Quality Assurance Technical

RESUME

J O S E P H T. K A L I N

**** *. ****** **. – Tempe, AZ 85283 – Phone: 480-***-**** – Email: ********@*.***

Writer/Editor for Technical Communications

Technical Writing: Workflow includes subject matter development, composing drafts, editorial reviews, and

author approvals through final publishing. Compose for print copy, internet / intranet electronic content.

Publications comprise digital photography, technical illustrations and schematics. As writer/editor, acquired

long-term experience working with personnel of diverse technical disciplines and multi-national backgrounds.

E-learning / Training Modules: Work with subject matter experts, apply ADDIE system principles,

compose in PowerPoint, screen-capture / video+voice recording; create electronic / multi-media

e-learning programs; publish for Flash, Windows Media, QuickTime players; produce CBTs, WBTs, and

intranet HTML applications.

Example Specification Formats for engineering, manufacturing, and professional services organizations

include AP Stylebook, Simple English (SE), and MS Manual of Style for Technical Publications as well as ATA

100, ISO 9000, IEEE, SCTE, Mil Standards.

Authored-Edited Publications

Technical Documentation Technical Multi-Media Productions

Product / User Manuals, IETMs Product Assembly and Applications

Business Proposals – RFQs, RFIs Technical Marketing Presentations

Engineering Reports, Diagrams,

Employee Job Instructions

Schematics

Process / Procedure Writing Quality Assurance Procedures

White Papers, Technical Articles Software Tutoring

Employment History

Technical Editor / Writer – Contractor Created e-learning operator training modules -- CBTs,

WBTs -- in multi-media presentations for product

Superior Group – L3 Communications

assemblies, QA inspections, task procedures

Tempe, AZ

December 2010 – March 2011 Re-wrote instructional materials using Simple English

(SE) syntax, vocabulary, grammar

Worked with product engineers to edit and compose

tasking work-scopes based on legacy work instructions

and supportive documents

Technical Editor / Writer - Contractor Developed centralized documentation and control system

ICM / Freescale Corp., Tempe, AZ for final-approvals, releases, revisions, and distributions

to intranet and internet reader-clients

January 2007 – June 2010

Worked with author-engineers planning, organizing, and

composing technical publications as reports, white

papers, design implementations

Managed documentation workflow for data and

Information production in semiconductor design group

(i.e. SASD, MEMS, MST)

Technical Editor / Writer - Contractor For Airbus A380 Project: Edited, composed, and

Volt / Goodrich AIP, Phoenix, AZ produced aerospace electro-mechanical engineering

publications and training modules, using ATA-100, SE,

December 2005 – December 2006

FAR/JAR TSO criteria for format and content

Sr. Technical Editor / Writer Produced engineering, manufacturing, and marketing

documents for RF electronics design company

PCT International, Inc.,

Gilbert, AZ Researched, drafted, and produced business proposals,

marketing communications, and USPTO patent

November 2000 - April 2005

development narratives

Skills, Education, Training

• Computer Competency in Technical Publications, Desktop Publishing, E-Learning / Training

modules, Technical Illustrations, Digital Video and Photography (CBT, WBT)

• Software Capabilities: MS Office 2007(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher); Adobe CS4

Suite (Dreamweaver, In-Design, Photoshop, Acrobat); CorelDraw Suite; MS Visio; BSR and

Camtasia-4 (screen capture and recording applications)

College B.A. English / Teaching Science – Indiana University 1975

Technical Writing Fundamentals, Intermediate, Advanced coursework

Purdue University / USS Corp. – 1986-1988

Publications Design & Illustration Arts – Indiana University

Desktop Publishing – Indiana University

Technical Training Completed 2-year engineering applications program for

Electricals, Electronics, HVAC, Electro-Mechanical P.M.

and Quality Assurance

Professional Accomplishments

1. Freescale, Inc. /Tempe, AZ: Designed and developed documentation methodology for engineering

publications from raw information source files through finished publications for intranet and internet uploading:

Design Implementation Records, product specification references, design proposal presentations. All

publications were based on corporate template requirements as well as IEEE, JEDEC, Simple English (SE),

and AP standards for composition and document control.

2. Goodrich Corp. /Phoenix, AZ: Worked with aerospace engineering personnel, produced airworthiness

qualification test reports for Airbus A380-800 aircraft (e.g. ATPs, DIRs); utilized industry guidelines and/or

customer-specified requirements (e.g. ATA 100, et al.) Subject Matter entailed Engineering Testing

Applications, Software Learning Guides, Quality Assurance procedures and practices.

3. PCT International, Inc./Gilbert, AZ:

Established documentation workflow processes for product-user manuals, business proposal research /

reports, USPTO-required patent developmentals, and market-communications (marcom) technical

publications.

Researched, composed, implemented ISO 9001 Quality Assurance System of procedures, forms,

employee training, and system manual, resulting in several successful ISO 9001first- and re-certifications.

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