2013

Retired


2012-2013

Technical WritingPrincipal Technical Writer, Oracle Corporation, Broomfield, Colorado

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2008-2011

Technical WritingSenior Technical Writer, Pillar Data Systems, Longmont, Colorado

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2005-2007

Technical WritingSenior Technical Writer, webMethods (now Software AG), Denver, Colorado

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2004-2005

Technical WritingSenior Technical Writer, The Information Engineers, Wellington, Colorado

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2004

Technical WritingSenior Technical Writer, Hewlett-Packard, Inc., Ft. Collins, Colorado

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2003-2004

Technical WritingSenior Technical Writer, The Information Engineers, Wellington, Colorado

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2002-2003

Technical Writing Senior Technical Writer, Research Systems, Inc., Boulder, Colorado

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2002

TrainingAdjunct Instructor, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, Colorado

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2001

TrainingAdaptive Technology Training Specialist, State of Colorado Vocational Rehabilitation, Boulder, Colorado

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2000-2001

 Technical WritingTrainingProject ManagementTechnical Publications Manager, Curventa Corp., Longmont, Colorado

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1998-2000

 Technical WritingTrainingProject ManagementTechnical Publications Manager, The Radiance Group, Inc., Boulder, Colorado

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1997-1998

TrainingCurriculum Developer/Trainer, Decision Consultants, Inc., Clearwater, Florida

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1996-1998

Technical WritingTechnical Writer, IBM Printing Systems, Boulder, Colorado

On a contract with Decision Consultants, Inc., Boulder, CO

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1995-1996

Technical WritingTrainingTechnical Writer, US WEST Communications, Outside Plant Facilities Management Project, Denver, Colorado

On a contract with Productive Data Systems, Englewood, CO

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1994-1995:

Project ManagementProject Administrator, US WEST Communications, Outside Plant Facilities Management Project, Denver, Colorado

On a contract with Productive Data Systems, Englewood, CO

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1993-1994:

TrainingCurriculum Developer, Saudi ARAMCO Oil Company, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

On a contract with Al Hoty Establishment, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

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1990-1991:

TrainingAdaptive Technology Training Specialist, State of Colorado Vocational Rehabilitation, Boulder, Colorado

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1989-1993:

Technical WritingProject ManagementDocumentation Manager, ViTel International, Inc., Boulder, Colorado

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1989:

Technical WritingDocumentation Specialist, Forecast Systems Laboratory (now the Global Systems Division (GSD) of the Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL)), NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Boulder, Colorado

On a contract with National Systems & Research, Colorado Springs, CO

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1988:

TrainingProject ManagementTraining Coordinator, Forecast Systems Laboratory (now the Global Systems Division (GSD) of the Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL)), NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Boulder, Colorado

On a contract with National Systems & Research, Colorado Springs, CO

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1986:

TeachingConsultant Lecturer, U. S. Information Agency, Department of State, Washington, D.C.

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1985-1988:

Technical WritingTechnical Writer/Editor, Forecast Systems Laboratory (now the Global Systems Division (GSD) of the Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL)), NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Boulder, Colorado

On a contract with TS Infosystems, Lanham, MD

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1984-1985:

TeachingEnglish Instructor, Economics Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

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WordStar, Edix, Bank Street Writer, Lotus 123


1983-1984:

TeachingLecturer, Pre-Entry Science Course, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana

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1982-1983:

TrainingTeachingConsultant, Institute of Development Management, Gaborone, Botswana

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1978-1981:

TeachingEnglish Instructor and Reading Coordinator, Economics Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

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1976-1977:

TeachingTeaching Assistant, Intensive English Institute, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

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1974-1976:

TeachingLanguage Teacher, St. Constantine's School, Arusha, Tanzania

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Education:

