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	1990-Present Architectural Designer. Quintessential Forms, Manresa Beach, CA. Assess and define project requirements and create Conceptual Design, Schematic Design, Contract Documents, and Structural Engineering and Energy Calculations for commercial and residential construction projects.
	1990-Present Systems Engineering Consultant. Taylor Resources, Manresa Beach, CA. Perform Systems Engineering Analyses, including Human Factors Analysis, Logistics Support Analysis, Risk Management and Prevention Planning, and Project Management Structuring. Write System Specifications, Operators' Manuals, Users' Manuals, Maintenance Manuals, Contract Proposals, and Technical Reports.
	1989-1990 Systems Engineer. Consultant to FMC Ground Systems, San Jose, CA. Created Design Parameters Documents integrating Physical, Functional, Human Factors, Safety, Reliability, and Maintainability requirements for electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems. Wrote Subproject Authorization/Work Breakdown Structure Element Descriptions for production contracts. Created System Specification Requirements/Performance Compliance Matrices, Work Breakdown Structure Flowcharts, and Project Organization Charts. Wrote Design Review Minutes, Bases of Estimates, Engineering Test Work Requests, and Reliability Program Plans.
	1987-1989 Logistics Engineer. Consultant to Westinghouse Electric Corporation,Sunnyvale, CA. Determined maintenance requirements of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems. Wrote Fault Isolation Procedures at the System level. Wrote detailed depot-level Maintenance Task Instructions with task performance Safety requirements; Repair Part, Tool, and Equipment requirements; Task Performance Time and Frequency Estimates; and personnel Manpower, Skill Level, and Training requirements. Served on the Failure Analysis Board and the Change Control Board.
	1985-1987 Human Factors Specialist. FMC Ground Systems, San Jose, CA. Performed System Performance Requirements Analysis, Function Analysis, Trade-off Studies, Function Allocations, Task Analysis, Timeline/Workload Assessments, and MANPRINT Assessments for personnel/hardware/software systems. Wrote Human Engineering System Analysis Reports and Human Engineering Design Approach Documents. Conducted System and Task Performance Evaluations. Provided Design Engineers with illumination, ventilation, temperature, noise, acceleration, and vibration range tolerances; control and display requirements; and vision and anthropometric design requirements.
	1984-1985 Technical Writer/Maintenance Engineer. FMC Ground Systems, San Jose,CA. Wrote, from engineering drawings, detailed depot-level disassembly/assembly instructions, subassembly Parts Lists, Special Tool and Equipment requirements, and Inspection requirements for electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic systems on Assault Amphibious Vehicles. Responsible for completeness and accuracy of the Illustrated Parts Breakdown.
	1984-1985 Technical Writer. Consultant to Nelson Analytical Incorporated, Cupertino, CA. Wrote Procedure Documents for operation and repair of Hewlett-Packard computer systems and electronic chemical analysis equipment. Wrote comprehensive Troubleshooting Appendix and Service Guide for a hardware-testing software program.
	1983-1984 Primary Technical Editor. FMC Ground Systems, San Jose, CA. Delegated and reviewed editorial efforts, coordinated illustration and typesetting efforts, supervised vendor printing, and gave final editorial approval on 4,000+ pages of Technical Manuals for on-time delivery to the United States Army.
	1982-1983 Technical Editor. IBM Customer Information Programs, Palo Alto, CA. Updated, printed, and shipped six monthly Customer Information User Documents. Maintained currency of the National Support Directory on IBM's HONE Computer Network. Wrote technician procedures documents, departmental reports, and formal business presentations.
	1981-1982 Assistant to Chief of Professional Staffing. Martin Marietta Denver Aerospace, Denver, CO. Restructured Personnel Department procedures and data/activities management. Wrote formal business proposals/presentations and applications for Relocating Employee Mortgage Interest Assistance/Rental Assistance.
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	1973-1974 Pharmacy Technician. The Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, OH. Scheduled, prepared, and injected all medications (except intravenous) for a 36-bed hospital unit over 8-hour shifts. Recorded and incorporated doctors' prescriptions. Maintained patient medication records and Unit Pharmacy inventory.
	1970-1973 Technical Writer/Paralegal. The Ohio Land Title Assurance Company / James P. Taylor - Attorney at Law, Columbus, OH. Researched and wrote legal documents including Abstracts of Title to Real Property, Deeds, Guardianship Papers, Divorce Petitions, Separation Agreements, and Last Will and Testaments.
	Parsons and Associates, Saratoga, California. June 1993 - Reviewed key Human Factors publications and wrote "Power Systems Human Factors Guidelines Reference Document" for the Electric Power Research Institute, Nuclear Power Division. May 1994 - Wrote EPRI/CRIEPI Joint Human Factors Program Summary Report, EPRI TR-104324, for a five-year program to reduce Human Errors and increase Productivity in Nuclear Power Plant maintenance, conducted by the Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California and the Central Research Institute of the Electric Power Industry, Tokyo, Japan. July 1996 - Conducted Function Analysis and Task Analysis, allocated Functions to crew or subsystem, created Inventory of Tasks, and produced graphic depictions of a 2-man-crew workload for NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, Mountain View, California.
	January 1994 International Ergonomics Association, Power Systems Technical Group. Wrote "International Ergonomics Association Guidelines for Application of Human Factors/ Ergonomics Principles in the Design and Operation of Electric Power Systems" distilled from U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and IEEE handbooks and guidelines, incorporating principles from primary texts in the field and input from 45 subject matter experts worldwide.
	March 1992 Dr. Gennady E. Zhuravlyov, Founder and Chief of the Mosenergo Psycho-Physiological Laboratory, Moscow, Russia. Co-authored paper "Power Plant Maintenance: Macroergonomic Problems" for presentation to the International Ergonomics Association World Conference, Warsaw, June 1993. Wrote article "Ergonomics of Environmental Protection and the Power Industry" for the Applied Ergonomics Journal, Moscow, Russia. Edited paper "Operational Personnel Team Work: Comparative Investigations in the USA and Russia" for presentation to the IEEE Fifth Conference on Human Factors and Power Plants, Monterey, California, June 1992.
	August 1991 Pal Consultants, Inc., San Jose, California. Researched existing and desired Human Factors Research Projects, Research Issues, and Research Tools for the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission under the project title "Feasibility of a Human Factors Regulatory Research Facility." Wrote "First Subject-Matter Expert Panel Meeting Technical Report."
	International Ergonomics Association
	Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
	Society of Logistics Engineers
	June 1993 University of California, Santa Cruz Extension Professional Certification in Hazardous Materials Management.
	1972 Ohio State University Bachelor of Arts, College of Behavioral Sciences (Phi Beta Kappa). Major coursework at the Doctorate level (Honors Program) in International Political Systems / Russian Area Studies. Minor in Russian and German Languages/Physical Sciences
	Mastery of IBM, Apple, Hewlett-Packard, UNIX, and Wang operating systems; Word-processing, Illustration, and Project / Task / Data Base Management programs.
	Available upon request.