Dan Tipton
New Orleans,LA
Summary
Results-oriented writing professional with experience preparing concise and accurate technical documents. Expert at delivering high-quality work within tight deadlines. Talented individual collaborates with cross-functional teams for accuracy and clarity of technical content.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Writer
Devine Consulting
11.2022 - Current
- Creating SOPs, outlining the way tasks are completed, along with common errors and solutions to errors
- Gathering information and information sources from SMEs to research for and create documents
- Summarizing the mission, requirements, and functionality of multiple satellite data projects
- Creating diagrams to illustrate the flow of information from sources, within the branch, and to our customers.
Training and Operations Officer/Battle Captain/Unit Movement Officer
US ARMY RESERVE
12.2016 - Current
- First Lieutenant in Transportation Port Operations unit
- Creating training schedules and inputting training data into the Army's training management system (DTMS)
- Acting as battle captain, the main point of contact in and out of the battalion command center, during port operations
- Gather mission essential information and disseminate it across multiple levels of command
- Manage training schedules for Battle Assembly and process actions for attendance at training classes using DTMS
- Develop, edit and maintain technical data
- Review and edit mobilization plans for Annual Training and missions
- Army Achievement Medal for performance as Battle Captain during 2018 Annual Training
- Technical status reports – logistics and data
- Resolve issues associated with the development and implementation of DoD training.
Technical Writer
Louisiana Technology Group
07.2021 - 11.2022
- Planned and organized writing tasks for user guide and documentation project
- Used an IDE for deploying the app and version control of documentation
- Communicated with the development team to understand app functionality
- Used AsciiDoc to format information included within user guide and documentation.
Logistics Coordinator - Domestic Transportation
Expeditors International
11.2018 - 07.2021
- Configured data input, data flow and metrics supporting a wide range of customers
- Customer relations supporting transportation/freight logistics, providing regular data reports and updates into the proprietary system
- Tracked and traced shipments using automated system and coordinated data analysis with multiple departments
- Analyzed and managed company compliance of customer support and data entry to implement into SOPs and team training
- Understanding procedures and maintaining updated internal SOPs
- Technical writing to train a team of logistics specialists in proprietary system use and data flow
- Technical status reports to supervisor and executives.
3-5 Academic Interventionist
Akili Academy of New Orleans
08.2017 - 07.2018
- Planned, documented, organized, and implemented appropriate instructional programs in a learning environment that guides and encouraged students to develop and fulfill their academic potential
- Identified and selected different instructional resources and methods to meet students' varying needs
- Used relevant technology to support instruction
- Observed and evaluated student performance and development
- Developed schemes of work and documented trainings
- Established and communicated clear objectives for all deliverables
- Maintained accurate and complete progress reports over 40 clients
- Maintained compliance with local and national standards of procedures.
Executive Officer
05.2016 - 11.2016
- Responsible for the training, professional development, and administrative actions of 6 senior level officials and 17 direct personnel
- Assisting senior leaders during operational planning, technical writing, data flow, maintenance and accountability of all assigned equipment valued
- Directly supervising and maintaining accountability of a team of 10 individuals
- Worked on a team to plan, document and conduct a 4 day logistics training exercise
- Interacted/liaised with multiple organizations to collaborate and standardize data entry and data flow metrics – logistics.
Communications Officer; Assistant Training and Operations Officer; Team Leader
01.2013 - 05.2016
- Managed social media and public relations
- Assisted senior leaders during operational planning, maintenance, and accountability of all assigned equipment valued
- Worked collaboratively with professors and senior level officials in the areas of leadership development, performance, and recruitment to achieve all organization’s mission and goals
- Cultivated positive interactions, ensuring compliance with operational procedures and building a cooperative work environment
- Conducted detailed assessments of training events to facilitate planning of future events
- Worked on training management teams, planning events and exercises 6-12 weeks out
- Effective and efficient verbal and written communication
- Planned and tracked vehicle and cargo movements
- Established and maintained communications systems during meetings and training exercises
- Interact/liaise with multiple organizations to collaborate and design this system.
Transportation Management Coordinator
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Supervised cargo documentation, data flow and movement control for all transportation modes
- Checked, reviewed, and consolidated appropriate transport capability and prepared movement schedules
- Assisted in planning and technical documentation of DoD transportation requirements for logistical support
- Interacted/liaised with multiple organizations to collaborate logistics and data.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English
05.2016
Minor: Military Science
Skills
- Data Flow monitoring and reporting experience
- Experience briefing DOD Officials
- SOP technical writing and training analysis experience
- Proficiency with documenting technical requirements and specifications in accordance with DoD documentation standards
- Program Development
- Process Implementation
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Analysis
- Written Communication & Editing
- Briefings
- Policy & Procedure/ SOPs
- Regulatory Compliance
- Technical Research
- Data Flow reports
- Instruction Writing
- Graphics Creation
Certification
- U.S. Army Unit Movement Officer Certification
- Transportation Coordinators’ Automated Information for Movement Systems II (TC-AIMS II) Certification
- U.S. Army Transportation Basic Officer Leadership Course
Clearance
Active Secret Clearance
Work Availability
monday
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saturday
sunday
morning
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evening
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Timeline
Technical Writer - Devine Consulting
11.2022 - Current
Technical Writer - Louisiana Technology Group
07.2021 - 11.2022
Logistics Coordinator - Domestic Transportation - Expeditors International
11.2018 - 07.2021
3-5 Academic Interventionist - Akili Academy of New Orleans
08.2017 - 07.2018
Training and Operations Officer/Battle Captain/Unit Movement Officer - US ARMY RESERVE
12.2016 - Current
Executive Officer -
05.2016 - 11.2016
Communications Officer; Assistant Training and Operations Officer; Team Leader -
01.2013 - 05.2016
Transportation Management Coordinator -
01.2012 - 01.2013
Missouri State University - Bachelor of Arts, English