Technical Editor

Joy Jenkins

Fayetteville, AR ***** **************@*****.***

SKILLS

• Experience in freelance positions as a copywriter and copyeditor for academics and non-profit organizations

• Adept at reviewing technical information quickly and producing a clear, concise, engaging copy in multiple media

• Adept at writing for a wide range of audiences and demographics

• Disciplined time-management

• Collaborative/cross-functional with experts from various technical and non-technical fields WORK EXPERIENCE

Freelance Technical Editor/Copyeditor

Self Employed, January 2020-Present

• Review and improve the presentation and explanations of highly technical information

• Create and manage a schedule according to correspondence with clients Microeconomics Supplemental Instructor

University of Arkansas, January 2018-May 2020

• Attended lectures and prepare weekly lesson plans accordingly

• Lead 5 sessions weekly, hold office hours for one-on-one student development, collaborate with team for overall improvement

• Completed prerequisites of having an ‘A’ in the class, strong recommendation from a professor, and an overall high GPA

PROJECTS

Editing- Understanding the Interfacial Reactions Initiating on Lithium Metal Surfaces in Next-Generation Battery Technologies

University of Arkansas PhD Dissertation, Spring 2020

• Reviewed presentation of technical information, including written and visual media Document Design- Event Flyers

AppleSeeds, Inc., Fall 2019

• Created flyer designs for events of local non-profit organization, AppleSeeds, Inc. Undergraduate Honors Project- Visualizing Tuberculosis Patient Progression University of Arkansas, Fall 2018-Spring 2019

• Constructed model to track different patient progressions according to various factors

• Recorded results and analysis in an honors thesis Senior Engineering Project- Improving VA Endoscopy Ward University of Arkansas, Fall 2018- Spring 2019

• Collected data with time studies in order to analyze bottleneck in the process

• Analyzed data and determined different alternatives in order to improve patient process time, throughput, and resource utilization while maintaining or improving the quality of care EDUCATION

Graduate Certification in Technical Writing and Public Rhetoric University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

May 2021 GPA: 4.00

Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering with Minor in Mathematics University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

May 2019 GPA: 3.72

VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Kitchen Volunteer

AppleSeeds, Inc., August 2019-Present

• Lead groups of children to prepare and cook healthy dishes according to a recipe

• Create and develop programs for keeping track of harvests and volunteer hours COMPUTER SKILLS

• Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher

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