Electrical Engineer Technical Writer
Resume:
Résumé for Scott Strohm
Dublin, Ohio 43017-1610
*****.*.******@*****.***
Relevant Career Employment Descriptions
Technical Writer, Programmer, Parts Manual Producer
Anchor Hocking (Highlight: worked with this client for 7 years)
wrote Operation Manuals for state-of-the-art equipment from small electro-mechanical components of machines to entire production lines
wrote internal grant proposal, that was successful in getting funding from company parent
for electrical engineer wrote manuals geared for production line supervisors to facilitate the upgrade from mechanical relays to PLCs
(by telecommute) wrote easy-to-read, parts manual for employer’s most popular bottle-capping machine
developed other document creation tools (using WordBasic)
Technical Writer
for such companies as Qwest Communications, Therm-O-Disc, Technical Support Services, Tracewell Systems
created drawings, diagrams, models, 2-D and 3-D (AutoCAD, Visio, etc.) physical or virtual art to help authors, engineers, technicians, managers, and others communicate their ideas or implement their projects
expert user of such software as Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Visio Enterprise
served as technical editor/writer for switch engineering department
created network architecture diagrams, contact lists, presentations
created Active Server pages, DHTML pages, etc.
compiled information from web-based searches
served as liaison to Content Management group to maintain and help develop Web-based document repository
wrote thirty 6- to 12-page test specifications toward goal of ISO 9000 registration
served as Database Librarian for MS Access database
created catalog/index (mostly by telecommute) for school supply company
Newsletter Editor
professionally for Morgan Stanley and others, volunteer for Columbus Outdoor Pursuits, PACE, and others
served as editor and/or producer for weekly and monthly newsletters with distributions ranging from a hundred to thousands
worked with writers, executive boards, lawyers, psychologists, and others from all over the world
executed production work from collecting/writing articles, coordinating with other writers/gatherers of information, page layout, coordinating with printing companies, folding, stapling, stamping, labeling, mailing...
attended executive board meetings, general meetings, local chapter events, participate in eGroup discussions, attend other public meetings, participate in radio programs, TV programs
produced newsletter, including soliciting articles and photographs from authors, writing articles, taking photographs, digitizing materials, layout, editing, proofreading, working with printers, delivering to PO
created digital art using Adobe Photoshop and others
served as editor of all brokerage firm Fixed Income Department publications worked with financial experts, under tight deadlines to produce presentations, weekly newsletters, research reports, brochures, copy and articles for miscellaneous publications, created and refined layout templates, graphs and charts, and proofread regularly throughout document production
Other positions through which I have employed my skills
at companies such as Kreber Graphics, Metcalf & Eddy, PaineWebber, Morgan Stanley, the American Red Cross, Beckley Cardy Group, J.F. Hopkins
Desktop Publishing Artist, Software Trainer (ranging from one on one to developing and implementing training for 30 employees), Copywriter, CPR/1st Aid Instructor (trained hundreds of central Ohioans), Catalog Index Creator (by telecommute), Word Processing Center Operator, Word Processor (I touch type >60wpm), Systems Administrator
Employment History
Presentation Team Member, Target, October 2008 - present
Custom Framer, Jo-Ann Stores, April 2003–August 2008
Volunteer Newsletter Editor, PACE, October 2000–October 2002
Technical Writer, Qwest Communications, February 2001–October 2001
Grocery Clerk, Meijer, November 2000–March 2001
Political Campaign Aide, Celeste 2000, May 2000–October 2000
Desktop Publishing Artist, Kreber Graphics, April 2000–August 2000
Math Textbook Writer, Infinite Vision, December 1999–March 2000
Software Trainer, Columbus Serum Company, Feb-00
Copywriter, ARC Instructor, J.F. Hopkins, September–October 1999
Instructor, American Red Cross, June 1993–December 2001
Catalog Index Creator, Beckley Cardy Group, August–December 1998
Volunteer Newsletter Editor, Columbus Outdoor Pursuits, August 1997–July 1998
Catalog Desktop Publishing, Kreber Graphics, October–November 1997
Database Librarian, Tracewell Systems, Inc., June–October 1997
Catalog Desktop Publishing, Kreber Graphics, April–May 1997
Parts Manual Producer, AHP Machine And Tool, January–March 1997
Technical Writer, Multimedia Script Writer, Technical Support Services, Inc., September–December 1996
Technical Writer, Therm-O-Disc, February–July 1996
Technical Writer, Programmer, Anchor Hocking Packaging Co., January 1992–1995
Word Processing Center Operator, Editor, Metcalf & Eddy, Inc., May 1992–May 1994
Editor, Morgan Stanley & Co., October 1987–November 1990
System Administrator, PaineWebber, Inc., July 1984–October 1986
Programmer/Editor/Word Processor/Supervisor, Columbia University, 1980–1984
Education
Columbia University, New York, NY, 1977 – 1984
94 Credit Hours. School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of General Studies. Study concentration:
Mathematics, Engineering, Writing, Computer Science
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