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Technical Writer
SOTAS,
Inc.
October 2000 – June 2001
Sole technical writer for a manufacturer of telecommunications
software. Interviewed software engineers and wrote, edited, and designed the
layout for all end-user documentation.
Senior
Editor
College of Arts and Sciences, University of Wyoming
September 1994 - June 1998 and August 1999 - July 2000
Responsible for the design, editing, and writing of a 12-page
quarterly newsletter for college alumni, and a four-page
quarterly newsletter for undergraduate students in the college. Also responsible
for the design and editing of a six-times-a-year, 16-page
in-house newsletter. Responsible for design and editing of all
publications generated by the Dean's Office of the college, including various
programs (such as for the Honors Convocation,
the Outstanding Graduates and the Awards Banquet), brochures,
posters, flyers, student publication information, Christmas
cards, postcards, and promotional materials
such as a CD cover, bookmarks
and magnets. Maintained web site for one year. Duties included overseeing
photographers, supplying information for the university's news service,
working with printers, and acting as liaison between the Dean's Office and
University Publications. This position required expertise in Adobe PageMaker,
and a working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe PhotoShopLE. This was
a part-time position.
Reference: Lois Gelb, Executive
Director of College Advancement.
Free-Lance
Editor
December
1998
tech:inno, a German software company specializing in intelligent e-commerce
and e-solutions for businesses using case-based reasoning.
* Edited copy for web site that had been translated from German. The goal was
to make the copy friendly to American business people. Edited for American
vernacular and style, as well as to make the information clear to English
speakers.
January 1999
* Edited Developing Industrial Case-Based Reasoning Applications, a
book written by German and Irish researchers for American business people.
The German contributors to the book were nonnative speakers who had written
in English. All the contributors had been trained in British English. Edited
copy for consistency, American vernacular and American style.
Free-Lance
Writer/Editor
January 1991 - September 1994
For University of Wyoming College of Arts and Sciences:
* Wrote, edited, and designed alumni newsletter.
* Designed and edited in-house newsletter and
commencement program.
* Edited, designed, and laid out UW newsletter
for parents.
* Edited, wrote, designed, and laid out graduate recruitment brochure for the Department of
Computer Science.
* Designed alumni newsletter for the
Department of Geology and Geophysics.
Other:
* Designed and laid out the International Association for Artificial
Intelligence and Law newsletter.
* Designed newsletters for Albany County Habitat for Humanity and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Laramie.
* Edited journal articles and dissertations for faculty and students at the
Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of the University of Texas Department of
Computer Science.
Technical
Editor
Fisher Controls, Inc., Austin, Texas
July 1989 - December 1990
Editor for technical writers and engineers in Austin branch of an
international corporation. Responsibilities included all levels of editing
and rewriting using Interleaf publication software. Took the initiative to
create a style book for the writers because one appropriate to the specific
needs of the company was not available.
Reference letter from Johnny Dunlap, Manager of Technical
Documentation.
Free-Lance
Writer/Editor
October 1986 - July 1989
* University of Texas Department of Computer Sciences: Edited journal
articles, technical reports, and dissertation proposals for faculty and
students at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
* The Psychological Corporation: Wrote/edited software documentation for The
Psychological Corporation
* Sematech: Wrote and edited quality control documentation for Sematech.
* Xanthus: Edited end-user documentation and formatted documentation on
Interleaf for Xanthus.
Technical
Writer/Editor
Texas Educational Consultative Services, Austin, Texas
November 1985 - October 1986
Wrote, edited, and designed documentation for student and financial-accounting
software.
Free-Lance
Writer/Editor
March 1984 - July 1985
* Clinical Reference Systems, Inc., a Denver, Colorado, software company:
Medical/technical editor responsible for compiling and editing information
from text books and physicians' drafts for use as a computerized medical data
base, and writing user's manuals and other technical materials.
Editorial Consultants, Boulder, Colorado.
Wrote a manual on time management for
operating room managers.
Associate
Editor
Club Ties magazine, Denver, Colorado
August 1983 - March 1984
Responsible for writing articles for lifestyle
magazine; editing articles submitted by other staff and free-lance writers;
proofreading and ensuring quality of all editorial material; acting as
liaison between the editorial and art departments and between the magazine
and typesetters. Ensured deadlines were met and copy flowed.
Assistant Manager of Media Relations
National Jewish Hospital/National Asthma Center, Denver, Colorado
February 1982 - August 1983
Responsible for national publicity of fund-raising dinners across the
country; writing medical stories and patient stories, brochures, annual
report article, speeches, scripts; editing and laying out President's Newsletter; writing and editing a
special section of the hospital's newsletter.
News Editor
Glenwood Springs (Colorado) Post
February 1980 - December 1981
Responsible for editing local stories and AP wire copy on computer, designing
layout of daily newspaper, meeting deadlines, selecting copy and photographs,
working with paste-up department, and editing and laying out special
sections.
Reporter/Photographer
Eagle (Colorado) Valley Enterprise
June 1979 - February 1980
Primary reporter and photographer for weekly county newspaper. Responsible
for shooting and printing all photographs; writing majority of hard and soft
news; covering county commissioners, police, courts, and several town councils;
assisting in layout and headline writing.
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