Writer in Louisville, Kentucky

Tenured technical writer and content strategist who creates, develops and manages documentation and projects of varying scope and various disciplines. Experience has included writing, editing and managing SOPs, white papers, process documentation, information mapping, troubleshooting guides, internal and external marketing collateral, how-to and other technical communication initiatives published in various forms including open-source wikis, dynamic PDFs and online via proprietary CMS utilities. Software proficiency includes use of Adobe products (InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, FrameMaker, Captivate), Lectora instructional design software and concepts, Sharepoint, and MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) in both PC and Mac environments. Working familiarity with data and system analysis. Web publishing experience includes writing, editing and publishing with various proprietary CMS platforms. Writing, editing and project management experience includes editorship of four magazines with international trade and consumer audiences; author of three books. Memberships include the Society for Technical Communication (STC.....); Toastmasters International; graduate of Design For Six Sigma (DFSS/DMAIC) Belt Training (one Green Belt project completed); well versed in SDLC software and IT-related processes, information mapping and project management.