Kenneth A. Brown
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MIDTRONICS INC, Willowbrook, IL 2007 – 2020
Manufacturer of battery testing and diagnostic products for the transportation industry.
Technical Writer/Media Producer
? Created/edited/produced End User Instruction Sheets, Manuals, and Quick Reference Guides
? Created/implemented corporate publication standards reducing costs and increasing effectiveness
? Expanded position to include scripting/editing/production of training, conceptual marketing, historical, and trade show video media
? Independently created/managed corporate digital video media (YouTube) channel
? Prepared/project managed technical publications for translation into multiple languages
? Wrote/edited copy for print ads, sell sheets, and catalogs.
PINNACLE PRODUCTIONS OF AURORA (DBA), Aurora, IL 2002 – 2020
An independent business specializing in creative/technical writing services, video production, voice-over audio recording, mixing, and post-production.
Owner
Clients include Siemens-China, Pure Imagination (McGraw-Hill), Midtronics Inc., PCI Energy Services, Learning Media Consultants, and Machines of Iron.
PRO STAFF/DIGITAL PEOPLE (PANDUIT), Chicago, IL 2005 – 2007
Creative staffing and recruiting agencies within the Atterro Human Capital Group.
Video Editor/Script Writer
? Reviewed/revised scripts, oversaw video shoots, and edited various corporate media productions.
? Managed/logged/archived video projects and raw footage.
? Managed /updated music library
FOX VALLEY PUBLICATIONS, Plainfield, IL 2002 – 2005
Publish a variety of daily newspapers, free community weekly newspapers and one shopper.
Page Designer
? Created/updated sports pages for award-winning regional newspapers.
? Retrieved/formatted/updated information from the Associated Press news wires and inserted it into the appropriate newspaper pages.
? Newspapers included the Courier News of Elgin, the Herald News of Joliet, the Beacon News of Aurora, and the News Sun of Waukegan.
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, Batavia, IL 1999 – 2002
Industrial motor controls.
Marketing Communications Writer/Multimedia Specialist
? Edited/produced/revised Instruction Sheets, Manuals, and Technical Application Guides while following stringent corporate standards and ISO 9000 quality control procedures.
? Wrote/edited news stories for both company and division-wide newsletters.
? Wrote/edited/revised ISO quality control procedures for Marketing Communications.
? Wrote/edited/produced product promotion video programs used throughout the division for customers and sales force alike. Responsible for all videotaping, video editing, post-production and duplication and conversions to video.
? Inventoried/organized/updated/converted over 500 Instruction Sheets from artboards to Adobe Portable Document Files (.pdf). Uploaded .pdf’s to company website for quick and easy access by customers and sales force from anywhere in the world.
AURORA CONSULTING LLC, Aurora, IL 1998 – 2000
Provide consulting services in Media Production, End User documentation, Online Help files, Project Management, and Web Page Design.
Owner/Consultant
Client base included Hyperfeed Technologies (PC Quote), Siemens Energy & Automation (Industrial Control Products Business Unit), and Machines of Iron Video Productions.
FUTURESOURCE, Lombard, IL 1994 – 1998
A leader in the real-time futures, options, and foreign exchange industry.
Technical Support Representative/Writer/Trainer
? Created/edited/published all new and existing End User documentation.
? Online User Help using RoboHelp and HTML.
? Created/conducted technical training classes for new employees including quantitative tools to gauge program effectiveness.
? In-depth technical troubleshooting for proprietary software, computer hardware, real-time data feed, data feed wiring, and data transmission.
? Assisted and trained new and current representatives.
EDUCATION/ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Bachelor of Science Fine Arts - Mass Communications & Broadcast Productions
University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
Courses in QuarkXpress, Adobe Illustrator, and HTML
Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
Courses in Electronics, DOS, Windows, MS Access and Media Production
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
Machinist Certificate, Western Iowa Tech, Sioux City, IA
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Mac and Windows OS
Final Cut Production Suite, Microsoft Office, Adobe CS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MIDTRONICS INC, Willowbrook, IL 2007 – 2020
Manufacturer of battery testing and diagnostic products for the transportation industry.
