Daniel D. Fleming

National City, CA, ***** 619-***-**** adcnw6@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-fleming-93751630/

Senior Technical Writer

Accomplished technical writer with 15+ years of experience creating manuals for preventative maintenance and repairs, operations, and diagnostics. Skilled in composing instructions for testing, assembling, and calibrating instruments and robots. Proficient in utilizing Oracle Agile Content Management System and SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management System to store and organize documents. Successful administration of Engineering Change Orders ECOs for creation and update of procedure documents. Excellent in writing on-boarding, decommissioning, and moving instructions for various equipment

Core Competencies:

Writing & Editing

Preventative Maintenance

Document Management

Standard Operating Procedures

Validation & QA

Change Orders

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Fleming Publishing Consulting San Diego & National City, CA

TECHNICAL WRITER & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT, 2010 – Present

Produce technical writing, capture technical photography, create graphics, develop databases, and lead product development services for technical manual and textbook publishers. Client list includes ConsumerSearch.com, Jendham, Mitchell International, Chek-Chart, Valley Forge, and David Boyce Publishing. Develop products reviews extensive research and user testimonials. Create extensive catalogue of automotive specialty tools for Alltrade. Design step by step procedures with photographs for loaner tool kits available at automotive stores such as Checker, Shucks, and Kragen (CSK) and Advanced Automotive.

Illumina San Diego, CA

SENIOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE & PROCESS WRITER, 1/2013 –9/2019

Composed and revised work instructions for equipment maintenance on 125 robots and instruments in Equipment Engineering Department. Completed technical description on equipment design and build through collaboration with Maintenance Technicians and Equipment Engineers. Organized documents and change orders in SAP content management system. Wrote new and revised old Equipment Verification Plans. Created documents on how to safely move, on-board, and decommission various equipment.

PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE & VALIDATION WRITER, 4/2013 – 12/2013

Wrote and updated procedures for maintenance and operation of 50 instruments and liquid-dispensing robots such as Hamilton, Tecan, and SBot. Developed and revised work instructions and SOPs for preparation and quality analysis of existing and new reagents. Created preventative maintenance schedules and monitored completion. Submitted change orders and filed documents in Agile content management system. Overhauled validation protocols and test documents for moving liquid-dispensing robots from site to site.

TECHNICAL WRITER & ECO COORDINATOR, 4/2012 – 4/2013

Served as Agile Change Order Coordinator and Writer for Quality Control Group. Composed forms, work instructions, workbooks. and SOPS for quality analysis. Initiated and submitted engineering change orders (ECOs) to Agile document control system. Compiled and edited documents written by staff and submitted approval requests for updating existing documents and publishing new resources. Maintained department records for all materials, drafts, and past versions.

QUALITY ASSURANCE WRITER, 6/2011 – 4/2012

Drafted and updated work instructions for SOPs from both Agile and Reagent Quality Control SharePoint site including 50 backfilled missing documents. Submitted and organized documents and ECOs with Agile. Performed reagent batch record review with John D. Edwards (JDE) CAMSTAR, MES<Devtrack, and Agile. Served as liaison and supported QC Transfer group’s development of new products.

TECHNICAL WRITER, 6/2010 – 6/2011

Authored and submitted new work instructions and SOPS. Collaborated with and interviewed Functional Experts to ensure correct document information. Documented procedures for assembly and testing of new instruments. Created step by step guides on preventative maintenance of robots and tools used for manufacturing and quality testing. Archived and organized hundreds of batch records which were not filed for easily accessibility.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Botany University of Santa Barbara

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Member Society of Automotive Engineers, Southern CA

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