I am a Desktop Publisher specializing in Translations Desktop Publishing. I have been doing Translations Desktop Publishing since 1991. I have experience editing text, and graphics for translations. I have also worked in translations of Web Sites and the associated graphics. I am an Adobe Certified Expert for FrameMaker 5.5.

I currently run my own freelance business.

Sorry, examples of my work are unavailable due to Non Disclosure Agreements with my customers.

Present

• Desktop publish translated material
• Template creation using FrameMaker, PageMaker and QuarkXpress
• Conversion of data from one application to another

AT&T and Lucent Technologies: Applications Technical Support
1989 - 2001

• Technical Support for Unix and FrameMaker Publishing.
• Web development and Webmaster for CTIP Global Translations Group.
• Provided Technical Support for group using FrameMaker Desktop Publishing Software and Trados
• Provided Data Conversion services. Conversion from one software package to another
• Provide Technical Support to the CTIP Global Translations Group for the following applications:
  • Adobe FrameMaker (Adobe Certified Expert)
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe PageMaker
  • MicroSoft Products
  • QuarkXpress
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • CorelDraw
  • Trados

AT&T: Technical Support and Project Manager
1984 - 1988

• Provided Technical Support for the Xyvision Desktop Publishing System.
• Acted as Project Manager for any work sent to the group providing Xyvision Processing.

AT&T: Technical Trainer
1981 - 1983

• Was employed as a technical trainer to teach, Introduction to UNIX, NROFF/TROFF processing, Xyvision Desktop Publishing System.

Western Electric: Technical Writer
1978 - 1981

• Wrote Technical documentation about Western Electric Products (e.g. E911, Mine Telephone, Customer Premises Systems).

Other Jobs
1977 - 1978

• Quality Control Tech for Gilbarco (now Gilbarco Veeder-Root)
• Alarm Services Technician

Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology: 1977
Guilford Technical Community College
(Jamestown, NC)

A lot of On The Job Training.

23.5 years of on the job experience in the field of Technical Writing, and Technical Support!