Résumé of Harold Melton
Web Site Design, Development, and Maintenance
Technical Writing and Documentation
Personal:
Harold Melton, KV5R
Location: Athens, Texas.
Relocate: No
Objectives:
- Web-site design, development, and maintenance
- Technical document production, any phase—development, writing, editing, and formatting
- Full or part-time employment, or hourly freelance agreement, via home-based Internet telecommuting
Professional Experience (over 30 years):
- Commercial web site design, development, and maintenance
- Technical writing, editing, formatting, and training development
- Paper-based industrial procedures and manuals; aviation training manuals
- Web content development, aviation training documents
- Major computer applications mastered:
- Word, FrontPage, PageMaker, ToolBook, AutoCAD, et. al.
- Interactive Computer-Based Training (CBT) Department development and management
- Design, programming, hiring, proposals, presentations, team coordination, et cetera.
- CBT design and development
- Developed CBT for Dupont, Cinergy, Shell UK, Imperial Oil, and Intel Corporation.
- Desktop Publishing company owner
- AutoCAD drafting (industrial electrical and instrumentation)
- Industrial instrument and electrical technician—design, maintenance, and installation of electrical power and control systems; pneumatic, electronic, and digital field instrumentation and control room systems; three-phase motor and motor control systems; process refrigeration systems; PLC and DCS systems, et cetera.
- Residential electrical construction
- Two-way radio repair and installation
Accomplished Avocations:
- SCUBA certified—PADI
- Private pilot SEL
- Multi-line BBS (online service provider) owner, sysop
- Built and upgraded several computers and small networks
- Theological writer
- Church musician
- Amateur radio extra-class licensee—KV5R
- Published author, QST Magazine, May 2002
- Web content developer, Amateur radio technical subjects
- Online database applications in ASP/ADO/VBScript/MS-Access
- Limited work in Linux/PHP/MySQL
Employment History
| 2002—Present: | Commercial and nonprofit web sites and web application design and development |
| 2000—Present: | Part owner, 480-acre estate farm |
| 2000: | Morgan Aero, Northrop-Rice USA, and AeroLearn.com (via telecommuting) Training Developer and Technical Writer, Aviation Manufacturing Training |
| 1996—2000: | Mostly unemployed, caring for elderly parent |
| 1992—1996: | NUS Training Corp. Div. of Halliburton, BRIS, and later, The Williams Co., Houston, Texas Computer-Based Training Designer, Developer, and Department Manager |
| 1991—1992: | Desktop Publisher, Owner, Dba Melton Publishing Co., Angleton, Texas |
| 1982—1990: | I & E Maintenance Technician, Designer, and AutoCAD Drafter Rhône-Poulenc, Inc. (now called Rhodia) |
| 1979—1981: | Industrial Electrician, Electrical Maintenance and Construction Various contractors in DOW, BASF, Monsanto, and Phillips Petroleum Freeport, Texas area |
| 1977—1978: | Residential Electrician, apartment and house wiring |
| 1975—1977: | Two-Way Radio Technician and Installer |
Education
1974—1979: High School, self-educated, with most Electives in Electricity and Electronics
- American Correspondence School, Chicago, IL
- 1975—Present: Self-educated in a wide range of subjects
Statements
With a diverse background in industrial construction, design, and maintenance, followed by desktop publishing, technical writing, and training development, I am uniquely qualified to produce written materials that effectively target industrial professionals.
I work from my home office, since I cannot travel or relocate. I provide computer-based web design, development, and writing services at greater efficiency, higher quality, and lower cost than traditional on-site employment. My typical work style is to evaluate and improve the efficiency of production tasks, and then implement the improved procedures, producing technical documentation that is uniform, attractive, appealing, and accurate. My past employers have been very pleased with my technical and creative abilities.
My greatest strength is in document formatting. I enjoy taking the rough output of a writer or writing team and polishing it into finished, deliverable documents. This allows on-site writers and SMEs to effectively focus on writing, without wasting time trying to manage formatting and consistency, which is best managed by one off-site expert.
I have been a personal computer user for over twenty-five years. I learn software applications quickly, and then proceed to utilize the software’s advanced features to improve efficiency and consistency. I have also developed training software using script-based programming and animated graphics.
I am strictly honest, both personally and professionally. As a small business owner, I focus on excellent work at fair prices, and complete client satisfaction.
Please contact me to discuss your needs.
Thank you for your time and for evaluating this résumé. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Sincerely, Harold Melton
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