Contract Technical Editor Resume Mountain View and Sunnyvale, CA - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Technical Writer and Editor with 20+ years of writing and 20+ years of editing experience in diverse fields. Highlights include:
Expertise spanning the entire continuum from writing to developmental editing to copyediting and proofreading
Reputation for:
Writing th at is clear, logical, and engaging
Strong research skills, including interviewing subject matter experts
Analyzing complex problems and arriving at multiple solutions
Sharp eye, exacting logic, and keen ability to find errors and inconsistencies—even in documents edited many times by others and in fields that are new territory to me
Savvy regarding the sensibilities of diverse audiences and how to best satisfy their wants/needs
Generating effective, targeted content
20+ years in multiple fields, including computer software and hardware, electronic commerce (general), social media, environmental engineering, marketing, call - center communications, munitions remediation, health, law, aviation, and music.
Experience includes manuals, flowcharts, context-sensitive help, Active Content Wizards (animated and interactive online help), knowledge base processes and procedures (help desk), online help specifications, knowledge base (internal) processes and procedures, reports, engineering newsletters, a proposal, a merger agreement, an environmental kiosk script, a military (UXO) study, sales letters, press releases, and web copy
Technical and General Editor: 20+ years in multiple fields, including computer software and hardware, publishing, health, electronic commerce (video streaming), environmental engineering, marketing, public relations, law, edutainment, telecommunications, finance, aerospace, nanochemistry, political advertising, and management consulting.
Expertise spans the editing continuum: developmental editing, copyediting, and proofreading.
Experience includes manuals; GUI help; online help; training materials; data sheets; reports; flowcharts; marketing collateral; proposals; RFPs; direct mailers; newsletters; brochures; nonfiction books; novels; magazines; prospectuses; depositions; briefs; contracts; debentures; wills; annual reports; public relations materials; slides; human resources policies; help desk policies, processes, and procedures; sales letters; speeches; doctoral dissertations; and websites
Manager: Eight years; managed the legal-financial editing agency I founded in New York
Test and Course Developer: Six years; created copyediting tests and training courses for my agency
Trainer: Six years; trained hundreds of editors for the legal-financial community and gained reputation as a top trainer in the industry

TECHNICAL SKILLS & TOOLS:

Applications: Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional; Agile (PLM) 9.3.1.2; AP Integrator 1.0.6.0; Arbortext Editor 5.2; Concentra (proprietary, Confidential ); Cider (proprietary Confidential application); Critique (proprietary Confidential application); DocBook; Excel 2003; FrameMaker 5.5, 6, 7; Confidential Docs; Confidential Sheets; Guided Help Studio; JavaWiki; Lotus Notes 6.5; Paint 5.1; Paint Shop Pro 5; PowerPoint 2003; HTML Edition 7.0; SharePoint 2010; SnagIt 7; Virtual Proposal Center (proprietary, Raytheon); Visio Professional 2003; Visual SourceSafe 6.0, 8.0; Word 2003, 2007, 2010; XMetaL Author 4.6

Platforms: Linux; Mac OS X; MS-DOS; UNIX; Windows NT, 95, 98, 2000, XP Professional, 2007, Vista Ultimate

Computer languages studied: C++, CSS, HTML, JavaScript (now learning), Markdown

EXPERIENCE:

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