Candidates and Résumés—Technical Writers Seeking Employers
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Candidate: Michael J. Raymond
Position: Permanent or contract employee
Skills
Experienced Web Writer and website developer
- Military
- Technical
- Professional
- Business Correspondence
- Marketing
- Internet
- Grant Proposals
Tools
- Microsoft Office Suite (All versions)
- HTML
- Adobe PDF
- Various DOD mainstream software
Education
Bachelor of Arts English (Minor in Technical and Professional Writing) from New York Institute of Technology
Other Info.
Prior service in the U.S. Navy (Submarine). Possesses a current U.S. Government Security Clearance.
Address
Telephone: (860) 908-7301
Email:
Updated April 26, 2008
Candidate: Carey Bates
Position: Full-time employee
Experience
Knowledgeable technical content professional with over 15 years of experience in the commercial software, training, and consulting industries. Strengths lie in technical writing (including specifications and online help systems), communication, and process improvement methodologies. Tenacious, motivated, self-starter with an eye for quality and precision. Strong ability to grasp new concepts and master new technologies. Capable of superb independent work as well as team projects.
Skills
Technical Writing; Help System Development; Project Management; Content Management; Research; Technical Implementation; Curriculum Development/Training; SharePoint Administration
Tools
SharePoint; HTML; Adobe Acrobat, Distiller, and Reader; Adobe Pagemaker; Visio; Microsoft PowerPoint and Office Suite; Adobe Framemaker; Framescript; Quadralay Web Works; FrontPage; Oracle; SQL; Photoshop; MS Visio; MS Paint; and SnagIt.
Education
1997 - The American University, Washington, DC Master of Arts in Public Communication Received honor of valedictorian (4.0 GPA).
1991 - Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, VA
Bachelor's Degree, Political Economics and Environmental Studies. Graduated cum laude.
Affiliations
International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) (2000 – present); Society for Technical Communications (STC) (2000 – present); Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA) Handicapping Chairwoman (2000 – present).
Address
Telephone: (203) 241-7479
Email:
Web: http://home.comcast.net/~careybates
Updated November 11, 2007
Candidate: Tom Williams
Position: Full-time employee or contractor
Skills
Technical Writing / Project Management / HTML / CSS / XML / SGML / DITA
Tools
MS Office / Front Page / Epic / Lotus Notes / Corel Draw / Adobe Photoshop / Adobe Acrobat
Education
Bachelor of Science: Technical Communications
Concentration: Information Systems
Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY
Email:
Updated March 12, 2007
Candidate: Jeffrey Collier
Position: Full-time employee, contractor, or after hours
Skills
Freelance Technical Illustrator w 7+ years experience looking for any illustation jobs no matter how small. I specialize in user guides and manuals, but I also do illustrations for Powerpoint presentations and Marketing applications. I am equally proficient in Mac or PC platforms. I can work on or off site. My software skills include Adobe Photoshop, Iluustrator and Acrobat, Freehand,Quark,andPowerpoint.
Other Information
Please contact me for a pdf with samples of my work.
Address
Telephone: (203) 270-8346
Email:
Updated June 16, 2005
Candidate: Dorothy Dowling
Position: Contract instructional designer, technical writer, and marcom specialist
Skills
Instructional design, technical writing, marketing communications, project management
Address
308 Glenbrook Road
Stamford, CT 06906
Telephone: 203-357-1509
Email:
Updated June 16, 2005
Candidate: Frank Blackwell
Position: Full-time employee
Skills
Technical writing and editing, authoring scientific articles, end-user documentation, procedural authoring, content development, engineering, instrumentation, optical systems, data analysis, data acquisition, electronic devices, medical devices, editorial design, regulatory compliance, desktop publishing, web design, art direction, document layout, copy writing, customer training, computer-based training module development, electrical, mechanical and manufacturing engineering, computer imaging, computer graphics, metadata marking, and marketing. I
have edited text books and full length novels.
Tools
MS Word, Visio, PowerPoint, Excel, QuarkXpress, Illustrator, RoboHelp6, Captivate 2, Dreamweaver, Photoshop CS2, Adobe Lightroom 1.0, Acrobat, Macromedia Director, Flash, Fireworks, and CAD systems.
Education
Undergraduate Degree
Bachelor of Science, Communication Degree: Charter Oak State College, New Britain, CT
Post Graduate Course Work
Master of IT Degree coursework - Sacred Heart University: 80% of IT Master requirements Bachelor of Nursing Science coursework: Fairfield
University: 90% of nursing curriculum
This course work was toward a 2nd bachelor degree.
Graphic Design/Editorial Design coursework: School of Visual Arts: Completed 20 undergraduate courses in areas of computer graphics, Illustration, animation, advertising, graphic design, editorial design and computer graphics.
