Stephen Dale Hayhurst
Contact Number: 206-***-**** Personal: http://about.me/shayhurs
Email: **********@*****.*** LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stevehayhurst
EXPERIENCE
Documentation Manager Process & Procedure Analysis Lecturer
Senior Technical Writer Information Management Analyst Methodology Architect
SKILL SETS
FrameMaker, Word, PageMaker, Wiki
AUTHORING
3D Tools: Inspire 3D, Terragen 1-3, MojoWorld, DOGA, LightWave, Poser
GRAPHICS
2D Tools: Illustrator, Visio, PowerPoint, FireWorks, Paint Shop Pro, Flaming Pear,
Universe Creator, XFrog
SharePoint, Content Management Server (CMS), Miramo, Microsoft CRM, VSS, FogBugz,
GENERAL
IxGen, CVS, DoxyGen, Radius, Adobe Creative Cloud, TFS, Agile PL/M, Acrobat, MS
APPLICATIONS
Office, Office 365, Confluence, Jira, BitBucket, BaseCamp, Redmine
DreamWeaver, Flash, HTML, XML, RoboHelp, Drupal, Joomla
WEB
ULTRIX, NeXT, Mac, Windows (3.x/NT/XP/XP64/Win 7/Win 8.x)
OPERATING SYSTEMS
PCs, Mac, NeXT, Sun, Kiosks, Networking, Routers, FemtoCell, BaseStations, etc.
HARDWARE
CAREER PROFILE
NFC DATA (CONTRACT: FEBRUARY 2014 – MARCH 2014)
SENIOR TECHNICAL
Create and maintain documentation for guides covering technical, programming, troubleshooting,
WRITER
hardware, software, and flow diagrams. Develop processes, procedures, and infrastructure for
control of technical content.
COINSTAR/ OUTERWALL (NOVEMBER 2012 – DECEMBER 2013)
SENIOR TECHNICAL
WRITER
Contract position: November 2012 to May 2013
Converted to employee of Outerwall RUBItm New Ventures May 2013.
Create and maintain documentation for technical, troubleshooting, hardware, software, parts
views, and diagrams. Develop processes, procedures, and infrastructure for control of technical
content. Create and maintain SharePoint database of documentation. Create and maintain the
newsletter and web site for the Rubi Technical Services Group.
ADVANCED MICROSCOPY GROUP (CONTRACT: AUGUST 2012 – SEPTEMBER 2012)
SENIOR TECHNICAL
Work with Subject Matter Experts to research and document a User Guide and Quick Start Guide
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for a new automated microscope. Standardize content for existing AMG products. Provide editing
services as requested.
STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY (CONTRACT: SEPTEMBER 2011– AUGUST 2012)
SENIOR TECHNICAL
Work with Subject Matter Experts to research, document, and maintain a set of Standard
WRITER
Operating Processes and Procedures for Contract Manufacturers. Develop a Process and Procedure
Infrastructure (numbering schema, instructions, etc.) and tools (forms, templates, etc.). Create a
SharePoint site for resulting processes and procedures. Provide editing and writing services.
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DEMAND ENERGY NETWORKS (PART TIME: MARCH 2011 – AUGUST 2012)
SENIOR TECHNICAL
Part-time, on-demand, contract position to develop standardized templates and content. Produce
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Customer facing Operations Guides, Administration Guides, and Datasheets to implement and
administer the Demand Energy Management System (DEMS) application and Demand ShifterTM
systems. Provide editing services as requested.
MOVÉO INTEGRATED BRANDING (PART TIME: AUGUST 2011– NOVEMBER 2011)
SENIOR TECHNICAL
Part-time, on-demand, contract position to develop Case Studies and Whitepapers for an energy
WRITER
industry client. Provide writing services as requested.
SENIOR TECHNICAL REAL NETWORKS (CONTRACT: FEBRUARY 2010-DECEMBER 2010)
Products & Services Group
WRITER
Develop standardized templates and processes. Produce Internal and Customer facing Operations
Guides to implement and administer feature sets for Mobile carriers. Provide editing services as
requested. Maintain Wiki versions of the guides in Redmine and Jira.
SENIOR TECHNICAL DISNEY INTERACTIVE MEDIA (CONTRACT: NOVEMBER 2009-DECEMBER 2009)
Enterprise Automation & Tools Team
WRITER
Develop documentation regarding the packaging and deploying of developer applications across
Disney that run in the production environment using BladeLogic, a data center automation
solution. Update Incident, Change Management, and Service Fulfillment Guides.
