Owner, Write Angle Consulting, Inc.
Dayton, Ohio Area
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- Contract Change Mgmt/Communications Specialist at NCR
- Contract editor of corporate communications at NewPage Corporation
- School Board Chair at EdVantages
- Contract Report Editor at Stress Engineering Services
- Owner at Write Angle Consulting, Inc.
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- Training & Technical Documentation at Northrop Grumman IT
- Senior Technical Writer at National City Mortgage
- Personal Writing Coach at Business Communications Consultants
- Contract Website Developer at Ohio Department of Education
- Contract Assistant Technical Writer at PQ Systems
- Professional Development Instructor at Deloitte & Touche
- English Composition Instructor at Wright State University
- Emergency Actions Controller (274) at US Air Force Reserve
- Admin Assistant, Legal Dept. at Reynolds & Reynolds
- Executive Assistant at Dayton Public Schools
- Education
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- Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop
- Wright State University
- Wright State University
- Sinclair Community College
- Miami University
- Adelphi Business College
- Kettering Fairmont High School
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Mindy (Wells) Hoffbauer’s Summary
I own and operate Write Angle Consulting (www.writeangle.biz), a small firm specializing in technical and professional writing, online help systems, research, web content development, and professional communications training.
Mindy (Wells) Hoffbauer’s Specialties:
Technical writing, editing, corporate communications, marketing communications, research, online help, training and testing, expert MS Word user and troubleshooter
Mindy (Wells) Hoffbauer’s Experience
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Contract Change Mgmt/Communications Specialist
NCR
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NCR; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Performing organizational change management and corporate communications duties; writing and editing datasheets and brochures for NCR products; involved in both their continuous improvement and branding efforts
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Contract editor of corporate communications
NewPage Corporation
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Paper & Forest Products industry)
2006 — Present (3 years)
Edit corporate documents, including the Sustainable Development reports, corporate code of conduct, corporate identity standards, mill brochures, corporate calendar, executive bios, and Word and PowerPoint templates available on the company's intranet
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School Board Chair
EdVantages
(Education Management industry)
November 2006 — Present (2 years 9 months)
Chair the Board of Directors for two of EdVantage's charter schools: Trotwood Prep & Fitness Academy and Middletown Prep & Fitness Academy
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Contract Report Editor
Stress Engineering Services
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Oil & Energy industry)
December 2004 — Present (4 years 8 months)
Employed on a contract basis to edit technical engineering reports for the pharmaceutical and forensics fields
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Owner
Write Angle Consulting, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
July 1998 — Present (11 years 1 month)
Small firm specializing in technical writing, editing, online help systems, research, instructional design, web content creation, training and software testing
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Training & Technical Documentation
Northrop Grumman IT
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NOC; Defense & Space industry)
August 1999 — May 2008 (8 years 10 months)
Edited documentation for biometrics project; wrote and edited System Security Authorization Agreements (SSAAs) for multiple AF computer systems; created extensive online help systems; produced user manuals and other supporting documentation; trained new users worldwide (at all MAJCOMs) to use data collection software; assisted in developing applications, including beta testing, bug reporting, standardizations and peer reviews; conducted peer reviews for CMMI Level 5 project; hold current security clearance
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Senior Technical Writer
National City Mortgage
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NCC; Banking industry)
January 2006 — April 2008 (2 years 4 months)
Documented mortgage software processes, procedures and policies; created and maintained online help system; rewrote and reformatted product guides
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Personal Writing Coach
Business Communications Consultants
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
July 1998 — August 1999 (1 year 2 months)
Assisted in developing and implementing Independent Writing Program, teaching effective writing strategies and performing personal editing to executives from large companies including Hobart, BFGoodrich, and Iams; edited training publications
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Contract Website Developer
Ohio Department of Education
(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Education Management industry)
January 1999 — March 1999 (3 months)
Employed on a contract basis to develop the Ohio Department of Education's Community School's website
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Contract Assistant Technical Writer
PQ Systems
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
July 1998 — October 1998 (4 months)
Wrote the user guide for MEASUREspy for Windows
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Professional Development Instructor
Deloitte & Touche
(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; DTT; Accounting industry)
July 1998 — July 1998 (1 month)
Contract instructor for professional development training sessions; designed coursework and conducted workshops geared for business professionals in MS Word, and Writing & Editing Skills
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English Composition Instructor
Wright State University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 1997 — May 1998 (10 months)
Taught ENG 101 and ENG 102
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Emergency Actions Controller (274)
US Air Force Reserve
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
May 1989 — May 1997 (8 years 1 month)
Served as an Emergency Actions Controller in the Command Post with a Cosmic-level TS clearance for an F-16 Fighter wing (906 TFG) at Wright-Patterson AFB
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Admin Assistant, Legal Dept.
Reynolds & Reynolds
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; REY; Computer Software industry)
1991 — 1992 (1 year)
Worked for General Counsel and Secretary, maintained employee stock options
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Executive Assistant
Dayton Public Schools
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry)
1990 — 1991 (1 year)
Worked for the Director of the Severely Behaviorally Handicapped Program within the Special Ed department; managed and assigned 22 paraprofessionals throughout the district
Mindy (Wells) Hoffbauer’s Education
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Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop
2008 — 2008
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Wright State University
M.A. , English Lang. & Lit. , 1997 — 1999
Summa Cum Laude
- Activities and Societies:
- Contributor to the Fogdog Review, Co-chair of the English Graduate Organization (EGO)
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Wright State University
B.A. , English Lang. & Lit. , 1994 — 1997
Magna Cum Laude
- Activities and Societies:
- with certifications in both Technical Writing and Professional Writing
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Sinclair Community College
A.A. , English , 1985 — 1995
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Miami University
Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs, Poli Sci, Botany, Linguistics 1988 — 1990
Honors Program
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Adelphi Business College
Certificate , Secretarial Science , 1987 — 1987
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Kettering Fairmont High School
College Prep 1982 — 1985
Additional Information
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Mindy (Wells) Hoffbauer’s Interests:
Baking, cooking, audio books, more sleep!
Mindy (Wells) Hoffbauer’s Groups:
Society for Technical Communication (STC), Women's Professional Network, Writers' Accountability Group (WAG)
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STC Technical Editing SIG
Mindy (Wells) Hoffbauer’s Honors:
- Received STC's Distinguished Chapter Service Award, Feb. 2003
- "Evaluating Internet Resources" website linked to the Discovery Channel's Education page
- Received the Dayton Daily News "Best of the Web" award for "Meridel LeSueur" website, 1997
Mindy (Wells) Hoffbauer’s Contact Settings
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