Technical Writer

RICHARD BARBER

Jacksonville, FL *****

adcm5f@r.postjobfree.com / 817-***-****

Summary

Apply initiative, experience, and expertise toward business analysis, software development, process improvement, technical writing, and technical training development opportunities.

Core Competencies

Agile Development, Lean Six Sigma, SDLC, ITSM, Requirements Elicitation, Continuous Process Improvement, Business Process Improvement, Risk Management, Gap Analysis, Validation, Test, Change Management, Peer Reviews, Technical Writing, Editing & Proofreading

Tool Skills

Soft Skills

MS Office, Visio, Project, SharePoint, Acrobat, FrameMaker, Oxygen XML, Jira, Confluence

Energetic Contributor & Multitasker, Teamwork, Teambuilding, Skilled Verbal and Written Communicator

Leadership

Conducted System Acceptance Test of first F-35 pilot helmet for F-35 First Flight

Chosen to lead multi-year software process improvement program for B-2 Bomber system software organization achieving CMM levels 3, 4, and 5

Professional

Experience

IT Technical Writer, Advanced Disposal Systems October 2019 – January 2020

Diagram and document IT Data Center network remediation architecture

Research current industry best practices to write IT Security Vulnerability and Patch Management policies and procedures

Technical Publisher, Pax Technology, Inc. March 2019 – August 2019

Instituted use of disciplined Agile practices, Jira, and formal group peer reviews to expedite document production

Developed documents for multiple families of credit / debit card reader systems

Senior Specialist - Publications, KBRwyle Aerospace Feb 2018 – March 2019

Convert legacy Acrobat PDF documents to Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM) in XML (S1000D) format, for H60/H53/C-130 airborne systems

Principal Systems Engineer, Raytheon Sep 2008 – Aug 2017

Agile team contributor prototyped UI for an airborne radar system. Defined messages and message contents for system. Designated lead of organization IPT Risk management and Lean Six Sigma programs

Test lead responsible for managing assigned personnel, execute integration procedures, and formally testing Distributed Common Ground System intelligence suite

Engineer 5, Northrop Grumman Apr 1995 – Apr 2008

System integration lead for Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F-35 Mission Systems Integration Laboratory test stations. Analyzed Air System and Mission Systems requirements, created test approach, and conducted detailed functional performance tests

Analyzed and tested all “sensor to pilot” cockpit functions and operation of F-35 Mission System software

System Software requirements engineer for B-2 Bomber Air Vehicle Interface Operational Flight Program

Education

Columbia College – Columbia, MO – B.S. Business Administration, Management

Dec 2004

References

Available upon request

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