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Resume 12

Ella Kirkland
263 Lake Road
Palo Alto, CA

Experience

Nite Consulting, Inc.
February 2002 to present

Contract
  • Documenting plans for a university portal.
  • Design Specification, Test Plan and on-line User Manual.
Effective Dynamics, Inc.
February 2001 to February 2002

Permanent
  • Creating User s Guides, Operation Manuals, Service Manuals, Parts Catalogs.
  • Creating .pdfs for online manuals.
  • Tools include: PhotoShop, FrameMaker, FreeHand 9, Word, Sony digital camera.
Encryption Style, Inc.
July 2000 to December 2000

Contract
  • Statement of Work, Co-branding Overview, design and implementation for client contracts
  • serving on the Project Management Team for an encryption Internet company.
StayFree.com
May 2000 to July 2000

Contract
  • Writing Operations Manual for Cisco Catalyst 5509, VLANs, load balancers & SQL servers for web server system that tracks visitor preferences for business to business e-commerce site.
Advanced Corporation
November 1999-May 2000

Contract
  • AS-400 documentation, quick start guides.
Paramount Pictures
July 1999 - November 1999

Contract
  • Writing, producing, creating graphics & layout design for two user & reference manuals for Paramount Pictures Finance Department.
  • MS Access visual basic and CICS IBM 3270 mainframe finance application software documentation and testing.
Training with The Beta Group
January 1999 - June 1999

  • Education Programming training for Control Language and RPG 3 for the design of interactive user screens & other applications for the AS/400.
  • Extensive hands-on instructor-led training with lab work in a comprehensive set of classes to build a strong foundation in AS/400 architecture and programming.
  • AS/400 operations including back-ups, security levels and journaling.
  • Computer training for corporate professionals.
California Business Solutions
January 1995 - January 1999

Permanent
  • Technical writer & database customer service support person. Wrote on-line user guides for e-mail and other Internet services using Wrote procedure guide for sales support database.
  • Developed database in MS Access for creating and tracking sales orders with easy access for the teams that needed accurate information - sales, shipping and customer service.
  • Developed an electronic system for damaged product exchange to recoup money from our suppliers.
Various independent writing contracts
February 1991 - January 1995

  • Wrote proposals, OSHA maunuals, insurance proposals etc.
  • Writing samples for interview.
NGC Corporation
January 1981 - February 1991

Permanent Lead technical writer with teaching responsibilities for the writers team.
  • Wrote reference and user manuals for small and mid-range laser printers for systems operators.
  • Worked on engineering teams writing from specs, submitting the manuals for beta testing with printers.
  • Reorganized and rewrote references manuals with more substantial information and easier access.
  • Won Excellence Award from NGC in 1988 with large cash award and bonus trip to Washington D.C.
United Investments, Inc.
January 1977 - January 1981

  • Technical writer & FORTRAN programmer - tools included FORTRAN, UNIX and the DEC editor.
  • Wrote FORTRAN routines to create reports and to streamline user access to hardware.
  • Documented custom software for Cray, DEC, CDC operating systems.
  • Developed operations & procedures manuals for clientsA custom applications software.
Skills
  • Technical writer, business writer, & writer for client/server systems.
  • Minor experiencep programming for IBM AS/400 using RPG 3, Query, CL and operations.
  • Experience with databases such as Baan,in MS Access, PICK, Domino and Hedberg.
  • FrameMaker, Photoshop, FreeHand 9, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, Paint, digital camera work for photos in my documents and Paper Port.
  • IBM experience with mid-range AS/400s and mainframes with CICS and SAR.
  • B.A. Liberal Arts, 3.5 GPA.
  • Special talent for working with subject matter experts, & testing applications.
  • I have my own template for Word and FrameMaker and I can create sophicated graphics.
  • Very quick learner for documenting proprietary software.


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