~ Mainly work in oil on canvas. Paintings include seascapes, landscapes, florals, abstracts, and occasional whimsical sea turtle portraits. Sizes vary from 2"x2" to 24"x30". Currently have paintings hanging in Wilmington, NC, at Port City Java - Porters Neck and Lucky Joe Coffee on Gordon Road. All artwork offered for sale is original.~Writer - develop fiction and nonfiction manuscripts~Editor - provide editorial consulting services at large~Resume Consultant - develop and… Show more ~ Mainly work in oil on canvas. Paintings include seascapes, landscapes, florals, abstracts, and occasional whimsical sea turtle portraits. Sizes vary from 2"x2" to 24"x30". Currently have paintings hanging in Wilmington, NC, at Port City Java - Porters Neck and Lucky Joe Coffee on Gordon Road. All artwork offered for sale is original.~Writer - develop fiction and nonfiction manuscripts~Editor - provide editorial consulting services at large~Resume Consultant - develop and refine resumes Show less

Spending most of my time painting and marketing my art. Occasionally participate in projects as writer or editor.

Make day-to-day decisions to direct company strategy and refine service offerings. Responsible for the following:- Creating Capabilities Statements - Marketing SK Consultants capabilities- Analyzing RFP requirements and developing responsive proposals- Analyzing PO requirements and writing unambiguous contracts- Analyzing product requirements and tracking implementation in design. - Providing consultant services in accordance with contractual terms and conditions

Responsible for overall documentation system for ACUMEN Project. Reported to Product Line Leader (PLL) and Reactor Engineering Services Manager.- Analyzed and tracked applicable quality and technical requirements and implemented incorporation into project documentation.- Developed and managed a documentation vault structure (on protected network) for managing the project documentation system throughout its lifecycle- Developed, upgraded, and managed ACUMEN Project documentation… Show more Responsible for overall documentation system for ACUMEN Project. Reported to Product Line Leader (PLL) and Reactor Engineering Services Manager.- Analyzed and tracked applicable quality and technical requirements and implemented incorporation into project documentation.- Developed and managed a documentation vault structure (on protected network) for managing the project documentation system throughout its lifecycle- Developed, upgraded, and managed ACUMEN Project documentation * Analyzed tasks and developed standardized work management processes for project * Developed work management process diagrams, instructions, and instructions * Developed initial draft of Core Monitoring Reactor Engineer User manual and Introduction to the ACUMEN Software User Interface Manual * Created quality checklists to facilitate standardization and enhance quality- Designed an administrative single source control system for project documentation control and management- Established and populated a Documentation Team Library in SharePoint.- Developed TFS Backlog Items and tasks to support development of software documentation- Developed processes and tools to capture customer data for a future database- Developed and edited Marketing PowerPoint presentations Show less

*SJ Saxon & Associates was incorporated as SK Consultants, Inc. in Oct 2013**Major Projects: ACUMEN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTDocumentation Manager for Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas project (Subcontracted through Kraybill & Associates). (See PROJECTS for details).Accomplished the following:- Designed, developed, and administered a project-based documentation system in compliance with GNF Quality Program requirements (10 CRF App B Criteria 3,5,6, & 17)- Developed… Show more *SJ Saxon & Associates was incorporated as SK Consultants, Inc. in Oct 2013**Major Projects: ACUMEN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTDocumentation Manager for Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas project (Subcontracted through Kraybill & Associates). (See PROJECTS for details).Accomplished the following:- Designed, developed, and administered a project-based documentation system in compliance with GNF Quality Program requirements (10 CRF App B Criteria 3,5,6, & 17)- Developed new work management processes- Developed work management process diagrams, instructions, and procedures- Developed software user documentation - Managed documentation support team- Developed new marketing materials for new product - Reviewed and edited externally-developed draft documents - Managed documentation system content lifecyclesConcurrently, was Managing Editor for the STATION NUCLEAR ENGINEER MANUAL REVISION Project for Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas Engineering to help re-introduce the SNE Course. See PROJECTS for details. Show less

