EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

• Ms. Cochran has ten years of project management experience working as a Data Analyst.
• She has maintained 50+ projects simultaneously.
• She has provided technical writing and process improvement analyst lead oversight of procedural writings for various DoD departments including Information Technology (IT) and Human Resources (HR). She has also provide data analyst lead oversight for various human capital reports for various United States federal government agencies.
• Additionally, she has a Master’s in Engineering Management and a B
• .A. degree in English and is pursuing her Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification.
• Ms. Cochran is in expertise with various databases and software systems including NFC, Monster Solutions, HR Connect, ServiceNow, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio.

SYSTEMS SKILLS

NFC; Monster Solutions; HR Connect; ServiceNow; AutoCAD; Ship Works; Autodesk Inventor; Solidworks 2010; AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop; Autodesk Raster Design; 4 - D Navigator; CATIA (ST-FRAME & SOLIDE); LCA; DMU; Team Center; XML; C/C+ Programming; UNIX /LINUX; ORACLE Database Systems; Computer Java Web Start; DDMS; ATIS; ARTEMUS, Aspect Explorer; SAP; COGNOS; METAFRAME CITRIX; CYPRESS; IHS; HAYSTACK ONLINE; Microsoft Publisher; Adobe Page Maker; Adobe Photoshop; SHAREPOINT; Microsoft Suites (Word, Excel, Visio, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook); Adobe Reader 6.0, Windows 98, 2000,2003, 2004, 2010, 2013 & XP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Washington DC

Data Report Analyst/ Technical Writer

Responsibilities:

• Work under consultative Director and Managerial direction towards predetermined short and long-range goals and objectives.
• Provide data analytic services and producing various data driven reports and presentations for the Human Capital Services Center (HCSC), as well as the Office of External Outreach and Strategic Recruitment (XOSR), within Human Capital and Talent Management.
• Serve as technical writer and data analyst for various human capital reports and presentations.
• Write and edit various technical reports and presentations for final for review by Center Director/Office Director.
• Serve as lead data analyst responsible for analyzing data sets, and other information pertinent to key organization reports and presentations.
• Coordinate and develop data reports and presentations related to recruitment efforts such as civilian labor force analysis, workflow trend analysis, recruitment source yield ratio analysis, workforce planning, EEO data reports etc.
• Coordinate and produce monthly agency time to hire report; produce the annual and semi- annual HCSC HR operations performance report (synthesizing and analyzing data on key customer service/performance metrics demonstrating operational service / program performance toward key goals and metrics).
• Analyze a wide variety of data and produce various data and presentations that monitor staff performance identifying trends and providing recommendations in coordination with assigned project teams in HCSC and XOSR.
• Utilize Mastery level of expertise of Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Microsoft/Google Office/Software Suites, NFC, Monster Solutions, HR Connect, ServiceNow to produce cogent and effective reports and presentations.
• Actively participate in workforce planning analysis efforts and program review/progress reporting.
• Perform other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Confidential

Newport News, VA

Process Improvement Analyst/Technical Writer

Responsibilities:

• Work under consultative Director and Managerial direction towards predetermined short and long-range goals and objectives.
• Maintain 50+ projects research and development simultaneously to ensure they are in compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and other government official documents and company procedures.
• Interface with 200+ Engineering groups, Production Trades, Quality Assurance, Purchasing, Manufacturing departments, Vendors, Regulatory Bodies, and other disciplines and provided data/process improvement analysis as required.
• Provide technical writing lead and oversight of procedural writings for the Nuclear Propulsion Division, New Construction Carrier Program, Overhaul Carrier Program, Shiphalt, Virginia Class Submarine (VCS) Program, Supply Change Management, Information Technology (IT), Human Resources (HR), and Business Relations at Newport News Shipbuilding.
• Improve efficiency of company’s document processing by 70% over the previous year.
• Provide managerial oversight and give information mapping procedure directives to a direct team of 15+ workers for the conversion of 120+ PLM NX tool-based procedures for the Newport News Shipbuilding Engineering and Design Division.
• Prepare technical and commercial proposals ensuring that clients have at their disposal the latest required technical information mapped product available and ensure all vital technical requirements have been captured and understood with clarity.
• Assist various departments across the company, managers, and subject matter experts (SME) in writing, establishing, and converting procedural technical guidance and implement into various Command Media templates.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external customers, including Requirement Owners, Process Owners, Vendors, and Stakeholders in a procedure control related matter.
• Ensure procedures are in the correct company format, information mapped, current, and approved by appropriate parties.
• Ensure that appropriate technical and commercial reviews and approvals have been obtained and completed per procedure.
• Provide technical and information mapping solutions to a wide range of difficult and unusually complex problems. (jointly and independently)
• Demonstrate engineering technical writing ability and extensive project management knowledge and professional career aptitude.
• Perform other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

Confidential, Newport News, VA

Senior Engineering Designer

Responsibilities:

• Provided direct Engineering Technical Point of Contact (TPOC) oversight and issued technical directives for Confidential ’s CVN 21 Program’s Floodlight Ship Systems, Navigational Lights Systems, and Hull Insulation projects to 200+ downstream customers.
• Prepared and maintained as directed design studies/analysis and drawing and engineering calculations independently or under supervision.
• Managed and maintained drawing, cost, budget, and Consumer Price Index (CPI).
• Improve efficiency of Floodlight system drawings cost, budget and CPI by 80% for 3 consecutive years
• Prepare technical and commercial proposals ensuring that the required design information had been made available to client and that the responsibilities and risks were clearly understood.
• Perform Design analysis and support calculations for engineering product developments.
• Developed designs/drawings for one or more designated systems including diagrams and related Bill of Materials (BOM) using CAD/CAM systems.
• Monitored and assisted design development across all Engineering organizations, in order to ensure that ship and ship systems met all external and internal customer performance requirements.
• Maintained projects research and developments to ensure that they are in compliance with NAVSEA, OSHA, ASTM, and other government official documents and company procedures.
• Assist in development of contract drawings and lists.
• Assist with development of pre-contract award (preliminary) design development drawings.
• Facilitated meetings with drawing checker(s) for a thorough drawing review/analysis.
• Ensured that appropriate technical and commercial reviews and approvals had been completed.