From: drb@CS.CMU.EDU (Dean Benjamin)
Subject: Technical writer, US / UK
Originator: drb@CREAKY.SPEECH.CS.CMU.EDU
Organization: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 07:15:14 GMT

[Posted for a friend.  Do not reply to me, except for clarifications.]


PETER DAVID SANDFORD
        24, Ethelred Place
        Corsham, Wiltshire  SN13 9NG
        United Kingdom
        Telephone (from US): 011 44 249 715526

PERSONAL DETAILS
        Nationality British, married to US citizen.
        Willing to relocate to US.

EDUCATION
        Higher National Diploma in Applied Physics

MAIN SKILLS
        I have seventeen years experience in the computing and electronics
        industries.  I have spent most of this time as a Technical Author,
        in the production of technical publications for a variety of end
        users on subjects including minicomputer systems, PCs, software
        packages, process equipment for the semiconductor industry and
        communications.

        Member of the US Society for Technical Communication (STC).
        Portfolio of work and detailed skills list available on request.

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT: Freelance Technical Author (since 1987).
Partial list of clients (all UK companies unless otherwise stated):

* WESTINGHOUSE SYSTEMS.  Projects:

  o Writing QA procedures for software and hardware development departments,
    to cover BS5750 (ISO9000/1) requirements.  These also took into account
    recent EC legislation regarding product liability and safety, and design
    approval by British Approvals Board for Telecommunications (BABT).

  o Manuals for process control (SCADA) systems.

  o User guides for a range of Remote Terminal Units used in the
    above systems, together with the associated PC-based test and
    configuration software.  I also devised and produced type test
    specifications for these products.

* SATCHWELL CONTROL SYSTEMS.  User guides for a WINDOWS3-based package
  used for environmental control within buildings.

* THORN SECURITY.  Technical documentation for an "intelligent" fire
  detection system.

* BRITISH TELECOM.  Manuals for BT Computer Products' implementation of
  Unix, running on their M6500 series computers.

* STEAD EDUCATION.  Operator manuals and on-line help text for telemetry
  systems; User manuals and help text for a range of employment/personnel
  placement packages.

* SIMON ENGINEERING.  Proposals discussing the introduction of electronics
  into access platforms and fire tenders.

* PLESSEY PAYPHONES.  Functional descriptions of assembler routines and a
  software test specification for payphones.

* ELECTROTECH EQUIPMENT.  Technical manuals for a range of semiconductor
  process machines.  Carried out investigation of DTP and made
  recommendations for applications within Electrotech.

* PHILLIPS TELECOMMUNICATE, Hilversum, Holland.  Hardware descriptions for
  SOPHONET 2500, an ISDN switching system.

* THORN-EMI COMPUTER SYSTEMS.  Hardware manuals for point-to-point
  communications systems.  First-line maintenance manuals, written to
  military standards, for signal-processing and analysis systems.


PRIOR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1984-1986  WESTINGHOUSE SYSTEMS.  Writing hardware descriptions and training
           notes to component level for telemetry and communications
           equipment.

1977-1984  CHELTENHAM TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS.  Worked for these clients:

           * TMC-PHILLIPS BUSINESS SYSTEMS.  Manuals for printers, cash
             dispensers and telephone equipment.

           * BRITISH TELECOM.  Documenting the use of signature analysis
             equipment for the testing of PABX console circuitry.

           * UK GOVERNMENT.  Manuals for data communications equipment and
             cryptographic equipent.

           * WESTINGHOUSE SYSTEMS.  Manuals for control/accounting systems for
             the oil industry.

1981       BRITISH AEROSPACE.  Documentation for a computerized test system.

1974-1976  SECURITAS INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTS.  Employed as Test Engineer,
           setting up and reparing electronic security systems in a
           post-production environment.