| 2000-present |
Independent Contractor (various locations) |
Duties: Writing and programming on project-to-project basis, including technical writing, editing, software development, and database management. Projects include:
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Sony Computer Entertainment |
Documentation tools development. |
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Rational Software |
Technical editing. |
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Electronic Arts |
Database development. |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica |
Writing and editing. |
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The Learning Company |
Software production tools development. |
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| 2000-2001 |
Associate Editor, Kiplinger Washington Editors (Washington, DC) |
| Duties: Maintain investing section of website; process content for posting online; edit and write online-specific features; assist in design. |
| 1997-1999 |
Software Engineer, The Learning Company (Fremont, CA) |
| Duties: Build, organize, and maintain data for software products; coordinate with editorial and content development staff; create software production tools; edit and develop content; document development processes; help design features and form development strategies. |
| 1996-1997 |
Installation Coordinator, Computing Resources (Sunnyvale, CA) |
| Duties: Set up customers on payroll processing service; maintain small office network. |
| 1995 |
Technical Writer, Durand Communication Network (Goleta, CA) |
| Duties: Write and edit software manuals; includes indexing, screen shots, and software testing. |
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Software Packages |
Adobe FrameMaker+SGML, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Microsoft Visual Studio |
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Programming/Markup |
C/C++, CSS, HTML, MFC, MySQL, .NET, ODBC, Perl, PHP, Qt, SGML, SQL, Visual Basic, WordprocessingML, XML, XSLT |
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Computer Platforms |
Microsoft Windows, Linux, UNIX, MS-DOS, Macintosh OS |
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Style Guides |
Associated Press Stylebook, Chicago Manual of Style, Microsoft Manual of Style |
