Over 30 years of experience as a writer, editor and graphic artist.
Has been a copywriter and graphic artist for advertising companies; a writer and
editor for technical groups in Fortune 500 companies; an editor for several small
online and hard copy publications; and owned and operated a custom picture framing
shop and art gallery.
Produced hundreds of books and documents; has had
articles, poems and short stories published in several magazines; and a published
a novel, 'Toy Shadows', and a light-hearted non-fiction book, 'How to Have Fun
with Retirement', a collection of light-hearted senior's articles.
As
a Commercial Writer/Editor/Graphic Artist has experience in:
Writing
copy for advertising and marketing material. Editing and writing for books, tabloids,
catalogs, training manuals, magazines, newsletters, and web sites. Producing graphics,
design and pre-press production for various media, including, brochures, catalogs,
books, newspaper and magazine advertising, billboards, and TV spots. Owning and
operating a custom picture framing shop and gallery.
Publisher and editor
for Rainy Day Fiction, an online publication; and Fiction Etc., a tabloid publication
for Northwest fiction. Managing advertising and marketing campaigns.
Purchasing
and coordinating of printing. Analyzing, purchasing and placing advertising media,
including, TV, radio, print, billboards, and bus boards. Managing editor for Journeys,
a tabloid style literary publication.
As a Technical Writer/Editor/Graphic
Artist I have experience in:
Writing online and hard copy technical
documentation. Producing artwork and editing for graphic presentations. Editing online and hard
copy for technical writers, system architects and analysts, programmers, engineers,
and management personnel.
Creating technical graphics for user guides,
maintenance manuals, and IT procedures. Managing software-tool documentation for
aircraft manufacturing and production division.
Building and maintaining
hard copy and online libraries for a leading pharmaceutical company. Leading a
group of ten writers and editors. Producing graphics and design for technical
documentation, presentations and training.
Employment:
Micron
Technology: freelance writer and edito; Art encounter. Las Vegas; Eli
Lilly Pharmaceutical Company e-Data Management IT Analysis: technical writer/editor;
ATL Ultrasound-Philips Medical Systems: technical writer/editor; Eli
Lilly Pharmceutical Company/US Demand IT: technical writer;
Writers
Press Publishing Company: editor for books published by new writers;. Rainy
Day Productions: writer/editor for a variety of material for a variety of
customers; Rainy Day Frames: Owner/operator of a custom picture framing
shop and gallery;
The Boeing Company: technical writer/editor lead
in aircraft manufacturing software, F-22 software, Commercial Avionics Systems,
Boeing Computer Services; Seattle Menu Specialists: art director, copywriter,
marketing consultant for restaurant/hotel printed collateral material; Greater
Seattle Printing/Dinner and Klein Marketing: copy writer, editor, art director,
graphic designer, pre-press production and marketing consultant for marketing
materials;.
CKW Group: copywriter, graphic designer, print coordinator,
media purchaser for advertising/marketing materials, including, print, radio,
and TV.
Computer Skills:
Use Windows 95/98, 2003,
2007 and XP. MS Office, FrameMaker, Acrobat, and Lotus Notes. Use graphic programs
Visio, Corel, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Designer, Visual Capture and PageMaker.
Use web page editors Dreamweaver, FrontPage, PageMill, Hotdog and HTML. Have worked
with RoboHelp. Have been a program validation librarian using the Documentum program.
At various times I have used Windows, Interleaf and Macintosh platforms for writing,
editing and graphics.
Education:
