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Tuesday, August 2, my company will cut its size in half, so I'm looking
for work in the Silicon Valley (California). I've checked the STC
listings and have a few leads already, but if you'd be willing to help
out by looking over my background, forwarding it -- if appropriate --
to your manager, and letting me know of any opportunities you know
about that may be a match inside or outside of your company, I'd really
appreciate it! Thanks in advance. I'll be online until Tuesday
morning, 8/2. (After that, you can reply to me indirectly using the
email address Kevin_D_Teixeira -at- ccm -dot- hf -dot- intel -dot- com -dot- )
Terri Rubin (ter -at- kgc -dot- com)
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Desired Position: Senior Technical Writer
Background
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o 10+ years technical writing experience
o Desktop publishing familiarity with FrameMaker, Interleaf, Microsoft
Word and other applications
o User knowledge of UNIX, MS-DOS, Macintosh, VAX VMS, CDOS (Calma)
and Prime desktop publishing environments
o Experience with computer graphics, database software, and C,
PASCAL, BASIC, ALGOL-W and assembly programming languages
o Exposure to graphics library software, virtual reality, hypertext
environments, data communications and networking principles
Skills
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Writing, illustrating and editing hardware installation, owner's,
user's, and service manuals and release notes, and software
user, programmer, and system administration manuals and release notes
Education
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B.A. - double major, Linguistics (language structure) and Writing
A.S. - Electronics (microprocessor emphasis)
Courses in programming, systems networking and technical writing
Companies Where I have Worked
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Kubota Graphics Corporation
Frame Technology
Altos Computer Systems
A.G. Associates
Systems Control
GE Calma
American Microsystems, Inc. (AMI)
Grinder, DeLozier and Associates