Education
University or College Degree Year
Ricks College AA English 1979
Brigham Young University BA in English 1981
(BYU)
Brigham Young University MA in English Literature and Creative 1984
(BYU) Writing
Current Job
Part-time sales associate at Dillards in Idaho Falls.
Security Clearance
None at the moment. I held an L clearance from approximately 1986-1990.
The INL reduced clearance requirements for many of the administrative
jobs; as part of that effort, my clearance was reduced to BAO. I held
that clearance until April 2008
Writing and Editing Experience Idaho National Laboratory (1985 through
2008)
INTEC Services editor (circa 1992-2008)
FDP System Description Manual (rev. 1)-lead
FDP Phase II Cold-Start Procedures and Forms
NWCF System Description Manual, HVAC System
NWCF procedures
Second-Third Cycle procedures
PM Area procedures
Denitrator Procedures
Denitrator System Description Manual (Chemistry and Security)
Stack Monitoring System Procedures
INTEC Roles and Responsibilities Procedure
INTEC Services Home Page (web-page)
Maintenance procedures and job safety analyses
Training plans and procedures
INTEC training matrix
Spent fuel procedures and plans
INTEC Services Assistant Project Administrator and Project Administrator
(2002-2005)
Reported to the Clean/Close INTEC Project Director concerning document
management, records management, graphics services, writing/editing,
printing, and requirements coordination for INTEC activities.
Reported to Project Administrative Services management concerning
functional organization activities, including processes, methods,
training, hiring, and resource needs.
Directed document control activities at INTEC per the requirements of
company-level and INTEC procedures.
Directed generation of INTEC operating and administrative procedures and
other documents per company-level and INTEC procedures.
Promoted use of company format and processing standards for INTEC
controlled documents.
Directed requirements coordination at INTEC, including INTEC requirement
rolldown and administration of the review processes for company-wide and
INTEC documents.
Interfaced with internal and external customer organizations to ensure
document, records, and requirements management needs and requirements
were met.
Organized and directed manpower, skills, and procedures to accomplish the
assigned responsibilities of INTEC Services.
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INTEC Services Assistant Project Administrator and Project Administrator
(2002-2005)
Ensured staffing levels were adequate to support the needs of all INTEC
customers in document, records, procedure, and requirements areas.
Obtained historical and working knowledge of document publication, records
management, and company resources (policies, procedures, and
requirements).
Created and maintained the INTEC Services and DZAC home page as a web-based
resource.
Acted as facility issues coordinator (ICARE) and self-assessment
coordinator for INTEC Services.
Developed Document Services budget for SP-0.
Streamlined the existing document development process with technical leads
from writing-editing and document control.
Acted as point-of-contact for Facility Evaluation board.
Writing and Editing Experience (1981 through 1984)
Editing intern for Brigham Young University Studies and Inscape journals
(circa 1981-1984)
Associate editor for The Leading Edge (circa 1984)
Teaching and Training Experience (1979 through 2009)
One-year faculty for the Brigham Young University-Idaho English
Department (Jan-Dec 2009)
FDENG-101,Writing Foundations
ENG-312, Advanced Writing For Business
Writing tutor for Ricks College Writing Lab (1979-1981)
Graduate student instructor at Brigham Young University for two semesters
of English 101 (1982-1983)
Taught classes on document format and reviews for WINCO (circa 1990-1995)
Helped present the Document Management Control System overview when
Lockheed took over the contract
Was listed as an affiliate instructor for the document development and
review process
Provided an overview of STD-8/STD-9 format and procedure writing for TRA
Provided classes on an as-requested basis for document formats and review
processes
Additional Responsibilities (details available upon request)
INTEC/TAN/PBF Requirement Rolldown Coordinator
INTEC/PBF FORIB Representative
INTEC Document Change Control Board Administrator
Publications
Incremental Repetition within J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth: Shadow,
Light, and Silmaril within Mortal-Immortal Marriages (Brigham Young
University, December 1984)
"Lead Us Not into Redemption." In Deep Thoughts: Proceedings of Life, the
Universe, & Everything XV, February 27-March 1, 1997, ed. Steve Setzer
and Marny K. Parkin, 87-113. Provo, Utah: LTU&E, 2001.
"The Price of Knowledge in Patricia McKillip's Riddle-Master Trilogy." In
Deep Thoughts: Proceedings of Life, the Universe, & Everything XIII,
February 1-4, 1995, ed. Steve Setzer and Marny K. Parkin, 69-87. Provo,
Utah: LTU&E, 1997.
"Where the Shadows Lie." Leading Edge, no. 9 (winter 1985): 10-13.
"Mooting of the Minds: Why Fans Enjoy Tolkien." Leading Edge, no. 9
(winter 1985): 78-84. (co-authored with Jonathan Langford and Steven C.
Walker).
Loyalty." Leading Edge, no. 6 (n.d.): 30-38.
"Split Personality." Leading Edge, no. 8 (fall 1984): 24-38.