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Bill Loguidice

Writer, Editor, and Content Development Specialist Email: adzs5q@r.postjobfree.com Phone: 732-***-****

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/billloguidice Portfolio: https://armchairarcade.com/perspectives/bill-loguidice-recent-portfolio-and- bio/

Summary

• Versatile writer and editorial professional with a can-do attitude whose work has reached millions of end-users.

• Expert Technical Writer, Editor, and Designer with an agile mindset.

• Extensive technical, business, and marketing experience, including B2B and consumer.

• Excels in the modern remote work environment to get the job done right as a lead member of today’s cross-functional, culturally diverse, and highly collaborative worldwide teams.

• Professional experience of over 20 years as an office commuter and 5 years as a remote worker.

• Author of more than a dozen mass-market books and hundreds of articles on a broad range of subjects.

• Crafter of user manuals, web and social media content, press releases, packaging, UI/UX, multimedia scripts, promotional materials, and other impactful technical, medical, and marketing content.

Resume Guide

Pages 1 - 4: Employment History, Page 4: Education, Pages 4 - 5: Publications (Articles, Books, Film), Page 5: Technical Skills (selected), Page 5: Independent Business Ventures Employment History

October 2022 – Present; Company: Alight Solutions [Benefits and leave management solutions] Role/Job Title: Technical Writer and Content Specialist for Product Solutions Primary Skills: Writing, Editing, Design, Analysis Key Technologies: Confluence, Jira, Madcap Flare, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Word, Smartsheet, Workday Interactions: B2B Representatives, Executives, Project Leaders, Product Team Members, Developers, Consultants

Location: Remote with North America- and India-based teams Select Accomplishments: Developed original templates. Developed technical writing procedures and policies. Developed original style guide. Developed documentation portal and intake form. Responsibilities:

• Create user guides, release notes, and other product-centric technical documentation for SaaS platforms, customer personas, and leave management solutions.

• Establish and evolve documentation policies, procedures, and portals. Bill Loguidice Resume Page 2 5

• Develop feature-rich templates and other documentation standards.

• Collaborate with subject matter experts and project teams on documentation workflow.

• Review, copy edit, and guide content developed by other team members. June 2014 – October 2022 (June 2018 – October 2022, Full-time consulting; June 2014 – June 2018, Part-time consulting); Company: AtGames Cloud Holdings Ltd. [Home arcade and video games] Primary Role: Senior Technical and Marketing Writer Primary Skills: Writing, Editing, Marketing, Design, Analysis, Management, Operations, Partnerships, Testing

Job Titles: Director of Strategy and Content (most recent), Strategy and Content Analyst Key Technologies: Google Docs, Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word Interactions: Consumers, Ownership, Management, Customer Service, Developers, Sales, Operations, Business Partners, Influencers, PR firms, Freelancers Location: Remote with North America- and China-based teams Select Accomplishments: Key part of team to transition company from value-priced plug and play consoles to high-value home arcade products. Drove change management related to public perception and overall reputation.

Responsibilities:

• Wrote and edited videogame hardware and software product manuals and packaging, catalogs, website and social content, retailer-specific content, books, UX/UI, video scripts, policies/procedures, and other special projects.

• Created press releases, entertainment agendas, customer service messaging, and other product marketing and related activities.

• Developed, managed, and optimized social media postings.

• Planned, named, and guided branding of complete product concepts.

• Researched, developed, tested, and performed quality control of products.

• Cultivated supplier, vendor, customer, influencer, developer, and other strategic business partnerships and relationships.

May 2013 – June 2018; Company: Sunhillo Corporation [Air traffic control hardware and software] Role/Job Title: Senior Technical Writer

Primary Skills: Writing, Editing, Design, Analysis, Testing Key Technologies: Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Camtasia, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Visio

Interactions: C-level, Management, Developers, Sales, Marketing, Consultants, Freelancers Location: New Jersey

Select Accomplishments: Developed original templates. Developed technical writing procedures and policies. Developed original style guide. Developed and created training videos and related processes. Key part of team to achieve multiple ISO certifications. Bill Loguidice Resume Page 3 5

Responsibilities:

• Created and revised technical and end user documentation for hardware and software products as part of surveillance data distribution systems targeting requirements for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Military, NASA, and worldwide civil aviation locations.

• Engaged in, and developed materials for, ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2013 certification process, including extensive procedure documentation.

• Wrote and edited UX/UI with related developer support.

• Designed dynamic layouts and templates in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite.

• Created impactful product support materials and visuals/photos for sales, marketing, and Web usage.

• Produced and edited training videos.

• Supported proposal response and creation for requests for proposals (RFPs) and other procurement opportunities for FAA, U.S. Military, NASA, and worldwide civil aviation location requests.

April 2007 – May 2013; Company: Gx Group (Galaxy Systems, GalaxE.Solutions, GalaxE.Healthcare Solutions) [IT services]

Primary Role: Technical and Marketing Writer

Primary Skills: Writing, Editing, Marketing, Sales Support Job Titles: Presales Engineer (most recent), Technical Writer, Corporate Writer Key Technologies: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Visio Responsibilities:

• Drove and delivered the activities that supported proposal and SOW (Statement of Work) generation. These activities included, but were not limited to, coordination, technical writing, FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis)/Work Plan/Work Breakdown Structure creation, branding, marketing and document creation, archiving, and document management.

