
Scientific Communication Consultant since 1992
Greater St. Louis Area

Scientific Communication Consultant since 1992
Greater St. Louis Area
Balbes Consultants provides communication services for scientific organizations, including writing, editing, and custom workshops. We have over 17 years of experience in producing documentation, peer-reviewed and trade journal articles, and as a certified presenter.
Additional areas of expertise include career development for scientists, especially the use of new technologies (blogs, wikis, social networking, etc.) to enhance professional development.
scientific software documentation, medical device documentation, journal articles, technical writing, career development for scientists, technical editing, information architecture, scientific communication
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
October 1993 — Present (15 years 10 months)
Conduct workshops on career development topics for scientists (finding jobs, writing resumes, interviewing, networking, starting a consulting business, etc.). Also individual career consulting (including resume review) to ACS members via phone, email, or in person.
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Services industry)
June 1992 — Present (17 years 2 months)
Scientific writing and consulting, including documentation for scientific software, journal and technical articles, proposals, marketing communications, and web site content. Special expertise in computational chemistry, pharmaceutical discovery, and career development for chemists.
Recent clients include Bausch and Lomb Surgical, Sigma-Aldrich, Crosslink, Divergence, Stereotaxis, and the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA).
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Pharmaceuticals industry)
August 1989 — April 1992 (2 years 9 months)
PhD , chemistry , August 1985 — August 1989
BA , chemistry, psychology , 1981 — 1985
technical writing, documentation for scientific software and medical devices, eLearning, training, career development for scientists, nontraditional careers, needlework, tatting, house rabbits, boy scouts of america
ChemLuminary "Best Local Section Career Program Award", 2004
Salute to Excellence Award, 16 November 2004
ChemLuminary, Outstanding Performance by Local Section Large Size Category, 2002
President's Award, St Louis Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication, 2003
Service Award, St Louis Web Developer's Organization, 2002