Writing Resume
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| Dated: | June 26, 2009 |
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DESCRIPTION
Writing resume
Andrew Hammoude
Web: http://andrew.hammoude.1.byname.net
Contact: http://andrew.hammoude.1.byname.net/ContactMe
This document: http://andrew.hammoude.1.byname.net/PLPC/150006
Summary
- Skilled and experienced technical communications professional
- Strong technical background—Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, plus broad background knowledge of electrical engineering and computer technology
- Superlative communications skills, written and verbal
- Over 14 years experience creating complex engineering, business and strategic documentation
Experience
Senior Engineer/Writer
Neda Communications Inc., Bellevue, WA, 1999–2009
Responsible for all technical, business and strategic communications for an industry-leading Internet services company.
- Libre Services. The intellectual co-originator and visionary behind Libre Services, a radically new, non-proprietary model for delivery of Internet services. Created a series of ground-breaking industry white papers to describe the Libre model and articulate the company strategic vision [1] [2] [3] [4].
- Open Business Plan. Formulated and articulated the Libre business model in the form of a unique Open Business Plan [3].
- Free Protocols Foundation. Co-founded the Free Protocols Foundation (FPF), an organization dedicated to the promotion of free protocols, software, and services. Wrote the Free Protocols Foundation Policies & Procedures [5], and numerous FPF articles and position papers, including the highly influential industry papers The WAP Trap [6] and Operation WhiteBerry [7].
- Website Content. Created all website content for Neda Communications, the FPF, and multiple other website domains.
Engineering Writer/Consultant
Seattle, WA, 1991–1999
Provided technical writing and contract engineering services for numerous clients and projects.
- Engineering design documentation. Created technical design documentation for a variety of hardware products and subsystems, including functional specifications and hardware design specifications at system level, board level, and chip level.
- Product development documentation. Planned and created product specifications and user interface specifications. Created hardware, software and system test plans. Created other engineering-related documents such as product approval submissions and technical bulletins.
- User documentation. Planned and created comprehensive end-user documentation such as operations manuals, reference manuals, and user manuals.
- Engineering services. Carried out hardware design and verification at chip level and board level. Implemented user interfaces for sophisticated medical patient care systems.
- Systems analysis services. Assisted clients in defining project scope and system requirements; created detailed functional specifications. Carried out project feasibility studies; analyzed alternative system configurations; generated estimates of project times and costs.
Owner
IMAGEsystems, Inc., Renton, WA, 1988–1991
Involved in all aspects of a high-technology start-up company developing advanced image processing hardware and software systems.
- Created the company Business Plan. Did market research and analysis; defined target markets; established sales and marketing strategies. Formulated plans for all company operations, such as R&D, manufacturing, distribution, sales, service. Determined personnel needs; established a recruitment schedule. Constructed detailed financial projections.
- Created all engineering documentation, including functional and design specifications for both hardware and software. Planned and created all user documentation: tutorials, hardware and software reference manuals, programmer’s manuals, user manuals.
- Created all sales/marketing materials: wrote product brochures, fliers, data sheets, press releases. Carried out all sales activities: generated and followed up on sales leads, generated first customer sales.
Design Engineer
TransCanada Pipelines, Toronto, Canada, 1979–1981
Implemented various modifications and enhancements to natural gas compressor stations, to improve plant performance, efficiency, or safety. Designed installation of computer hardware and developed software for automatic plant process control.
Education
-
Ph.D.
in
Electrical
engineering,
1988
University of Washington, Seattle, 1981–1988
Doctoral research: Designed and implemented a hardware/software system for automatic computer analysis of medical ultrasound images.
-
M.S.
in
Electrical
Engineering,
1978
University of Toronto, Canada, 1974–1978
Master’s research: Designed and implemented a system for real-time process control of a mineral ore processing plant.
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B.A.
(Honors)
in
Engineering
M.A. in Engineering
University of Cambridge, England, 1970–1973
Awards and Honors
- University of Washington Graduate Tuition Scholarship, 1988.
- University of Washington Teaching Assistant Award, 1985.
- Physio-Control Graduate Teaching Fellowship, 1982–85.
- University of Toronto Teaching Assistant Award, 1977.
- First year undergraduate design award, 1971.
- Open scholarship to King’s College, Cambridge, 1970–72.
Work Samples
The following are a few samples of my recent work. All are available for review at the indicated URLs.
-
Libre
Services:
A
non-proprietary
model
for
delivery
of
Internet
services.
Free
Protocols
Foundation,
2006.
Provides
a
complete
description
of
the
Libre
Services
conceptual
model.
http://www.freeprotocols.org/PLPC/100101
-
The
By*
Concept:
A
Unified
Model
for
Internet
Services.
Neda
Communications,
Inc.,
2007.
Describes
the
By*
unified
services
model,
a
specific
implementation
of
the
Libre
model.
http://www.neda.com/PLPC/110001
-
The
By*
Family
of
Libre
Services:
The
future
of
the
Internet
Services
industry.
Neda
Communications,
Inc.,
2008.
This
unique
document
is
both
the
Neda
company
business
plan,
and
a
general
Open
Business
Plan,
open
to
readership
by
anyone.
Provides
a
detailed
description
of
the
business
dimension
of
the
Libre
model,
making
the
case
for
deployment
of
Libre
Services
in
a
commercial
context.
http://www.neda.com/StrategicVision/BusinessPlan
-
Neda’s
By*
family
of
Libre
Services:
An
Instance
Example
for
Non-Material
Capitalism.
Neda
Communications,
Inc.,
2008.
A
comprehensive
set
of
documents,
describing
every
dimension
necessary
for
real-world
adoption
of
the
Libre
Services
model—technical,
engineering,
business,
societal—and
presenting
a
complete
blueprint
for
this
to
become
the
new
model
for
delivery
of
Internet
services,
worldwide.
It
includes
the
above
three
documents,
and
multiple
other
supporting
documents.
http://www.neda.com/PLPC/110004
-
Free
Protocols
Foundation
Policies
&
Procedures.
Free
Protocols
Foundation,
2000.
The
principal
defining
document
for
the
FPF,
and
the
definition
of
a
set
of
formal
procedures
for
the
creation
and
maintenance
of
patent-free
protocols.
http://www.freeprotocols.org/PLPC/100201
-
The
WAP
Trap:
An
Expose
of
the
Wireless
Application
Protocol.
Free
Protocols
Foundation,
2000.
This
widely-read
and
influential
paper
cogently
exposes
the
fraudulence
of
the
Wireless
Application
Protocol
(WAP),
and
the
WAP
Forum.
http://www.freeprotocols.org/PLPC/100014
-
Operation
WhiteBerry:
Creation
of
a
Truly
Open
Mobile
Messaging
Solution.
Free
Protocols
Foundation,
2001.
Describes
an
open
model
for
the
mobile
messaging
industry.
http://www.freeprotocols.org/PLPC/100006
