jph
Technical Writing & Editing/Project Management/QA Management
11+ Years Combined Maritime and Commercial Construction Experience
9+ Years Combined Proposal Writing/Editing/Red Teaming Experience
10+ Years Combined Government Contract Experience
17+ Years Combined Documentation Experience
Clearance: Secret
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:
Technical Writing/Editing:
• Provide technical writing/editing expertise for documentation and deliverables, using guidelines and best practices for corporate, local, state, and federal compliance in accordance with DoD and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines set forth by the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
• Provide documentation for Certification and Accreditation (C&A) process, including reviews and risk assessments
• Provide documentation for mitigation of ATO vulnerabilities, SOPs, CCB and ERB presentations, and Reference Architecture
• Compile and prepare documentation for DHS Cybersecurity Compliance Validations
• Develop, update, and maintain templates for deliverables/documents, as well as assessments and testing
• Prepare and maintain documentation/artifacts in Healthcare Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security compliant manner, as well as meeting 508 Compliancy
• Maintain intranet site
• Perform data collection and analysis; analytical document design and implementation; testing and evaluation; journal document structure and submission
Proposal Writing/Editing/Red Teaming
• Provide review and development of RFP, from evaluation of potential opportunities to final submission, writing/editing/Red Teaming Executive Summary, Scope, Statement of Work, Qualifications and Experience (including reconfiguring resumes), and exhibits and attachments
• Provide input on subcontractor/vendor qualifications and selection, analyzing capabilities and work history
• Certificate of Appreciation from Merlin for work on winning $89M proposal with HHS
Project Management:
• Coordinate and manage construction of secure space, housing personnel and equipment in an up-to-date facility for 24x7x365 cyber security operations
• Compare architectural renderings against SOW, recommending adjustments and ensuring compliance with codes and requirements
• Ensure vendors and contractors Gantt charts align, recommending schedule modifications
• Serve as liaison between Federal management, general contractor, building management, and vendors, ensuring construction, delivery, and installation coordination and completion in a timely manner, while meeting all the requirements of a secure facility
• Manage technical documentation department (technical writers, SMEs, draftsmen, staff) from startup through deliverables, on time and within budget
Administration:
• Provide personnel management, employee and work guidelines and scheduling, including OSHA requirements (supervised technical writers, SMEs, drafting specialists, office staff, etc.)
• Provide policy development and implementation, ensuring corporate, federal and local, as well as best practices, guidelines are met
• Provide contract administration and compliance and contract/cost comparison, ensuring contract/Customer requirements are met; accounting functions
• Provide inventory/warranty management development and coordination
• Provide public relations expertise, serving as liaison between Contractor and Customer
• Provide organization and maintenance of technical library
Quality Assurance:
• Provide program development and implementation, procedural instructions, manual development, checklists and guidelines, and spot checks for contract compliance
• Provide administration of procedures in accordance with national and international standards and legislation, ensuring all Quality Assurance targets are achieved and maintained
• Ensure documentation meets federal compliance in accordance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines set forth by Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
• Ensure documentation readability standards, using Flesch-Kincaid criteria
Instruction/Lectures:
• Provide instruction/lectures in technical library and program/procedures/production instruments; proposal design and submittal; computer aided design and applications; technical and general writing, editing, formatting, and submittal
Software:
• Microsoft Office Suite, Project, Visio, Adobe Acrobat XI Pro, and Photoshop Elements
EXPERIENCE:
Technical Writer, September 2013 – September 2014 (Contract)
Merlin International, Atlanta, GA
Technical Writing/Editing: Provided technical writing/editing expertise for documentation for Health and Human Services (HHS) Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) contract, Atlanta, GA, using guidelines and best practices for federal compliance in accordance with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines set forth by the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and ensuring readability standards based on Flesch-Kincaid criteria. Provided periodic reports in support of the Certification and Accreditation (C&A) process, including reviews and risk assessments. Worked with ISSO to mitigate Authority to Operate (ATO) vulnerabilities and provide documentation for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity Compliance Validation (CCV) audits. Created and updated policy documentation, created slides for Engineering Review Board and Change Control Board meetings, compiled Weekly Activity Reports for TIC, and provided minutes on TIC meetings, OPDIV workgroup and migration meetings, Enterprise Architecture meetings, SOWs, BNJs, and any other documentation. Monitored Remedy daily for updates in Change Requests, tasks, and incidents for Engineering Review Board and Change Control Board scheduling. Maintained all documentation/artifacts in established Healthcare Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security compliant manner, while ensuring 508-compliance. Developed and maintained Hardware/Software Inventory/Warranty Maintenance system. Developed, updated, and maintained templates for documentations. Audited and maintained files for TIC. Provided instruction and assistance in the use and changes in documentation software, including Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe XI Pro, as well as formatting and writing.
Project Management: Provided expertise in project management to coordinate and facilitate the TIC Office Expansion for the addition of secure space, housing personnel and equipment in an up-to-date, state of the art facility used 24x7x365 for cyber security operations. From demolition to completion, worked with the Director, engineers, facility management, contractors, and vendors to ensure completion in a timely manner while meeting all the requirements of a secure facility. Compared architectural renderings and contractor’s working drawings against the SOW to ensure product met code, as well as contract requirements, recommending adjustments and changes, as necessary. Compared Ven...
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