Technical Writer/Media Producer
? Created/edited/produced End User Instruction Sheets, Manuals, and Quick Reference Guides
? Created/implemented corporate publication standards reducing costs and increasing effectiveness
? Expanded position to include scripting/editing/production of training, conceptual marketing, historical, and trade show video media
? Independently created/managed corporate digital video media (YouTube) channel
? Prepared/project managed technical publications for translation into multiple languages
? Wrote/edited copy for print ads, sell sheets, and catalogs.
PINNACLE PRODUCTIONS OF AURORA (DBA), Aurora, IL 2002 – 2020
An independent business specializing in creative/technical writing services, video production, voice-over audio recording, mixing, and post-production.
Owner
Clients include Siemens-China, Pure Imagination (McGraw-Hill), Midtronics Inc., PCI Energy Services, Learning Media Consultants, and Machines of Iron.
PRO STAFF/DIGITAL PEOPLE (PANDUIT), Chicago, IL 2005 – 2007
Creative staffing and recruiting agencies within the Atterro Human Capital Group.
Video Editor/Script Writer
? Reviewed/revised scripts, oversaw video shoots, and edited various corporate media productions.
? Managed/logged/archived video projects and raw footage.
? Managed /updated music library
FOX VALLEY PUBLICATIONS, Plainfield, IL 2002 – 2005
Publish a variety of daily newspapers, free community weekly newspapers and one shopper.
Page Designer
? Created/updated sports pages for award-winning regional newspapers.
? Retrieved/formatted/updated information from the Associated Press news wires and inserted it into the appropriate newspaper pages.
? Newspapers included the Courier News of Elgin, the Herald News of Joliet, the Beacon News of Aurora, and the News Sun of Waukegan.
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, Batavia, IL 1999 – 2002
Industrial motor controls.
Marketing Communications Writer/Multimedia Specialist
? Edited/produced/revised Instruction Sheets, Manuals, and Technical Application Guides while following stringent corporate standards and ISO 9000 quality control procedures.
? Wrote/edited news stories for both company and division-wide newsletters.
? Wrote/edited/revised ISO quality control procedures for Marketing Communications.
? Wrote/edited/produced product promotion video programs used throughout the division for customers and sales force alike. Responsible for all videotaping, video editing, post-production and duplication and conversions to video.
? Inventoried/organized/updated/converted over 500 Instruction Sheets from artboards to Adobe Portable Document Files (.pdf). Uploaded .pdf’s to company website for quick and easy access by customers and sales force from anywhere in the world.
AURORA CONSULTING LLC, Aurora, IL 1998 – 2000
Provide consulting services in Media Production, End User documentation, Online Help files, Project Management, and Web Page Design.
Owner/Consultant
Client base included Hyperfeed Technologies (PC Quote), Siemens Energy & Automation (Industrial Control Products Business Unit), and Machines of Iron Video Productions.
FUTURESOURCE, Lombard, IL 1994 – 1998
A leader in the real-time futures, options, and foreign exchange industry.
Technical Support Representative/Writer/Trainer
? Created/edited/published all new and existing End User documentation.
? Online User Help using RoboHelp and HTML.
? Created/conducted technical training classes for new employees including quantitative tools to gauge program effectiveness.
? In-depth technical troubleshooting for proprietary software, computer hardware, real-time data feed, data feed wiring, and data transmission.
? Assisted and trained new and current representatives.
EDUCATION/ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Bachelor of Science Fine Arts - Mass Communications & Broadcast Productions
University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
Courses in QuarkXpress, Adobe Illustrator, and HTML
Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove, IL
Courses in Electronics, DOS, Windows, MS Access and Media Production
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
Machinist Certificate, Western Iowa Tech, Sioux City, IA
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Mac and Windows OS
Final Cut Production Suite, Microsoft Office, Adobe CS