
Senior Technical Writer at Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc.
Springfield, Illinois Area

Senior Technical Writer at Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc.
Springfield, Illinois Area
Award-winning writer with extensive experience in all forms of business communications, including corporate communications, marketing communications, and technical communications. Proven effectiveness at working with all levels within a corporation, from shop floor to executive suites, in industries from industrial manufacturing to software development.
Print advertising
Marketing collateral
Print and online user documentation
Proposal development
Employee publications management
(Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2009 — Present (1 month)
(Computer Software industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 2001 — January 2006 (4 years 6 months)
(Computer Software industry)
July 1998 — August 2001 (3 years 2 months)
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
April 1996 — July 1998 (2 years 4 months)
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Food Production industry)
December 1991 — April 1996 (4 years 5 months)
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)
October 1989 — November 1992 (3 years 2 months)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)
January 1986 — October 1989 (3 years 10 months)
Wrote user manuals, online help text, and other documentation for various applications developed for Department of Defense
Served as user support for team of technical writers using Apple Macintosh desktop computers and Tandem mainframe computers
MA , Public Affairs Reporting , 1979 — 1981
1977 — 1980
BA , English , 1977 — 1979
AA , Liberal Arts , 1975 — 1977
Addy Award, Collateral Material Campaign
2004 Central Illinois Advertising Association competition
Addy Award, Trade Publication Campaign
2002 Central Illinois Advertising Association competition
Award of Excellence, Master Communicator Awards competition