Bachelor of Arts in Music, Minors in Business Administration and Spanish
Skills
Proficient with both The Chicago Manual ... • Excel • Access • PowerPoint • Outlook • WordPerfect • Interleaf • RFP Machine • FrameMaker • and Windchill. Experience with Quattro P...
Medtronic
Senior Technical Writer
Northrop Grumman Corporation May 2013 - Mar 2016
Senior Technical Writer and Editor and Project Manager
The Documentary Project Mar 2013 - Mar 2013
Writer and Researcher
Boston Scientific Feb 2003 - Nov 2012
Compliance Analyst and Senior Technical Writer
Customguide May 2002 - Feb 2003
Writer and Editor
Education:
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire 1982 - 1986
Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts, Music
Tomah Senior High School 1979 - 1982
Skills:
Writing Creative Writing Creative Writer Technical Writing Editing Technical Editing Technical Communication Technical Documentation Copy Editing Proofreading E Learning User Guide Creation Quick Reference Guides Newsletters Project Management Screenwriting Music Music Publishing Radio Live Radio Medical Devices Quality System Quality System Compliance Microsoft Office Framemaker Html Chicago Manual Associated Press Style Style Guide Creation Translation Memory Databases Database Administration Software Documentation Web Content Adobe Acrobat Section 508 Dreamweaver Fda
Boston Scientific Saint Paul, MN Feb 2003 to Nov 2012 Compliance analyst / Senior technical writerCustomGuide Minneapolis, MN May 2002 to Feb 2003 Writer/editorCeridian Minneapolis, MN May 2001 to Dec 2001 Assistant editor/proposal database administratorFreelance Saint Paul, MN Jul 2000 to May 2001 Writer/editorA Prairie Home Companion Saint Paul, MN Sep 1996 to Jul 2000 Music librarianTennant Company Minneapolis, MN Jul 1995 to Sep 1996 Technical writerFederal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN Jan 1994 to Mar 1995 Technical copy editor/proofreaderThe College of St. Catherine Minneapolis, MN Oct 1991 to Dec 1993 Publications coordinatorHal Leonard Corporation Winona, MN Jun 1986 to Apr 1991 Computerized music engraver
Education:
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, WI 1982 to 1986 Bachelor of Arts in Music, Minors in Business Administration and Spanish
Skills:
Proficient with both The Chicago Manual of Style and The Associated Press Stylebook. Mastered medical and economic terminology and maintained minimal proficiency in Spanish. Computer literate in Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, WordPerfect, Interleaf, RFP Machine, FrameMaker, and Windchill. Experience with Quattro Pro and QuarkXPress.
Rolyne Kafka, Jean Meysenburg, Julene Pfeifer, Raphael Schilz, Gerald Haller, Kathy Kuta, Barbara Mitera, Marian Skorupa, Charles Stone, Leo Laska, Carroll Fix, Janice Brooks