 |
|
| (831) 724-7321 | |
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Writing: Professional writer for many years, with experience in business, magazine and newspaper writing. Author of one consumer business book, 10+ computer user manuals, 60+ freelance articles. Broad experience with publication planning/management and large document organization.
Editing: Editor of 30+ nonfiction books, both technical and consumer. Editor of broad range of marketing and technical communications. Edited newsletter for local branch of National Writers Union. Experienced in copyediting, content editing and proofreading.
Internet, HTML and Desktop Publishing: Good understanding of GUI-based HTML editing and “quick and dirty” desktop publishing. Author of online help for several software products.
SKILLS
Excellent writing and copyediting skills
Project planning, management and large document organization
Windows and Macintosh technical documentation
Online documentation
"Quick and dirty" desktop publishing
WORK EXPERIENCE
Copyediting & Copywriting Services (dba The Write Word) 8/96 to present
Writing and editing technical and marketing documents for high-tech and new media companies. Projects include writing/editing user documentation, brochures, whitepapers, direct response/targeted mail, case studies, Web content, press releases and many types of marketing collateral. Includes many book-length editing projects.
Senior Copywriter, Earth, Sea & Sky Vacations, Watsonville, CA 7/06 to 8/08
Writing and editing feature articles and extensive property listings for travel consolidator focused on Cabo San Lucas. Writing/editing tasks included substantive work on multiple publications, including 186-page vacation guide, 56-page Insider’s Guide, print ads, podcasts and multiple company websites with broad writing/editing needs. Writing, editing and layout work on three monthly and quarterly company newsletters. Wrote/produced email campaigns managed through Constant Contact.
Author of Safe Computing (UnTechnical Press, 2000), consumer-oriented book on safe computing practices, including ergonomics, data, virus and computer protection, and privacy issues.
8/04–8/05 Instructor, College of Micronesia, Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia
Taught a range of English department courses to non-native speakers at two-year college. Courses included Expository Writing I and II, Advanced Writing and Advanced Reading (essentially a literature survey course). Position encompassed preparing lesson plans, incorporating outside texts to augment assigned texts, exam preparation and grading, and final evaluations.
3/91–8/96 Senior Copywriter, Maxis, Walnut Creek, CA
Wrote documentation for entertainment and educational software. Wrote and produced online documentation. Edited ads and marketing collateral. Wrote company style guide. Supervised junior writers.
Freelance and in-house writing, editing, and proofreading services for small publishers, technology magazines, design firms and software companies.
4/89–5/90 Proofreading Coordinator, Pacific Bell/The Understanding Business, San Francisco, CA
Managed copy traffic of SMART Yellow Pages information compendium for California directories; proofread, edited and wrote copy; wrote publication style guide.
1/86–8/87 Copy Editor/Proofreader, Borland International, Scotts Valley, CA
Edited and proofread ads, collateral materials and technical publications of large software company.
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in English (Creative Writing), 4.0 GPA
San Francisco State University
Bachelor of Arts in English, Honors
Awarded Departmental Distinction in English
Sonoma State University
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
| Microsoft Word | Adobe Dreamweaver | Adobe Photoshop |
| Microsoft Excel | Adobe InDesign | Quark XPress |
| Macintosh and Windows OS | Adobe Framemaker | Adobe Acrobat |
