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MARTHA SCOTT

281-***-**** (Cell)

281-***-**** (Home)

********.*****@*********.***

http://www.linkedin.com/in/mscott1corpwritingcommspec

Summary: Technical Writer/Editor

. Manages project milestones and meets deadlines for multiple projects

with overlapping timelines.

. Communicates technical information clearly and effectively using a

variety of software applications for desktop publishing and HTML

content delivery.

. Displays careful attention to detail and accuracy. Ensures

consistency and readability. Ensures strict adherence to company's

adopted style guide. Comprehends, reorganizes, edits, and proofreads

highly complex material. Conducts Internet research and asks the

right questions of subject matter experts to ensure accuracy and

prevent rework.

. Possesses solid experience editing a variety of materials including

articles for technical journals, technical and compliance-related

reports, and corporate newsletters.

. Establishes productive rapport with subject matter experts within all

organizational levels.

Experience

UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE, Houston, Texas

Technical Writer, 2006-present

Write 8- to 15-page technical reports detailing the topics and

discussions for high-visibility meetings at NASA-Johnson Space Center

(JSC). Describe hardware maintenance process control, hardware

modifications, critical math models, engineering analyses, in-flight

anomalies, root cause investigations, flight experiments, and scientific

studies. Provide meeting support and permanent record of astronaut

debriefings wherein Shuttle crewmembers discuss all Orbiter hardware and

equipment.

During flights, produce Mission Management Team meeting summaries within

required 2.5-hour turnaround.

Consistently deliver on-time and error-free products, earning excellent

metrics and documented customer appreciation. Awarded monetary

performance award for productivity and customer support.

AIM INVESTMENTS (Now Invesco), Houston, Texas

Tenure at AIM afforded the opportunity to collaborate with portfolio

managers, department managers, product managers, and software developers

at the eighth-largest mutual fund company in America.

Financial Writer III, 2002-2006, Corporate Communications and Retail

Marketing Departments

Wrote shareholder reports for dozens of funds with monthly release

deadlines. Researched financial data and market events. Interviewed

fund managers for content direction. Collaborated with designers and

produced accurate, well-written, and easily understood text and graphics.

Ensured adherence to legal and compliance requirements and corporate

style. Utilized Associated Press (AP) Style Guide. Submitted drafts

according to review cycle and consistently met deadlines for design

layout, content review, and release to printer. Managed overlapping

print cycle timelines.

Communications Specialist, 2000-2002, Corporate Communications Department

Wrote and prepared content for daily newsletter on internal corporate

website using HTML authoring software and Photoshop. Created policy

documents for internal website, edited print documents for yearly

benefits program enrollment package, authored style guide for HR

communications, co-edited and contributed content for quarterly employee

print newsletter, and interviewed department managers and high-profile

employees to feature in department and employee spotlights.

Technical Writing Supervisor, 1993-2000, Training Department

Supervised technical writers producing procedure manuals, intranet sites,

quick-reference guides, and Help files. Produced five-booklet volumes

containing information for new employees. Followed Chicago Manual of

Style. Edited monthly newsletter for Benefits department. Produced user

manuals for nine modules of company-specific trading system. Created

user manual for electronic trade entry system for bank clients.

Developed Help files to accompany in-house customized software

applications.

OMNIPLAN, INC., Houston, Texas (JSC, Rockwell International, and

commercial contractor)

Technical Editor, 1986-1993

Edited internal documents at NASA-JSC. Wrote booklet outlining future

NASA initiatives for distribution to more than 10,000 employees and

contractors. Performed substantive rewriting for book detailing concept

for crew escape vehicle and the physical effects of re-entry. Edited

papers presented at symposiums and articles submitted to scientific

journals. Prepared documents for IEEE, Society of Automotive Engineers

(SAE), and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

publications. Followed Government Printing Office (GPO) Style Guide.

Awards

United Space Alliance's Quest Performance Award for excellence in

customer support

Society of Technical Communicators Award of Merit

Astronauts' Personal Achievement Award for Outstanding Support ("Silver

Snoopy")

Education

B.A., English, Southwest Texas State University

Software Expertise/Experience

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WinHelp, Visio and Project

Adobe Photoshop, PageMaker, FrameMaker, RoboHelp, and Dreamweaver

Recent Training: Version 2007 of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel,

Project, and Visio

Portfolio Available Upon Request

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