace an aging custom testing device with a new on made from more easily source able parts.

Richardson, Texas, United States

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Edit, review, and update technical documentation for the oil/gas well tools. Sub-contracted to a branch of Bosch, in turn contracted to Halliburton. Due to circumstances surrounding the Covid outbreak, was switched from working in-person to working remote.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Worked as an associate business analyst as part of a managed services contract for Texas Instruments. Worked with inventory, analysis of worldwide datacenter assets and audits, editing and updating procedures for major North Texas datacenters, and auditing assets, as well as updating the format for worldwide Disaster recovery procedures. Worked out of both an office and datacenter environment.

Lubbock, Texas Area

Learned the basic operations of a FM radio station and read, wrote, and delivered news on air.

Garland, Texas

I worked in a morning/day stocker position at a Lowe's location. I dealt with inventory, stocking, safety, and customer service.

Garland, Texas

I worked in a morning/day stocker position at a Lowe's location. I dealt with inventory, stocking, safety, and customer service.

Lubbock, Texas Area

Brainstormed story ideas and interviewed knowledgeable and pertinent sources to write articles in the paper. Also reacted to breaking issues by finding sources and writing articles over them.

Lubbock, Texas Area

After returning for the Fall 2015 semester at TTU, I returned to my position as an Opinions Columnist for the Daily Toreador.

Lubbock, Texas Area

I began working as an Opinions Columnist for the Daily Toreador, Texas Tech's campus newspaper, for the Spring Semester of 2015.

Lubbock, Texas Area

Worked for this company for a short period of time, and was laid off for economic reasons. Received HVAC training in civilian systems to compliment my knowledge of military HVAC. I learned a great deal about other refrigerant types, heat pumps, furnaces, and associated electrical systems.

Lubbock, Texas Area

Transitional Occupation when I began attending Texas Tech University. I learned about residential irrigation systems, pool pumps, filtration and cleaning, and also participated in landscaping.

Norfolk Naval Shipyard Fmb At Norfolk Naval Base

During this period I worked under Shop 38 of NNSY FMB. I participated in repair and overhaul of several types of hydraulic pumps, high pressure air manifolds, sanitary pumps, and other pieces of submarine equipment. I also transported valves and work packages to Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth for their shop to test and rebuild as well. I also often reviewed QA paperwork and work packages for completion before routing outside of the shop. I was also given the responsibility of tracking and routing leave and training paperwork, and accounting for man-hours spent on various jobs and duties. This was necessitated by the combined civilian and military components under NAVSEA. I was put forward as a member of the command Morale, Welfare, and Recreation group, and participated in fundraising and event planning related to it.

Ssgn-729 Uss Georgia

During this period I qualified Below Decks Roving Watch (Similar to the Armed Topside Security Watch, but with the additional responsibilities of log-taking and checking gauges and readouts). I also qualified the Auxiliary Aft and Auxiliary Forward Roving Watch Stations. In addition to previous responsibilities, In addition to maintenance duties, I was also given the responsibility and position of Divisional Repair Parts Petty Officer (or Supply Liaison) for two work-centers, Auxiliary Division and Damage Control Division. The Georgia was using a new supply program called OMMS-NG and I was given the task of learning it and rebuilding the divisional RPPO program from scratch, as well as creating part and material (including HAZMAT) inventories. I also was required to track parts usage and procure necessary inventory for projected scheduled maintenance and unscheduled repairs. This required working with civilians shore-side as well as the government supply chains and programs. I was also given the job of Training Petty Officer during the shift between training programs. I also assisted in training other sailors in OMMS-NG use. I brought the current program up to speed along with establishing the divisional system and program paperwork for both the Auxiliary and Damage Control Divisions. This included generating exams and government paperwork that had to be approved by my chain of command. I kept both programs running at the divisional level until the switch from the legacy program to the new program was officially instituted. I also coordinated mandatory attendance and certification with the base High-Risk Damage Control Trainers. During this period I was also put in charge of gauge calibration for both the Auxiliary and Damage Control Divisions.

Ssbn/Ssgn-729 Uss Georgia

Assigned to the USS Georgia during the conversion, at Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth, from SSBN (Ballistic Missile Submarine) to SSGN (Guided Missile Submarine). I was trained in ship specific damage control practices, basic maintenance of Auxilliary Systems including: Damage Control Equipment, Sanitary Systems, High and Low Pressure Air headers, reducers, compressors, and dryers, Refrigerant Systems using R-134A, water tight containment, High Pressure Hydraulics, Hydraulically operated components (including valves, control surfaces, and masts), Freshwater systems for potable usage and cooling, ventilation systems and a locomotive diesel engine. Assisted in system checks following turnover of SSGN-729 from NAVSEA to ship's force including hand-over-hand checks of system integrity following paperwork errors by NAVSEA personnel. Qualified Helmsman/Planesman (Steer and Dive Vessel), and Armed Topside Security Watches.

Submarine Base New London, Ct

Basic Enlisted Submarine School focusing on Submarine Traditions, Basic Damage Control, and Basic Submarine Construction (focusing on Los Angeles Fast Attack Class). Auxilliary Package focusing on more specific Damage Control, Maintenance of the various Auxiliary Systems, and acquisition of EPA Refrigerant Certification.

Naval Nuclear Power Training Command Goose Creek, Sc

Training at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command. Academically Dropped during 2nd Phase of Training. Repeatedly told by instructers to stop learning things so fast my way and learn them the books' way. Their reasoning was that that way I could read and repeat exactly what the tests were made to test for.

Bootcamp Great Lakes

Basic Recruit Training.

Garland, Texas

Responsible for sales, production and presentation of deli products, as well as cleaning food service machinery.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Journalism

Activities and Societies: Young Conservatives of Texas, Raiders Defending Life, Daily ToreadorInitially a Pre-Engineering Student. Shifted.

High School

Activities and Societies: Marching Band, Drum-line, MST Magnet