Writer/editor/instructional Designer Resume
Durham, NC
SUMMARY:
More than 25 years’ experience in providing corporate and academic clients with printed and online documentation that is clear, well designed, and persuasive.
EXPERIENCE:
Writer/editor/instructional designer
Confidential, Durham, NC
Responsibilities:
- Developed the user manual for Confidential ’s premier DNA analysis instrument.
Confidential, Raleigh, NC
Responsibilities:
- Updated documentation to support the company’s preparation for Confidential .
Confidential, Charlotte, NC
Responsibilities:
- Worked with a team of writers to update policies and procedures for the Home Loans and Legacy Asset Management division.
Confidential, Minneapolis, MN
Responsibilities:
- Worked with a team of writers to revise and update more than 350 procedures related to mortgage foreclosure and loss control.
- Revised and expanded documentation related to the Secure and Fair Enforcement a Registration and Renewal Guide for mortgage loan originators, and a Resource Guide for managers.
- Edited the user guide for the Vendor Management System of Record, a program used to manage all aspects of vendor relations.
- Updated materials for students and facilitators.
Confidential, Research Triangle Park, NC
Responsibilities:
- Created standard operating procedures, work instructions, materials, web pages, and information sheets.
- Edited and updated a wide variety of existing documentation to ensure clarity and accuracy.
Confidential, Raleigh, NC
Responsibilities:
- Created documentation supporting the company s line of archival medical image storage devices, including specifications, user manuals, marketing materials, web content, and statements of work.
- Redesigned documentation to be more readable and visually appealing.
Confidential, Research Triangle Park, NC
Responsibilities:
- Wrote and edited policies and procedures relating to labeling of surgical products.
- Created materials for creating labels using the BarTender application.
- Updated existing documentation and materials related to labeling and to the company s conversion to SAP.
Confidential, Morrisville, NC
Responsibilities:
- Created storyboards for e - learning and printed instructional materials.
- Created instructor-led materials for classroom courses.
- Performed quality assurance testing on e-learning modules.
Confidential, Durham, NC
Responsibilities:
- Reviewed protocols for research in behavioral sciences to ensure compliance with federal regulations and institution policies.
- Edited existing instructional materials to improve clarity.
- Developed web - based tutorials for use by student and faculty researchers.
Confidential, Research Triangle Park, NC
Responsibilities:
- Wrote and edited marketing content for Confidential web sites to promote software solutions for small and medium - sized businesses.
- Performed user acceptance testing on web pages to ensure functionality and ease of use.
Confidential, Morrisville, NC
Responsibilities:
- Wrote the user manual for Confidential Pro, a comprehensive suite of tools for managing all aspects of running online auctions on eBay.
Confidential, Durham, NC
Responsibilities:
- Edited the company’s documentation supporting its data migration products.
Confidential, Durham, NC
Responsibilities:
- Wrote software user manuals for more than 50 information management programs for use in medical, academic, and business settings.
- Created marketing materials, guides, materials, and newsletters.
- Designed a professional look for all company materials.
- Revised the user manual for Confidential, a leading antivirus program for the Macintosh.
- Created Getting Started With Confidential, an interactive self - study course for PC users.
- Created the user manual for Confidential, the first real-time 3D design application for desktop computers.
Coordinator
Confidential, Aiken, SC
Responsibilities:
- Managed six instructors to meet the needs of more than 4000 computer users on site.
- Taught hundreds of employees in hands - on classes how to use computers (PC, Macintosh, and mainframe) and popular software.
- Created practical user manuals, self-study courses, computer-based, videotapes, and other instructional materials.
Information Analyst
Confidential, Columbia, SC
Responsibilities:
- Maintained files for payroll, billing, and collections for the Confidential .
- Taught undergraduate courses in Introduction to Psychology, Principles of Learning, and Research Methods in Psychology.
- Managed the Research Methods Laboratory and supervised a dozen lab instructors for two years.
- Executed original research studies in human memory and perception, which included creating auditory and visual test materials, testing subjects, and running statistical analyses.
Tools: Windows, Macintosh OS, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Dreamweaver, HTML, FrameMaker, Photoshop, Illustrator, Snagit, Acrobat, SharePoint, RoboHelp.