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RICHARD A. DUNN

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Newington, CT 06111

860-***-****

Mobil: 860-***-****

Email: ac8d9j@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Experienced communications professional dedicated to producing the best possible technical and advertising materials for a wide variety of targeted audiences. Can direct, organize, support and coordinate communications, advertising and training projects; design and layout business forms, technical, instructional, marketing, advertising and public relations materials, including accompanying illustrations and graphics; preparing presentation packages for clients and employees; handling liaison duties with vendors; implement/manage diversified projects utilizing strong writing, training, communications, graphic design and inter-personnel relationship skills.

BACKGROUND

Project Management/Organizational Skills

Advertising, Technical Writing and Documentation Specialist

Training/Instructional Materials Development

Graphic Design/Communications Consulting

Research/Documentation

Computer Software: PageMaker, Microsoft Windows Suite, Ventura, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Interleaf, VSIO, Anvil CAD, Quark Xpress, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat Pro

Documenting Aviation Maintenance, Airframe and Power Plant Procedures and Specifications PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1998 to 2018 Technical Communications Specialist and Advertising Coordinator, Jarvis Products, Middletown, CT

Create sales brochures (using InDesign and Photoshop), technical manuals (design accompanying graphics using CAD and Interleaf/Quicksilver), new product releases and update web site describing company’s meat processing, industrial and machine tool products.

Prepare files for PDF formatting.

Responsible for liaison contacts and coordination with advertising agencies, publications and media.

Designing website layouts and coordinating special projects.

Preparing sales presentations and trade show exhibits.

Generating sales leads. Producing and editing company's international newsletter.

Responsible for producing and distributing trade show literature. ACHIEVEMENTS

Established in-house advertising/public relations agency to cut media advertising and graphic design costs.

Recommended new software to produce better quality technical advertising and training materials.

Initiated vender selection process to reduce printed material costs, yet still produce high quality collaterals.

Developed newsletter site on company's website to reduce printing and distribution cost.

Create new formats for company newsletter and user manuals.

Established internal and vendor proofreading procedure to cut down on text errors, and improve quality of company literature.

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Prior to 1998 Self Employed Communications Consultant, Connecticut and Massachusetts Clients included: Northeast Utilities, United Health Care, NationsBank, Southern New England Telephone, CSC Corp., Electric Boat Shipyard, General Dynamics Corp., Loctite Corp., Fleet Bank N.A, Aetna Life & Casualty, Gerber Scientific Products, KCR Technologies Inc., Digital Equipment Corp., Combustion Engineering, and United Technologies Corp. (Fuel Cells and Otis Elevator Divisions)

Prepared training programs, including training materials, curriculum, visual aids and informational web site.

Updated technical manuals.

Documented information system operations.

Edited web site tutorials. Designed programmer and technician training materials.

Prepared computer-based-training (CBT) courses and on-screen-graphic scenarios.

Developed GUI documentation, on-line help, and accompanying training programs.

Documented computer-aided, three dimensional, inter-active, visual reality, and 3D graphic applications.

Updated technical specification sheets.

Designed charts, illustrations and graphs that accompanied text.

Documented procedures using information-mapping techniques.

Developed sales training programs. Created audiovisual presentations for sales seminars, and organized on-site customer presentations.

Wrote functional system specifications and procedures manual on KBMS (Knowledge Based Management System), an artificial intelligence system. Documented computerized inventory control program (MPRII). Developed employee-training programs. Prepared and edited corporate newsletters, brochures technical promotional literature, government proposals and employee training manuals.

Forecast all project expenditures and conducted cost comparisons of vendors resulting in production of top quality materials within budget specifications. Coordinated printing schedules and ensured fast turnaround time. Interfaced with senior management and corporate legal counsel to produce materials to meet corporate standards.

EDUCATION

Communications Program, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT B.S. (Social Sciences/Education) Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT Certificate of Graphic Design, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT Information Mapping Seminar, Fleet Bank, N.A., East Hartford, CT Basic AutoCAD Course, Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT HTML Programming Course, Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT ASSOCIATIONS

American Society for Training and Development

Society for Technical Communication

MILITARY SERVICE

U. S. Navy, Communications Technician

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