Mary Curtis
Layton
Summary
Precision-focused Technical Editor with proven ability to deliver high-quality content under tight deadlines. Specializes in technical document editing, content management systems, and style guide adherence. Brings strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills to enhance team collaboration and project success. Efficiently manages multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy. Security Clearance: Secret.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Editor
US Army Test & Evaluation Command (ATEC)
Dugway
07.2024 - Current
- Edit professional documents to be clear, concise, and understandable for multiple audiences (both internal US Army use and external dissemination).
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) regarding formatting and writing procedures to answer questions from Army writers and test officers.
- Streamline document processes.
- Study ATEC Technical Document Style Manual (ATDSM) and work with other ATEC contract and civilian editors across the country to provide input on and updates to the ATDSM.
- Balance multiple documents with varying deadlines.
- Documents edited include (but are not limited to) Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs); Memorandums (MEMs); Instructions (INSs); Manuals (MANs); Methods (MTDs); Plans (PLNs); Quality Assurance Procedures (QAPs); Validation Plans (VPNs); Policies (PCYs); Detailed Test Plans (DTPs); Final Test Reports (FTRs); Methodology Investigation Plans (MIPs); Test Plans for Test Records (TPTRs); Test Records (TRs); Safety and Risk Management Procedures; Chemical, Biological, and Radiological (CBR) Contamination Survivability Assessments (CBRCSAs); Operation Plans (OPLANs); Templates; White Papers, Proposals, and other scientific and engineering documents.
- Working with the West Desert Test Center (WDTC) Quality Systems Manager, reduced the Overdue Standing Operating Procedure (SOP) List down to the smallest amount seen at DPG—by providing timely and accurate edits and working directly with authors and SMEs to obtain answers to grammar/content concerns.
Technical Editor
Qualis Corporation
Dugway
03.2023 - 07.2024
- Edited professional documents for internal Army use and external dissemination.
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) regarding formatting and writing procedures to answer questions from Qualis writers and/or ATEC test officers.
- Co-created a comprehensive author checklist (for Qualis dissemination) with the goal of producing better quality documents from the first draft.
- Received Qualis PRIDE Award during the 3rd Quarter of 2023 for consistently completing multiple, complicated edits with short deadlines in a timely manner—saving money for the government and the customer.
- Was later selected as the Quarterly Qualis PRIDE Award winner.
Technical Writer iii
Qualis Corporation and Science & Technology Corporation
Dugway
10.2021 - 03.2023
- Created/reviewed professional documents for internal and external dissemination.
- Travelled around the country with ATEC employee to conduct on-site contamination survivability assessments.
- Duties expanded to include basic document edits (October 2022).
- Promoted to Qualis Technical Editor (March 2023).
Document Control Specialist
Science & Technology Corporation
Dugway
06.2021 - 10.2021
- Helped authors and reviewers troubleshoot problems with creating, reviewing, and signing documents.
- Published completed documents.
- Created, changed, and completed document workflows on DPG’s Document Management Database (DMD) as necessary.
- Promoted to Technical Writer (October 2021).
Scientific Assistant
Science & Technology Corporation
Dugway
03.2020 - 06.2021
- Created various tracking documents—including Excel spreadsheets containing complex formulas, rules, and macros.
- Organized previously archived photos/documents for the Optics Division of DPG.
- Promoted to Document Control Specialist (June 2021).
Lead Administrative Assistant
Great Salt Lake Council, Boy Scouts of America
Salt Lake City
10.2013 - 09.2016
- Managed the workload of four BSA Directors.
- Created documents, scheduled meetings, took and transcribed meeting minutes, and composed emails.
- Supervised other administrative assistants, receptionist, and council copy center employee.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English, Creative Writing, Professional and Technical Writing
Weber State University
Ogden, Utah04.2018
Associate of Science - General Studies
Salt Lake Community College
SLC, UT01.2012
Skills
- Document editing
- Technical writing
- Content formatting
- Compliance verification
- Document management
- Quality assurance
- Research skills
- Project management
- Proofreading
- Team collaboration
- Process improvement
- Attention to detail
- Effective communication
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Google Workspace
- Template creation
- Formulas and macros
- Basic Programming HTML
- Employee Training
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- American Sign Language
Additional Information
Further employment history and a letter of recommendation from current ATEC supervisor are available upon request.
Affiliations
- Published short-fiction author.
Accomplishments
- Qualis PRIDE Award winner.
- Quarterly Qualis PRIDE Award winner.
Certification
- Technical Writing & Editing (Weber State University, 2018).
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Technical Editor
US Army Test & Evaluation Command (ATEC)
07.2024 - Current
Technical Editor
Qualis Corporation
03.2023 - 07.2024
Technical Writer iii
Qualis Corporation and Science & Technology Corporation
10.2021 - 03.2023
Document Control Specialist
Science & Technology Corporation
06.2021 - 10.2021
Scientific Assistant
Science & Technology Corporation
03.2020 - 06.2021
Lead Administrative Assistant
Great Salt Lake Council, Boy Scouts of America
10.2013 - 09.2016
Bachelor of Arts - English, Creative Writing, Professional and Technical Writing
Weber State University
Associate of Science - General Studies
Salt Lake Community College
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