Technical Writer Manager

David Yeater

Technical Writer, Editor, Illustrator

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

Hm: 831-***-**** Cell: 831-***-****

David Yeater Resume - Page 1

Qualifications

Over fifteen years as a senior technical writer and editor, interviewing subject matter experts for source material and working independently to create documentation, start to finish.

Twenty years of experience in writing, editing, illustrating, and document production.

Seven years as project leader for Prysm, Borland, Phoenix Publishing, and ICG, Inc.

Expert in FrameMaker, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Photoshop, Illustrator, SketchUp, and many other applications.

Completed contracts for Adobe, Borland, Apple, Hewlett Packard, Sun Microsystems, DirecTV, and many others.

Job Experience

Prysm, Inc. — Senior Technical Writer, Editor, Illustrator - 2016 to 2018

Wrote and illustrated assembly, installation, user, and service guides for Prysm’s product line, primarily their unique large-format LPD video displays. Also produced spec sheets, product bulletins, and many other documents for all products. Self-employed Writer & Editor — 1995 to 1999 and 2006 to 2016

Past clients include Prysm, Adobe, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett Packard, Compaq, Intuit, Xerox, Ingres, Chevron, Grey Advertising, Citicorp, Bank of America, West Marine, Watkins-Johnson, MicroProbe, and Unitek College.

Contracts involve writing, editing, design, layout, illustration, production, and conversions.

International Consulting Group — Technical Writer & Editor - 1999 to 2006

Wrote “Enterprise Data Center Design and Methodology” including creation of illustrations and photos. Published by Prentice-Hall for Sun Microsystems.

Wrote many guides for companies including Apple, DirecTV, Harmonics, and ICTV. Borland International — Publications Specialist & Writer - 1991 to 1995

Co-wrote three production manuals, “Inside Ventura,” “Inside FrameMaker,” and

“The Final Production Handbook.”

Wrote online Help files for dBASE and Turbo Pascal. Computer Experience

Hardware PC and Mac

Software FrameMaker, InDesign, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Confluence, Jira, SketchUp, SolidWorks, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and many others. David Yeater Resume - Page 2

Education

San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA English and Film Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA Design and illustration Computer Arts Institute, Corte Madera, CA 3D graphics and animation Center for Electronic Arts, San Francisco, CA 2D paint and 3D graphics and animation Diablo Valley College, Concord, CA Associate of Arts degree, English References

Drew Roberts – Technical Product Manager, Prysm, Inc. Cell: 925-***-****

Dieter Rathjens – Technical Publications Specialist, Context, Inc. (owner) Cell: 408-***-**** Home: 408-***-****

Email: **@*******-***.***

Shan Wong – Technical Publications Manager, Prysm, Inc. Cell: 408-***-****

Scot Fairchild – Senior Engineer, Prysm, Inc.

Work: 408-***-****

Email: **********@*****.***

Anya Neher – Documentation Specialist

(now living in Ashland, Oregon)

Home: 541-***-****

Email: ******@*****.***

Guy Smith – Technical Writer, International Consulting Group, Inc. Home: 408-***-****

Email: **********@*****.***

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