About Me
Jack of Many Trades Turned Author Named Daryl
I've been a fry cook, a carpenter, a newspaper editor, a technical writer, a web developer, and many other things. I'm an early-forties American man. I spent nearly twenty years as a Norse pagan (and was even a Chieftain) before I died, had a jarring near-death experience, woke from a brief coma with brain damage, and returned to Christianity by reading the Bible for myself. I've had a fairly "exciting" life in which I've done a lot of things and met a lot of people. The brain damage, unfortunately, disabled me to the point of being "unemployable"...so rather than give up, I'm using my gift for writing to attempt to make a living. Thank you for visiting my author's site. I greatly appreciate any patronage you can afford, and I hope you enjoy my books.
My Resume
Senior Web Developer (CNSI)
- Technical and Operations Lead for DDI of the Utah Medicaid web site (https://medicaid.utah.gov/) Platform/CMS: Red Hat Linux/Apache 2.26/MySQL/Drupal 7
- Technical and Operations Lead for DDI of the Louisiana Medicaid web site (http://prism.la.gov/ - no longer active) Platform/CMS: Windows Server 2008 R2/IIS 7.5/SQL Server 2008 R2/SharePoint Server 2010, Enterprise
- Responsible for all documentation deliverables
- User support for Drupal and SharePoint issues, including Helpdesk, user adoption, and training
Technical Writer (CNSI)
- Manage document life cycle from planning to delivery, including development of document templates, tracking progress of deliverables, and communicating milestones to project team and management
- Proofread, edit, and polish documents with regard to grammar, spelling, format, and style
SharePoint Admin / Technical Writer (Louisiana DHH)
- Design, development, and administration for all Office of Behavioral Health SharePoint 2010 Portals
- Managed content and conducted training and user support for SharePoint sites
- Technical writing related to SharePoint solution documentation and business intelligence
Technical Writer / Admin Program Specialist (LA DHH)
- Learning Management System Administrator (Essential Learning)
- Business Intelligence analysis and technical writing
- SharePoint 2007 Content Manager and Administrator for the Office of Behavioral Health
Project Manager (Fab Source CS, LLC)
- Project management
- Foreman/Supervisor
- Bid walk through, design and technical documentation of architectural solutions
- Proposal development
- Materials acquisition
- Quality management
- Contractor management
Private First Class (U.S. Army)
Injured during Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, SC
Section Editor (Kerrville Mountain Sun Newspaper)
Reporting, Writing, Editing, Photography, Graphic Design, Proof, Story leads and assignment for the Lifestyles section (weekly news)