Experience

Tyco Fire Protection Products

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Technical Writer

  • Feb 2011 - Present

  • Writing/editing of technical and promotional material for fire suppression systems• Develop materials for NPI projects • Organize team meetings • Work with engineers, photographers, typesetters, product managers, technical services, CAD designers, and graphic artists • Strong Microsoft Word and Excel skills • Publishing skills in Adobe Creative Suite 6: InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop



Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Aug 2009 - Jun 2014

  • Instructor for Self-Paced Computer Learning • Part-time (1 - 2 sessions per week per semester) • Assisted students with studies in Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Windows, Expression Web, and Outlook • Graded homework and final exams• Submitted final grades through PeopleSoft



Enstrom Helicopter Corporation

• United States
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant / Technical Writer

  • Jun 2010 - Feb 2011

  • Secretarial/administrative support for Engineering Department • Composed letters and reports • Made travel arrangements • Maintained Owners List• Assisted with FAA paperwork • Assembled technical manuals and completed manual revision mailings • Maintained drawing library and distributed new/updated drawings • Promoted to Technical Writer (Nov. 2010)• Edited/updated technical manuals



Job Center of Wisconsin

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Resource Room Manager

  • Mar 2009 - May 2010

  • Advised/assisted job seekers with career choices, resume/cover letters and training options • Met with employers about current layoffs and/or hiring status • Assisted job seekers with access to career and job placement technologies • Assisted applicants with the Financial Aid process • Completed activity reports for accountability and tracking purposes • Served with team members to coordinate resource room activities• Developed materials and presented job seeker workshops



Ansul Incorporated / Tyco

• Communications Specialist / Technical Writer

  • Jan 1995 - Feb 2001

  • Administered attendance at 12-18 yearly trade shows• Wrote/edited technical manuals, brochures, white papers, data sheets, and bulletins• Advised CAD designers on modifications to drawings• Coordinated typesetting, photography, engineering reviews and marketing • Wrote newsletter/journal articles and news releases• Developed/managed databases for sales leads and document tracking • Conducted surveys, analyzed results, wrote executive summaries • Presented technical training at domestic and International locations