Hilton & Associates, Inc.

Professional Writing and Training Services

**** ***** ******** ***, #** Denver, Colorado 80247 Office: 720-

***-**** ****: 720-***-**** E-Mail: acuid0@r.postjobfree.com

Career Focus

I am an experienced writer and editor with an extensive background in both

the management and the design and conduct of documentation and training

activities, and with exceptional skills in the production of technical

manuals, marketing materials, business plans, client proposals, research

reports, procedure manuals, training manuals, speeches, and other written

and audio-visual communications materials.

Employment History

Lead EEO Investigator and Contract Writer, Wintersmith & March, 2009

Associates, Inc., a dispute resolution company, 1010 S. to Present

Joliet Street, Suite 200, Aurora, CO 80012.

Responsible for interviewing disputants in formal complaints

of workplace discrimination in various federal agencies, and

of writing reports of investigation used by agency leaders

and judicial authorities in resolving disputes.

Senior Technical Writer/Editor, Insight Global, Inc., 1720 S. November,

Bellaire Street, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80222. 2008 to

Responsible for the design and implementation of a variety of March, 2009

technical communications projects for firms that have a

global client base.

Senior Technical Writer/Editor, Xilinx Inc., 3100 Logic April, 2003

Drive, Longmont, CO 80503. to August,

Responsible for the development, maintenance, and periodic 2008

publication of this global company's libraries guides, a

series of up to 19 volumes (12,000 pages) containing

descriptions and recommended use of 841 circuit design

elements in a dozen architectures. These reference guides

were in high demand among at least 100,000 circuit design

engineers.

Senior Technical Writer/Editor, Raytheon Company (Formerly October,

Hughes Information Technology Systems), Aurora Business 1993 to

Campus, Aurora, Colorado. December,

Lead technical writer/editor on classified, aerospace 2002

projects. Produced systems administration and end-user

documentation for the company's payroll administration

system. Responsible for production of marketing

communications materials. Designed and conducted corporate

diversity training programs.

Technical Writer/Editor, CDI Corporation, assigned as a April, 1989

contractor to several divisions and subsidiaries of US WEST to

(now Qwest). Eventually employed as department head, September,

supervising a team of professional technical writers and 1993

trainers. Duties included support of software development

projects, including: User Requirements, Functional

Specifications, End User Manuals, and training materials.

Account Representative/Marketing Consultant, Media Management September,

Group, Denver, CO. 1987 to

Served as a writing consultant to several Denver-based January,

marketing, advertising, and public relations firms with 1989

responsibility for copy editing, developing client proposals,

brochures, and reports.

Sales Account Manager/Trainer, Heath/Zenith Electronics, January,

Westminster, CO, specializing in personal computer systems. 1987 to

Authored a series of self-instructional training manuals: September,

compliance requirements for key state and federal 1987

legislation; student counseling support tools; and the use of

microcomputer technology for personal and professional

productivity.

Education

1. Master of Arts, American Literature, Graduate College, University of

Illinois at Chicago Circle.

2. Bachelor of Arts in English, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle.

3. Completed a miscellany of certificate programs and adult learning

courses on small business marketing, database programming, e-

business/e-commerce courses, and the design and implementation of

training programs.

Software Experience

Microsoft Office suite (all applications); FrameMaker; and FileMaker Pro

relational database programs. I also authored a variety of mission-critical

documents and developed financial projections and business plan models in

Lotus and Excel. Designed, created, and maintained custom database tools

for tracking and reporting on documentation projects.

Professional Associations

Have held memberships in:

4. The Rocky Mountain Writers' Guild

5. The Society for Technical Communications (STC)

6. Certified Toastmaster (CTM), Toastmasters International, Inc.

References

Available upon request.

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