SENIOR TECHNICAL RADIOFRAME NETWORKS (JANUARY 2007 - NOVEMBER 2009)
Produce Customer-facing documentation and illustrations (Install, Integration, and Administration
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Guides), White papers, and Sales & Marketing materials for the company’s iDEN, Picocell, and
Femtocell products. Build and update the Customer PartnerWeb web pages with content and
software releases as needed. Co-project manager and builder for the new public-facing company
web site using Joomla.
SENIOR TECHNICAL PEMCO INSURANCE (CONTRACT: JANUARY 2006 - DECEMBER 2006)
Return contract to modify the "HowTo" documentation developed earlier for use as an on-line
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Help system. Document business processes used daily. Create on-line forms (PDF/XML) used to
store the processes in an Access database. Provide technical support for Acrobat and Publication
issues as well as editing, and writing services as requested.
CUSTOMER MICROSOFT (CONTRACT: AUGUST 2005 - JANUARY 2006)
Author, administer, and update internal and external websites supporting the Microsoft Managed
EXPERIENCE
Solution project. Work with SMEs and technical writers to deliver website content. Provide
WEBMASTER
technical assistance to the team regarding managed accounts, web, and SharePoint issues.
SENIOR TECHNICAL MICROSOFT (CONTRACT: JANUARY 2005 - JULY 2005)
Work directly with Subject Matter Experts on communications and internal websites for Microsoft
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IT. Design and administer the IT testing (Dogfood) site for Exchange 12. Author internal websites
for IT Messaging including Office, Mobile Messaging, Unified Messaging, FAX, Edge (S/MIME
& Rights Management), Spam, Anti-virus, and Outlook.
SENIOR TECHNICAL PEMCO INSURANCE (CONTRACT: APRIL 2004 - DECEMBER 2004)
Produce Conceptual and Procedural documentation based on the Computer Sciences Corporation
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(CSC) Exceed Insurance application. Produce FrameMaker templates used in the creation of the
on-line and hardcopy documentation. Provide technical support for FrameMaker, Acrobat, and
Publication issues as well as editing, and writing services as requested by the PEMCO Learning
Center.
SENIOR TECHNICAL LOCKSTREAM CORPORATION (CONTRACT: FEBRUARY 2004 - MARCH 2004)
Produce programming, application program interface (API), and service provider interface (SPI)
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reference guides, based on the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) specifications, for developers and
wireless device integrators implementing the LockStream Digital Rights Management (DRM)
Client. Provide editing and indexing services for LockStream groups as requested.
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SENIOR TECHNICAL ONTAIN CORPORATION (JULY 2002 - OCTOBER 2003)
Produce project, methodology, MS CRM Knowledge Base Articles, and procedural documentation
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for Ontain and clients. Provide Methodology and Style guides, Installation and User Guides,
Product Quick Tips, templates, and writing services for Ontain groups.
FREELANCE WRITER MICROSOFT (CONTRACT: MARCH 2002 - JANUARY 2004)
Work directly with Subject Matter Experts on Technical Solutions and Articles for the Microsoft
Accessibility Group. Provide documentation internally for Microsoft personnel and the Microsoft
Developer’s Network (MSDN) as requested.
SENIOR TECHNICAL STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY (CONTRACT: FEBRUARY 2002 - APRIL 2002)
As Technical Writer for the Wide Area Network project, produce and standardize project
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documentation including specifications, user manuals, and process documents. For the Starbucks
Card project, create Methodology and Style Guides, including specifications, user manuals, and
process documents. As Content Management Analyst, advise the WAN and Starbucks Card
teams on Content Management and delivery methods. Assist with building the project web portal
pages on the Partner Central Enterprise Portal.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Process Analyst/Information Architect
The Boeing Company
Documentation Manager
AT&T Wireless/McCaw Cellular
Lab Manager
University of Idaho, College of Agriculture Indiana University, Special Printing Facility
Lecturer
University of Idaho, Department of Computer Science Indiana Vocational Technical College
Computer Research Coordinator
University of Vermont, Department of Biochemistry
Service Test Engineer
Bio-Tek Instruments
Service Center Manager
VALCOM/Software Learning Center
Consultant
Project Management Institute (PMI) GTE (Verizon) US Navy Visto (Good Technology) PREMERA
NetManage (acquired by MFI 2008) Recon Dynamics InfoSpace Axial InfoSolutions Real Networks
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
Electronics Technology: Bachelor of Science
Computer Technology: Completed technical courses for second Bachelor of Science.
Aerospace Technology: Minor
Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM)
Information Organization and Access Practitioner