Steven Peliotis
Editor – Science, Technology, Engineering
303-***-**** aczjsy@r.postjobfree.com
Editor and writer with extensive industry experience, engineering degree, and graduate-level education in technical communication. Adept in developing complex information in scientific, technical, and engineering subjects. Effective collaborator with remote subject-matter experts. Editing Skills
Developmental editing, substantive editing, copy editing, and technical research.
Skilled in developing technical information, concepts, theories, graphics and images, audience definitions, context orientation, statements of purpose, scope, and goals.
Extensive experience in proofreading for accuracy, style, format, and document quality.
Develops style guides. Familiar with Chicago Manual and Microsoft style guides. Subject-Matter Experience
ASIC Design, Assembly and Test, Broadcast and Cable TV, Commercial Aviation, Component Engineering, Corporate Communication, Data Center Design and Operation, High-Reliability
(Hi-Rel) Testing, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Interactive Television (iTV), Internet Security, IT System Security, Laser Technologies, Manufacturing, Microwave and RF Systems, Network Operation Center (NOC), Patents, QA Testing and Reporting, Satellite, Semiconductors, Software Development, Telecommunication, Telephony, Test Engineering Information Models
API, Application Notes, Business Communications, Instructions, Intellectual Property Descriptions, Journal Articles, Marketing Collateral, OAM&P, Patents, Plans, Policies, Procedures, Processes, References, Reports, Requirements, SDK, SDLC, SLA, Service Management Plans, Specifications, Tutorials, User Guides, Video Scripts, White Papers Standards and Methods
Agile, COBIT, FCC, IEEE, ISO, ITIL, MIL-STD (105, 202, 750, 810, 883; MIL-S-19500), Object-Oriented Methodologies, Sarbanes-Oxley
Licenses
FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License (PG1221461) Patents
iSelect Video (US 200******** A1)
Education
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, CO
Graduate Certificate in Technical and Professional Communication Classes: Editing, Science Writing, Graphics, Visual Principles of Technical Communication University of California at Berkeley Extension, Berkeley, CA Professional Sequence in Editing (Certificate, In Progress) Classes: English X445 – Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage for Editors (Fall 2016) Journalism X405 – Editorial Workshop I: Introduction to Copyediting (Spring 2017) 303-***-**** Steven Peliotis aczjsy@r.postjobfree.com
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Freelance and Contract Employment
Freelance Technical Editor
Alpha Dynamic Concepts, Sedalia, CO May 2016 to June 2016 Researched, edited, and developed the intellectual product description for a patent application. Technical Writer (Ongoing, as required)
FIMAC Solutions, LLC, Greenwood Village, CO June 2008 to January 2016 Researched, wrote, edited, and produced software documentation (installation instructions, user guides, import specifications, and online help) for financial services software applications. Senior Technical Writer
Absio Corporation, Highlands Ranch, CO October 2013 to April 2014 Researched, wrote, edited, and produced software, systems, and end-user product documentation. Edited and produced a technical paper for submission to the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy. Critiqued TV commercials in development and edited scripts for final production. Technical Writer
Lender Processing Services, Inc., Westminster, CO January 2013 to August 2013 Developed, wrote, edited, and produced procedures, processes, and business communications for LPS Field Services including new, existing, and updated business requirements. Technical Editor
O'Neill Consulting Solutions, Inc., Erie, CO July 2011 to August 2011 Edited 600+ web pages of reference information that describe Agile software methodologies. Freelance Proofreader
Rivet Software, Denver, CO April 2011 to May 2011
Performed in-process quality control proofreading of financial services documents. Freelance Editor
IEEE Computer Society, Los Alamitos, CA August 2010 to June 2011 Edited technical articles for publication in IEEE society journals. Technical Writer
Denver International Airport, Denver, CO October 2009 to December 2009 Researched, developed, and produced an inter-departmental Service Level Agreement and an IT Vendor Service Management Plan for Denver International Airport. Technical Writer
ProLogis, Denver, CO June 2008 to August 2008
Analyzed existing processes used to create commercial real estate property leases. Documented the elements of lease procedures to develop into a web-based marketing training system. Professional Experience
IT Technical Writer
Frontier Airlines, Denver, CO 2004 to 2008
Wrote, developed, edited, and produced Information Technologies policies, plans, processes, and procedures under COBIT and ITIL guidance to define, consolidate, and co-locate IT operations. Produced a comprehensive IT department SDLC process. Developed 25 SDLC document templates for business analysts to create IT business requirements. Designed SharePoint information architectures. Managed IT document library on SharePoint. Hosted Sarbanes-Oxley IT document audits. Remediated IT documentation audit issues. 303-***-**** Steven Peliotis aczjsy@r.postjobfree.com
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Professional Experience (Continued)
Senior Technical Writer
Intellocity USA, Inc., Denver, CO 2000 to 2003
Researched, developed, wrote, edited, and produced instructions, tutorials, design documents, specifications, references, and QA test results for interactive television (iTV) software services. Edited technical documentation, marketing collateral, and intellectual property descriptions developed for patent applications.
Principal editor for the technical communication team. Developed corporate style guide. Senior Technical Writer
StorageTek, Inc., Louisville, CO 1998 to 1999
Developed product marketing requirements and functional specifications for mass-data-storage tape systems, using object-oriented methodologies to specify product components. Designed and produced flow charts, organizational charts, and graphics. Developed system architecture descriptions in HTML. Delivered document sets for web-based distribution. Senior Technical Writer
Lucent Technologies, Inc., Westminster, CO 1996 to 1998 Wrote, edited, and produced Operation, Administration, Maintenance, and Provisioning
(OAM&P) guides for telephony systems. Updated documents for ISO 9000 compliance. Produced books and document collections for distribution in print and on CD-ROMs. Managed the Lucent online document catalog. Edited and posted more than 1,500 entries to the Lucent document catalog.
Edited and produced document descriptions for satellite and ground-based telephony systems. Senior Technical Writer
StorageTek, Inc., Louisville, CO 1995 to 1996
Developed, wrote, edited, and produced installation and configuration guides and product information bulletins for Automated Cartridge Library Systems. Performed functional testing on incremental software builds. Identified and reported bugs and anomalies in software functionality.
Technical Writer
Synopsys Inc., Mountain View, CA 1992 to 1995
Wrote, edited, and produced reference manuals, user guides, and application notes for ASIC design software products. Edited and managed a collection of more than 1,000 UNIX man pages. Technical Writer
Consultant, Mountain View, CA 1989 to 1991
Wrote, edited, and produced technical articles, user guides, instruction manuals, TV scripts, training materials, white papers, and data books. Bid contracts and developed project plans. Managed graphic artists, production editors, and technical documentation teams. Application Skills
WordPress, Microsoft Office, FrameMaker, InDesign, QuarkXPress, PageMaker, Visio, HTML, FrontPage, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Virtual SourceSafe, Adobe Acrobat, UNIX, nroff, troff, vi