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Michael Lloyd

@michaellloyd

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Navy veteran technical writer, with business analyst and information technology experience.

United States

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What I'm looking for

Equally analytical and creative; guided by ethics, values and philosophies. Developed interpersonal skills, with empathy, consideration, and a passion for understanding the mind and thinking.

Effective listening to understand concepts, concerns and priorities; able to communicate that understanding to target audience, and influence decisions.

Considers organization objectives, efforts, and implications in relation to business decisions.

Experience working with software developers, engineers, medical professionals, project managers and executives.

Experience

Technical Writer

skyTran

Jul 2022 - Nov 2022 (4 months)

• Product: Orchestrate collaborative Voice of the Customer report effort with CEO, researchers and SMEs for major stakeholders.
• Engineering: Develop report explaining technical feasibility comparative analysis vs alternatives.
• Marketing: Create assets explaining purpose, technology and context of skyTran components.

Copywriting Technical Writing Business Analysis Graphic Design

Technical Writer

Vista Defense

Dec 2021 - May 2022 (5 months)

• DoD DHA (Defense Health Agency) standardization team member in an agile Scrum environment.
• Create master template for use with most documentation.
• Wrote white paper promoting benefits and process of migrating enterprise data.
• Create and refine flowcharts describing software development and other technical process.

Agile Technical Writing Technical Interviewing

Technical Manager, Business Analyst

MicroSystems Service and Support

Mar 1992 - Mar 1997 (5 years)

• Established technology VAR with three partners. Managed 5 individuals as president and technical manager.
• Research, write proposals and implement multi-vendor technology solutions to improve client's business operations.
• Develop documents, forms, literature and graphics for MicroSystems and clients.
• Design and administer internal training, and for Hilton Corporation, Lanista and others.

Copywriting Management Technical Writing Business Analysis Technical Support Project Management Business Development Content Marketing Content Writing Partner Engagement

Technical Writer

Navy

Sep 1985 - Sep 1989 (4 years)

• Selected among the highest qualified to establish the ship’s V-2 Division QA office.
• Create reports, diagrams and other documentation.
• Write, edit, publish and revise 28 maintenance instructions, each between 8 to 40 pages.
• Develop policy and procedures, and serve as subject matter expert in related matters.
• Design and developed testing application used to qualify QA inspectors.

Technical Writing