Objective

Technical writing position (temporary or contract)

Experience

Freelance Technical and Marketing Writer

Write operating, repair and engineering manuals for software, computers, computer peripherals, laboratory equipment, electro-mechanical products, industrial equipment and manufacturing processes. Perform instructional design and task analysis associated with writing projects.

Write press releases, feature articles, advertising copy, direct mail pieces, sales literature, audio-visual and video scripts for marketing and corporate communications programs. Direct photography, artwork and production.

Produce on-line documents as Windows help systems, Web pages and Adobe Acrobat PDF documents. Design and produce printed documents when appropriate. Develop graphics using CorelDraw!, Corel PhotoPaint and Microsoft Visio or direct artists and illustrators to produce artwork. Develop cost and schedule estimates for documentation projects.

Clients include Polaroid, Ingersoll Rand, Dresser-Rand, Solid Access Technologies, Planar Systems (now NDS Surgical Imaging) and CytoLogix (now Dako Denmark). Write, illustrate and format with Microsoft Office, Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Acrobat, Dreamweaver, RoboHelp, Help & Manual and other applications.

Technical Writer
Global Relief Technologies, Portsmouth, N.H. (contract position)

Temporary full-time member of development team enhancing spare parts inventory and logistics software application under subcontract with Raytheon Co. Worked with software developers and subject matter experts to create online help, user training materials, software requirements and software design documentation. Produced policy documents and contingency plans for conformance with information assurance requirements. Used Microsoft Office, CorelDraw, Adobe Acrobat, Help & Manual, Microsoft SharePoint and other applications. Tracked time and tasks and controlled source material with Microsoft Team Foundation Server.

Technical Writer
Ingersoll Rand Energy Systems, Portsmouth, N.H. (contract position)

Researched, wrote and illustrated operating, installation and repair manuals for turbine-powered electric generators. Produced lesson plans for service-technician training. Self-directed and responsible for identifying sources and obtaining information from engineering, marketing and service personnel. Produced documents using Microsoft Word, CorelDraw, Adobe Acrobat and other applications.

Senior Publicity Specialist
Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, Mass.

Developed publicity plans to support industrial marketing programs, wrote and edited press releases, applications articles and marketing newsletters; hired and directed freelance writers and photographers, tracked budgets, maintained liaison with editors for material placement. Markets included professional photography, medicine, computer graphics, law enforcement, electronics manufacturing, printing and other industrial and scientific applications of photography.

Technical Writer
Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, Mass.

Planned, researched and wrote manuals, slide presentations and training lesson plans for manufacturing-machinery operation and repair. Managed manual-writing and operator- training programs, including program design and scheduling, manpower and cost estimating, writer training and supervision.

Technical Writer
Raytheon Service Company, Burlington, Mass.

Wrote design manuals and technology-transfer documents for experimental deep-water oil drilling systems. Specified illustrations, oversaw production, planned and scheduled documentation programs, and supervised and trained other writers.

Trade Magazine Editor
Cahners Publishing Company, Boston, Mass.

Assistant editor of Plastics World, a monthly trade magazine for designers, manufacturers and marketers of plastic products. Originated story ideas, and researched, wrote and edited features and regular columns.

Product Engineer
AT&T (formerly Western Electric Company), North Andover, Mass.

Designed manufacturing processes for high-precision ferrite inductor cores.

Surveyor, Draftsman, Instructor
United States Navy, Naval Construction Forces

Performed construction surveying, drafting, scheduling and materials estimating while on active duty with a U.S. Navy construction battalion in Antarctica and U.S. Designed and conducted formal training classes in these skills at the Naval School of Construction, Davisville, R.I.

Education

Master of Science in Journalism
Boston University, Boston, Mass., Science Communication Program.

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Northeastern University, Boston, Mass., with Honor.

Graduate Courses in Business Administration
Northeastern University, Boston, Mass.

Completed 12 courses toward the Master of Business Administration Degree, including Marketing Management, Financial Management, Managerial and Cost Accounting.

Advertising Copywriting Course
New England College of Art and Design, Boston, Mass.

U.S. Navy Instructor Training
Naval School of Construction, Davisville, R.I.

Completed intensive Navy Instructor Training Program with highest honors.