DIANE SCHILLING HOOKER

303.570.1813

  dschillinghooker@gmail.com

Professional Goal

To combine my interest in the utility/energy industry with my technical skills in AutoCAD and ArcGIS, 10 years of

AutoCAD experience plus over 5 years of quality control experience to achieve success in a cartography, energy or

utility mapping environment.

Technical Skills

Applied Thomson­Reuters business Style Guide standards to a variety of corporate documents

Performed quality control checks on technical drawings per client standards

Updated electrical utility distribution maps for the Denver Metro to digital format using AutoCAD and base GIS maps

Digitized City of Boulder water/sewer, land use and public parcel maps using AutoCAD

Transferred electrical utility transmission maps to digital format

Knowledgeable about many types of businesses: energy, utilities, high tech, pharmaceutical, financial and others

Communication and Organizational Skills

Transferred engineering documents from various sources to standardized format

Standardized electrical and other utility symbology for multiple utility mapping projects

Excellent English grammar, spelling, proofreading and editing skills under deadlines

Familiar with both business vocabulary/communication and technical vocabulary/communication

Experienced in interpersonal skills such as flexibility, teamwork and achieving professional goals

Professional Experience

Financial Text Editor ­ Quality Control

Independent Contractor to Caption Colorado ­ Denver, Colorado

September 2010 ­ present

Perform final quality control edit of corporate financial earnings call transcripts using KYROS editing suite. Correct

text documents to match spoken webcasts, ensuring accuracy of participants’ names, financial figures and highly

technical vocabulary, ensuring adherence to Thomson­Reuters business standards. Work under tight deadlines.

Recognized by managers for superior work quality and timeliness.

Vehicle Evaluator

MDE International ­ Aurora, Colorado

detailed daily reports outlining performance and ergonomic issues with the vehicles.

Invoicing Specialist ­

Crazy Scrubs – Englewood, Colorado

Mini Golf Event Chair

Colorado Children’s Chorale ­ Denver, Colorado

Chaired the Chorale’s annual fund­raising event.

Quality Control Checker /CAD Drafter

QC Data ­ Denver, Colorado

Nov. 2006 ­ Sept. 2007

Processed orders and payments, prepared apparel for shipping and performed general warehouse duties.

July 2005 ­ Dec. 2006

July 1986 ­ April 1992

Used AutoCAD to prepare finished documents for a variety of clients, including Xcel Energy, Georgia Power and

the City of Boulder. Also performed final quality control checks on documents ensuring adherence to client

standards. Achieved outstanding level of client satisfaction including Xcel Energy.

Drafter

Stearns Roger Engineering ­ Denver, Colorado

Education

Red Rocks Community College, AutoCAD 1, AutoCAD 2, GIS 1, 2013

UTAustinX ­ Energy Technology and Policy MOOC, 2013 (EdX online course, certificate earned)

Arapahoe Community College, Technical Writing, 2009

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Design Technology, Oklahoma State University

October 1983 ­ July 1986

Created and edited Process and Instrumentation Diagrams for North Slope oil development project using manual

drafting and Autotrol CAD system.

March 2010 ­ March 2011

Drove vehicles on prescribed routes and evaluated vehicles for various clients, including Mercedes­Benz. Wrote