Rick Alan Rice

Technical Writer – Data Center Design-Build – Pacific Gas & Electric (San Francisco, California) – 10/10 to 07/11 – Worked with a multi-disciplinary technical team of PG&E subject matter experts (data center facilities, telecom, security, PMO), architects, MEP systems engineers, executive officers, and an engagement team from Ernst & Young to develop High Level Architecture (HLA), High Level Design, Rate Case, Business Case, Risk Management, Cost Models and other project management decks pursuant to a $120 million design and construction project. The work involved 11 work streams and multiple stakeholders, including Executive Officers, technology managers, and the stockholders. Provided assistance in the development of preliminary Design Guidelines and Specifications. 

• Preparatory to the work, attended an 80-hour International Consortium for Organizational Resiliency (ICOR) training program to study Tier III data center design requirements. 
• Work included inventory of components in existing centers, identification of standards, identification of functional requirements, data gathering from subject matter experts and secondary sources, documentation of Current and Future State conditions, PowerPoint presentations, graphic development, desktop publishing, and other. 
• Produced 350-page Design Guidelines for a Tier III data center based on data gained through design charrettes with architects, civil and MEP engineers, security, life safety, telecommunications infrastructure and networking groups 
• Produced 75-page Client Requirements document in coordination with the Design Guidelines to provide general specifications for key components of the Tier III DC 

Technical Writer – Cap & Trade Program – KPMG and Air Resources Board (Sacramento, California) – 02/10 to 08/10 - Primary author of the initial Feasibility Study Review for the California Cap-and-Trade program mandated by legislation (Assembly Bill 32, 2006 – Global Climate Initiative). Worked with a KPMG engagement team and staff of the Air Resources Board to identify the legislation’s goals and objectives, then to define the functional requirements of the carbon emissions trading platform that would be required to establish a robust system. A key requirement was that the trading platform work effectively with existing carbon trading programs already in place in other parts of the world. The role of the technical writer was to: 

• Research existing cap-and-trade systems as part of developing a range of alternative solutions 
• Interview ARB subject matter experts, particularly regarding integration of cap & trade operations with existing systems monitoring greenhouse gas emissions 
• Draft the Business Case, Baseline System, and Proposed Solution Sections of the FSR, and to contribute to the development of the financial package (Economic Analysis) 
• Provide technical edit and production (DTP) of the FSR package 
• Provide graphic illustrations of processes 

Technical Writer – French to English Localization Projects – Tony Meuter Translations (Benicia, California) – 1/10 to 12/10 – Worked with a native French speaker to translate software documentation from its original French, many for the automakers Peugeot and Citroen. Project samples include documentation for: 

• Greco application interface 
• Instructions for removable storage devices 
• EKIP specifications and functions 
• SPIRIT price management through the ARTESIA interface 
• Best practices for using computer equipment 
• Repository and Inventory Data Export to the PICOMO Application 
• Powerpoint presentations 
• Newsletters 
• Group portal and VPN instructions 
• PSA LPR interface instructions 
• ARTESIA Lot GPVC STD for PLPR Integration of InPlSe Transco Management 
• PSA Project Methodology: Project Management training manuals 
• DocInfo Community Space guidelines 
• SIS flatfile generator documentation 
• EKIP technical training documentation 
• SPIRIT integration of PLPR data .

Special Consultant/Technical Editor/Writer - Areeb Engineering & Logistics – Various U.S. Department of Defense Projects in Afghanistan and Iraq – (2/10 to 2/12). Provided expertise in Federal Acquisition Regulation Requests for Proposals and other. Typical Scope of Work included civil, mechanical, electrical, architecture, force protection, e.g.: site adaptation, facility design, site and infrastructure, campus construction, building construction, parking, utilities installation, force protection, entry way, site security, de-mining, other. These U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) projects are typically built to the IBC, International Building Codes 2006, NFPA 101, Life Safety Code UFC 4-010-01, and DoD Minimum Anti-Terrorism Standards for Buildings. Projects have ranged from development of proposal and technical documentation to website content: 

Technical Writer – Statewide Incident Management System – Office of Internet Security and Privacy Protection (OISPP), Sacramento, California – 05/09 to 06/09 – Provided technical writing services for the initial stages of program design definition for a system that would automate alerts and notifications of security breaches in the State of California IT network. The project was canceled after the initial data gathering stages were completed. 

Technical Writer – CPOST Search Warrant Writing Tool – COMSYS and Stanfield Systems (Sacramento, California) – 02/09 to 05/09 – Developed a Help system for a search warrant automation application being developed for the California Commission of Peace Officer Standards and Training. Available as a download (for registered officers) from the commission’s website, the system allows Police Officers to create warrant requests in the field and to transmit them for approval, streamlining the process. The compiled Help system provides detailed instructions for each window in the application, and for every aspect of its use. 

Technical Writer – Feasibility Study Report - Caltrans Operations Security Office (OSO) (Sacramento, California) – –03/09 to 05/09. Provided technical writing/editing services, project management and document control for the acquisition of a new Photo Identification and Badging System (PIBS) for Caltrans offices statewide. 

Technical Writer – Special Project Report – KPMG and California Department of Public Health (Sacramento, California) – 01/09 to 08/09 - Worked with a KPMG engagement team and staff of the DPCH to draft the Proposed Project Change, Updated Project Management Plan, Updated Risk Management Plan, and Updated Economic Analysis Worksheets sections of the SPR. The work involved subject matter expert interview and review of earlier reports on the system in place for registering users into the state public health system. 

Technical Writer – Bulk Fuels Automation Program – Caltrans Division of Maintenance (Sacramento, California) – 06/07 to 12/08 – Worked on a Stanfield Systems contract to provide technical writing services for a Caltrans effort to automate the 220 bulk fuel sites located throughout the state of California. The work involved gathering data, and often anecdotal information, from agents from within the Caltrans organization who had some familiarity with the network of sites so that Present and Future State conditions could be defined. The project progressed through several developmental stages before the economic downtown of 2008 eroded funding for the project. 

• Contributed to the development of a Request for Information to gather data about qualified vendors of bulk fuel automation systems, along with design data. 
• Contributed to the development of a Special Project Report to gain additional funding as the Bulk Fuel System scope expanded to include additional hardware. 
• Contributed to the development of an RFP to contract with a vendor to provide complete installation, integration, and home application configuration services for the bulk fuels system. 
• Engaged with numerous consultants to manage inputs, e.g., IPOC comments 

Technical Writer – Feasibility Study Report - State of California Business, Transportation and Housing (BTH) Agency (Sacramento, California) –11/07 to 12/07. Provided technical writing/editing services for an IT FSR to implement a Performance Based Management System (PBMS) across all 13 Agency divisions. 

Technical Writer – STEVE Special Project Report - Caltrans Division of Environmental Analysis (DEA) (Sacramento, California) –09/07 to 11/07. Provided technical writing/editing services, project management and document control for the development of a Standard Tracking and Exchange Vehicle for Environmental (STEVE) system. Worked with SMEs to develop the SPR after initial attempts at system development revealed the need for a redefinition of functional and technical requirements, resulting in a scope increase. 

Technical Writer – PARIS Feasibility Study Report - IT Solutions, IT Infrastructure, and Division of Procurement and Contracts (Sacramento, California) – 08/07 to 09/07. Provided technical writing/editing services, project management and document control for the development of an FSR for the Public Assistance Reporting Information System. Worked with SMEs to develop the case. 

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