Experience

• 

  • Independent Consultant / Writing Consultant
• 

  Self-Employed

  • Sacramento, California Area

  • Independent Consultant / Writing Consultant

    • Jan 2009 - Present
    • Sacramento, California Area

    Serve as a consultant to analyze customer requirements and plan, manage and ensure timely completion of writing, editing, and web development projects to meet needs of the business for various industry clients. ♦ Nevada Animal Owners Alliance, Reno, NV – Conducted research regarding animal rights...

• 

  California Department of Insurance

  • Sacramento, California Area

  • E-Discovery Analyst

    • Aug 2014 - Jan 2015
    • Sacramento, California Area

    ♦ Completed the Enhanced Fraud Investigation eDiscovery (EFIeD) Stage 1 Business Analysis and Feasibility Study Report (FSR) proposal for the CDI Fraud Liaison Bureau (FLB) enhanced fraud investigation and prevention efforts.♦ Worked with CDI’s legal counsel in the FLB to develop the FSR and just...

• 

  Lauren Tariel

  • Sacramento, California Area

  • Freelance Writer

    • Sep 2008 - Jan 2011
    • Sacramento, California Area

    ♦ Worked as a freelance writer during and after graduating law school, researched legal issues and discussed legal issues with legislative staff and the public. ♦ Followed and studied the development of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA).♦ Studied law related to the field of Technical Com...

• 

  American Health Care

  • Rocklin, CA

  • Business Systems Analyst

    • Sep 2008 - Nov 2008
    • Rocklin, CA

    ♦ Planned and managed project to analyze and document HIPAA IT contingency plan that considered system compliance, system evaluation, and hardware review; wrote $200K IT FSR that contained results of analyses and recommended solution for HIPPA-compliant contingency planning. Established and met d...

• 

  Commission on Teacher Credentialing

  • Sacramento, California Area

  • Business Systems Analyst

    • Sep 2007 - Nov 2007
    • Sacramento, California Area

    ♦ Performed Crystal Reports development planning, project management, and business analysis; defined requirements, plan, and schedule for development. Used Agile approach for completing project.♦ Effectively conducted JAD sessions to define business needs and to educate users about system. Elicit...

• 

  Sovereign Steward

  • Sacramento, California Area

  • Proposal Writer

    • May 2007 - Jun 2007
    • Sacramento, California Area

    ♦ Responded to CMAS RFP and wrote winning state contract bid proposal for $108K project for Crystal Reports development. ♦ Reviewed and analyzed RFP to identify all requirements; analyzed and documented contractor’s offer to ensure it reflected ability to develop and implement project.♦ Conducted...

• 

  Health Net

  • Rancho Cordova, CA

  • Business Process Analyst

    • Jul 2006 - Jan 2007
    • Rancho Cordova, CA

    ♦ Performed HIPAA IT analysis to obtain business rules for HIPAA compliance and provided as-is Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA) analysis, business process reengineering analysis and systems evaluation. Completed status reports and held meetings to communicate and facilitate pro...

• 

  Verizon

  • Sacramento, California Area

  • Technical Writer

    • May 2006 - Jul 2006
    • Sacramento, California Area

    ♦ Produced end-user and system administration documents to support Windows and web-based applications developed for state agencies that include emissions testing management, Fish and Game licensing applications, and safety applications.♦ Participated in meetings and JAD sessions, converted FrameM...

• 

  California Department of State Hospitals

  • Sacramento, California Area

  • Business Systems Analyst

    • Nov 2005 - Jan 2006
    • Sacramento, California Area

    ♦ Produced FSR to propose $6.5 M+ funding for development of WaRMSS project; developed FSR in response to remediation plan and agreement imposed on State of California by the US DOJ. ♦ Performed HIPAA IT analysis, analyzed the remediation plan for State hospitals, and elicited State’s intentions ...

• 

  Sprint

  • Rancho Cordova, CA

  • Business Process Analyst

    • Jun 2005 - Oct 2005
    • Rancho Cordova, CA

    ♦ Analyzed, mapped, and documented Sprint billing processes for consolidation and reengineering.♦ Elicited requirements for training and business process realignment; produced training materials and training plan.♦ Managed project, prepared and maintained project management plan, developed schedu...

