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Qualifications for Technical Writer / Project Manager
Highly experienced in project management, technical
writing, and client development including broad expertise in proposal
preparation, client development, cost estimating, constraints/opportunity
analysis and end-user documentation within information technology and civil
engineering industries. Combines a strong background in project scheduling and
management, land planning and developer entitlements, industry-tailored
software solutions, and marketing/business development.
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Independently
analyzed plans, quantified/estimated work, and prepared survey proposals for
general contractors representing over $2,500,000 in potential company contract
revenue.
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Researched
and prepared a cost analysis of two multi-modal road alternatives for MVE’s
largest client, A. G. Spanos, which resulted in a client net-savings of several
million dollars.
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Designed
a tailored MS Project template with company specific macro coding and end-user
help documentation, which was ultimately adopted as the standard for all
project scheduling.
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Prepared
customized Excel files, which established standardized bidding and estimating
practices while enhancing knowledge sharing across the company.
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Designed
corporate website and wrote copy that contributed to a more than 200% increase
in client interest.
Asst. Contracts Manager Mid-Valley
Engineering (
Served
as the primary business development liaison to clients during
the initial scoping and proposal phase of the project in order to determine a
realistic cost and scheduling estimate for potential clients, which included a
careful evaluation of potential project issues due to government and/or agency
requirements and other project particulars.
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Prepared
proposals and managed them through the bidding and client negotiation
processes.
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Reviewed
plans and specifications in order to determine the worthiness of projects from
a fiscal standpoint based on factors such as distance and scope, and to perform
quantity takeoffs for the preparation of bids/estimates of worthwhile projects.
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Trained
personnel in both the tools and methods for performing construction staking
quantity takeoffs.
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Coordinated
with general contractors and internal departments over scoping and scheduling
elements for construction staking survey bids and standard developer proposals.
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Created
customized MS Project and Excel templates, and coded industry-specific macros
to provide tailored functionality for project scheduling, automated proposal
generation, and cost-analyses.
Asst. Project Manager Mid-Valley
Engineering (
Assistant Project
Manager of several projects for private customers throughout California’s
Central Valley. Responsibilities included coordinating survey
and engineering resources and/or sub-consultants, review of county/city and
other governmental agency requirements (CEQA, NEPA, ACOE, etc.), preparation of
applications per agency and municipal standards, copy writing project
descriptions and opportunity/constraints and environmental analyses, and
preparing and/or augmenting project schedules, while managing client needs and
concerns.
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Served
as project manager during this period, specializing in resource coordination,
project specific scheduling and document writing for the early-phases of
development including land entitlement and tentative map approvals.-
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Managed
client interests and concerns via coordination with engineering and survey
staff for the successful completion of projects.
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Represented
projects and client interests at governmental hearings and consultant/agency
meetings.
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Researched
and prepared detailed reports for project submittals addressing environmental,
governmental, and geographical constraints and opportunities.
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Utilized
industry-standard software for preparation of accurate project schedules while
training colleagues in its effective use.
Assistant Land Planner for residential
subdivisions and commercial projects, which required extensive research of
municipal codes and governmental agency regulations in order to prepare
defendable project applications and submittals.
Reviewed and analyzed draft specific plans/master plans for potential
pitfalls and issues involving several factors (land use types, densities,
street design requirements and/or Right-of-ways, etc.)
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Analyzed projects and governmental regulations for
the most cost-effective and time-efficient project entitlement strategies.
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Reviewed and analyzed draft specific plans/master
plans for potential pitfalls and issues involving several factors (land use
types, densities, street design requirements and/or Right-of-ways,
environmental issues, etc.)
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Researched municipal codes and government
regulations for proper procedures and criteria for project submittals.
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Prepared and submitted applications and supplemental
materials for required developer land entitlements.
Technical Writer Lawrence
Tremmel Inc. (Riverbank, CA) 2000-2005
Served in a broad capacity at all levels of consulting
operations
including technical writing, copy writing and editing, marketing design and
client development.
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Performed
copy writing and editing for RFP/RFI responses.
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Developed
functional specifications for program development.
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Developed
and maintained the content of the corporate website that contributed to a more
than 200% increase in client interest.
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Managed
client interests and supported consulting team as necessary.
Advanced Composition Tutor Self-Employed
(
Instructed clients in both basic English grammar, and
advanced elements of style in writing.
Provided writing instruction as well as editing, research, and document
organization services.
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Corrected,
revised, and rewrote client documents.
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Advised
clients in the fundamentals of grammar, punctuation, style and structure.
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Provided
general academic assistance including the application of modern research
techniques.
Languages: Visual Basic, C, C++, html.
Applications: MS Project, Word, Adobe
Professional, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, Windows (95, 98, 2000,
Graduate:
M.A.
English (Continuing Student),
Undergraduate:
B.A. English (Magna Cum Laude),
Minor Computer Science,