James McKay

Angestellt, Lead Technical Writer, L3Harris OceanServer
Fall River, Vereinigte Staaten

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

FrameMaker 2015
RoboHelp 2015
S1000D Issue 4.0
I have worked as a technical writer for over fourt
which includes seven years in the private sector a
I have over twenty four years of electronics / com
including 14 years in the U.S. Air Force/Air Natio
S1000D Experience using Adobe FrameMaker 11 and Me
Created Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DI
Developed Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals
Managed and developed Operation and Maintenance (O
Continued development of IETMs / IETPs using Frame
Development of interactive parts catalogs using So
Use Deltek 6 / Deltek 7 Costpoint and FileMaker Pr
Work with structured (XML tagged) documentation
including CSS
EDDs and XSLTs.
Currently developing "Responsive HTML 5" based Int
Developing DITA 1.2 based IETM - using FrameMaker
Microsoft Office 365
Development of S1000D IETMs/IETPs for the AN/ASQ-2
PTC Arbortext 6.0/6.1
Adobe Technical Communication Suite 5
Mekon Eclipse Create S1000D for FrameMaker
Mekon Eclipse Data Reference Manager (DRM)
NAVAIR IETMs
NAVSEA IETMs
XML
Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMs)
Larson VizEx Edit (CGMs)
Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud (DC)
Data Module Requirements List (DMRL)
NAVAIR
NAVSEA
Captivate 8
Adobe FrameMaker 2017
Adobe RoboHelp 2017
Adobe Creative Cloud
Adobe Illustrator 2017
Adobe PhotoShop 2017
Mekon Eclipse Create S1000D for FrameMaker 2017
PTC Arbortext 7.0

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von James McKay

  • Bis heute 5 Jahre und 5 Monate, seit März 2020

    Lead Technical Writer

    L3Harris OceanServer

    Lead Technical Writer for L3Harris OceanServer - a manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs).

  • Bis heute 11 Jahre und 1 Monat, seit Juli 2014

    S1000D Technical Publications Manager

    PURVIS Systems, Inc.

    My responsibilities include: maintaining, developing and updating S1000D IETMs/IETPs (Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals / Interactive Electronic Technical Publications) for the US Navy - on the AN/ASQ-235 Airborne Mine Neutralization System (AMNS). http://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/amns/ http://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/minehunting/ http://www.purvisdefense.com

  • 2 Jahre und 6 Monate, Feb. 2012 - Juli 2014

    Technical Documentation Product Manager

    Hydroid, Inc. - A KONGSBERG Company

    Technical Publications Manager / Senior Technical Writer - responsible for developing and delivering technical manuals, based on the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) product line.

  • 7 Monate, Aug. 2011 - Feb. 2012

    Senior Technical Writer

    Freelancer

  • 10 Monate, Okt. 2010 - Juli 2011

    Senior Technical Writer

    ROAMWORKS R&D GmbH

    Developed manuals using a structured XML application called Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) with Adobe FrameMaker 10 and the DITA-FMx plugin.

  • 11 Monate, Nov. 2009 - Sep. 2010

    Senior Technical Writer

    LionBridge Technologies Inc. / Rolls Royce Naval Marine Inc.

    As a LionBridge (www.lionbridge.com) consultant, I was responsible for the management and content development of a US Navy S1000D publication (IETP / IETM) for DDG 1000, through Rolls Royce Naval Marine Inc (RRNMI).

  • 10 Monate, Jan. 2009 - Okt. 2009

    Documentation Manager / Senior Technical Writer

    DiagnoSYS Systems, Inc.

    I worked for a British company with offices in the USA (Massachusetts and Florida). My job was to ensure that the documentation delivery schedules were met. Overall, I spent a lot of time developing technical manuals and quality documents (e.g. specs), as well as using Sharepoint and SVN.

  • 3 Jahre und 11 Monate, März 2005 - Jan. 2009

    Senior Technical Writer/Technical Support Engineer

    Raytheon Technical Services Company (RTSC)

  • 1 Jahr und 4 Monate, Dez. 2003 - März 2005

    Technical Writer

    ASFT

  • 8 Monate, Jan. 2003 - Aug. 2003

    Technical Writer

    General Dynamics

  • 6 Monate, März 2002 - Aug. 2002

    Customer Activation Specialist

    MBNA Bank (now Bank of America)

    Responsible for over $1 million dollars a month in sales (which I easily achieved), using Avaya banking software.

  • 5 Jahre und 10 Monate, Sep. 1995 - Juni 2001

    Technical Writer, Group Leader, Technician

    EMC

  • 7 Jahre und 6 Monate, Juni 1992 - Nov. 1999

    Satellite and Wideband Communications Technician

    US Air Force / Massachusetts Air National Guard

    267th Combat Communications Squadron (CBCS), Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Setup 20 foot (6.096 meter) satellite antenna and communication van for mobile SATCOM broadcasts using various satellites. Served in Operation Uphold Democracy, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (1994-1995) – established over 90% of the satellite communications off Haiti, including secure video-conferencing. Certified in Theater Deployable Communications (TDC) - Motorola.

  • 6 Jahre und 9 Monate, Juli 1985 - März 1992

    Telephone Central Office Equipment Switching Specialist

    US Air Force / Massachusetts Air National Guard

    212th Engineer Installation Squadron (EIS), Worcester, Massachusetts. Installed telecommunication equipment for U.S. Air Force in Belgium (1988) and Germany (1990).

  • Senior Technical Writer

    Looking for work

Ausbildung von James McKay

  • 8 Monate, März 1994 - Okt. 1994

    Satellite and Wideband Communications

    United States Air Force Technical Training School

    Trained on electronic principles: AC/DC circuits, schematics, block diagrams, oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer, satellite communication circuits, maintenance, troubleshooting, remove and replace of digital circuit cards & rack mounted equipment and satellite loopback troubleshooting.

  • 4 Jahre und 5 Monate, Jan. 1989 - Mai 1993

    English - Writing Option

    University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

  • 7 Monate, Sep. 1985 - März 1986

    Electronic/Electromechanical Switching Equipment training.

    United States Air Force Technical Training School

    Trained on electronic principles: (AC/DC circuits, schematics and troubleshooting techniques), Strowger step-by-step switch and Stromberg-Carlson XY switch.

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