**Was not a direct employee of Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) or GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) - contracted through three consulting companies during this period. It was during this period that GE Nuclear Energy launched GNF and GEH**Participated in several procedure rewrite projects as key member of Quality Procedures team. Developed strategy to consolidate four procedure systems into one system. Designed procedure numbering system that mapped back to nuclear industry requirements… Show more **Was not a direct employee of Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) or GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) - contracted through three consulting companies during this period. It was during this period that GE Nuclear Energy launched GNF and GEH**Participated in several procedure rewrite projects as key member of Quality Procedures team. Developed strategy to consolidate four procedure systems into one system. Designed procedure numbering system that mapped back to nuclear industry requirements. Analyzed, consolidated, and rewrote policies and procedures for Quality, Sourcing, Engineering, and Project Management groups. Performed requirements analyses and developed requirements tracking matrices. Implemented 10CFR50 Appendix B Criteria 5, 6, and 17 requirements for procedure design and content, configuration management control, and quality records design/management. Supported core management software delivery process for Reactor Services Engineering group, including development and revision of procedures and supporting documentation. When requested, was Quality Reviewer/Approver on Field Disposition Instructions that accompanied software deliveries to customers.Had key role in managing revision of engineering technical design procedures. Developed and implemented new best practices for design record file structure and content within the product data management system. Worked with technical SMEs and engineering managers to facilitate comment resolution and approvals. Developed desktop instructions, tracking tools, and other documentation; implemented tools and trained new users. Designed webpages to facilitate dissemination of information. Recognized as expert in documentation development and management. Was on team that received Quality Award for procedure simplification. Performed editorial upgrades on corporate documentation at all levels. Wrote articles for Engineering Newsletter and edited other articles when requested. Show less

- Developed marketing materials and proposals. - Provided operating procedure upgrade services to local manufacturing facility. - Developed training materials for manufacturing facility and pulp-and-paper industry. - Provided resume consultant and rewrite services.- Created and taught the "Creative Wizardry" approach to improving writing skills.- Developed and taught basic technical writing techniques course targeted toward the NC 7th Grade Writing Test (8 hr course) at… Show more - Developed marketing materials and proposals. - Provided operating procedure upgrade services to local manufacturing facility. - Developed training materials for manufacturing facility and pulp-and-paper industry. - Provided resume consultant and rewrite services.- Created and taught the "Creative Wizardry" approach to improving writing skills.- Developed and taught basic technical writing techniques course targeted toward the NC 7th Grade Writing Test (8 hr course) at local middle school. Taught all 7th grade students as a visiting instructor during their normal school schedule, which resulted in across-the-board improvement in scores.- Developed and taught basic collaborative story crafting workshops (2 four-hour sessions per workshop) to small groups. Show less

- Wrote freelance Llifestyle articles for Wilmington Star News.- Wrote monthly how-to crafts articles for Wilmington Child (later renamed Wilmington Parent). - Wrote occasional assigned articles for AAA-Carolinas magazine.- Wrote newspaper articles that covered County meetings for Pender Post newspaper- Developed capabilities statements for small businesses- Developed and refined resumes for individual clients- Edited newsletters for several small nonprofits

- Managed development of technical and financial proposals for bids on DOE projects for radioactive and mixed waste remediation - Responsible for timely proposal production and on-time delivery- Worked closely with scientists at Catholic University of America and in-house scientists to ensure proposals met high standards for excellence- Won key projects- Managed several DOE contracts

1986-1988 - General Physics - - Certified Instructor under General Physics Instructor Training program. - Developed training materials for procedure writing courses. - Marketed procedure writing courses and procedure upgrade projects. - Taught courses to nuclear power plant personnel and executives. - Developed user manual for proprietary Lockout/Tagout software. - Participated in procedure upgrade projects for nuclear power plants. - Developed marketing materials… Show more 1986-1988 - General Physics - - Certified Instructor under General Physics Instructor Training program. - Developed training materials for procedure writing courses. - Marketed procedure writing courses and procedure upgrade projects. - Taught courses to nuclear power plant personnel and executives. - Developed user manual for proprietary Lockout/Tagout software. - Participated in procedure upgrade projects for nuclear power plants. - Developed marketing materials. - Edited and rewrote corporate communications. Show less

- Provided pre-audit assessment services to Lear-Sieglar Aircraft in Shaker Heights, Ohio - Provided procedure review/upgrade services to Lear-Sieglar Aircraft in Shaker Heights, Ohio

- Managed QA library.- Developed and revised QA procedures- Responsible for configuration control of QA and Engineering procedures.- Wrote/edited audit reports- Auditor-in-Training- Performed JTA and developed flow diagrams for undocumented records management processes