DANA ALAN LEWIS

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San Diego, CA 92102

Phone/Fax: 619-***-****

E-mail: acui94@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE - TECHNICAL WRITER

WORK HISTORY:

UTC Aerospace Systems, Inc. – Chula Vista, CA

Sep 2000- March 2016

Job: Technical Writer/Structured Documentation SME (Subject Matter Expert). Senior Technical Writer: Produced Commercial Aircraft Maintenance Manuals

(AMM/CMM/EM/SRM), Detailed Parts Catalogs and Parts Lists. Knowledge of S1000D and ATA iSpec2200.

Q.E.D. Systems, Inc. - Chula Vista, CA

1997 - 2000

Jobs: SGML Editor/Proofreader: Edited SGML files for interactive electronic technical manuals

(IETMs).

Senior SGML Editor: Supervised quality assurance for all IETM production of manuals for government and commercial clients. Achievement of QA standards resulted in a profit growth exceeding 200 percent and increased orders from customers. IETM Production Manager: Currently manage a team of 8 proofreaders and 2 editors. National Dispatch Center - San Diego, CA

1996 - 1997

Jobs: Dispatch Agent: Processed alphanumeric messages for PCS Phone/pager customers. Promoted to Call Transfer Agent position after 4 months on the job. Call Transfer Agent: Assisted carrier clients (Airtouch, PageMart, PageNet, etc.) and their customers service issues.

Vinacomm Inc. - San Diego, CA

1994 - 1995

Electronic Bench Technician: Tested, serviced and repaired cellular phones and pagers. Job duties included programming pagers and working with customers experiencing problems with pagers and PCS phones.

Gold Coast Productions - Osaka, Japan.

September 1992 to September 1994

Technical Writer/Editor/Translator: Wrote and edited programmable logic controller (PLC) operations and maintenance manuals, data sheets, promotional/sales materials for client companies. Project Manager for Interleaf CALS/SGML support software implementation. Established position of technical documentation librarian. Technical Writer and Editor (Freelance) - Osaka, Japan August 1991 to April 1993

Wrote, edited and translated manuals, guides and video presentations for electronics, machine tools, pharmaceuticals and construction products and devices. Interac Corp - Osaka, Japan. Language Consultant and ESL Instructor April 1991 to September 1993

Taught Business English and Writing on-site at client companies. Provided technical consultation for Daifuku, Inc., Sumitomo Seika Inc., Toyo Pharmaceuticals and Kansai Electric.

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

US Army - Electronic Warfare Signals Intercept Specialist (Linguist) November 1985 to April 1991

Korean language interpreter/translator. Worked with communications devices (multi- and single-channel radios, DF and jamming devices, etc.) Served from 1988 to 1991 in South Korea.

US Air Force; Journalist

June 1972 to April 1976

Wrote and edited a weekly tabloid newspaper, and publicity releases, prepared and conducted base tours and briefings for new personnel and visitors. Technical editor for the F-15 Weapons Development Program for 7 months. SECURITY CLEARANCES

Secret – 1972 -1976 (U.S. Air Force)

TS-SBI – 1987 – 1991 (U.S. Army)

Secret – 1998 -2000 (Q.E.D. Systems)

EDUCATION

Major (Linguistics)/Minor (Anthropology)

San Diego State University

Diploma in Korean Language - Honors Graduate (1987) Defense Language Institute/Foreign Language Center Monterey, CA

AA (Foreign Language, 1979)/ (Electronics Technology, 1983) Orange Coast College - Costa Mesa, CA

Journalism Certificate (1972)/Newspaper Editors' Course (1974) Defense Information School, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, IN.