New volunteers are always valuable since
they contribute new ideas and additional skills.
We all have the same goals, such as, to further our skills,
learn more about and promote our profession, and network with others.
Please pitch in to help us provide services to you and our STC Boston
Chapter members.
Permanent, Contract, or Contract to Perm
Full-time
Actively seeking employment
Technical writer/technical editor adept at improving the efficiency of a writing group and improving customer experience as well. My academic background in prose style enables me to teach almost any writer something useful about writing.
I have written many types of documentation ranging from an award-winning Getting Started to a system environment manual for application programmers and an application programming guide.
As a Visual Basic programmer, I have created my own software products (sports simulation games).
I enjoy the opportunity to make key contributions—such as providing ideas for a company logo or product enhancements.
Lengthy and diverse experience in technical writing/communications within hardware and software environments ranging from development laboratories to production facilities plus extensive involvement with research, design, development, manufacturing, sales, marketing, training, legal and support.
Comprehensively skilled in information design and delivery in a wide variety of venues and organizational levels across a broad spectrum of subjects creating installation, operation and maintenance user manuals, quick-start guides, technical references, sales literature, information brochures and white papers as well as internal policies and procedures.
Versatile, adaptable, resourceful and self-sufficient coupled with advanced technical and investigative abilities plus a cost-effective, schedule-conscious, results-oriented work ethic.
Permanent, Contract, or Contract to Perm
Full-time
Actively seeking employment
Thought skills: Access to diverse principles of organization; clever.
Writing skills: Masters' degrees: (1) Technical and Professional Writing for IT (2) English Literature and
Language MTPW degree (Northeastern); certified as an editor in the life sciences.
Programming background: Experienced with C and concepts of C++.
Publishing: FrameMaker, Word (all versions), HTML code and some HTML editors, information-mapping, SharePoint, structured-writing
techniques.
Senior information designer and technical writer specializing in user-centered and accessible technical communications
for Web sites, intranets, online applications, and electronic documents.
Expertise in accessible front-end Web development, using HTML, XHTML, XML, and cascading style sheets, in strict
accordance with W3C and Section 508 standards.
Recognized expertise designing information architecture and information delivery strategies for web sites, intranets,
and content management systems.
Mastery of Microsoft Windows, Word, and Office products; template development; and Adobe Acrobat PDF solutions.
Ability to train others in complex technologies and accessibility techniques.
Approximately twenty years experience writing, editing, and managing in a wide variety
of technical publication environments. Have written or coordinated production for a broad range of hardware devices
and software applications, producing organized and coherent documents with consistent clarity and style. Proven record
as a documentation manager—understand the roles and dynamics involved in document productionand can organize and
motivate team members to produce timely and effective technical publications. Have designed and implemented online
documentation strategies with all current authoring tools. Expert-level skills in FrameMaker, WebWorks, RoboHelp,
Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Visio, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word.
Senior Manager, Technical Documentation and Education Development
Permanent
Full-time
Actively seeking employment
Senior Technical Communications professional with significant experience and expertise
in strategic planning, development, management and budgeting of global technical documentation and education projects
in the software and high tech industries. Talented business-savvy leader accomplished in establishing department
infrastructure, processes, tools, and standards from the ground-up. Highly successful in creating high performance
global teams that develop and deliver education and documentation for complex software products in a fast-paced product
development environment. Highly regarded by peers and management for integrity, work ethic, and commitment to obtaining
results with constrained resources.
I'm a technical writer and instructional technologist with a 10-year background in academia and a more recent role writing for aerospace engineering and manufacturing. I also work in intellectual property, doing provisional-patent editing and patent searching for inventors and product designers.
I use FrameMaker, Adobe CS3, Acrobat Professional 8, various 3D applications, MS Word and WebCT.
I've written for daily and weekly publications and also spent a few years doing graphic design and Web design.
Successful track record producing documentation highly rated by customers. User guides and maintenance manuals recognized by the Hewlett-Packard Inkjet Print Head manufacturing division as the best of all their vendors. Years of experience working in high tech manufacturing industries writing user guides, marketing communications material, and maintenance, test, and installation procedures. Wrote about computer systems, sophisticated semiconductor manufacturing tools, and instrumentation. Skilled at documenting user interfaces for various applications. Good working knowledge of electronics and electronic circuitry. Excellent drawing and graphics skills.
Nineteen years of experience as a technical communicator who researches, writes, and edits print and Web-based documentation,
online help, and training materials for users and technicians. Twelve years writing and editing marketing materials,
such as white papers, brochures, newsletters, articles, presentations, and copy for Web sites. Industries include
software development, Internet technologies, manufacturing, HVAC, energy savings, and transportation.
Technical writer with over 22 years of experience producing online help, printed documentation, and Web documentation for highly technical products including Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Software Developer Kits (SDKs), Java-based products, Web Services, speech recognition products, Visual Basic ActiveX controls, operating systems, databases, client/server products, and various programming languages.
