System Manager
Resume:
JOHN A. ESTES
Fredericksburg, Va 22408
Telephone: 540-***-****
Email: *.*****@***.***
EDUCATION
**** *.*., ***** ******* Ohio State University
**** *.*., ******* ******* of William & Mary
SECURITY CLEARANCE LEVEL
Secret
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
May 2014 to Aug 2014 – Technical Writer – URS Corp – Dahlgren, Va
Under contract to the Electromagnetic and Sensor Systems Department, Radar Systems Division,
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, researched background materials [e.g.,
software design description documentation; interface design description documentation] and, on
the basis of the results of this research, developed a review draft operator manual for a Marine
Corps enhanced radar data display, with chapters that included equipment descriptions; theory of
operation; operator instructions; troubleshooting procedures; and maintenance instructions.
2010 to 2013 – Documentation Specialist/Analyst – URS Corp – Quantico/Dahlgren, Va
Provided documentation support under contracts to the following:
Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Department, Platform Integration Branch, Naval
Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. Based on the research of existing source
materials, developed technical reports on the integrated topside design of shipboard
system installations, the primary objective being to propose options for the location of
new/modified system installations on surface ship topsides and to assess the impact of these
configurations in operational areas, e.g.:
Topside operational area impact assessments (i.e., analyses of blockages; navigation
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lights; clearances; electromagnetic interference; hazards of electromagnetic radiation to
ordnance/fuel/personnel)
Ship mission operational area impact assessments (i.e., analyses of underway
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replenishment; line handling/mooring; signatures; pointing & firing cutouts; ship
operations; ordnance handling; vertical replenishment; small boat operations)
Aircraft operational area impact assessments (i.e., analyses of flight deck/aviation systems;
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aircraft parking spots)
Command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, and intelligence
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operational impact assessments (i.e., analyses of communications systems & combat
systems; pointing & firing cutouts)
Human systems operational area impact assessments (i.e., analyses of watch stations;
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night vision devices; human systems integration)
Ship structure operational area impact assessments (i.e., analyses of structural feasibility;
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weight/moments; hull, mechanical and electrical; safety; vulnerability; damage control &
firefighting; recoverability & survivability)
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Horizontal Integration Working Group, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Task Force, Marine
Corps Program Office, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. Using Microsoft®
Word, made and tracked changes to and inserted comments on a technical report, Joint
Common Unmanned Systems Architecture (JCUA) Version 1.0, which documented a
Department of Defense architecture framework construct based on views included in selected
unmanned aircraft system information support plans, as well as North Atlantic Treaty
Organization Standard Agreement 4586, Standard Interfaces of UAV Control System (UCS)
for NATO UAV Interoperability, then mapped the different Department of Defense
architecture framework constructs from each view to the Joint Common Unmanned Systems
Architecture frame-of-reference baseline to support interoperability gap analyses.
Department of Defense architecture framework views presented in the Joint Common
Unmanned Systems Architecture included, but were not limited to:
Capability viewpoints (i.e., vision; taxonomy; phasing; dependencies; capability-
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to-organizational development mapping; capability-to-operational activities mapping)
Operational viewpoints (i.e., high-level operational concept graphic; resource flow
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description & matrix; organizational relationships chart; activity decomposition tree &
model; operational rules model; state transition description; event-trace description)
Systems viewpoints (i.e., interface description; resource flow description &
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matrix; functionality description; operational activity-to-systems function traceability
matrix; systems metrics matrix)
Secure Operational Network Infrastructure and Communications, Marine Corps Program Office, Naval
Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division. Using Microsoft® Word, made and tracked changes to and inserted
comments on the Secure Operational Network Infrastructure and Communications (SONIC) Systems Engineering
Plan (SEP), which described how strategies for achieving program objectives were to be identified and defined
and system engineering processes and procedures executed to:
- Derive system design requirements from system functional requirements, once the product baseline had been
established.
- Derive application requirements from approved system design and functional requirements.
- Track system design and functional requirements via bi-directional traceability.
- Define a standard set of goals from which test procedures could be derived, as determined by future
capabilities and dictated in an approved test plan.
- Support the current process for technology refresh.
- Define processes for technology insertions and modernization.
- Manage the established product baseline.
Joint Program Office, Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles, Marine Corps Systems
Command, Marine Corps Base Quantico. Responsible for the review of safety assessment
reports on a family of vehicles (i.e., Cougar, All-Terrain Vehicle, RG-31/33, Maxx Pro, &
Buffalo configurations), produced in accordance with Military Standard 882, Standard
Practice for System Safety, to contain:
Physical, functional, and operational descriptions of systems/subsystems and
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government-furnished equipment
Operational, maintenance, and emergency procedures
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Safety analysis methodologies
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Preliminary hazard analyses, system/subsystem hazard analyses, and operating and
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support hazard analyses
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Toward this end, performed both substantive editing, for the accuracy, precision,
completeness, and clarity of content, as well as copy editing, for format and style, using
Microsoft® Word to make and track changes and insert comments for review/approval by the
Senior Systems Safety Engineer and Safety Task Leader, in preparation for release to the
Joint Principal for Safety.
