Kate Wrightson

Current

Sr. Technical Editor at nSight, Inc.

Past

Technical Writer (Self-employed)
Principal at Wrightson Research
Committee Coordinator, Senate Judiciary at State of Oregon

Education

The University of Georgia
University of Oregon
University of Chicago

Connections

46 connections

Industry

Writing and Editing

Kate Wrightson’s Summary

I am an editor and project manager in an industry going through a paradigm shift. New standards and concepts like modular content, DITA, and technological tools for better content management are changing both how technical communicators work and how the information we produce intersects with that generated by other departments within a particular enterprise.

Some of the concepts I'm working with or thinking about:
- single-sourcing and modular content
- DITA
- Open Source issues and projects
- information architecture
- collaborative work (both technology and mind-set)
- managing and working in virtual/geographically-dispersed teams
- working with subject matter experts
- the business case for content management
- policies/procedures/discovery/legal issues

Kate Wrightson’s Specialties:

Technical editing, collaborative work, general editing, DITA, style guides, revision of existing documentation, business process analysis, project management, team management, public speaking, training, modular content.