Technical Writer, Editor

Lana M. Wiggins

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Apt *-E

New York, NY 10065

337-***-**** (cell)

347-***-**** (NY)

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

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Dear Sir or Madam,

My name is Lana M. Wiggins and I am asking to be considered for the

Technical Writer position.

I believe I am highly qualified for this position based upon my Master’s

degree in English with a specialty in composition and editing of all

written forms of communication. As an Instructor of English at the

University of Louisiana, and the University of New Orleans for the past 8

years, I have mastered editing and writing skills through teaching

Technical Writing courses as well as grading and assessing student papers.

I am also highly proficient in editing due to my 2 years at the U.S.

Geological Survey as a Technical Writer/Editor where I served as Managing

Editor for the Fourth Joint U.S.-Russian Bering and Chukchi Seas

Expedition” BERPAC report, working with 25 American and 25 Russian

scientists to help them develop their reports in a 300 page monograph with

graphics, front matter, and back matter, including a full citations in the

MPB format. I am highly specialized in a wide variety of citation style

guides, including AP, APA, MLA, CSE, MPB, GPO, Chicago Manual and others

depending upon the journal and/or particular writing style of the author.

Please refer to Appendix A of my CV for more information on my editing

qualifications.

For the last two years I have also been employed at MindRadio Artist where

I served as publicist, promotions director, press liaison, and personal

assistant to vocalist, Kelly Keeling, where I composed press releases,

maintained public relations and media contacts, corresponded with record

company executives, booked shows, studio time, radio and TV appearances,

made travel arrangements, co-produced community concerts, maintained social

media websites, bookkeeping and budgeting, answered emails and ran personal

errands.

As you will see from my CV, I have extensive experience in editing

technical reports as well as general composition. My job for the last 10

years has been to edit science and technical reports as well as 100’s of

student papers, and writing press releases, policy reports, public

relations reports, white papers, news articles and two published books of

my own. I am highly proficient in written communication and perform very

well under tight deadlines and on the spot editing.

Although I currently reside in Lafayette, Louisiana, I am returning to New

York City in mid-May, 2013. I will be in New York from May 11-18 for job

interviews, then briefly returning to Louisiana to teach a short

Intersession Course on Technical Writing, then making a permanent move to

NY on June 5, 2013.

Please review my CV and if you would like to schedule an interview via

telephone or in person, please feel free to contact me at 337-***-**** or

347-***-**** or via email at ***********@*****.***. Thank you so much for

your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

Lana M. Wiggins, M.A.

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