Erik Schroeder

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erikschroeder@houston.rr.com

 

STRENGTHS	Attention to detail; high motivation with excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to work independently and in team environments both efficiently and courteously; skill in the use of personal computers; strong willingness to learn new technologies, and ability to react to changing technologies; knowledge of current trends in areas of expertise; proficiency in collecting and analyzing data.
EXPERIENCE	Technical Writer   (08/2006 – Present) Amegy Bank N.A. Houston, Texas Duties:   Editing and maintaining Standard Operating Procedures and online departmental information; creating hard-copy and electronic forms; preparing internal reports. Technical Writer   (05/2006 – 08/2006) Wordmark Associates, Inc. Houston, Texas Duties:   Creating and editing user guides, technical specifications, presentations, and marketing materials. Quality Assurance Analyst   (08/2005 – 05/2006) Anteon Corporation Technology Solutions Group (formerly Lockheed Martin Information Technology, prior to 10/2005) Houston, Texas (11/2005 – Present); New Orleans, Louisiana (08/2005 – 11/2005) Contract:  Minerals Management Service Duties:   Acting as lead tester for OCS Connect project; interfacing with management and programmers in order to develop test strategies; establishing acceptance criteria for testing results. Publications Specialist   (07/2000 – 08/2005) Lockheed Martin Information Technology (formerly ACS Government Solutions Group, prior to 01/2004) New Orleans, Louisiana Contract:  Minerals Management Service Duties:   Acting informally as Documentation Team Lead (08/2000 – 05/2003); developing, maintaining, and editing documentation relating to MMS software; developing Active Server Pages and Java Server Pages that interface with Oracle databases; developing and maintaining Intranet website; developing hard-copy training materials and providing training sessions to users; reporting for departmental newsletter; administering Documentum eRoom in Coordinator role; administering element data dictionary; transcribing and distributing meeting minutes; providing administrative support. Publications Specialist   (07/1999 – 07/2000) ACS Government Solutions Group New Orleans, Louisiana Contract:  Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System Duties:   Managing and editing documentation relating to US Naval software; developing and maintaining Intranet website; transcribing and distributing meeting minutes; recording and tracking action items. Technical Writer   (07/1998 – 07/1999) APPRO Systems, Inc. Baton Rouge, Louisiana Duties:   Working collaboratively with programmers to develop, maintain, and edit hard-copy documentation and online help files for credit-lending software; maintaining data dictionaries; designing and developing marketing brochures. Part-Time Technical Writer   (01/1998 – 07/1998) Louisiana State University, Computing Services Baton Rouge, Louisiana Duties:   Developing and maintaining departmental materials, regulations, and instructional documentation for computer-based courses. Technical Writing Intern   (01/1998 – 06/1998) Louisiana State University, Multimedia Development Baton Rouge, Louisiana Duties:   Developing and editing various media, including Barrier Islands CD-ROM and For Faculty newsletter. Volunteer Grant Composer   (01/1997 – 05/1997) Cerebral Palsy and Children's Developmental Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana Duties:   Composing grant that succeeded in obtaining $7,015 for the purchase of necessary equipment. Part-Time Technical Support Assistant   (01/1996 – 06/1998) AccessCom, Inc. Metairie, Louisiana Duties:   Providing customer technical support; installing hardware and software. Part-Time Tutor   (10/1995 – 12/1996) Basics Plus, Inc. Metairie, Louisiana Duties:   Tutoring high-school English, Spanish, Latin, ACT & SAT test preparation.
COMPUTER LITERACY	Operating Systems DOS; Macintosh OS 8; Windows 3.11, 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP. Software Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Access, & Excel); RoboHELP; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Internet Explorer; Microsoft Visual SourceSafe; Microsoft Visual Intercept; Microsoft Visio; Corel WordPerfect; Lotus WordPro; QuarkXPress; Adobe PageMaker; SnagIt; Corel Paint Shop Pro; Adobe Photoshop; Adobe Illustrator; Adobe Acrobat; Lotus Notes; GroupWise; Documentum eRoom. Web Design HTML; JavaScript; PHP; JSP; VB Script; ASP; CSS; CuteFTP; WS_FTP; Microsoft FrontPage; Microsoft Visual InterDev; Borland JBuilder.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING	Software Testing and Inspection Methods Learning Tree International (08/2005) Active Server Pages for New Programmers WestLake Internet Training (10/2000)
EDUCATION	Master's Student in Technical Writing Louisiana State University (01/1997 – 05/1999) GPA:  3.88 Courses of Interest:   Document and Web Design; Scientific and Technical Writing; Practicum in Technical Writing; History of Writing; Independent Study in Instructional Design; Technical Writing Methodology; Magazine Editing and Production; Thesis Research. Master's Student in Communication Disorders Louisiana State University Medical Center (06/1994 – 12/1996) GPA:  3.14 Courses of Interest:   Basic and Applied Research; over 200 hours of Clinical Practice at University Hospital, LRI, and LSUMC. Bachelor of Arts in English Linguistics University of New Orleans (08/1990 – 05/1994) GPA:  3.55 Courses of Interest:   Technical Editing; English Usage; Contemporary English; History of English; General Linguistics; Linguistics of Romance Languages; German; Spanish; Latin; Sign Language; Psychology of Speech, Language, and Hearing; Air Force ROTC; Introduction to Computers. Language Study in Spain University of Salamanca (06/1993 – 08/1993) GPA Equivalent:  4.0 Courses of Interest:   Advanced Spanish; Spanish to English Translation.
SECURITY CLEARANCE	Moderate Security/ADP II United States Government (07/2000)
AWARDS	Lockheed Martin Certificate of Appreciation (03/2005); ACS Technical Excellence Award, (02/2001); Decennial Honors Award Scholarship, University of New Orleans (1990 – 1994); Dean’s List for six semesters, University of New Orleans.
ORGANIZATIONS	Society for Technical Communication, Webmaster for the Louisiana Satellite of the Houston Chapter (08/1998 – 05/2001); University of New Orleans Student Government Association, Senator (10/1993 – 05/1994)
INTERESTS	Web design (including www.erikstormtrooper.com & www.juliscookies.com); collecting Star Wars memorabilia; home renovation; reading fiction; writing poetry (published in UNO's 1994 Ellipsis Literary Magazine); traveling (resided in Spain and Yugoslavia; visited France).