Technical Documentation Secret Clearance
Resume:
RESUME OF Kirk Klag
Writer of Technical documentation
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*** *. **** 620-***-**** BA, Journalism
Timken, KS 67575 *********@*****.*** Cal-Western University
(not the law school) San Diego, CA
NOTE: I have no writing samples. Everything I do is proprietary, classified, or both.
My Secret Clearance, granted 6/24/2019, expired 6/24/2021
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
My involvement with the following technical documentation (writing and editing) is in excess of 30 years:
Operating manuals, theory of operation
Maintenance task cards for various Boeing aircraft
Aircraft Maintenance (AMMs, CMMs, SRMs, etc.), various types of test, COTS
Operation (including flight manuals)
Quality
Repair parts (IPB/IPL/IPC/RPSTL)
Wiring diagrams (WD)
ECO/ECN/ECPs
Troubleshooting
Manufacturing procedures (SOPs) in many fields:
nuclear
acft (engines, structures, avionics, RPSTLs)
vehicle (tracked, armored, commercial)
acft engines
medical
mech/elec
engineering
avionics
oil production
Calibration Laboratory
RFP/RFQs/SOWs, requirements, specs, price and availability request, long lead time item tracking
Reports, presentations
Maintenance/repair documents include:
remove/replace
Inspection (most are NDI)
disassemble and assemble, adjust, op checks
overhaul
TO/TCTOs, manuals, handbooks - organizational/intermediate/depot level repair
corrosion control, lubrication
modifications
preventive maintenance
Vehicle manuals include:
wheeled commercial and military (armored)
tracked (armored)
IPB/IPCs/RPSTLs
Emergency Operation and Health and Safety (OSHA specified) manuals
Validation and verification (val/ver) of manuals and equipment
Commercial/military specs (test, system, component, product), proposals and theory of operation.
Medical field:
description of artificial mitral/aortic heart valves, valve testers, annuloplasty rings, etc.
safety precautions
GMP
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SUMMARY (Contd.)
Laboratory and general guidelines (such as sizing valves, implanting valves, suturing, medications) to be followed when valves are implanted (FDA approved). Documents were simplified for translation into 16 different languages.
Hospital equipment (various types, Hill-Rohm)
Developed/wrote nuclear procedures/I&C
Refinery
Manufacturing
tank farm
casting
milling
chemical
operations
vitrification
surveillances
environmental management
RCRA/CERCLA compliance
Maintenance
GMP
hazardous and radioactive material handling
fire protection
analytical laboratory
nuclear/non-nuclear emergency preparedness
developed and wrote procedures for operating nuclear power plants for USN submarines.
In the training field, writing included foreign nationals (most military but some commercial) and domestic (commercial):
curriculum development
textbooks and training programs
prepared scripts for, and directed, training films.
For ARAMCO, I worked in Saudi Arabia writing procedures for operating the oilfields. I worked with Schlumberger and Otis Engineering, among others, to obtain information for writing the documents. Procedures included operating off-shore rigs.
Much writing was aircraft manuals/SOPs for both large and small commercial/military aircraft
flight, engines, interiors, airframes
IPB/IPCs (fixed wing/rotary acft)
airframe (structures)
maintenance
Service bulletin/Engineering Order incorporation
Commercial to FAR and CFR)
Military manuals included marine (surface and submarine) maintenance and repair procedures.
Because much of my writing has been for the US Government (DOD and DOE, I am familiar with most MIL STANDARDS and MIL SPECS on manual, procedure, specification, and proposal preparation, including the DOE Writers Guide.
Documents for the government were operational, mechanical, engineering, and electrical procedures for the B1B bomber, F4, F8, and F15 fighter craft, missiles (Sidewinder, Shrike and Sparrow repair procedures), marine (Trident II class nuclear submarines), for DOD and nuclear procedures (maintenance/process/operating) for DOE. The B1B docs were flight manuals and organizational and intermediate level procedures on the compression, fuel, and environmental control systems and airframes. The documents included repair and electrical/mechanical theory. F4 and F8 aircraft manuals included organizational, intermediate and depot level overhaul and repair procedures for nose and main landing gear, pilot ejection system, and electrical system.
