Mary Headley

Current

Editorial services specialist, owner at Information Engineering Company

Past

contract editor at Sun Microsystems
contract editor at StorageTek
information developer at U S WEST

contract technical writer at Visual Numerics (Precision Visuals)
technical writer at Cadnetix
contract technical writer at AT&T
technical writer at GE Information Services (Energy Enterprises)

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Mary Headley’s Summary

I help organizations craft their written communications so that the message is more 'findable.' In today's information-packed world, valuable messages often get lost simply because there's too much information. I enjoy the challenge of seeing that doesn't happen with the things I help my clients with.

Findability has two important components:
* Focusing on the essential part of a message so that it clearly stands out and is compelling to read.
* Using carefully selected words and structures that both search engines and human researchers understand and value.

I enjoy using my educational background in journalism, business, and information science, which I think makes me uniquely qualified to help my clients make their messages more findable.

Mary Headley’s Specialties:

technical, marketing, and business editing; web content development; website maintenance

Mary Headley’s Experience

Editorial services specialist, owner

Information Engineering Company

(Writing and Editing industry)

1990 — Present (19 years )

I edit, write, and repurpose business and technical documents and website content. I've helped clients in the computer, IT, telecommunications, environmental, educational, medical, academic, and social services fields. Clients include:
ABC-CLIO
Colorado Memory Systems
Colorado Nonprofit Association
CSG Systems
Enterprise Management Associates
Focus Consulting
Health Care Market Research Service
Healthcare Marketing Connection
Hewlett-Packard
Market Sensibility
A Marketing Connection
National Lightning Safety Institute
NCAR
Novell
Sopris West Educational Services
Western Resource Advocates
Wisdom Works Group
XVT Software
contract editor

Sun Microsystems

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SUNW; Computer Hardware industry)

2005 — 2006 (1 year )

Edited marketing collateral, including brochures, data sheets, white papers, technical application notes, case studies, etc.
contract editor

StorageTek

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; STK; Computer Hardware industry)

2003 — 2005 (2 years )

Edited marketing collateral, including brochures, data sheets, white papers, technical application notes, case studies, etc.
information developer

U S WEST

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

1993 — 2000 (7 years )

Designed an intranet website on database technology developments, plus wrote, edited, indexed, and organized its content. Wrote and edited documents evaluating different database hardware and software products and platforms.
contract technical writer

Visual Numerics (Precision Visuals)

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

1990 — 1991 (1 year )
technical writer

Cadnetix

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

1988 — 1990 (2 years )

Wrote user manuals for computer-aided design software. Designed an internal documentation system for software engineering department.
contract technical writer

AT&T

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

1986 — 1988 (2 years )

Wrote technical manuals.
technical writer

GE Information Services (Energy Enterprises)

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Oil & Energy industry)

1984 — 1986 (2 years )

Wrote user manuals

Additional Information

Mary Headley’s Websites:

My Website

Mary Headley’s Groups:

Active senior member of Rocky Mountain Chapter of Society for Technical Communication (STC), having served as vice president, chair of the Consulting and Independent Contracting Special Interest Group, and judge in online and print competitions.

A founding member of Boulder Writers Alliance (BWA) and on its executive board thereafter. Served as webmaster since 2001.

Member of Rocky Mountain Publishing Professionals Guild (RMPPG), Boulder Media Women (BMW), Rocky Mountain Internet Users Group (RMIUG), and Electric Editors.