Certificate:
Computer Applications, University of Colorado Division of Continuing Education, 1992
M. A.:
Teaching English as a Second Language, University of Illinois, 1978
B.A.:
English, University of Colorado, 1974
Courses Attended:
CSS-Based Web Design, Doug Wray, Boulder Digital Arts, 2008
Pillar Axiom System Administrator's Course, Pillar Data Systems, 2008
Developing a Content Management Strategy, JoAnn Hackos, ComTech, 2007
How To Blog Workshop, Dave Taylor, 2005
Essential Project Management, Boulder Writers Alliance, 2005
Advanced Structured FrameMaker: Building EDDs and Structured Applications, Scriptorium Press, 2005
Cheetah Content Management Training, Hewlett-Packard, 2005
Arbortext Epic Editor 5.0 Training, Hewlett-Packard, 2004
Introduction to ASP, Introduction to Perl, Dreamweaver, Flash 5 Web Animation, Barnes & Noble University, 2001
Developing a Single-Sourcing Strategy, JoAnn Hackos, ComTech, 2000
Adobe Photoshop for Pros, CompuMaster, 2000
Corel World, Rick Altman, 2000
Technical Overview of XML, Boulder ACM, 2000
Management Issues, Managing People, University of Colorado Division of Continuing Education, 1999
Project Management for IT Professionals, TechLink Training, 1999
UNIX Essentials, Decision Consultants, Inc., 1997
Outside Plant Design Engineering Basics, US WEST, 1996
MS Project, Training Access, 1995
Fundmentals of Telecommunications, Data-Tech Institute, 1991
Indexing, Society for Technical Communication, 1989
Proofreading and Professional Editing, Colorado School of Mines, 1987
Pedagogical Design of Computer-Based Learning Material, Society for Applied Learning Technology, 1988.
Advanced PageMaker, Publishing Resources, 1986


Presentations and Publications:

"Between the Devil and the DTD: authoring in the Brave New World of structured documentation." Boulder Writers Alliance Expo, September 2008.

Members of the Boulder Writers Alliance socialize at their 2007 Expo at the Hotel Boulderado (Boulder Daily Camera)

"Using FrameMaker for shared content: an unstructured approach."Adobe Acrobat PDF format Boulder Writers Alliance Expo, September 2007.

"XML and DITA: What's all the buzz about?" Boulder Writers Alliance Expo, September 2006.

"Practice What You Teach."Adobe Acrobat PDF formatProceedings of the 2002 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, Portland, Oregon, September 2002.

"Single-Sourcing for Real."Adobe Acrobat PDF format Boulder Writers Alliance, August 2001.

"Tracking the Elusive Online Help Topic."Adobe Acrobat PDF format Northern Colorado Tech Writers, June 2001; Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, October 2001.

"Access by Design: Web Sites for Audiences of All Abilities."Adobe Acrobat PDF format Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 1999.

"Fat-Free Documents: They're Easier to Translate and Much Better for Your Heart."Adobe Acrobat PDF format Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, Québec City, Canada, September 1998.

"Writing for the Year 2000."Adobe Acrobat PDF format Proceedings of the 1998 SigDoc Conference, Québec City, Canada, September 1998.

"Corporate Downsizing: Opportunity for a New Partnership Between Engineers and Technical Writers."Adobe Acrobat PDF format Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE Professional Communication Society Conference, Snowbird, Utah, October 1997.

Write Your Own User Guide, Peer-To-Peer Communications, 1996

(Sample)Adobe Acrobat PDF format

Basic Skills for Academic Reading, Prentice-Hall, 1986.

(Sample)Adobe Acrobat PDF format


Professional Organizations:

Society for Technical Communication, Rocky Mountain Chapter

Senior Member and Online Competition Judge

Boulder Writers' Alliance

2005 President

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Professional Communication Society

Frequent conference presenter

Association of Computing Machinery,

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) former member


Awards:

Publication Competition, STC Rocky Mountain Chapter:

Online Competition, STC Rocky Mountain Chapter:


Languages:

French.

Some Swahili, Setswana, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Basic, and Pascal.


Last Modified: October 31, 2008