Sr. Technical Editor
Orlando, Florida Area
Sr. Technical Editor
Orlando, Florida Area
Professionally, my true passions are writing and editing. My technical writing degree; the many opportunities I get to work on scripts, articles, press releases, publications, and reports on my job; and my active involvement in Society for Technical Communication support this.
Marketing communications, video script writing and production, press releases, magazine articles, technical editing, technical writing, project management
(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
March 2002 — Present (7 years 10 months)
STC is an individual membership organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication. It is the largest organization of its type in the world. Its 18,000 members include technical writers and editors, content developers, documentation specialists, technical illustrators, instructional designers, academics, information architects, usability and human factors professionals, visual designers, Web designers and developers, and translators - anyone whose work makes technical information available to those who need it.
I have been a member of STC since 2002 and I am currently the Orlando Chapter President.
(Privately Held; Civil Engineering industry)
October 2001 — Present (8 years 3 months)
As a writer/editor in my company's marketing communications group I spend the majority of my time producing and writing videos/scripts and putting together various other marketing communications, such as magazine articles and press releases. Occasionally I still edit reports, marketing collateral, and various other documents.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
October 1997 — September 2001 (4 years )
EDR (now CrossPointe, LLC) is a software development firm that provides solutions for the public school environment. In my position as the customer service representative for the student series, I was responsible for developing user and technical documentation and conducting testing in the software development cycle for both IBM mainframe and AS400 environments. I also spent a good portion of my time providing help desk solutions, supplemented by assignments to conduct user training and participate in the development of web-based applications.
BA , English, Technical Writing track , 1997 — 1999
AA and AS , Business Management , 1990 — 1993
Horseback riding, specifcally dressage and hunter/jumper; home remodeling and decorating; dogs and dog obedience training.
Society for Technical Communication, Senior Member
President's Award, Orlando Chapter STC - 2007
The Gloria Jaffe Outstanding Technical Communicator Award - 2004