Professional Summary
An accomplished science writer, technical editor, and documentation specialist. Experienced in documentation and illustration related to engineering, manufacturing, instrumentation, data acquisition, testing, device development, training, marketing, and sales. Able to clearly convey complex topics to a wide-ranging audience. An experienced author of user guides, procedural manuals, training materials, and technical white papers. A skilled writer and editor, designer, and communicator interested in leading-edge product development and communication of complex theory, device operation, and technology. Proficient with a wide range of technology and scientific topics including life sciences, electrical and mechanical engineering, device operation and functionality, manufacturing processes, instrumentation, software design, and computing systems. Well positioned to quickly understand new technologies, products and applications. Educated in technical communication, nursing science, engineering, computer science, and editorial design. I seek a position as a senior technical writer in the medical device field.
Address
73 Avon Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Telephone: (203) 404-3200
Fax: Available upon request
Email:
Updated April 1, 2007
Candidate: Diane Rainaud
Position: Knowledge Author / Technical Writer / Instructional Designer / Trainer
Skills
- XMLmind Editor
- RoboHelp
- Microsoft Office (FrontPage Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
- Microsoft Project
- DreamWeaver
- Visio
- FrameMaker
- InDesign
- PhotoShop
Other Information
Experienced technical writer certified in user-focused structured writing. Background in authoring online help systems, documenting policies and procedures, instructional design, web-based FAQ system, and web design.
Industry experience includes finance, insurance, manufacturing, oil, retail, HR, accounting, mailing and document management, computerized payroll, health care and employee benefits, and biotechnology.
Address
Suite 201
65 Cassandra Boulevard,
West Hartford, CT 06107
Telephone: (860) 561-2599(h); (203) 631-1303(cell)
Fax: (203) 272-9280
Email:
Updated June 18, 2007
Candidate: Catherine Ludwig Donleycott
Position: Technical Writer
Skills
- Extensive knowledge of design.
- Eighteen years MS Word and WordPerfect.
- Four years Framemaker, Framemaker + SGML, Lotus Notes, Windows NT / 95 / 98 / XP, OS/2, Acrobat, Photoshop, Corel Draw.
- Three years Excel, IBM ID Workbench (IDWB), Bookmaster, WordStar, and Ventura Publisher. Advanced training RoboHelp HTML.
- Familiarity with Visio, SourceSafe, CMVC, BASIC, C, C++, and macro programming languages.
Other Information
Technical Writer with more than 18 years experience analyzing, writing, editing, and designing documents, programs, and production processes in the computer, telecommunications, and medical industries.
Recipient of four Society of Technical Communications (STC) awards, including the Distinguished Award for Technical Publications for 2002, and an International Award for the STC-Carolina Chapter Publicity for 2004.
Address
2356 Ravenhill Drive
Raleigh, NC 27615
Telephone: (919) 850-3440
Email:
Updated February 4, 2005
Candidate: Loren W. Walker
Seeking: Contract Employment
Tools
- Advanced computer literacy (MS Office applications, LINUX)
- Data analysis & presentation (StatGraphics, MEGA, POPGENE, Excel, Power Point)
- Internet publishing (HTML, Dreamweaver, PHP, SQL, Flash)
- Photography and digital imagery (Photoshop, Quark, Fireworks)
Skills
Researcher, analyst and writer with 10+ years of scientific and technical communications experience. In 2004, authored a major report on the medical device industry in western New England. Also published in peer-reviewed journals and popular science periodicals.
Bioscience Expertise
Researcher, analyst and writer with 10+ years of scientific and technical communications experience. In 2004, authored a major report on the medical device industry in western New England. Also published in peer-reviewed journals and popular science periodicals.
Combines the tenacity and persistence of a researcher with a writer's attention to style, tone, audience comprehension and readability. Work ethic characterized by thorough research and analysis, meticulous documentation, high-quality presentation and deadline dependability.
Consistently recognized by clients, supervisors and associates for ability to rapidly synthesize new material and achieve subject fluency.
Education
M.S. Biology (2000) Portland State University. Portland, Oregon
B.S. Biology (1995) Roanoke College. Salem, Virginia
Other Information
Spanish fluency
Address
Telephone: (413) 210-3782
Email:
Web: http://www.L2W.cc
Updated February 7, 2005
Candidate: Mark Lopa
Seeking: Permanent Employment
Tools
- Microsoft Office 2003
- Microsoft FrontPage 2003
- Microsoft Visio 2003
- Windows 2000/XP
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0
- Dreamweaver MX 2004
- Fireworks MX 2004
Skills
- Writing
- Editing
- Javascript
- Cascading Style Sheets
Education
Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT
B.A. degree: ENGLISH Minor: WRITING
Date of Graduation: August 1996
Other Information
I work well with the English language. I am very good at writing structure and editing, and people in my department regularly come to me to look over their work, knowing I am good at editing.
Contact Info
Telephone: (860) 666-3721
Email:
Web: http://www.lopa.net
Updated May 8, 2006