Christine Cavalier-Purpura

Current

Writer at PurpleCar

Past

Server Administrator at ISI, Mars Inc.
Technical Admin at Mars, Inc.
Lotus Notes Administrator at Mars, Inc.

Lotus Notes Consultant at Kelly Technical at SmithKline Beecham
Graduate Assistant at Temple University
Lab Assistant at University of Pennsylvania

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Education

Temple University
University of Pittsburgh

Recommended

1 person has recommended Christine

Connections

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Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

PurpleCar

Christine Cavalier-Purpura’s Summary

Christine Cavalier-Purpura’s Specialties:

Writing and creative written communication, including technical writing, web content, articles, web research, content research, training, social media and education, web2.0, editing.

Christine Cavalier-Purpura’s Experience

Writer

PurpleCar

(Writing and Editing industry)

August 2004 — Present (5 years)

Communications, idea generation, social media, end-user analysis, usability.
Server Administrator

ISI, Mars Inc.

(Writing and Editing industry)

1999 — 2004 (5 years)
Technical Admin

Mars, Inc.

(Writing and Editing industry)

1999 — 2003 (4 years)
Lotus Notes Administrator

Mars, Inc.

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Networking industry)

April 1999 — August 2003 (4 years 5 months)
Lotus Notes Consultant

Kelly Technical at SmithKline Beecham

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)

August 1997 — March 1999 (1 year 8 months)
Graduate Assistant

Temple University

(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)

January 1995 — August 1996 (1 year 8 months)

Graduate Research Assistant for the Education Department on a National Education Foundation Grant. Collected data from elementary school students, conducted testing, wrote ethnographies and statistically analyzed data in preparation for publication.
Lab Assistant

University of Pennsylvania

(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

November 1993 — December 1995 (2 years 2 months)

Technical writing, recommendation and correspondence letters, grant writing, procedural writing, training, data collection, html programming, informed consent with study participants, cryogen upkeep on Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging/NMR machine, cataloging, lab supply management, office management

Christine Cavalier-Purpura’s Education

Temple University

M.Ed. , Educational Psychology , 1996 — 1997
University of Pittsburgh

B.S. , Psychology , 1988 — 1993

Additional Information

Christine Cavalier-Purpura’s Websites:

PurpleCar

Christine Cavalier-Purpura’s Interests:

writing fiction and poetry, reading, crafts like knitting, sewing and fashion design, early adoption of technology, psychology of internet relations, philosophy of technology, cycling, walking.