Methods for developing text consist of:
"hands on" research
interviewing engineering/technical SME personnel
reading electrical schematics/mechanical drawings
researching technical literature, relevant trade/engineering journals/reports/articles
engineering bulletins
associated manuals
other publications and/or documents.
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SUMMARY (Contd.)
I have used MIL-STD-40051 and MIL-HDBK-1222C (Army manuals), MIL-SD-38784 (general style and format manual, basis for most tech manuals), MIL-DTL-24784 (COTS) and S1000D (documents for IETMs prepared using XML/SGML), MIL-DTL-31000C/81927C (A/N technical data packages), ATA (ispec) 100/2100/2200 and many others. Most military manuals I have written have been a 38784 based format. I used 40051 at Boeing Phil, United Defense (now BAE), and Force Protection. I also used the 24784 and S1000D at Boeing, Lockheed. United Technologies, and United Defense.
I have used a variety of software, including Arbortext SGML, XML, Frame maker (struc/unstruc), MS Office, Snagit, Snipping Tool, Paint, SIAM, Quicksilver, and Ventura Publisher.
EXPERIENCE
TITLE: Technical Writer COMPANY: Butler at Sikorsky Helicopters
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 1/2023 to 8/2024
Research and prepare rpstls and maintenance manuals for Sikorsky Romanian version of S-70 helicopters. Use notepad, excel, arbortext SGML, Contenta, Windows 10, Snipping Tool, and Paint.
TITLE: Technical Writer COMPANY: EHN at Lockheed Martin Grand Prairie TX
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 9/2019 to 2/2020
Revise and update maintenance procedures, for Lockheed missile launchers, to meet requirements of 40051-1C and S1000D.. Update XML tags for various manuals. Use notepad, excel, arbortext SGML, Windows 10, Snipping Tool, and Paint.
TITLE: Technical Data Designer COMPANY: ACSI at Boeing Oklahoma City
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 9/18 to 9/19
Write new maintenance task cards for C32/C40 aircraft to incorporate AMM procedures and revise existing task cards to incorporate SBs. Update XML tags for various manuals. Use arbortext to revise E4B AMMs. Use Boeing Toolbox V1 MIL, SIAM, Quicksilver, arbortext SGML, Framemaker, Windows 10, and Paint and S1000D.
TITLE: Technical Writer COMPANY: Butler Aerospace at United Technologies, Chula Vista CA
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 1/18 to 9/2018
Revise existing procedures to incorporate AMM, CMM, and SRM service bulletins for various aircraft (including Airbus and Boeing) to S1000D. Use CFR Title 14 (FAR), Corena/Arbortext Editor, Framemaker V2017, Windows 10, Snipping Tool, and Paintshop.
TITLE: Technical Writer COMPANY: PDS at Cessna Aircraft, Wichita KS
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 7/16 to 12/16
Write new maintenance job guides, maintenance procedures, and description/operation documentation for the Scorpion jet aircraft. Use Arbortext, FAR reqmts, Catia, Windows 7, S1000D, Snipping Tool, and Paintshop.
TITLE: Technical Writer COMPANY: PGS Worldwide at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (Div. of ATK) Independence MO
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 8/14 to 2/15
COMPANY: PGS Worldwide at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (Div. of ATK) Independence MO
Write new procedures for bullet manufacture, assembly, and polishing machines replacing legacy equipment and revised existing procedures. Write new and revised gauge procedures for Calibration Lab. Write SOWs and RFP/RFQs. Information obtained by interviewing buyers, SMEs, Project Managers, and machine operators. Use Windows 7, Snipping Tool, Paint, and digital camera.
TITLE: Technical Writer COMPANY: Agente Technical at Jet Aviation Cahokia IL
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 5/14 to 7/14
Wrote instructions for custom upgrades to Bombardier aircraft interiors. Used wiring diagrams, SAP, BOMs, and engineering drawings. Used unstructured FrameMaker.
