Chronological Resume

H. Michael Denton

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

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CURRENT ASSIGNMENT

08/2007�present
Raytheon
DOE NNSA
Washington, DC
Senior Technical Writer-Editor

Project: National Nuclear Security Administration�Cyber Security Strategic Plan
Duties:  Developed and edited cyber security policy documentation; Coordinated with security architects, security engineers, managers, supervisors and focus groups to collect and develop cyber security documentation.

PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS

6/2007�08/2007
BAE IT
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington, DC
Lead Technical Writer-Editor

Project: OES SPAM User Documentation
Duties:  Developed, edited, and maintained modular online help and user documentation for state employment statistical data collection system; Coordinated with system development, managers, supervisors and focus groups to collect and tailor system user and operations information  

04/2007�06/2007
G-C-I, Inc.
Contracted to Fairfax CountyWater Board
Fairfax, VA
Technical Writer-Editor

Project:  Networking & Operations Group Operations Manual
Duties:  Developed and edited procedures, instructions, and guidelines for networking and operations manual; Coordinated with supervisors, networking engineers, and help desk specialist to collect and develop operations information and procedures

10/2006-02/2007
Technisource
Contracted to Wireless
Highways, Inc
Falls Church, VA
Technical Writer-Editor

Project:  BeamFormer System Development 
Duties:  Developed and edited system documentation to include: white papers, administrator and user guides, presentations, illustrations, marketing material, reports, specification and testing documents

04/2006-10/2006
TEKsystems
Contracted to ARNG
Fairfax, VA
Technical Writer-Editor

Project:  Army National Guard Systems Analysis
Duties:  Developed and edited system documentation to include: System Requirement Specifications, Engineering Change Proposals, Gap Analysis Reports, Project Assessment Reports, Use Case Reports; enforced documentation styles and usage standards; designed and developed document templates.

09/2005�03/2006
APEX Systems
Contracted to UNISYS
and GSA
 Chantilly, VA
TWR, Web Developer

Project: Government Services Administration Network Inventory Project
Duties: Developed printed documentation for new network architecture and infrastructure; developed online structure and content for network maintenance and operations: developed network diagrams and installation and maintenance guides

09/2004�10/2005
EDS Corporation
Contracted to FRB
Herndon, VA
Technical Writer�Editor

Project: Treasury Web Application Infrastructure (TWAI)
Duties: Developed printed documentation for new network architecture and infrastructure; developed network infrastructure diagrams; developed online documents for document library

03/2004�01/2001
MS TekComm
Contracted to  various
Independent Contractor
(TWR)

Completed short-term contracts for the following organizations:

• ADMmicro, LLP (2004)

• Capital Oneâ�™s Treasury Services (2004)

•  Keane, Inc. (2004)

• CapitalOne - IT-Management, SDM Center of Excellence (2003)

• Federal Reserve Information Technology (2003)

• Medeco High Security Locks Co., Product Development (2002-2003)

• Dominion Virginia Power (2001-2002)

4/1999�05/2001
LabCorp
Burlington, NC
Lead Technology Specialist
(TWR)

Project: Laboratory Corporation of America Billing System
Duties: Completed IS Programmer's Standards Handbook, documented changes to medical billing systems (various), data modeling, systems architecture, Q&A group documentation, documentation development policies and procedures, group style guide, and others; developed systems documentation (technical and function specifications) and workflows for billing system and system architecture

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RELATED ASSIGNMENTS

8/1998 �10/1998
MAXIM Group
Greensboro, NC

Position: TWR
Contracted to: American Express
Project: American Express: Customer Focus System

2/1998 - 7/1998
ProTECH Staffing
Salem, VA

 Position: TWR
Contracted to: GE Multimedia
Project:  Power Systems Marketing Materials Update

4/1997 - 10/1997
Lucent Technologies
Columbia, MD

Position:  Technology Development Specialist (TWR)
Contract to: Departments of Defense and State
Project: Department of Defense: NEO Tracking System

3/1996-12/1996
Quantum Resources
Salem, VA

Position: TWR
Contracted to:  GE Power Systems
Project: Systems: Disney Power Systems Parts and Maintenance

03/1995-11/1995
Quantum Resources
Richmond, VA

Position: TWR
Contracted to: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Project: Ca$hLAN  Cash Inventory System Online Help

12/1992�9/1994
COMARCO/IBS
Ft. Lee, VA

Position: Functional Trainer and Documentation Specialist
Contracted to: Department of Army
Project: Unit Level Logistics System (ULLS)

10/1987�11/1992
State of Virginia
Richmond, VA

Position: System Support and Training Specialist
Contract to: Virginia Department of Corrections Management Information Services
Project: Virginia Dept. of Corrections: Inmate Pay and Remote Network Installation

SKILLS

Tools:

Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, HTML help, SnagIT, FullShot, Adobe Acrobat and FrameMaker, SharePoint, FrontPage, JavaScript

Hardware:

PCs, notebooks, scanners, printers, digital cameras

Languages:

Skills:

Technical writing, training development and delivery, Web content development, document design, documentation project management

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Degree:

BS, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Focus:

Education and science

Specialized training:

Desktop publishing, HTML, Web development, technical writing, business writing, editing business communications, business grammar, training development, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Access)

Professional affiliations:

Society of Technical Communications (senior member), Software Developers Guild

NOTES AND TIPS

Notes:

• Periods of non-employment were filled with self-employment
  

• Visit my portfolio:
       —  Review fact, skill and experience inventories 
       —  Review recruiters page
       —  Download Word format resumes
  

•  Call my mobile for interview and project availability

• Areas of interest:
       —  Roanoke, VA
       —  Richmond, VA
       —  Metro DC
       —  Greensboro & Raleigh, NC
  

Tips:

For interviews:

•  Provide 24â�“36 hours notice for face-to-face interviews
  

•  Provide 2â�“3 hours notice for phone screens

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