Edward VanArsdall

Current

• Principal Consultant at VanArsdall InfoDesign

Past

• Certified Flare Instructor at VanArsdall InfoDesign
• Consultant to BedRock Software at VanArsdall InfoDesign
• Consultant to National Cancer Institute at VanArsdall InfoDesign

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Education

• Radford University

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

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Edward VanArsdall’s Summary

Consultant working in technical communication since 1986.

Experience:
* instructional design, e-learning, and classroom training
* technical writing and editing
* online help and user assistance
* content modeling and strategy

Interests:
* XML solutions for content management
* social networking technologies in workplace settings

Tools:
* MadCap Flare
* Author-it
* RoboHelp
* FrameMaker
* Captivate

Edward VanArsdall’s Specialties:

Writing, editing, classroom training, instructional design, e-learning, indexing, help development, single sourcing, content management strategies, Web design and architecture, blogs, and wikis.

Edward VanArsdall’s Experience

• Principal Consultant

  VanArsdall InfoDesign

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  April 2006 — Present (3 years 8 months)

  Run consultancy offering information design and development services for technology: training and facilitation, instructional design, technical writing, technical editing, indexing, help development, content analysis, information modeling, and market research.

Edward VanArsdall’s Education

• Radford University

  BS , Music Education , 1975 — 1981

  Post-graduate coursework in computer programming (Visual Basic and Java), Web design and development, Information Mapping, XML, XSL, DITA, and various tools (MadCap Flare and XMetal).

Additional Information

Edward VanArsdall’s Websites:

• Follow me on Twitter

Edward VanArsdall’s Groups:

Senior Member, Society for Technical Communication (STC); Content Management Professionals; American Society of Indexers; Information Architecture Institute; Usability Professionals Association (UPA); International Institute of Business Analysis

•    Society for Technical Communication
•    UPA DC Metro Chapter
•    Users of MadCap Flare
•    Instructional Design & E-Learning Professionals' Group
•    Society for Technical Communication, Washington, DC Chapter
•    DITA Awareness Group

Edward VanArsdall’s Honors:

Secretary, STC Washington, DC chapter, 2004 - 2005
President, STC Washington, DC chapter, 2005 - 2006
(received Chapter of Excellence award)
Editor, Capital Letter (STC WDC newsletter), 2006 - 2007
Editor, Marketing Communications, Content Management Professionals (2007)

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