TITLE: Technical Writer COMPANY: Triad Systems at Boeing St Louis
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 12/12 to 12/13
Write retrofit instructions for Saudi F15S aircraft to new F15SA configuration. Each aircraft required kits prepared using SAP. Use S1000D, Service Bulletins, wiring diagrams, SAP, BOMs, BIRKS, and engineering drawings. Windows 7 and excel.
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EXPERIENCE (CONT)
TITLE: Technical Writer COMPANY: Agente Technical at Dassault Falcon Jet, Little Rock, AR
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 09/11 to 5/12
Write and revise shop procedures for the Falcon Jet Cabinet Shop. Prepare block diagrams showing part and component movement through the various processes, from raw wood to final coating. Use screen capture, Paint, and MS Word.
TITLE: Technical Writer COMPANY: Advanced Technology at DRS Consolidated Controls, Danbury
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 02/11 to 09/11
Revise manuals, schematics, and drawings for nuclear power plant controls, control panels, and components (reactor coolant pumps, coolant loop isolation valves, purification pumps, startup/cycling heaters, scram alarms, rod motion control, etc.). Use Omnify, screen capture, Paint, MS Word.
TITLE: Technical Writer COMPANY: Aerotek at InfoTrustGroup, Austin, TX
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 07/10 to 1/11
Revise/convert Rockwell and Honeywell avionics component maintenance manuals (CMMs) into xml/sgml that conform to ATA2200 and S1000D. Most drawings do not exist electronically so engineering drawings/schematics must be researched for use by illustrator. Content research depends on engineer/SME/technician input. Use xml, sgml, excel, AB Viewer, MS Word.
TITLE: Technical Writer COMPANY: Grindstone Resources at Force Protection, Charleston, SC
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 04/10 to 06/10
Write new or revised maintenance and troubleshooting procedures for upgrade of armored vehicles (Buffalo A1 to A2 and Cougar A1 to A2) using Structured Framemaker. Writing is to requirements of MIL-STD-40051. Procedures are for entire vehicle and include controls, hydraulic system, electrical system, and power train. Troubleshooting is brake system. Use drawings/schematics, Windchill CAD and engineer/SME/technician input.
TITLE: Technical Writer COMPANY: Can-Tech Systems at Gulfstream Savannah GA
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 09/09 to 04/10
Wrote avionics/electrical system maint procedures for G650 jet, to FAA, ATA, and S1000D standards. Used sgml and dashboard with catia, pdocm, Enovia, Smarteam, Right Hemisphere, etc. Use drawings/schematics and engineer/SME input.
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 01/09 to 08/09 TITLE: Technical Writer
COMPANY: Triad Systems at Boeing St Louis
Update various Flight Manuals (IFF, AIM, LJDAM, HUD, SATCOM, Non-Nuclear Weapons. etc.) for F15E aircraft TOs. Use drawings and SMEs to do work on Air Force TOs using xyvision. I have a secret clearance.
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 06/08 to 12/08 TITLE: Technical Writer
COMPANY: ATSI at Goodrich Aerostructures, Chula Vista CA
Update structure repair procedures, IPBs, provisioning, PM (including corrosion control), and QA (includes NDI) for Airbus (A3/A300/A310/A318/A319/A320/A321/A340) and Boeing (717/737/747/767) manuals. Documents are to Goodrich and ATA100/2200 format and simplified English. Information is obtained primarily from engineering drawings and Eng. Change Orders but also use SMEs and engineers as source material. Use SAP, Framemaker V7.0.
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 01/07 to 04/08 TITLE: Technical Writer
COMPANY: Chipton Ross at Boeing, Long Beach CA
Write maintenance TOs, TCTOs, and Work Instruction Requirements for C17 aircraft. Documents are to Boeing and MIL-STD-38784 format. Information is obtained primarily from engineering drawings and Eng. Change Orders but also use SMEs and engineers as source material. Writing is done using MS Word and XML.
