Project Manager Developer

Summary of Qualifications

Articulate, diligent, experienced professional with extensive background in

writing, editing, design, and desktop publishing. Excellent communications

skills, with project management, administrative, and supervisory

experience. Meticulous attention to detail.

Experience

Writer GeoGenius Seattle, WA 2008-2010

Writer and developer of GPS-triggered travel documentaries for the tourism

industry: on motorcoach tours, on the web, and on mobile applications. As

part of an award-winning production team, responsible for on-site waypoint

acquisition and activation timing, research, content development, asset

procurement, and scripting of multimedia GPS tours.

Marketing Director Visitation Catholic School Tacoma, WA 2005-2007

In consultation with the Principal and School Commission, developed and

implemented a comprehensive marketing strategy with the goal of full school

enrollment. Elements of the marketing plan included branding, advertising,

publicity, web, and collateral. In two years enrollment at Visitation

improved by 20%.

Technical Writer / Documentation Specialist Freelance & Contract 2003-

2005

As a technical writer, content developer, web designer, and desktop

publisher my clients have included Apple Computer, Armitage House Press,

Compaq, Fusium, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, MILA, Siemens, Wasser

Studios, and various candidates for public office.

Content Manager / Desktop Publisher T-Mobile Bellevue, WA 2003

Edited and formatted materials for corporate training program. Developed

and edited web content for T-Mobile.com site. This included translating

jargon-drenched technical text into ordinary English and developing

marketing copy for phones and rate plans.

Project Manager / Content Manager Frank Russell Company Tacoma, WA

2002-2003

Project manager and content developer for corporate intranet and financial

advisor-oriented extranet for a multi-billion dollar corporation. Sites

included Business Continuity Program, Corporate Legal, and RussellLINK.

Worked with both E-Business Services and Russell Investment Services.

Technical Writer / Sherpa Tenzing Communications Seattle, WA 2000-

2001

Produced end-user support material, such as user guides, help texts,

release notes, hardware and installation guides, etc. Responsible for

development and implementation of documentation management system. In

Sherpa capacity, provided conduit for employee/management communications

and facilitated inter-employee relations.

Senior Technical Writer GeoAgents.com Olympia, WA 2000

Designed, planned, organized, wrote, edited and maintained written

documentation, online help and publications relating to users, operations,

products, writing standards and services. Created graphic images, flow

charts and diagrams for inclusion in documentation. Assisted with training

new employees on standards and practices. Reviewed and tested software for

accuracy and consistency with documentation, identifying issues and

revising documentation.

Project Manager / Technical Writer Network Solutions, Inc.

Olympia, WA 1999-2000

Planned the design and development of interactive web-based applications,

supervised site implementation, and wrote accompanying user and technical

documentation.

Skills

. Editing

. Copyediting

. Technical Writing

. Creative Writing

. Scriptwriting

. GPS tour development

. Project Management

. Desktop Publishing

. Collateral design

. Book design

. HTML/Web Authoring and

content management

. RoboHELP

. Adobe products including Acrobat, FrameMaker, Illustrator, InDesign,

PageMaker, and Photoshop.

. Various HTML editors and

word processing applications.

Awards

2009

Telly Award for Video Excellence - Travel/Tourism (x4)

Accolade Award of Excellence (Tourism/Travel)

Accolade Award of Merit (Concept/Creativity)

2010

Telly Award for Video Excellence - Travel/Tourism (x3)

Telly Award for Video Excellence - Non-Traditional Media

Summit Creative Award for Advertising (Emerging Media)

Communicator Award (Travel/Tourism)

Communicator Award (Non-Traditional Media)

Miscellaneous

My play, "The King in Yellow" was produced at the Capitol Theater in

Olympia, Washington and was subsequently published by Armitage House. The

film of my screenplay "The Resurrectionist" was released by Overlord

Productions.

My other interests include drawing, painting, reading, and studying

Medieval European, Byzantine, and Ancient Egyptian history and culture. And

books. Anything to do with books.

THOM RYNG

Writer, Editor, Publishing Professional

THOM RYNG

Writer, Editor, Publishing Professional

THOM RYNG

Writer, Editor, Publishing Professional

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