From: thom@navaho.cc.bellcore.com (dudis,joseph r)
Subject: Technical Writer/Desktop Publishing Consultant Available-NJ
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 18:05:47 GMT
Keywords: FrameMaker, MS Word, troff, DTP, Design, Brochures, online

Hi all,

A contract of mine ended recently and I have several irons in the fire.  
I am available for short-term projects, am willing to work from home, or
travel if it's worth it (i.e., interesting work and interesting pay:-)

I am a highly motivated Senior writer. I have done a lot of non-traditional
technical writing (sales scripts, brochures, magazines, product blurbs, etc.)
I enjoy doing DTP work, and especially like designing docs.

My resume follows.

  
		  Lynne A. Thompson
		1002 Sunny Slope Road 
		Bridgewater, NJ 08807
		    (908) 722-5116

Summary	

Ten years experience in technical writing/document design/project 
management.  Proficient in the use of UNIX System editors (emacs, 
vi, ed), shell programming, and text formatting programs. (nroff, 
troff).  Completed projects using a variety of desktop publishing 
programs, including Aldus PageMaker, MicroSoft Word (both on 
Macintosh System), and FrameMaker (on UNIX Systems).  Familiar with 
X-Windows, OpenLook, and Motif Interfaces.  Know programming concepts 
and have written programs using shell and MLisp.  Experience with 
database programs and report generation  (Info, SABLE, Oracle, Informix). 

Experience	
3/92-Present	Senior Technical Writer, Bellcore, Piscataway.  
Responsible for testing and documenting service creation system 
running on IBM AIX workstation.  Coordinate illustrators' effort, 
gather information from developers, system testers, and the field.  
Position requires extensive knowledge of programming concepts and 
ability to do prototyping of sample programs on system.

12/91-3/92	Writer/Desktop Publishing Consultant, AT&T ADSS, Holmdel.  
Hired to transfer documents from troff format to FrameMaker format, and 
to develop new document design.  Investigated filtering programs, 
processed files and edited results.  Created a new design and 
implemented it in style sheets.  Documented new system running on Motif. 

10/90-11/91	Technical Writer, AT&T Technical Publications, Middletown.   
Used Sable System to open, track, and resolve MRs.  Wrote, edited, and 
produced PBX Maintenance documentation using troff.  Participated in 
team meetings, worked closely with development to ensure quality.  

Documented Disaster Recovery Procedures for AT&T Mail Service.  
Gathered information, edited existing documents, and updated formats 
using troff.

Co-wrote, designed, and edited Complex Provisioning Guide.    
Visited Detroit and worked closely with users in Operations Center to 
gather data and improve usability of document.  

1/90-10/90	Project Leader/TechnicalWriter Systems Documentation Inc., 
Edison.  Managed AT&T Facsimile documentation projects.  Designed, edited, 
and wrote user guides, field maintenance manuals, and marketing materials.  
Used Aldus PageMaker and MicroSoft Word.  Managed graphic artists and 
support staff.  Contributed to group meetings with developers, product 
marketing representatives, and Japanese manufacturers.  Coordinated 
printing and distribution.



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4/89-12/89	Project Leader/Technical Writer, AT&T Technical Publications, 
Lincroft.  Led team of three writers to write and produce user guides, 
marketing materials, and installation guides for suite of network management 
products.  Worked closely with Human Factors organization to completely 
reformat existing user guides.  Participated in team of representatives 
from Product Implementation, Product Marketing, Product Development, 
System Test, Field Test, Systems Engineering, and Human Factors.  
Contributed to effort to gain more publicity for product and stimulate 
sales teams.  Worked to improve overall usability of documents.

11/87-3/89	Director of Documentation and Training, UniPress, Edison.
Was responsible for user guide and marketing materials.  Produced newsletter.  
Supervised summer staff to develop new on-line, hypertext database.  
Redesigned new format for user documents.  Provided training for staff.  
Interfaced with clients.  Wrote programs to aid in development efforts.

2/87-11/87	Technical Writer, AT&T ERC, Princeton.  Wrote and edited 
manufacturing process control user documentation.  Developed new training 
materials for use by customer engineers.  Talked to users in the field to 
improve document usability.  Visited site to gather information.

2/85-2/87	Associate Editor, Bellcore, Piscataway.  Contributed to 
design and scope of technical magazine from its inception.  Researched 
materials, and interviewed subject matter experts.  Wrote and ghost-wrote 
articles for audience of 20,000.  Coordinated work by graphic artists.

10/83-1/85	Technical Editor, AT&T Bell Labs, Morristown.  Edited and 
rewrote microprocessor user and reference guides.  Worked closely with 
engineers and artists.  Pasted up text and graphics.

5/83-10/83	English/Word Processing Teacher, The Sawyer School of Business,
Elizabeth.  Taught Business English, Intro and Advanced Word Processing, and 
Proofreading.  Ran network of TRS-80 computers for class sessions.  

4/82-5/83	Assistant Technical Editor, AT&T Communications, Bedminster.  
Did proofreading, light editing and graphic production for a staff of 
Editors working on cost-support documentation.  Used WANG system to edit 
on-line.

Education	B.A., English, Douglass College, Rutgers University, 1981.

Other Courses:
AT&T Advanced Technical Writing Course, Dr. Sarah Burton, 1987.
Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute Advanced Technical Writing Course, 1987.
Data Communications, Bellcore, 1986.
Statistics, Spanish, 1984

Of Interest	Received Award of Excellence, (Whole Periodical) STC, 1987.
ESL /Writing Tutor, AT&T and Somerset County libraries.

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