Elliott Evans

Education

• Carnegie Mellon University
• Edison Senior High School
• The John's Hopkins University - Center for Talented Youth (CTY)

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Elliott Evans’s Summary

I am a writer and trainer with experience communicating a variety of topics to a diversity of audiences. Topics include hardware, software, board games, and computer skills. Audiences include mechanics, engineers, children, and computer novices.I am proficient in web and desktop publishing technologies, notably raw HTML and complex FrameMaker documents. I am also skilled in digital video and digital image editing, with some programming knowledge.

Elliott Evans’s Specialties:

Adobe FrameMaker, Adobe Acrobat, HTML, MadCap Flare, PhotoShop, Corel DRAW, Corel PHOTO-PAINT, Pinnacle Studio

Elliott Evans’s Education

• Carnegie Mellon University

  B.A., Professional Writing, Visual Communication, 1989 — 1995

  CMU's BA in Professional Writing is granted through their Rhetoric program. That is, it is focussed on analyzing the audience for a particular communication, and customizing the presentation of that information so that the information will be readily accepted by the audience. While not as scientifically oriented as the B.S. in Technical Writing degree, it is more applied to clear communications in a professional setting.
  
  The minor in Visual Communication is earned through a course concentration in CMU's design department. Coursework includes graphic design, industrial design, color usage, and typography skills.

  Activities and Societies:

  CMU KGB

• Edison Senior High School

  College Preparatory 1985 — 1989

• The John's Hopkins University - Center for Talented Youth (CTY)

  Writing Skills 1984 — 1987

  The JHU CTY (http://cty.jhu.edu/) seeks K-12 students of high academic ability and provides educational opportunities to meet their needs. I attended a series of summer writing courses at the center's Carlise, PA location. Each was three weeks long and met for several hours each day. The intent was to provide students with the equivalent of a semester long writing course at the college level. Each course gave me extensive experience and instruction in writing that was significantly above my grade level in school.