Tom Novak
Web Designer, Technical Writer
Resume
Education
Metropolitan State University St. Paul, Minnesota B.A in technical communication- anticipated graduation spring of 2008
- 3.6 cumulative grade point average
- completed coursework in advanced writing, advanced editing, and document design and Web design
- Through coursework, I have developed an ability to write clearly, concisely, and in a manner that is most useful to the reader.
Volunteer Work and Affiliations / Writing Experience
People Serving People Minneapolis, Minnesota Grant Writing Intern- wrote the rough-draft of over one-million dollars worth of grant proposals
- conducted extensive research of grantmakers
- delivered consistent quality under strict deadlines
- authored and edited an operators manual for the media system
- conducted usability studies
- substance edited and copyedited troubleshooting flowcharts for all media systems
Student Member
Experience
Calvary Church Minneapolis, Minnesota Audio Engineer- Provided flawless audio for church services that included a full band/choir, multimedia presentations and speaker
- Maintained and repaired equipment that included two large install systems and a mobile system
- Delivered recorded audio from each service in digital formats for delivery over the web.
- part of a team of volunteers and contractors that installed a new audio installation in the main chapel
- Maintained relationships with several large-scale recording facilities to match the best room with the musicians that I was working with at the time
- Maintained a large list of repeat clients by delivering quality recordings and positive recording experiences.
- managed logistics for a multi-room recording facility, including scheduling of engineers, equipment and contract musicians
- increased sales in a highly competitive market by implementing value-added programs and maintaining personal relationships with musicians
- was part of a team of engineers that researched, purchased and installed Pro Tools workstations in two rooms of the facilities.
- Assisted, engineered and mixed hundreds of recording sessions including major label acts, commercial audio and audio for radio broadcast
- Shadowed an experienced engineer
- Handled complicated equipment connections and set-up and tear-down of recording sessions
- Maintained studio including cleaning, soldering broken cables and managing tape library and hard-disk information
- October 2005-Present
- set-up and programmed CNC equipment to machine medical device parts
- responsible for ensuring the rigorous quality standards of the medical device industry
- trained in FDA regulation and ISO procedure and documentation
- machined a variety of parts on CNC and manual manufacturing equipment
- responsible for documenting quality and adherence to QS procedures
- served as a member of both the 5S team and the Lean Manufacturing team