OPENING STATEMENT
Actively pursuing a technical writing or writing-related position, possibly within the context of a project, or product/process development or quality assurance role, either full-time or part-time, on contract or otherwise. Well-organized, creative, energetic and disciplined self-starter. Very attentive to detail and excels at working with engineering drawings, blueprints and technical documentation. Military veteran, both as enlisted petty officer and commissioned line officer (US Coast Guard; US Navy). Very flexible on schedule and salary. Health insurance not required.
After several years of working in a variety of R&D, engineering, manufacturing and quality assurance roles - and with college credits in medical technology - I have amassed an impressive arsenal of technical/scientific experience and a wide exposure to multiple industries including defense, aerospace, shipbuilding, aviation, solar energy, nuclear energy, electronics, semiconductors, telecommunications and consumer products. The common denominator in all of my experience has been the requirement of providing a wide variety of documentation to satisfy diverse audiences. Some of my writing has included a computer manual which was published and distributed commercially; numerous standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the fabrication and assembly of electronic countermeasure systems, wiring harnesses, cable assemblies and consumer products; manufacturing work instructions which were informed by military standards (MIL-STDs) and specifications (MIL-SPECs); quality standards related to ISO requirements as well as the CFR; chemical process documentation for the production of thin film (amorphous silicon) photovoltaic modules; entire "build books" for assembly of aviation actuators mandated to adhere to the stringent aerospace industry standards for flight-qualified hardware; white papers; requests for proposals (RFPs) and quotes (RFQs); professional engineering consultation reports; numerous business correspondence; and a master’s degree thesis. Most recently, I successfully developed and documented a new product assembly process for the fault-tolerant electromechanical actuator for a classified customer.
EDUCATION
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, Newark, NJ
MA degree; Interdisciplinary/Liberal Studies, nine credits of which included oral defense of a thesis.
Coursework required extensive writing. [Earned at night while working full-time during the day.]
THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY, Trenton, NJ
BS degree; Engineering Technology [Self-supported tuition]
MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Trenton, NJ
Thirty-three credits in Medical LaboratoryTechnology [Self-supported tuition]
EXPERIENCE HISTORY
GENERAL ELECTRIC AEROSPACE ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATION SYSTEMS, Whippany, NJ (2011-present)
Production Process Development Engineer – Providing hands-on design analysis and concurrent engineering (DFMA), shop floor support, work instructions and build book documentation for design, development, machining and assembly of linear and rotary electro-mechanical actuators and circuit card assemblies for both military (e.g., Sikorsky, Northrop Grumman Global Hawk UAV, APKWS) and commercial (e.g., Boeing 737, 777) applications. Collaterally supporting the repair and overhaul shop with strict adherence to FAA regulations. Electromechanical actuator anatomy includes various gears, clutches, acme jackscrews, shims, spring washers, weld washers, circuit card assemblies, switches, motors, cables, wires; fabricated parts are machined to tight tolerances (+/- .0002”) and assemblies are built by hand with the aid of customized assembly tooling.
AT&T / LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES (1997-2010)
• BELL LABS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY (PHOTONICS APPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT), Whippany/Murray Hill/Florham Park, NJ
Member of Technical Staff / Manufacturing Engineer / Hardware Development Engineer – Provided classified electro-mechanical manufacturing process development, industrial engineering (clean room layout), documentation, quality assurance (FMEA, FMECA using MIL-STD-1629A) and audits for the high power optical amplifier (HPOA). Top secret/SCI security clearance with active polygraph.
Awards: Core Bell Labs Extraordinary Performance and Role Model Teamwork; HPOA Design & Build Teams; 2005, 2006; Reach for the Stars; Individual Contributor; 2009
• MICROELECTRONICS/OPTOELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING REALIZATION, Breinigsville, PA
Product Engineer – Provided shop floor support and quality issue resolution for semiconductor lasers, fiber optics, photonics products.
• CONSUMER PRODUCTS PRODUCT REALIZATION CENTER, Eatontown, NJ
Member of Technical Staff / Product Development Engineer – Provided DFMA analysis for electro-mechanical process/product development and served on concurrent engineering/Design for Simplicity, Design for Environment teams.
SOLAREX THIN FILM (Amoco/Enron Joint Venture), Newtown, PA (1995-1996)
Project Staff Engineer – Provided solar terrestrial photovoltaic module process/product development support (including chemical/AP, LP, PECVD and physical vapor deposition/magnetron sputtering), prepared equipment specifications/documentation, and served on manufacturing facility start-up ...
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