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 07/04 to 01/07 TITLE: Technical Writer
COMPANY: ATSI at Goodrich Aerostructures, Chula Vista CA
Wrote maintenance manuals (AMMs/GMMs/SRMs/CMMs), fault isolation (FIM), airline operating procedures (GOM), and IPBs for Rolls Royce RB211 engine nacelles, Embraer, and several other airlines. Consist of disposable/rplmt parts, one time/periodic inspections, wing/carriage maint. (sail surface and seams, battens/ribs, trailing edges, mast, MLG/NLG, struts [compression etc], paintings/coatings etc.). Documents are to Goodrich, ATA100, FAR 121 subparts G, H, K format. Information is obtained primarily from engineering drawings and Eng. Change Orders but also use SMEs and engineers as source material. Writing is done using Framemaker V7.0.
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EXPERIENCE (CONT)
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 01/04 to 5/04 TITLE: Technical Writer
COMPANY: NTS xxcal at Sikorsky Helicopters, Bridgeport CT
Wrote maintenance manuals for Sikorsky commercial helicopters (S92) to remove, replace, repair flight controls, remove/replace tail rotor components, and rigging instructions for flight controls. Information is obtained from eng. drawings, engineers, and specs. Writing is on a Sun Station using PDM based SGML.
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 10/02 to 11/03 TITLE: Technical Writer
COMPANY: Manpower at Honeywell Defense Aerospace Systems, Teterboro NJ
Revised test procedure manual (10 volumes) for formal qualification test of Automatic Flight Control Processor (AFCP) computer software for C-141 aircraft. Revised C-130 flight manual (TO 1C-130H-1-1) and flight manual for Malfunction Display System Operators Manual (TO 1C-130C(A)U-1-3). Revised F-15 radar antenna ATE manuals to incorporate ECNs. Used MIL-M-38784 format, Excel 2000, acrobat (PDF), and MS Word 2000.
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 9/01 to 8/02 TITLE: Technical Writer
COMPANY: TAC at United Defense (now BAE), York PA
Wrote operator/unit/direct support hull/turret maintenance IETMs (new) using SGML (Epic Editor) to requirements of MIL-STD-40051. Manuals are for armored vehicles and include general (GIM) (such as how to use, warnings), supporting (SIM) (such as expendable/durable items and COEI/BII), operator (operating under usual/unusual conditions), maintenance (MIM) (such as preventive maintenance, break/join track), and ATE. Do revisions and fault isolation using SGML on PDM Product Center. Prepare status sheets. Use Arbortext EPIC Editor 4.1, PDM Product Center, acrobat, Excel 2000, MS Word 2000.
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 2/00 to 8/01 TITLE: Publication Specialist
COMPANY: HI-TEK Professionals at Boeing Helicopter, (Technical Writer)
Philadelphia (Ridley Park) PA
Use SGML (Adept Editor) to write/tag IETMs (new maintenance procedures, corrosion control, operational checks, flight manuals, ATE, and troubleshooting [fault isolation] for avionics, controls, and airframes). Update maint. procedures, operational checks, and fault isolation to enter effectivity driven changes. Write training documents for various systems and components. All procedures are for the Chinook helicopter (CH47). Use wiring diagrams and engineering drawings. Documents are done using SGML (Arbortext ADEPT on PDM), UNIX, MS WORD (WINDOWS NT), and AECMA simplified English to ATA100 and S1000.
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 11/99 to 1/00 TITLE: Technical Writer
COMPANY: TAC at United Defense (now BAE), York PA
Write new maintenance procedures for modified Bradley tank being developed for delivery to Singapore. Procedures are crew and organizational maintenance of transmission and engine. Format is similar to US Army, but modified to customer-approved format. Did some logistics using SLIC 2B. Used MS Word 97.
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 05/99 to 09/99 TITLE: Technical Writer
COMPANY: ATSI at NORDAM Group, Fort Worth TX
Wrote new process specifications and manufacturing procedures to NORDAM Texas format (which I devised, there was previously no specific format) and revised existing documents. Procedures/specifications were for fabricating and repairing fiberglass radomes and composite panels for various airlines. Used MS Word 97.
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 12/98 to 4/99 TITLE: Technical Writer
COMPANY: ASW Assoc. at Midcoast Aviation, Cahokia IL.
