Contract technical
writer overview
When you bring me in to produce quality
documentation, you get an incorporated contract technical writer with
more than ten years experience developing user documents, instructional
materials, online help and marketing content.
Customers in the...
- IT
- Telecom
- Financial
- Health
...industries contract me project after
project when they need specialized technical writing expertise.
Fitting into your team
My contract history includes significant
responsibility as sole technical writer or another member of your
technical writing group. I work closely with developers, users,
managers and senior executives.
My contract technical writer resume is
available upon request.
Choosing the right
tool for the job
The authoring tools I use as contract
technical writer include single-source editors AuthorIT, FrameMaker and
Epic Editor, in addition to tools such as RoboHelp, HTML editors,
Acrobat, Visio, Photoshop, and Illustrator. I have used MS Office and
IBM Lotus Notes for many years.
On becoming a contract
technical writer
I started as a writer and client rep at a
technical marketing agency in the 1980s, where I produced ad copy and
corporate writing for clients like Nortel, Bank of Montreal, TD Bank,
and Moore Business Products.
Developing an aptitude
for technical communication
My assignments were very technical and
demanded a utilitarian set of technical skills from the writer. I found
that I really enjoyed the work.
In the late 1980s I started my contract
writing business and produced a broad range of technical projects for
software developers and high-tech manufacturers.
University technical
writer training
In 1992 I read Nuala Beck's book Shifting Gears and discovered the term contract
technical writer. As she explained what a contract
technical writer did, I realized that I was doing a lot of the work
that a contract technical writer does.
But to be really able to help companies like
yours, what I needed was the formal education and certification to make
me a more efficient contract technical writer.
So I returned to university and earned my
Technical Writing Certificate. Most importantly, I learned the
structures, authoring tools and best practices that make great
technical documentation a faster and more affordable process.
Helping you now
Today I am a contract technical writer who
produces user reference docs, online help, and marketing content for
companies such as IBM, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and
Scientific-Atlanta... and smaller companies who want the same level of
professionalism in their documentation.
Thank you
Thanks for taking the time to learn more
about me and about what I offer as a contract technical writer. I hope
you will look through my contract technical writer portfolio, and ask
me any questions about the services I offer as a contract technical
writer.
You can contact me by email, or by phone at
(416) 421-4710.