• Supported cross-departmental functions, such as the generation of corporate documents, marketing collateral, Website content, and/or general requests for GalaxE Group information. September 2004 – April 2007; Company: Volt Information Sciences, Inc. [Staffing services] Role/Job Title: Senior Procurement/Operations Analyst Primary Skills: Procurement, Analysis, Writing, Editing Key Technologies: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Visio

Responsibilities:

• Managed complete procurement process for a variety of multi-million dollar corporate initiatives that included vendor sourcing, RFP creation, bid management, and vendor selection.

• Designed, developed, and documented complete multiuser supplier management database.

• Audited vendor management and client programs for contractual compliance and process and procedural effectiveness.

• Researched and produced salary research methodology and data for client program cost-savings analysis and comparison.

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December 1999 – August 2004; Company: JobReq [B2B staffing services] Role/Job Title: Director of Operations

Primary Skills: Analysis, Writing, Editing, Operations Key Technologies: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Visio

Responsibilities:

• Managed daily operations for a business-to-business staffing exchange startup.

• Built and maintained entire operational proof-of-concept and working prototype.

• Provided design and development assistance for custom operational database.

• Developed a wide range of key business documents, including business plans, flowcharts, user documentation, and marketing materials.

September 1998 – February 2003; Business Analyst, Developer, Webmaster, Network Administrator, Researcher; Churchill & Harriman [Staffing services] May 1996 – September 1998; Lead Technical Writer, Lead Network Administrator, Webmaster; Modis

[Staffing services]

March 1995 – May 1996; Lead Sales Representative; Computer City [Big box computer retailer] September 1994 – February 1995; Technical Writer/Editor/Proofreader; ProWright Business Technologies [Editorial services]

Education

Rider University, BA Communications (Radio, Television, Journalism) – 1994 American Fitness Training of Athletics, AFTA Certified Personal Trainer in Personal Training and Nutrition – 2010

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Training – Course: Business Analysis; Course: SDLC; Course: Financial Analysis – 2010

Assorted business, human resources, security, and technical courses (1996 – Present) Publications

Articles (selected)

Ziff Davis (IGN) – 2023 - Present (technology reviews), Valnet (How-To Geek) – 2022 - Present

(technology reviews), Physician’s Weekly (Business of Medicine news) – 2021 - 2022, Weplay Gaming Inc. (mobile game reviews) – 2021, Screen Rant/Valnet (buyer’s guides) – 2020, Lifewire/Dotdash

(technology reviews) – 2019 - 2020, Greenlit Content (HTC Vive Virtual Reality (VR) reviews) – 2018 - 2019, Springer Media (Editorial Board Member for The Computer Game Journal) – 2016 - 2021, Ars Technica – 2016 - 2018 (features), TechRadar – 2016 - 2018 (features), PC Gamer – 2015 - 2018

(features), Juiced.GS – 2015 (reviews), RETRO Videogame Magazine – 2014 - 2015 (reviews), Retro Gaming Magazine – 2014 (reviews), Que Publishing/Pearson – 2011 - 2012 (features), Bill Loguidice Resume Page 5 5

Oncology Net Guide – 2010 (special projects), Intellisphere Oncology Speciality Group – 2010 (special projects), Gamasutra – 2007 - 2009 (features), etc. Books

Fortnite For Dummies (2019, Wiley), Atari Flashback: The Essential Companion (2017, Prima Games), My Xbox One (2014, Que Publishing), Vintage Game Consoles: An Inside Look at Apple, Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, and the Greatest Gaming Platforms of All Time (2014, Focal Press/Taylor & Francis Group), CoCo: The Colorful History of Tandy’s Underdog Computer (2013, CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group), My PlayStation Vita (2012, Que Publishing), My Xbox: Xbox 360, Kinect, and Xbox LIVE

(2012, Que Publishing), Motorola ATRIX For Dummies (2011, Wiley), Wii Fitness For Dummies (2010, Wiley; making use of his AFTA personal training certification), and Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario and the Most Influential Games of All Time (2009, Focal Press; which received an Italian translation)

Film

Gameplay: The Story of the Videogame Revolution (2015), distributed by Gravitas Ventures and PBS Technical Skills (selected)

3D printing, Adobe Creative Cloud (Acrobat Pro, InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, etc.), Camtasia, Confluence, desktop publishing, Emaki CMS, Google Workspace (Google Apps / G Suite), HTML, JavaScript (basics), Jira, MadCap Flare, Microsoft 365 (Microsoft Office: Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, etc.), Microsoft Project, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Visio, photography, Python (basics), Scratch (basics), Slack, Smartsheet, soldering, Trello, video production, WordPress CMS, Workday, etc.

Independent Business Ventures

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Armchair Creative Services, LLC Responsible for managing a creative services firm and developing a wide range of content for various clients.

Founder and Managing Director, Armchair Arcade, Inc. and fullSTEAMahead365, Inc. Responsible for developing and editing feature articles, videos, podcasts, blog posts, and other creative materials; managing day-to-day business operations, including negotiating usage rights, partnerships, and affiliations; and developing or maintaining the WordPress (most recent), Drupal, and e107 CMS

(Content Management System) implementations.

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