Wrote modifications to Canadair 604 (Bombardier) Challenger aircraft. Manuals included description/location, servicing, remove/install, adjustment/test, and inspection/check, and lubrication/corrosion control procedures for avionics, electrical power, water/waste systems, structures, and aircraft interior. Illustrations are obtained from, or using, Autocad 14 and/or a digital camera and Photostudio 2. Procedures are to AECMA, MIL-S-38784, and ATA 100 format. Use MS Word 97.
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 11/97 to 12/98 TITLE: Technical Writer
COMPANY: ICG at Sulzer Carbomedics, Austin Texas
Wrote manufacturing process instructions, to required cGMP, for medical devices (prosthetic heart valves, aortic prosthesis, cardiac valve prosthesis) used in heart surgery and white papers (guidelines and recommendations) for implant in recipients. Wrote articles/papers for inclusion in medical journals. Used MS Word for Windows 97, Ventura Publisher V7, and Framemaker V5.5.
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PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 09/97 TO 11/97 TITLE: Technical Writer
COMPANY: Manpower at Northrop Grumman, Lake Charles LA
Write repair/modification procedures to convert used Boeing 727 cargo aircraft to high-level air-to-ground radar platforms for U.S. Military. Due to varying types and/or degrees of disrepair/damage, each aircraft requires a unique set of procedures. Use MS Word For Window 95.
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 03/97 TO 09/97 TITLE: Technical Writer
COMPANY: TAD Energy Services at West Valley Nuclear Services, West Valley, NY
Wrote new/revised procedures for operations, vitrification, supernatant treatment system, radiation protection, environmental, fire protection, emergency preparedness, and hazardous waste handling using WP 6.1.
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 01/96 TO 11/96 TITLE: Technical Writer
COMPANY: BARTECH at Lockheed Martin Service Group, Cincinnati Ohio
Wrote new/revised repair, assy/disassy, rem/inst, and insp. procedures for maint. and shop manuals for GE acft engines. The manuals were for Boeing, Airbus, and American Airlines. Procedures were ATA-100, AECMA Simplified English. Used MSW for Windows.
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 06/95 TO 09/95 TITLE: Technical Writer
COMPANY: TECH-AID at Sino-Swearingen Aircraft, San Antonio, Texas
Wrote structural process procedures (such as "Conversion Coating Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys") and revised procedures (structural repair, construction, and operating) for a midsize, business jet. I also wrote test specifications, system descriptions (such as "Fuel System Description"), and flight manuals.
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 04/95 TO 06/95 TITLE: Technical Writer
COMPANY: NESCO at EDS, Troy, Michigan
Updated technical service manuals from 1995 to 1996 for Buick and Oldsmobile. Used Framemaker.
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 10/94 TO 03/95 TITLE: Technical Writer
COMPANY: Butler Service Group at O'Neill and Assoc., Dayton, Ohio
Combined IPCs for CH53 and MH53 Sikorsky helicopters. Incorporated ECPs, ECNs, AFCs, logistic changes, and Technical Publications Deficiency Reports (TPDRs) into the IPBs.
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT: 07/87 TO 10/94 TITLE: Technical Writer
COMPANY: BARTECH at FERMCO nuclear material processing plant, Ross Ohio
The writing department did all site documents (policy and procedures for admin, proposals, request for proposals [RFP], filed and tracked long lead, items, specifications, new/revised procedures for handling and processing uranium and manufacturing uranium ingots/derbies). Procedures included refinery/tank farm (chemical and milling processes, casting equipment operation), analytical lab including cGMP, industrial and radiation health/safety, and emergency preparedness/operations. After 1989, writing was training/operating procedures for RCRA/CERCLA compliance, Satellite Accumulation Area establishment, hazardous/radioactive matl handling, QA/QC surveillances, spill cleanup, Industrial Safety, environmental management, emerg. preparedness, Radiological Safety, lab, and transport of RCRA/hazardous/radioactive material. From 89 to 94 I was lead writer in a group of 6 technical writers.
Employment previous to 07/87 available on request.
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