Eric John Ponvelle
Marietta, Georgia 30067
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Education
Nicholls State University Aug. 2005 - Aug. 2009 Thibodaux, Louisiana
. Bachelor of Arts in English
. GPA - 3.3
o Technical Writing Concentration GPA: 4.0; Creative Writing Concentration
GPA: 3.8
Experience
Various Freelance Writer Jun. 2006 - Present Various
. Created reports, manuals, web help, marketing articles, blog posts, and
other forms of documentation
. Used Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, Microsoft Office 2003 - 2007, and Madcap
Flare to create all documentation
. Created easy to understand documents on topics ranging from skin cancer
to use of load banks
. Edited all documents for content, spelling, grammar, and aesthetics
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Simplex Onsite Technical Writer Oct. 2012 - Jul. 2013 Austell,
Georgia
. Created manuals using Adobe Creative Cloud for various load banks and
fueling solutions
. Learned SolidWorks for rendering and modeling for manuals and other
documents
. Conferred with project managers and engineers on technical aspects of
products
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Syska Hennessy Group Technical Writer Jun. 2011 - Apr. 2012 Atlanta,
Georgia
. Created templates for reports, proposals, and Basis of Design
. Created reports, basis of design, proposals, and presentations for
clients and internal usage
. Checked documents for spelling, grammar, formatting, and accuracy before
release
. Led a technical writing seminar for engineers, designers, and project
managers
. Assisted in marketing initiatives
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TPCG Engineering Analyst Feb. 2010 - Jun. 2011 Houma, Louisiana
. Programmed complex system for operating, running, and recording pump
stations throughout the parish
. Wrote instructions for set-up, use, maintenance, and further needs as
technical documentation
. Maintained pump stations and monitoring software
. Trained mechanics, pump station attendants, and others on use of pump
station system
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BTNEP Technical Writing Intern Jan. 2009 - Aug. 2009 Thibodaux,
Louisiana
. Collected data from biologists to create reports and fact sheets
. Created reports on various facets of the program/designed public-use fact
sheets on various biological topics
. Learned QuarkXpress to create all documentation
Other Skills
. Taught myself various programming and scripting languages (C++, PHP,
HTML, CSS)
. Gained proficiency in Microsoft Office, Sharepoint, and Project, Adobe
CS5.5, Flare, and QuarkXpress
. Taught English as a Foreign Language online for the Republic of China
. Documented bugs and issues while beta testing over numerous games of
various genres and platforms
. Published three fiction short stories
. Wrote and edited a novel