J.C. (John Clifford) Armbruster

Environmental Communicator

ad1gby@r.postjobfree.com; 360-***-****

Professional goal: To edit, write, and design effective environmental documentation.

Summary of Environmental Writing and Editing Experience: Over 20 years’ experience editing, writing, and publishing environmental documents for scientific, governmental, business, and public audiences.

Key skills: Teaming with environmental professionals as their editor, distilling their knowledge into audience-specific documents. Editing for coherent, logical construction. Designing, laying out, and publishing documents using desktop publishing software, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat.

Writing, editing, and publishing documents in the fields of hazardous waste management and minimization, coastal zone management, energy conservation and renewable energy, waste reduction and recycling, geological and earth resources research, air and water quality regulation, and nuclear and mixed waste management.

Documents include hazardous waste compliance field inspection reports, geoscience research reports, regulatory guidance, technical assistance guidance, training handbooks, newsletters, FAQs, technical response letters, and presentations.

Work History

Volunteer Writer/Editor, Conservation Northwest, April 2021-Present

Copyediting scientific research papers and internal documents. See edited documents Habitat Connectivity Synopsis for Mountain Beaver and North American Beaver Habitat Connectivity Synopsis, (links below)

Writer Editor (volunteer, part-time), Northwest Cooperative Business Development Center (NWCDC), May 2010-2012.

Wrote, edited, and proofread NWCDC business analyses and website content. Notable Achievement: Framing Audience Needs and Goals: Based on customer narratives, wrote “Maria’s Story,” a first-person monologue to express the needs and goals of prospective customers of a home-care cooperative. This monologue was enthusiastically received by the coop staff and inspired them to further develop their vision statement.

Mechanic, Jan. 2007-May 2011, Q.A. Inspector, May 2011-Sept. 2020; Boeing Commercial Aircraft

Environmental Specialist 3, Washington State Department of Ecology, June 1995-Nov. 2005.

Environmental Specialist 3, Washington State Department of Ecology (continued)

Inspected 40-plus hazardous waste generation facilities per year. Wrote related hazardous waste inspection reports. Used inspection reports to track facility returns to full compliance.

As a member of the Hazardous Waste Training Team, developed a one-day hazardous waste management training course for businesses. More than nine hundred owners, managers, and employees a year took this course, which ran for five years, in Olympia, Seattle, Spokane, Vancouver, and Yakima.

Co-wrote, edited, proofread, and published the 88-page Hazardous Waste Training Handbook, in collaboration with five fellow subject matter experts/trainers. Laid out and managed publication of the document by converting text and graphics from multiple formats into a single PDF document.

Developed the most complex training module on hazardous waste designation—identifying hazardous waste constituents and assigning them appropriate handling and treatment codes. Taught the module as a tabletop designation exercise, using participants’ specific waste information. Received highest ratings from workshop attenders on the value and clarity of the module.

Environmental Training Manager, Dept. of Ecology, Sept. 1992-June 1995.

Developed internal training for Ecology’s three programs of Hazardous Waste, Recycling, and Nuclear and Mixed Waste. Wrote, edited, and proofread FAQs, technical reports, and procedure manuals on hazardous waste management, waste reduction, and recycling. Notable Achievement—Technical Documentation: Copyedited and proofread Chemical Testing Methods for the Dangerous Waste Regulations, 184 pages.

Environmental Regulations Specialist, Dept. of Ecology Hazardous Waste Program,

Oct. 1990-Sept. 1992.

Notable Achievement—Document Redesign: Created a more readable format for Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 173-303, the Washington State Dangerous Waste Regulations. Copyedited, proofread, indexed, and managed first printing of the regulations.

Technical Writer, Dept. of Ecology Programs of Solid Waste, Nuclear Waste, Recycling and Hazardous Waste, June 1989-Oct. 1990.

Wrote, edited, and proofread technical response letters for Ecology Director's or Washington State Governor's signature, in response to information requests from Washington State Legislators and citizens. Edited FAQs and technical reports.

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), copyediting, proofreading, and laying out for printing technical manuals, brochures, pamphlets, and newsletters on state transportation projects, state transportation regulations, noise pollution control and highway construction for Olympia-based WSDOT divisions.

Word Processing Specialist, Washington State Department of Transportation, 1987-1989

Desktop Publishing Specialist, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, June 1985-1987

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), copyediting, proofreading, and laying out for printing technical manuals, brochures, pamphlets, and newsletters on state transportation projects, state transportation regulations, noise pollution control and highway construction for Olympia-based WSDOT divisions.

Copyedited, proofread, and laid out the Division’s monthly 24-page research newsletter on geology and earth sciences using desktop publishing software. Copyedited, proofread, and laid out brochures, pamphlets, and fact sheets on Washington State geology and earth resources research.

Education:

B.A. in Environmental Communications, Evergreen State College, 1981

Masters in Environmental Studies, Evergreen State College, pending

Documents Edited for Conservation Northwest:

Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (WHCWG). 2022. Washington Connected Landscapes Project: Cascades to Coast Analysis. 49 pgs.

