Amber Swope

Current

DITA Specialist at DITA Strategies

Past

Senior Solutions Consultant at JustSystems
Information Architect in Rational at IBM
Information Architect at International Business Machines (IBM)

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Education

Northeastern University
Wheaton College
Wheaton College

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Industry

Computer Software

Amber Swope’s Summary

Experienced information architect for dynamic, reusable content. Co-author of the DITA Maturity Model and numerous articles. Frequent speaker at conferences.

Amber Swope’s Specialties:

Information architecture
DITA

Amber Swope’s Experience

DITA Specialist

DITA Strategies

(Information Services industry)

October 2008 — Present (10 months)

DITA Strategies is a consulting practice that provides expert information architecture (IA) and Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) strategy and implementation services. Services are available via direct contract or through sub-contracting with some XML solutions providers.

Partners:
* Content Technologies (DITA Exchange)
* SDL Trisoft
* JustSystems

Amber Swope’s Education

Northeastern University

MA , Technical and Professional Writing , 1990 — 1994
Wheaton College

Bachelor of Arts , History , 1984 — 1988
Wheaton College

BA , History , 1984 — 1988

Additional Information

Amber Swope’s Interests:

Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA), dynamic publishing, information architecture

Amber Swope’s Groups:

OASIS DITA TC, STC

The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees
Society for Technical Communication
Boxes and Arrows
The Content Wrangler Community
Rational Software Alumni
Progress Software
MyCredentials - Career Presentation
CMS User Group
InterSystems Alumni
User Experience
Wheaton College
Information Design
Rational Alumni
IBM Alumni
Digital Publishing Network
STC Willamette Valley Chapter
DITA Awareness Group