Paul Kenneth Steele has over 30 years of experience as a technical writer and document coordinator. He has a BA in Journalism from the University of Houston and received technical training in the Navy. His experience includes writing manuals for drilling rig equipment, pipe inspection systems, turbines, and Navy systems. He is proficient in technical writing software such as Adobe Framemaker, Illustrator, Acrobat, and Microsoft Word and Excel. He has worked as an independent contractor and for companies such as NOV, KBR, National Oilwell Varco, and Stewart & Stevenson.

1. Paul Kenneth Steele Resume
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PAUL KENNETH (Ken) STEELE
pkste@hotmail.com
281-705-0694
Pearland, Tx 77584
PROFESSIONAL FIELDS
 Technical Writing and Document Coordinator
 General Editing
EDUCATION AND AWARDS
 BA, Journalism, University of Houston, 1978
 Basic Electricity and Electronics School, Navy, San Diego, 1979
 Interior Communications “A” School, Navy, San Diego, 1979
 FFG-7 Interior Communications Subsystems “C” School, Navy, Great Lakes, Ill, 1982
 Leadership, Management, Education and Training Course, Navy, Mayport, Fl, 1983
WORK EXPERIENCE
Thirty-one years of experience as a technical writer and vendor document coordinator / database manager for
mechanical, electrical and electronic systems, both shipboard and land-based.
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
Adobe Framemaker, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, MS Word, and Excel. Some use of PowerPoint and Access.
September 2011 to January 2016 for NOV (Pressure Control Group-PCG) (both contract and permanent).
PCG Engineering Services (technical writing group) - Wrote Installation, Operation, and Maintenance manuals for Drilling
Rig equipment, including BOPs, BOP Stacks and control systems, MUX Pods, and other components while using
Framemaker. Performed minor graphic work using Illustrator. Worked with Adobe Acrobat to create documents that
would pass review then be released on TeamCenter and sent to printing for creation of hard copies. I would create CDs
to be shipped to customers along with the hard copies and was responsible for seeing that administrative work involved in
tracking my manuals were completed correctly.
PCG (R&D group) - I wrote and edited maintenance and operational procedures in Word including taking of photos,
creating vendor list in Excel and researching all the vendors used in the system and getting the appropriate data/manuals
to cover the equipment being used. Researching all the maintenance data required for compilation in a master
maintenance list that will be used to guide all maintenance activities at the site.
December 2010 to March 2011, contract technical writer, through Allstate Technical Service, for KBR.
Editing and creation of Visio and PowerPoint charts while part of a large project developing design standards for an
overseas refinery in Saudi Arabia.
March 2008 to June 2010, contract technical writer (through DKL Technical Services) at National Oilwell Varco,
Tuboscope Division.
Editing and writing installation and operation manuals for pipe inspecting systems. Also photographing the equipment for
use in the manuals.
November 2007 to March 2008, contract technical writer for Granite Services at GE Energy.
Assisted primary technical writer with editing and rewriting of existing procedures and performed research and new
procedure writing for GE LMS100 turbine manual and GE LM2500 turbine manuals.
June 2007 to October 2007, independent contract technical writer for M&H Energy Services.
Wrote Safety Management Plans for a pipeline booster equipment expansion. Wrote job descriptions for a proposal.
Performed editing of offshore equipment manuals.
December 2004 to March 2007, contract technical writer (through DKL Technical Services) for Precision Energy
Services (now part of Weatherford).
Photographed and wrote new assembly procedures for assembly of various types of downhole sensors and edited old
procedures to bring them up to current standards.
October 2004, contract technical writer (through DKL Technical Services) for Varco, Int’l.
Edited and rewrote student handbook for use in classes on Mud Systems while at Varco Int’l.

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August, 2004 to September 24, 2004, contract Document Controller (through Taylor Technical Services) for Albert-
Garaudy and Associates.
Helped collect, organize and research documents used in drilling rig refurbishment.
November 2001 to February 2004, contract Technical Writer and permanent Technical Writer for National Oilwell,
Technical Publications, Marketing and TeamCenter Engineering groups
 Copy edited many of the company’s flyers and brochures, especially for new acquisitions.
 Edited lubrication manual for National Oilwell.
 Worked on creation of user manuals during the startup for National Oilwell’s new online TeamCenter Engineering
project.
 Wrote technical manuals for various types of pipe handling equipment, such as elevated tongs, iron roughnec ks,
bucking units, etc.
 Wrote manual for a new Variable Frequency Drive System
 Kept the document control system status report up to date by inputting data from the engineering timeline every
week
July 1995 to October 2001: Technical Writer and Vendor Document Coordinator for Stewart & Stevenson, Inc.,
Marketing Services Group, Technical Services Division.
 Developed and maintained inventory and vendor databases in Access
 Maintained a large archived document database in Opus
 Supervised assistants, both permanent and temporary, in maintaining the documents in my control
 Employed mechanical and electrical engineering drawings, as my primary research tool
 Used Access databases in determining the need for revisions for past documents
 Maintained list of bills of lading of shipped documents for future tracking and reference
 Kept track of invoices for certain projects
 Made frequent use of on-line documentation for manual development and support
 Maintained frequent contacts with vendors and customers to ensure up-to-date data was available as supporting
vendor documentation for turbine-generator O&M manuals
 Frequently researched information on a fast-track basis to answer and support our customers, our trainers and
our writers when information was needed quickly
 Maintained project files for multiple projects, both current and past
 Heavily involved in the process of converting our hard-copy vendor documentation into multi-media interactive
CD-Rom manuals
 Frequently involved in most aspects of technical manual production in an effort to help meet our deadlines and
customer requirements
 Requisitioned materials specific to my work group
 Wrote operation and maintenance manuals for petroleum industry equipment
 Wrote operation and maintenance manuals and installation manuals for turbine-generator power cogeneration
units
1992 to 1995: Contract Technical writer (short-term) for various Houston area firms.
1987 to 1992: Technical writer for Eldyne, Inc, in San Diego.
Utilized WordPerfect to write technical manuals for the US Navy in areas involving communications and radar.
Participated in the Integrated Logistics Support and Configuration Management groups as a writer documenting the status
of various Navy projects
1985 to 1987: Technical writer for M. Rosenblatt and Son, Marine Architects, San Diego office.
Wrote technical manuals for various liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen systems being installed aboard several US Navy
submarine tenders.
1978 to 1984: Interior Communications Technician (paygrade E-4 & E-5) in US Navy
Maintained several shipboard systems, including gyrocompasses, telephone systems, various sensors and alarms, PA
systems, and gyroscopically stabilized aircraft visual landing aids. Standing member of the In-Port firefighting party for my
duty section, functioning primarily as an On-Scene Investigator. Flight deck TV camera operator and Landing Signal
Officers Platform operator and phone talker. Assisted in maintenance of the Mark VI Fresnel Lens Optical Landing
System