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Urbana, Il, Us

Urbana, Illinois

Write communications stories for print and online dissemination (e.g., Click! Magazine, press releases and the CS website) through research and content creation; interview faculty, alumni, affiliates, and students of all levels; make judgments on newsworthiness of topics, events, research, projects, etc.; make suggestions to the Advancement team regarding ideas/topics for videos, articles and press releases; incorporate edits/changes/additions provided by the Director of Advancement, story… Show more Write communications stories for print and online dissemination (e.g., Click! Magazine, press releases and the CS website) through research and content creation; interview faculty, alumni, affiliates, and students of all levels; make judgments on newsworthiness of topics, events, research, projects, etc.; make suggestions to the Advancement team regarding ideas/topics for videos, articles and press releases; incorporate edits/changes/additions provided by the Director of Advancement, story subjects, and others as directed; collaborate with Advancement staff to promote the department’s research Show less

Ui Research Park, Champaign, Il

Copyedited user’s guides, technical notes, reports and proposal summaries regarding “big data” software; wrote Web content; mentored authors for whom English is their second language; developed an in-house style guide and grammatical tip sheets; and consulted on documentation standards and corporate identity

University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign

Wrote, edited and produced scientific and public-information materials for a variety of audiences and in a variety of formats; conducted original research and interviewed subject-matter experts; managed Web content, as webmaster, for National Science Foundation (NSF)–funded websites and collaborative partnershipsSelected websites for which I served as webmaster:• NCSA User Information, http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/UserInfo/• Linux Clusters Institute (LCI)… Show more Wrote, edited and produced scientific and public-information materials for a variety of audiences and in a variety of formats; conducted original research and interviewed subject-matter experts; managed Web content, as webmaster, for National Science Foundation (NSF)–funded websites and collaborative partnershipsSelected websites for which I served as webmaster:• NCSA User Information, http://www.ncsa.illinois.edu/UserInfo/• Linux Clusters Institute (LCI), http://linuxclustersinstitute.org/• Grid Research Integration Deployment and Support Center, http://www.grids-center.org/ Evaluated content for consistent tone, clarity and conformity; copyedited, proofread and verified accuracy of information prepared by NCSA staff; determined appropriate scope and format for individual projects; implemented policy, design and style changes in consultation with the Group Director and appropriate teams Show less

Champaign, Il

Wrote, revised and updated HTML-based online help and printed manuals; copyedited online help, print materials and lessons (science, history and nutrition); managed documentation projects; assisted in project development and quality assurance; developed user-interface paper prototypes and presented them to user focus groups; created a usability study

Memphis, Tn

Wrote and edited product manuals used by certified telecommunications technicians; defined and designed schematic for progressive phases of the company’s secure website; wrote, edited and produced training materials, technical brochures and user’s guides

Journalism

Graduate work toward an M.S.

Fiction Writing

Graduate-level course in fiction writing taught by Peter Taylor

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English And History