Transcript PowerPoint Resume for Colleen S. Pars

I am an award-winning
technical communicator with
multiple years experience
designing, writing, and
editing technical
documentation.
My unique combination of
technical chops, artistic
flair, and attention to
detail yields deliverables
that are clear, concise,
and creative.
Why technical communication?
Short Answer:
I love to organize ... especially
information.
Long Answer:
Tech writing is the perfect storm of the
best attributes of everything else I’ve
wanted to be when I grow up:
Horse (well not this one ...),
Horseback Rider (ditto),
Lawyer,
Graphic Designer,
Ad Exec.
University of Illinois-Urbana
BS in Advertising, May 1987
Dean’s List, G.P.A. 4.7/5.0
Summa Cum Laude
Kellogg School of Management
Northwestern University
Selected Courses
The School of the
Art Institute of Chicago
Selected Courses
Creative Options, Ink
DDB Needham
Media Intern
Summer 1986
Creative Options, Ink
Desktop Publishing
Specialist
July 1989 –
April 1990
Foote, Cone & Belding
Media Planner
Assistant Media Planner
June 1987 –
July 1989
Andersen Consulting
Program Specialist
Associate Program Specialist
April 1991 –
December 1993
Budget Rent A Car
Corporate Headquarters
Training Document Coordinator
April 1990 –
April 1991
JMB Realty Corporation
Senior Technical Writer
May 1994 –
February 1996
DKSystems
DKSystems Incorporated
Senior Technical Writer
December 1993 –
May 1994
In February, 1996 I established
Clue Communications as the
S corporation for my freelance,
independent consulting, technical
communication business.
For
SOP Department,
created and edited internal and
external communication regarding
deployment of training to over
14,000 associates.
For
Information Technology
Department, created and edited programmer
and user documentation for corporate and
field imaging systems, a network planning
tool set, and a data warehousing project.
For
, created
job aids and training materials for new
sales force tools.
For
, created documentation and
training materials for an international
implementation of new processes.
For
, created a document
management system and wrote and edited
complex network schematics, programmer
documentation, and user documentation.
For
, created and edited procedural
help for the firm’s SharePoint wiki.
For
(now part of
),
created an online library of company documents
and created programmer and user documentation
for an algorithmic trade execution tool.
For
law firm,
created and maintain web site and related
marketing materials.
Programmer
Documentation
Reference
Guides
Troubleshooting
Guides
Web
Pages
Web
Sites
Wikis
Online
Help
Online
Libraries
Online
Tours
Getting
Started
Guides
Job
Aids
User
Documentation
Installation
Procedures
Release
Notes
Course
Catalogs
Training
Materials
Participant
Guides
Process
Documentation
Forms
Reports
Complex
Graphics
Network
Schematics
Marketing
Materials
Brochures
Presentations
Press
Releases
Newsletters
White
Papers
Style
Guides
Templates
Content Management:
Expression
Engine LMS
Meridian LMS
Documentation:
Acrobat
Excel
Word
Visio
Graphics:
Photoshop
Elements
Visio
Help Authoring:
RoboHelp
Presentation:
PowerPoint
ScreenCam
Director
Programming:
C
COBOL
CSS
HTML
SmallTalk
Visual Basic
XML
Web Site:
Dreamweaver
SEO Strategy
Advertising
Computer Hardware
Consulting
Equine
Finance
Food Service
Health Care
Human Resources
Insurance
Law
Non-Profit
Real Estate
Retail
Software Development
Telecommunications
Transportation
Wireless
Multiple Awards of Excellence,
Achievement, and Merit from the
Society for Technical Communication
Chicago Chapter
CARA’s PURE Service Award
Recognizing Professionalism,
Understanding, Responsibility
and Excellence
www.cluecommunications.com
[email protected]
708.606.1297
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