Staff Page for Pamela D. Curtis

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Job title

Senior Writer/Editor

Administrative home

TTSD Communications

Key responsibilities

Pamela helps SEI authors produce effective communications in many forms, including books, articles, educational materials, marketing materials, presentations, technical reports, podcasts, and Web sites. Pamela provides writing, editing, and Web support for various CERT projects, including Build Security In, Software Assurance, and Secure Coding Standards.

Teams

CERT Information Services

Professional Background

Before joining the SEI as a writer/editor in April, 2001, Pamela had seven years of experience as a technical writer in the software development industry, creating Windows online help, Web-based help, user guides, and other materials. Prior to that, Pamela was a systems analyst and programmer working on IBM database applications in a jet engine manufacturing process planning system at Pratt & Whitney, where she also wrote user guides and served on her department's process improvement team.

Publications (recent or significant)

"OCTAVE Allegro Speeds Up the Risk Assessment Process," news@sei, 2007 no. 5.
Anticipated Availability of Software Engineers to Meet DoD Future Program Needs (CMU/SEI-2005-SR-013), with Eileen Wrubel, Jeannine Siviy, and Rachel Callison
"CMMI - The Evolution Continues!" Systems Engineering, vol. 5, no. 1, with David Michael Phillips and Joan Weszka
"TSP Accelerates Software Quality Improvements at NAVAIR," news@sei, 2004 no. 1, with Bill Thomas
"OCTAVE Users Forum: Helping to Build a Community of Practice," news@sei, vol. 6, no. 1, 1st Quarter 2003

Education

BA in Management, Simmons College
MS in Management Information Systems, Boston University
Postgraduate courses in linguistics, anthropology, electronic commerce, and poetry

Professional Memberships and Activities

Senior member, Society for Technical Communication

Contact Information

Electronic mail address: pdc@sei.cmu.edu

Phone: (412) 268-9083

Fax:(412) 268-5271

Room: SP409