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Convert Legacy PDF Manuals to MIL-STD-3001 Complient Manuals

LOCATION:  

MTG Services Inc.  and  EPS Corporation

SITUATION:  

The Department of Defense, specifically the Navy, maintain a large library of PDF documents for peculiar support equipment maintenance; as well as maintenance manuals for in-field equipment.   In the realm of Technical Manual development and modification, two particular standards are used within the Navy:  MIL-STD-3001 and S-1000D.   Each is an XML-based tagging language with specific rules for style and type of content within a manual.   

ACTIVITY:

For MTG, initially asked to generate MS Word templates to represent tagging styles defined within MIL-STD-3001, reviewed and studied the eight-part standard to understand and translate style needs:

  • MIL-STD-3001-1 Preparation of Digital Technical Information for Multi-output Presentation of Technical Manuals

  • MIL-STD-3001-2 Description, Principles of Operation, and Operation Data

  • MIL-STD-3001-3 Testing and Troubleshooting Procedures

  • MIL-STD-3001-4 Maintenance Information with Illustrated Parts Breakdown (IPB)

  • MIL-STD-3001-5 Aircraft Wiring Information

  • MIL-STD-3001-6 Structural Repair Information

  • MIL-STD-3001-7 Periodic Maintenance Requirements

  • MIL-STD-3001-8 Illustrated Parts Breakdown (IPBs)

Developed MS Word templates for specific Work Package types, and became the in-house subject-matter-expert for implementing MIL-STD-3001 templates, and troubleshooting MS Word related issues. Designed and implemented a Windows-based common-source knowledgebase for retention of templates, standard operating procedures, and generated client deliverables.

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Expanded knowledge of XML-tagging at EPS to include implementing XML updates in both MIL-STD-3001 and S-1000D manuals.  In the absence of an established MIL-STD-3001 repeatable documentation process, developed MIL-STD-3001 Quality System-Level Process Manual with swimlanes and RACI work instructions based on ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System.  Designed and implemented related SharePoint GCC High environment knowledgebase for project collaboration, metric tracking, and document XML and file change control. Managed a multi-location team of writers, illustrators, and subject-matter experts, delivering 75+ MIL-STD-3001 XML-based PDF Electronic Technical Manuals, converted from PDF to MIL-STD-3001 format, over a 4-year contract relationship; guiding continuous improvement through lessons learned.

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SKILLS:  

  • Active Learning

  • ADDIE [Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation]

  • Attention to Detail

  • Authoring

  • Benchmarking

  • Communities of Practice / Best Practice Development

  • Design and Implement Knowledgebase Architecture (SharePoint)

  • Document and Implement Quality Processes

  • Documentation Quality Review

  • DoD Issuance Style Guide - THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO WRITING AND PUBLISHING DOD ISSUANCES

  • Gap Analysis

  • Industry Standards / Regulatory Standards

  • Metrics

  • Key Performance Indicators

  • Knowledge Capture, Transfer, and Sharing Techniques

  • Identifying Process and Knowledge Gaps

  • Learning Module Design, Develop, and Review

  • Mentor Team Members In Use Of Best Practices

  • Problem Solving

  • Process Analysis and Process Improvement

  • Proofreading

  • RACI (responsibility, accountability, consult, informed)

  • Swimlanes

  • Task Analysis

  • Team Building

  • Technical Editing

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