TODD CRAVEN

SUMMARY

For fourteen years, I worked in the publications department, starting as

a technical writer and ending as the manager. I have experience hiring,

managing employees, writing, editing, training, auditing, and managing a

department's budget.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Manager of Publications, Air Transport International, Wilmington, OH,

August 2007 - January 2014.

Managed the Publications department, including employees, equipment, and

budget.

Developed training courses for new aircraft and/or new equipment, manuals,

and procedures, including designing syllabi and PowerPoint presentations.

Implemented designed training courses by establishing initial and recurrent

training schedules, by composing end-of-class tests, and by teaching

training instructors.

Liaised for all documents passed between the company and the Federal

Aviation Administration (FAA), as well as the company and Boeing.

Published and distributed all company manuals, including Maintenance,

Flight Operations, Ground Services, Safety & Security, Human Resources, and

Information Technology departments. Reviewed all manual revisions for

accuracy prior to publication.

Developed, drafted, formatted, edited, and reviewed new or changed material

for inclusion in the company's technical and training manuals and kept

manuals up-to-date by using supplied and researched data.

Managed the tracking of manuals issued to employees, maintenance

facilities, aircraft, and vendors. Ensured assigned manuals were kept

current.

Ensured manuals and documents were available in both paper and electronic

form. Ensured electronic copies of all manuals are protected for security.

Spearheaded the conversion of all manuals to interactive electronic format

for publication on the company website, in aircraft electronic flight bags,

and on interactive CD/DVDs.

Authored proposals for additional program approvals and new aircraft

certification, including the addition of 767 and 757 aircraft and the

addition of Extended-range Twin-engine Operation Performance Standards

(ETOPS) to ATI's certificate.

Administered the integration of Capital Cargo International Airline's

publications into Air Transport International's manual system during the

merger of CCIA with ATI.

Supervisor of Publications, Air Transport International, Little Rock, AR,

November 2004 - August 2007.

Spearheaded the conversion of electronic manuals from microfiche tapes to

CD-Rom.

Completed the transition of manual tracking systems to online database.

Provided training to new employees in the Publications department.

Reviewed all manual revisions for accuracy and ensured current records of

revisions are kept on file.

Developed, drafted, and formatted new material for inclusion in the

company's technical and training manuals and kept manuals up-to-date by

using supplied and/or researched data.

Created and/or edited video presentations for inclusion in PowerPoint

presentations and training classes. Also created and/or edited graphics

for inclusion in company manuals.

Maintained Publications section of company website.

Performed key operator duties for coping machines and supervised all

company print jobs.

Assisted IT, Engineering, Maintenance, and Human Resources departments.

Technical Writer, Air Transport International, Little Rock, AR, August 2000

- November 2004.

Drafted new material for inclusion in the company's technical and training

manuals and kept manuals up-to-date by using supplied and/or researched

data.

Created and/or edited graphics for inclusion in company manuals.

Developed Microsoft PowerPoint presentations for training classes.

Assisted in maintaining accurate initial issue and revision records for all

company master manuals and revisions.

Maintained AutoCAD wiring diagrams on network server and company website.

Assisted Engineering and Human Resources departments.

English Teacher, England High School, England, AR, August 1999-June 2000.

Instruction, curriculum and lesson design and development, student

evaluation, conducting parent-teacher conferences, classroom management,

and drafting of educational materials for English and journalism classes.

Supervised publication of monthly high school newspaper, in which I trained

the staff, redesigned and organized the layout of the paper, delegated

responsibility for articles, and evaluated the students' final work.

Managed the journalism budget and assisted in the development of a new

journalism class on broadcasting, which produced a weekly television news

program for the school.

Served on the England High School standards and goals committee, in which

we evaluated weaknesses in the previous standards and goals; Drafted the

group's proposal, which critiqued previous standards and recommended new

short and long-term goals for improvement in students' standardized English

scores.

English Teacher, Southwest R5 High School, Washburn, MO, August 1998- June

1999.

Instruction, curriculum and lesson design and development, student

evaluation, conducting parent-teacher conferences, classroom management,

and drafting of educational materials for English and journalism classes.

Supervised publication of K-12 yearbook, in which I implemented researched

methods and improvements in yearbook publication, trained the staff,

redesigned and organized the layout of the yearbook, delegated

responsibility for pages, and evaluated the students' final work.

EDUCATION

M.A., Teaching/Education, May 1998. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville,

AR.

B.A., English, May 1997. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.

COMPUTER SKILLS

PC & Macintosh platforms; proficient and certified in Microsoft Office

(including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint); Knowledge of HTML,

AutoCAD, Microsoft Publisher, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Framemaker, SharePoint,

and several other programs utilized in design and desktop publishing.

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

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