My Accomplishments

My more memorable accomplishments include the products and services identified here. While you can obtain samples of my work from the Writing Portfolio and see samples of the Web sites I have created in the Web Portfolio on this site. However, much of the work I’ve performed is not available because it was (or is) either classified or protected by client corporate policies.

Web Site Design & Development

• Designed, developed, and deployed the Web site for the American Legion Battlefields Post #144 in Highland Springs, Virginia
• Developed and maintain the subscription-content Web site for Pleasant Living Magazine
• Created e-Commerce Web site for Brandylane Publishers, Inc.
• Created the Web site for Millfield Baptist Church
• Designed, launched, & maintain the Web site for a Richmond, VA certified massage therapist
• Designed, launched, & maintain the Web site for a Potomac Appalachian Trail Club volunteer trail crew
• Designed, launched, & maintain the Web site for PATC Appalachian Trail maintainers in the South District of Shenandoah National Park
• Designed, launched, & maintain reunion sites for the Columbia High School Class of 1970 and the South Hills High School Class of 1969

Marketing Communication

• Created marketing e–mail for Mimaki, Inc.
• Authored membership and recruiting brochures for the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
• Organized and wrote a marketing book for a new cosmeceutical for You Look So Young LLC, a start-up located in Fairfax County, Virginia

System Security, Analysis & Documentation

• Developed & conducted security tests and evaluations, risk assessments, vulnerability analyses, management plans, and accreditation documentation for National Photographic Interpretation Center and Naval Technical Intelligence Center
• Evaluated security design and integration of custom-built and commercial software products and hardware
• Authored requirements specification for DISA Secure Mail Guard
• Conducted risk analysis of a Department of Justice facility
• Conducted requirements analysis & authored system evaluation objectives and test plans to implement Trusted Solaris secure operating system on Sun workstations
• Conducted information system analyses for Potomac Appalachian Trail Club

Technical Documentation

• Created systems maintenance document for major Web portal application at Aflac, Inc.
• Created architecture and developer documentation for Web-based application used to track trans-ocean shipments for K-Line Total Logistics
• Documented CMMI process for Supplier Agreement Management at Anthem Blue Cross–Blue Shield
• Authored user and installation guides for Virginia Housing Development Authority
• Produced for Christian Children’s Fund application installation instructions for client workstations in Third World nations; technical instructions for Oracle replication
• Produced for SunTrust, Inc. comprehensive administration guide for Retail Mortgage Compensation Incentive Plans
• Authored LiveLink manual, online documentation, HR application guide, reference & administration guides for a Java application, acceptance tests, QA database, SDLC documentation, & technology architecture documentation for Philip Morris USA
• Produced SDM documentation from concept, requirements, design, testing, and user manuals for Nextel Communications—I was a key player in this IT project delivered early and under budget
• Authored and published user documentation for applications developed in LotusNotes for the Enforcement Division of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Created and edited technical documents and reports for AirTouch Cellular Y2K project in the Atlanta GA marketing region
• Created and edited technical documentation for NuTCRACKER™, a product used to port UNIX applications to WindowsNT—I reviewed and edited over 1,000 topics, including commands and utilities, APIs, and macros used by developers
• Designed & wrote a guidebook for US Navy shipboard oil pollution abatement systems—This project earned an award for Distinguished Technical Communication from the Washington, DC Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication
• Documented SOPs for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for the development, shipment, installation and operation of remote atmospheric radionuclide monitoring laboratories to monitor Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty compliance