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Kelly EducationSubstitute Teacher
Aug. 2025Will be working in Hamden and North Haven public schools for Kelly, focus middle and high school, humanities esp. English. Completed Kelly ClassSmarts (07/24/2025) and New Hire Orientation (08/14/2025); also State of Connecticut DCF “Mandated Reporter Training” and “Introduction to Child Trafficking in Connecticut for Schools” (07/22/2025).
RAPID GLOBAL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTDMechanical Design Engineer (Support)
Mar. 2019 - Dec. 2019Hartford, Connecticut AreaContract position at East Hartford, CT, aerospace manufacturer’s factory and corporate headquarters. As design review coordinator, provided assistance to a section of aerospace engineers in transcribing, drafting and entering meeting minutes and attendance into a Lotus company database. Status reports generated in Excel; meeting scheduling in Outlook.
GrisailleWriter/Designer
Sep. 2018Hamden, CTPersonal studio name for use in occasional freelance and exhibition of artwork.
Al Khamsa, Inc.Current Volunteer
Oct. 2015United StatesAl Khamsa, Inc., alkhamsa.org — all-volunteer nonprofit celebrating 50th anniversary (2025), 501(c)(3) concerning education, preservation, and research re roster of historic Arabian horses in US and Canada. Attended on-site annual conventions 2010 – 2017, attended online conventions 2020 forward. Received status as voting attendee from board in 2014. Provided on-site organization for items in benefit auction in 2015 (FL), 2016 (CO), 2017 (OH), which along with convention attendance fees was the main annual fund raiser for the group. Currently assist with benefit auction item research and social media copywriting as needed. Currently a junior member on records and archives committee. Presented on the model horse hobby re synergies for real-horse education and outreach at 2017 Ohio convention. Provided Al Khamsa materials to various model horse shows in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.
The Lighting QuotientTechnical Writer
Sep. 2008 - Aug. 2018Tasks included technical writing/maintenance of data sheets in collaboration with engineering; posting to website via content management system from ImageWorks LLC; development of templates and presentations in PowerPoint; social media and message images/content for Facebook, LinkedIn, MailChimp; producing marketing collateral materials and invitations; supporting materials for product rollouts and webinars; general writing/editing for case studies volumes. Main production/final proofreader in house; troubleshot software/document quandaries for office staff. Software (all PC): Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat; Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, light Excel. Created/authored posts on Facebook, LinkedIn, components and templates in MailChimp. Website content management system by ImageWorks, LLC.
HoneywellTechnical Writer
Sep. 1995 - Aug. 2008At Honeywell Fire Systems, tasks included copy and continuity editing, electronic page layout and production, and diagrams/graphics/typography. Provided production, design, and editing for growing library of product data sheets and product labeling as part of an engineering support department. Coordinated project details and status with marketing, engineering, and approvals departments. Provided direction to interns and mentoring to other department members. Projects included developing layout/typography for templates as data sheet library was reformatted into FrameMaker. Software, primary use (all PC): Adobe FrameMaker, PageMaker, Photoshop, Acrobat; Ventura CorelDraw. Secondary use: Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint; Adobe Illustrator. Posted materials to internal site via content management system.
• Honeywell “Six Sigma Plus” quality certification at “Green Belt” level. Group project examined process/cost of catalogs copied in the internal print shop, with recommendations for inclusion/removal of individual data sheets based on marketing and customer priorities and number of website hits. Cost to include a document was $900 per sheet of paper per year, so increased use of electronic distribution also emphasized.
Keyboard Communications, Inc.Graphics Operator/Word Processor
Mar. 1995 - Sep. 1995Provided graphics and word processing support in a department serving three client sites totaling 600 sales, marketing, and finance employees. Designed/assembled presentation boards displaying marketing materials.
Farrel CorporationTechnical Writer
Jan. 1993 - Dec. 1994Ansonia, CTPerformed production on product line instruction manuals for a capital equipment manufacturer. Assembling and revising materials from previous documents required project trafficking and liaison with engineers and print services.
AGS Information Services, Inc.Technical Writer
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1993Atlanta, GANYNEX Company and IBM Business Partner supporting IBM and its clients. Formatted and edited documents and graphics for a team of instructional designers. Clients included several Fortune 100 companies. Products included a telephony system and a system application for engineering management and manufacturing processes. Attended IBM training with instructional design team. Performed production and editing on marketing and presentation materials, from information packets to overhead transparencies. Wordsmithed and provided production assistance on formal and informal contract proposals.
Hersam Publishing Company/New Canaan AdvertiserAd Designer/Typesetter
Jan. 1985 - Dec. 1990New Canaan, CTCreated display advertising and print shop typography, design, and mechanicals.
Arlene MagidPart-Time Assistant to Writer/Researcher
Jan. 1985 - Dec. 1987Yonkers, NYMs. Magid was then Sr. Editor of the Arabian Horse Times (Waseca, MN). Assisted in documenting champion horses, working with the studbook on microfiche. Also assisted in covering events — my photographs were published several times. Attended two US National Championship shows (1986 and 1992) — reported ringside results from the competion's varied venues for publication in a daily newsletter published by Tom Chauncey Arabians.
Olin CorporationForms Designer/Graphics Trainee
Jan. 1983 - Dec. 1985Stamford, CTCreated and revised office forms at corporate headquarters. Presentation production work included gelling and operating a stat camera for 35mm slides.
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