David W. Dietz, III
212 Winridge Dr.
Coraopolis, PA 15108-1155
412.855.2353 (C)
Edited/proofed numerous Quality Work Plans (procedures) for equipment outages.
Edited/proofed numerous technical and non-technical documents including calculation notes, design reports, newsletter articles, etc.
Oversaw generation (editing/proofing) of print and electronic instruction manuals for Elliott Turbomachinery Company. Coordinated with Elliott engineers to revise manual copy and technical drawings. Collaborated with outside vendors to generate printed manuals.
Managed generation (writing/editing/proofing) of various print and web-based projects including davison.com & e-postcard campaigns (generating more than 200 new leads, on average, bi-weekly). Coordinated with V.P. of Operations to write and place ads in numerous periodicals (newspapers and magazines) in the U.S. & Canada and on web sites (generating 100+ leads, on average, monthly).
Sole responsibility for creating overall corporate message in publications. Co-editor of ANSYS Solutions magazine; average quarterly circulation: 10,000. Managed research, interviews, composition and approval of numerous case studies and white papers covering automotive, aerospace, consumer products, defense and electronics industries. Created and distributed ads and feature content to trade magazines including Machine Design, Mechanical Engineering and CADENCE, as well as various partner publications Coordinated with numerous outside print shops and supervised press checks. Generated content for numerous CEO presentations and web-casts, as well as performed voice-over work for software release web-casts. Average monthly new leads resulting from publications distribution: 250.
Wrote technical sales copy for printed catalogs (circulation=100,000), data sheets, LabReporter & BioTrack (140K & 50K distribution, respectively) ‘zines, internet and other publications Designed and laid out special pages for various publications Researched and compiled vendor product information for publications Edited new and pre-existing content for accuracy as well as to fit available space Coordinated data flow between publications repository database and final print Coordinated write-up accuracy between external vendors and internal marketing professionals
Proofed and edited technical sales copy for printed full line catalog, data sheets, LabReporter & BioTrack 'zines, internet and other publications Maintained publications database Developed spreadsheets for tracking progress of writing projects Assisted with procurement of photos from vendors Prepared photos for print and storage on database Promoted to Writer/Editor, March 2000
Wrote descriptive sales copy for various sporting goods products Composed “How to Buy” guides for baseball and tennis equipment Wrote direct email response for buyer inquiries Results can be seen on 
Responsible for writing, editing and proofreading technical sales copy as well as page layout and design for full-line and smaller catalogs, direct mail and all other publications Researched products for accuracy of operations and sales benefits Supervised catalog printings at color separation houses Supervised product photo shoots with various photographers Responsible for laying out business cards and stationary Generated detailed data sheets on every product Managed generation of company promotional literature Member of “Team South Hills” employee workplace environment improvement committee Editor of company newsletter: Team Talk Assisted with updating and maintaining accuracy of customer mailing list database Earned Silver Award for computer equipment catalogs from Catalog Age magazine (1997)
Robert Morris University
State of Pennsylvania Teaching Certification
Subjects: English, Communications, Social Studies (2005)
GPA: 3.87
