JAMES PATRICK KIRBY

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Kenosha, WI **142

512-***-**** cell e-mail: ac8h5s@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Medical/legal/technical writing, editing & translation. Medical device design, testing & documentation.

SUMMARY

Medical/technical/legal writing & editing. Documentation & translation of proposals, hardware & software design documents, user manuals, & other technical literature. Extensive computer hardware & software design. Natural language fluency in English, German, Portuguese & Spanish. Computer language fluency in C/C++, Pascal & Assembler.

EDUCATION

York High School, Elmhurst, IL (National Merit Scholar)

B.A. Physics, Elmhurst College, IL (Class Rank: 1)

M.Div. Linguistics, Hartford Seminary Foundation, Hartford, CT (two years, no degree)

M.S. Physics, University of Chicago, IL

J.D. Law, University of Texas at Austin, TX

WORK AUTHORIZATION, AVAILABILITY & HOURLY RATE

U.S. citizen, available immediately, rate negotiable.

WRITING, EDITING, TRANSLATION & TEACHING

Medical tech writing:

Authored & edited medical & laboratory science examinations for continuing education of nurses & medical laboratory technicians. Authored provisional patent applications & dental clinical study documentation. Supervisor: Deborah Sokol, RN (Anderson Continuing Education)*

Website design, authoring & editing:

Edited & posted clinical laboratory articles: http://www.metametrix.com/learning-center/articles, Authored online articles for publication. Supervisor: James A. Bralley, CEO (Metametrix Inc.)*

Medical device writing, editing & translation:

Designed, documented & tested real-time, embedded firmware in C++ & 68HC11 assembler for medical infusion pump. Prepared all screen shots & translated medical instrumentation GUI text & the user manual into German, Spanish, Portuguese, French & Italian for product localization: (Google: “3010/3010a S)” Supervisor: Mike Sanders, Software Manager (Medex Inc)*

Engineering documentation:

Authored full project documentation including proposals, MIL-STD-483/490 & DoD-STD-2167A specifications, hardware & software documents, technical & user manuals, & test plans & procedures documents. Supervisor: David A. Schwendner, Software Manager (BDM-MSC Corp)*

Abstracting & translation:

Wrote abstracts of research articles on medicine, laser & IC technology. Translated from German into English numerous articles on topics ranging from art to medicine & science.

Patent specification:

Invented electronic device & prosecuted US Patent 4087702: www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html

Wrote provisional patent application for dental procedure.

Teaching & lecturing:

Gave high-school, trade-school & college instruction in math, physics, electronics, computer technology & ESL (Berlitz).

DOMESTIC EMPLOYERS & CONTRACT CLIENTS

BDM-MSC of Austin, TX Tank warfare hardware/software

Cascade International of Austin, TX Dental clinical study coordinator

Chicago Bridge & Iron of Plainfield, IL Chemical engineering invention

Durham’s Electronics School, TX Electronics instruction

Elmhurst College of Elmhurst, IL Advanced physics instruction

Glenrose Systems of Austin, TX Nuclear/tank warfare software

Hartford Hospital of Hartford, CT Chaplain internship

Honeywell Defense Systems of Tampa, FL Aircraft communications docs

Lowry-Cocroft Abstracts of Evanston, IL Abstracting technical articles

Medex of Duluth, GA Medical device software design

MetaMetrix Laboratories of Norcross, GA Medical lab website content editing

Motorola of Austin, TX LSIC design

Pilgrim Congregational Church, IL Youth & coffeehouse ministry

Rockwell International of Anaheim, CA ICBM & fighter aircraft advanced R&D

Rockwell Collins of Cedar Rapids, IA Aircraft communications testing

Scientific Atlanta of Norcross, GA TV set-top box software design

Sunbeam Appliance of Chicago, IL Domestic appliance advanced R&D

Texas Instruments of Denton, TX Smart rocket optics S/W design

Tracor of Austin, TX Hardened B-52 terminals

Trimble Navigation of Austin, TX General avionics S/W design

York High School of Elmhurst, IL Mathematics instruction

Zenith Radio of Chicago, IL Television Advanced R&D

FOREIGN EMPLOYERS & CONTRACT CLIENTS

Berlitz School of Munich, Germany ESL instruction

Bots Sprachen und Technik, Germany German-English translation

Globus & Cosmos Tours, Switzerland European Tour Guide

Cylling of Buenos Aires, Argentina Electric grid monitoring H/W

General Instrument, Scotland ASIC design

Siemens AG of Munich, Germany ASIC design

Stiftung Landerziehungsheim, Germany Physics instruction in German

University of Guanajuato, Mexico University computer installation

*REFERENCES

David A. Schwendner, Software Manager, Dell Computer, ac8h5s@r.postjobfree.com, 512-***-****

Dr. James A. Bralley, CEO, Metametrix, ac8h5s@r.postjobfree.com, 770-***-****

Mike Sanders, Software Manager, Medex, ac8h5s@r.postjobfree.com, 770-***-****

Deborah A. Sokol, RN, Anderson Continuing Education, ac8h5s@r.postjobfree.com, 512-***-****

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