Program Manager, Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicles, Marine Corps Systems
Command, Marine Corps Base Quantico. Responsible for assuring the quality of training
materials produced in preparation for operational assessment of the Expeditionary Fighting
Vehicle. Performed both substantive editing as well as copyediting functions relating to the
following course work products, designed and developed in accordance with Systems
Approach to Training Manual standards and practices for use by instructors in teaching to
lesson objectives in the subjects of gunnery, navigation, communications, and maintenance:
Instructor preparation guides, used to provide information (e.g., lesson titles, class
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times & locations, reference & course materials) essential in preparing for lessons
Instructor lesson plans, used to provide detailed descriptions of subject matter
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(e.g., system descriptions & functions, operational procedures) and the methods used in
teaching it
Student handouts (e.g., lesson plans, exclusive of instructor notes, summaries &
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transitions, practical applications & demonstrations), which provided reference material
to be used both in and out of the classroom
- Instructional media such as computer-aided graphic presentations, used to reinforce
subject matter delivered via more conventional methods (e.g., lectures that proceed
according to scripted lesson plans), thereby increasing students’ rates of data retention
Assisted the subcontractor’s Instructional Systems Design and Development Team Lead and
Marine Corps New Equipment Training Team subject matter experts in assuring adherence to
applicable development processes, implementation of and compliance with publication
standards, and verification/validation of technical procedures and illustrations for accuracy
and completeness, using Microsoft® Word to make and track changes to preparation guides,
lesson plans and handouts, PowerPoint to insert comments in media, and SharePoint to
upload/download lesson files.
1995 to 2010 Technical Writer/Editor SENTEL Corp Dahlgren, Va
Under contract to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Chemical-Biological Defense
Systems Branch and the Joint Program Office, Biological Defense, documented the
research, development, testing and evaluation of the Interim Biological Agent Detection
System and the Air Base/Port Biological Detection Advanced Concept Technology
Demonstration, which went on to become the Navy’s leading biological warfare agent
detection system, Joint Portal Shield. Based on the research of existing primary and
secondary source materials and on information gathered from engineers, wrote/edited
system documentation to descriptive, functional and operational levels, writing/editing
for logical continuity, correct grammar and compliance with Navy specifications, all the
while coordinating the efforts of a Word Processor/Illustrator and supervising the
preparation and production of text and illustrations. Typical documentation included:
Technical reports, written/edited in accordance with the Naval Surface Warfare
Center Publications Guide, Government Printing Office Style Manual and Chicago
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Manual of Style, presented technical information of an investigative, analytical nature
to sponsors and the scientific community, documenting test programs and technical
evaluations of systems and components as well as testing techniques.
Technical bulletins, which were interim publications, presenting technical data of
a transitory nature for immediate dissemination among system operators and
maintenance technicians in the field at air bases/ports worldwide, used for
documenting preliminary materials to be integrated into a manual, Technical Manual
for the Joint Portal Shield Sensor, at a later date
Technical manuals, written/edited in accordance with Naval Sea Systems
Command military specifications, MIL-M-15071H, Manuals, Technical: Equipment
and Systems, Content Requirements and MIL-M-38784C, Manuals, Technical:
General Style and Format Requirements, to contain descriptions of equipment or
systems, with instructions for their use, including sections on operating and
maintenance instructions, parts listings and related technical data or procedures
Miscellaneous publications, including:
Briefings, such as the Air Base/Port Bio-Detection Critical Design Review
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A brochure, Functional and Physical Description of the Air Base/Port
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Bio-Detector
A handbook, Interim Biological Agent Detection System Operator’s Manual
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Additionally, documented the migration of Electromagnetic Compatibility Analysis
Program software components to a new operating environment design, the Afloat
Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Program, which is the Navy’s primary automated
spectrum management system, installed on every ship in the fleet. In this capacity,
wrote/edited:
Software development lifecycle documentation, produced in accordance with
Carnegie-Mellon University Software Engineering Institute capability maturity model
practices, including:
Software requirements specifications
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System design descriptions
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Interface design descriptions
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Software version descriptions
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EMC Criteria for Surface Weapon Systems, a manual providing electromagnetic
compatibility criteria and guidelines for minimizing electromagnetic interference
among Navy radar/communication systems
Articles submitted by subject matter experts for publication in the Afloat Spectrum
Management News, a newsletter containing items of interest to radar/communication system
spectrum managers fleet-wide
1989 to 1995 Technical Writer/Editor MCSI Technologies Dahlgren, Va
Under contract to the Naval Surface Warfare Center Chemical-Biological Defense Systems
Branch, documented the research, development, testing and evaluation of the Navy Shipboard
Collective Protection System, a chemical warfare agent defense system, and the Interim
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Biological Agent Detection System. Representative documentation included technical manuals
and technical reports.
1987 to 1989 Indexer NILS Publishing Chatsworth, Ca
Performed indexing functions as part of a project to computerize a database of information on national insurance law:
researched and analyzed state and federal laws and regulations applicable to the insurance industry; selected terms that
most accurately described the subject matter, using a controlled vocabulary of industry-standard terms defined by the
managing editors; arranged selected terms, in order of the general to the specific and vice versa, into database search
strings.
1985 to 1987 Paralegal Assistant Loeb & Loeb, LLP Los Angeles, Ca
On staff at a 50-partner entertainment law firm, assisted in preparations for going to trial,
researching and analyzing legal documents (e.g., pleadings; depositions) obtained by
process of discovery and summarizing findings in informal written reports to paralegals.
1979 to 1985 Office Manager Ohio State University Columbus, Oh
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