Sato, C., Singleton, P., Stewart, B. In process. Habitat Connectivity for Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa) in the Cascades to Coast Region. 29 pgs.

Azerrad, J. In process. Habitat Connectivity for Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus) in the Cascades to Coast Region. 20 pgs.

Miewald, T., Butts, E., Begley, J., Yanahan, A. In process. Habitat Connectivity for Pacific Fisher (Pekania pennanti) in the Cascades to Coast Region. 20 pgs.

References: Alan Yanahan, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ad1gby@r.postjobfree.com; Bruce R. Fay, 248-***-****; Joe Henson, 206-***-****.

Portfolio

[1]Editor/Copyeditor

Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (WHCWG) (Contributors include staff from Conservation Northwest, SAH Ecologia, USDA Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington Conservation Science Institute, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington State Department of Transportation). In process. Coast to Cascades Connectivity Analysis. 76 pgs.

Azerrad, J. In process. Habitat Connectivity for Western Grey Squirrel, WHCWG. 20 pgs.

Stewart, B. In process. Habitat Connectivity for Mountain Beaver. WHCWG. 26 pgs.

Vinsel, L. 1994. A Study of Recycling Survey Methodologies for States in EPA Region X. WDOE. 1994. 38 pgs.

Barrett, S., R.W. Beck and Associates, Green, W. P., The Matrix Group, Haugh, M., Istvan, L. G., McCallum, L., Robb, S., The Problem Waste Study. WDOE. 1991. 434 pgs.

Edited more than 600-plus response letters on hazardous waste, toxics reduction, medium and low-level nuclear wastes, and recycling, prepared for the signature of the Washington State Governor or the Director of the Washington State Department of Ecology. 1989-1990.

Washington Federation of State Employees News. 1984-85. Washington Federation of State Employees. (14 monthly issues.) 6 pgs.

South Puget Sound Solar Energy Association Newsletter. 1982-1983. South Puget Sound Solar Energy Association. Six pages monthly. (See J.C.’s feature article “Olympia Brewing Ethanol Recovery Distillation Project;” link below).

Shoreline and Coastal Zone Management Newsletter. 1981. WDOE Shorelands Division. Monthly, eight issues, 4 pgs.

Technical Writer

Armbruster, J.C. 1995-2005. Hazardous Waste Inspection Reports: Researched, wrote, and edited 150 reports. WDOE Hazardous Waste Program, Southwest Regional Office.

Armbruster, J.C. 2000-2005. Dangerous Waste Workshops Training Handbook (revised annually). WDOE. 104-112 pgs. (Incorporating Word, PDF, and scanned images.)

Armbruster, J.C. 1981. “Wetlands Values, Protection, and Management” in the Shoreline and Coastal Zone Management Newsletter. WDOE, Shorelands Management Division.

https://d.docs.live.net/2fe8f03b8614ae25/Callings%20Careers%20and%20Jobs/Wetlands%20Values%20Protection%20and%20Management.docx

Armbruster, J.C. 1983. “Olympia Brewing Ethanol Recovery Distillation Project.” South Puget Sound Solar Energy Association Newsletter. 4 pgs.

C:\Users\jcarm\Dropbox\Julie&JC Shared Docs\JC\Environmental Communication\Olympia Brewing Ethanol Recovery Distillation Project in Word.docx

Armbruster, J.C. 1981. “A Select Annotated Bibliography on Publishing,” for Writing with Power by Peter Elbow. Oxford University Press. 3 pgs.

Copyeditor

1993. Chemical Testing Methods for Complying with the Dangerous Waste Regulations. WDOE. 196 pgs.

Mack, J., Rothfus, L., Senn, H. Bouck, G. 1984. Compendium of Low-Cost Pacific Salmon and Steelhead Trout Production Facilities and Practices in the Pacific Northwest. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Bonneville Power Administration, Division of Fish and Wildlife, and Fish Management Consultants. 488 pgs.

Indexer, Layout Designer, and Proofreader

Washington State Code Revisers Office. 1992. Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 173-303, the Washington Dangerous Waste Regulations. WDOE Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program. 105 pgs.

Desktop publishing specialist, Copyeditor, and Proofreader

1986-1989. Washington Geology Newsletter, Monthly, Department of Natural Resources (DNR), División of Geology and Earth Resources (DGER). 28 pgs. 22 issues.

Word Processing Specialist

1987-1989. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), copyediting, proofreading, and laying out for printing technical manuals, brochures, pamphlets, and newsletters on state transportation projects, state transportation regulations, noise pollution control and highway construction for Olympia-based WSDOT divisions.

Course Developer, Publicist, Student, and Instructor Recruiter

Syllabus for the one-year senior-level course “Writing as a Lifework,” Evergreen State College, 1980.

[1] Some additional document excerpts are available upon request.

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