why technical communication ? short answer: i love to organize
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I am an award-winning technical communicator with multiple years experience designing, writing, and editing technical documentation. My unique combination of technical chops, artistic flair, and attention to detail yields deliverables that are clear, concise, and creative. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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I am an award-winning
technical communicator with
multiple years experience
designing, writing, and
editing technical
documentation.
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My unique combination of
technical chops, artistic
flair, and attention to
detail yields deliverables
that are clear, concise,
and creative.
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Why technical communication?
Short Answer:
I love to organize ... especially
information.
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Long Answer:
Tech writing is the perfect storm of the
best attributes of everything else I’ve
wanted to be when I grow up:
Horse (well not this one ...),
Horseback Rider (ditto),
Lawyer,
Graphic Designer,
Ad Exec.
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University of Illinois-UrbanaBS in Advertising, May 1987Dean’s List, G.P.A. 4.7/5.0Summa Cum Laude
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Kellogg School of Management Northwestern University
Selected Courses
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The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Selected Courses
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DDB NeedhamMedia InternSummer 1986
Foote, Cone & BeldingMedia PlannerAssistant Media PlannerJune 1987 –July 1989
Creative Options, Ink
Creative Options, InkDesktop Publishing SpecialistJuly 1989 – April 1990
Budget Rent A Car Corporate HeadquartersTraining Document CoordinatorApril 1990 – April 1991
Andersen ConsultingProgram SpecialistAssociate Program SpecialistApril 1991 – December 1993
DKSystemsDKSystems IncorporatedSenior Technical WriterDecember 1993 – May 1994
JMB Realty CorporationSenior Technical WriterMay 1994 – February 1996
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In February, 1996 I established Clue Communications as the
S corporation for my freelance, independent consulting, technical
communication business.
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For SOP Department,
created and edited internal and
external communication regarding
deployment of training to over 14,000
associates.
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For Information Technology
Department, created and edited programmer
and user documentation for corporate and
field imaging systems, a network planning
tool set, and a data warehousing project.
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For , created
job aids and training materials for new
sales force tools.
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For , created documentation and
training materials for an international
implementation of new processes.
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For , created a document
management system and wrote and edited
complex network schematics, programmer
documentation, and user documentation.
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For , created and edited procedural
help for the firm’s SharePoint wiki.
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For (now part of ),
created an online library of company documents
and created programmer and user documentation
for an algorithmic trade execution tool.
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For law firm,
created and maintain web site and related
marketing materials.
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ProgrammerDocumentation
ReferenceGuides
TroubleshootingGuides
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WebPages
WebSites
Wikis
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OnlineHelp
OnlineLibraries
OnlineTours
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Getting StartedGuides
Job Aids
UserDocumentation
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InstallationProcedures
ReleaseNotes
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CourseCatalogs Participant
Guides
TrainingMaterials
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ProcessDocumentation
Reports
Forms
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ComplexGraphics
NetworkSchematics
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Brochures
Presentations
MarketingMaterials
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Newsletters
WhitePapers
PressReleases
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Templates
StyleGuides
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Content Management:
Expression
Engine LMS
Meridian LMS
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Documentation:
Acrobat
Excel
Word
Visio
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Graphics:
Visio
PhotoshopElements
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Help Authoring:
RoboHelp
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Presentation:
PowerPoint
ScreenCam
Director
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Programming:
COBOL
C
CSS
HTML
SmallTalk
Visual Basic
XML
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Web Site:
SEO Strategy
Dreamweaver
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Advertising
Computer Hardware
Consulting
Equine
Finance
Food Service
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Health Care
Human Resources
Insurance
Law
Non-Profit
Real Estate
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Telecommunications
Software Development
Retail
Transportation
Wireless
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Multiple Awards of Excellence,
Achievement, and Merit from the
Society for Technical Communication
Chicago Chapter
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CARA’s PURE Service Award
Recognizing Professionalism,
Understanding, Responsibility
and Excellence
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www.cluecommunications.com
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