• 

  California Department of General Services

  • West Sacramento, CA

  • Business Analyst

    • Oct 2001 - Jan 2002
    • West Sacramento, CA

    ♦ Analyzed and documented data management systems and alternatives to replace FoxPro system with SQL Server through meetings with subject-matter experts.♦ Conducted research of storage of architectural documents and blueprints that showed buildings containing asbestos.♦ Coordinated project and ma...

• 

  Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board

  • Sacramento, California Area

  • Technical Editor

    • Feb 2001 - Apr 2001
    • Sacramento, California Area

    ♦ Analyzed and edited Visual Basic system documentation for clarity, accuracy, and completeness.♦ Reviewed system documentation and verified that system met business rules and user specifications.

• 

  Dot-Com Startups and Flops

  • Sacramento, California Area

  • Senior Web Applications Engineer

    • May 1999 - Jan 2001
    • Sacramento, California Area

    ♦ Project Manager and web engineer for application development of multiple proprietary content management systems (CMS) web applications. ♦ Project Manager for multiple Linux/perl/MySQL application development projects, implemented project management methodologies, and established software develo...

• 

  Intel Corporation

  • Folsom, CA

  • Technical Writer

    • Apr 1999 - Jun 1999
    • Folsom, CA

    ♦ Analyzed processes to produce Y2K capability testing documents, web site, and process documentation.

• 

  Caltrans

  • Sacramento, California Area

  • Web Development Trainer

    • Nov 1998 - Jan 1999
    • Sacramento, California Area

    ♦ Developed training materials and classes to teach technical writing team how to build websites and convert documents for the web.

• 

  Kvaerner

  • San Ramon, CA

  • FSR Editor

    • Sep 1998 - Nov 1998
    • San Ramon, CA

    ♦ Edited pre-Feasibility Study for $665-935M investment for Philippines-based Ni/Co mining project.♦ Worked with an international team of engineers to produce report and localized content to American English.♦ Developed FSR in compliance with Internationally Accepted Standards with principal para...

• 

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise

  • Roseville, CA

  • Technical Writer

    • Sep 1998 - Sep 1998
    • Roseville, CA

    ♦ Built Y2K compliance testing web site and produce testing documentation.

• 

  California Federal Bank (CalFed)

  • Sacramento, California Area

  • Crystal Reports Developer/Trainer

    • Jun 1998 - Sep 1998
    • Sacramento, California Area

    ♦ Developed automated reporting processes to deliver call center metrics in Crystal Reports.♦ Programmed Access databases to extract data from Rolm phone system and export data to Excel, then designed reports in Crystal Reports to produce call center metrics from Excel data.♦ Produced training mo...

• 

  California Department of Corrections and Rehabi...

  • Sacramento, California Area

  • Senior Technical Writer

    • Dec 1997 - May 1998
    • Sacramento, California Area

    ♦ Edited, compiled, and produced as-is documentation for multiple data center departments that included Help Desk, Computer Operations, Network Security, and Configuration Management.♦ Analyzed and documented data center processes and methodologies.♦ Worked with several subject-matter experts to ...

• 

  NEC Corporation

  • Gold River, CA

  • Senior Technical Writer

    • Jan 1997 - Sep 1997
    • Gold River, CA

    ♦ Produced training and system documents for NEC’s Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) used by law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and around the world.♦ Edited unusable 100-page manual down to a 30-page, effective training manual for the Hong Kong police; completed that project u...

• 

  The Money Store

  • Sacramento, California Area

  • Technical Writer and Junior Project Manager

    • Nov 1995 - Nov 1996
    • Sacramento, California Area

    ♦ Produced project and training documentation, Help Desk metrics, and Data Center reports.♦ Project manager for web development and data center projects.♦ Documented data warehousing, analytics, and reports.

• 

  Skills

  • Sacramento, California Area

  • Technology and Compliance

    • Jan 1900 - Dec 1969
    • Sacramento, California Area

    SOFTWARE: Adobe (Acrobat, PhotoShop, and FrameMaker), Dreamweaver, Microsoft (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Server, Windows, Word and Visio), PaintShop Pro.STYLE GUIDES: Chicago Manual of Style, APA (American Psychological Association), MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, ...