Technical Writer Resume

Career Objective: Position of Technical Writer/Editor/Documentation Specialist

Summary of Professional Skills: Ability to critique, review, and revise all written materials according to specific guidelines and standards; experience with diverse technical materials including training and quality manuals, operational manuals, operational procedures, and computer documentation; heavy exposure to ISO/QS9000 documentation, at all levels; proficiency in Microsoft Word, Works, Excel, Lotus Spreadsheet, Adobe Photoshop, and more; teaching experience in English composition, business writing, and technical writing, all at collegiate level; time and motion studies, and formulation of labor standards for production jobs; very thorough knowledge of quality assurance/quality engineering; programming skills for CNC and CMM operations; very diversified background in industrial training in blueprint-reading, GD&T, metrology, and SPC; solid background in CARs, control plans, FMEAs, PPAPs, and other automotive-related documents; supervisory and managerial experience; superb public-speaking skills; training in technical/scholarly research and publication; working knowledge of basic French.

Professional Experience:

2010 to Present Confidential, Tool, and Machine, Columbus, Ohio
Serve as Quality Technician/Document Technician in highly diversified job-shop. Perform patrol and first-piece inspection in machine bay, as well as in press bay. Generate inspection forms for all CNC-machined parts in machine bay. Review and revise operational procedures for Quality Department, and for production departments; occasionally write new procedures. Perform gage calibrations on all critical gages and meters. Generate Gage R&R studies as needed. Verify new CNC programs for machinists. As Document Technician, review and critique all levels of plant documentation for compliance to QS9000 standards, as well as to customer requirements.

2008 to 2009 Confidential, Columbus, OH
Worked as Quality/Document Control Technician for largest steel foundry in North America. Wrote/revised/published all three tiers of corporate documentation, including quality manual. Produced, and streamlined, new quality manual by merger of QS9000 and North American Railroad standards. Designed specific training materials for furnace operators, and for other production workers. Calibrated specialized production gages, and maintained unique database (GAGEpack) for all gage calibrations and R&R studies. Functioned as liaison between Quality Assurance/Document Control and Engineering. Created and maintained database for all CARs.

2006 to 2008 Confidential, Grove City, Ohio
As CNC-Machinist/Quality Technician, machined and inspected low-tolerance sputtering targets for semiconductor industry. Verified CNC programs, performed set-ups and tool-changes for first-pieces, and checked production pieces with manual gages, and on CMM. Generated first-piece and other inspection reports. Participated as member of “Red-X” Corrective Action Team.

2006 to 2010 Confidential, Columbus, Ohio
Worked as part-time/seasonal reader for scholastic services firm. Read, evaluated, and scored students’ tests and essays (grade school and high school) according to specific state educational criteria that varied from state to state. Received promotion to section-leader.

1999 to 2006 Confidential, Greensboro, North Carolina
As part-time/seasonal reader for scholastic services firm, read, evaluated, and scored students’ tests and essays (grade school to high school) according to specific state educational criteria that varied from state to state. Was invited to participate in special projects for advanced readers.

2004 to 2005 Confidential, Jamestown, North Carolina
As adjunct faculty in Department of English, taught basic composition, advanced composition, and various courses in the humanities.

1999 to 2002 Confidential, Greensboro, North Carolina
Served as Quality Compliance Coordinator for manufacturer of precision filtration equipment. Performed contract review on newly-generated quotes and contracts. Wrote/reviewed departmental
procedures in compliance to ISO/QS9000 guidelines. Monitored activities of receiving inspectors, and trained novice inspectors. Conducted intradepartmental audits to maintain ISO/QS9000 certification. Assembled traceability documentation for all critical sand-control orders.

1997 to 1998 Confidential, Mebane, North Carolina
Worked as quality technician for major manufacturer of fire extinguishers. Patrol-inspected steel and aluminum production lines. Related duties included receiving inspection, and periodic lab-testing of extinguishers. Wrote numerous operational procedures for production departments.

Education:

Certificate in Machine-Shop Practices.
Certificate in SPC.
Graduate course-work toward Ph.D. in English.
Master of Arts in English.
Bachelor of Arts in English.

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