Technical writer with 5 years of experience
Resume:
Sean McCarthy
Summary
Technical writer and journalist with extensive experience in hospital environments. Four years of documentation experience, five years of journalism experience and four years of software training experience.
Education
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Graduated May 2002
Major: News-Editorial Journalism
Minors: Communications, Economics, English
Work Experience
Technical Writer
Elections Systems & Software • Omaha, Nebraska
February 2006 - current
- Developed maintenance and super user training guides for four major software modules.
- Created quick-start checklists for voting software that were used by poll workers in Texas during the 2006 primary election.
- Assisted in onsite election support for the 2006 primary elections in Pennsylvania and Texas.
Technical Writer
American HealthNet • Omaha, Nebraska
November 2002-February 2006
- Developed text and online instructional documentation for clinical and financial software applications.
- Helped in the development of a new radiology information system software product.
- Proofread manuals and assigned deadlines for six documentation writers in the offshore office in Chennai, India.
- Assisted in the QA testing and development of medical software applications.
Staff Reporter
The Omaha Weekly-Reader • Omaha, Nebraska
March 2003-current
- Wrote in-depth historical profiles on figures such as Meriwether Lewis and Standing Bear.
- Developed and wrote articles dealing with immigration issues in Nebraska.
- Wrote feature-oriented stories that covered the arts and entertainment sections of the newspaper.
Radiology Archive Film Librarian
BryanLGH East Medical Center • Lincoln, Nebraska
1993 - November, 2002
- Obtained, processed, maintained and updated patients’ radiograph medical records.
- Acted as a liaison among radiologists, physicians and patients.
- Assisted in training a hospital staff of more than 70 on a digital film archiving system (PACS).
Copy Editor-Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
The Arizona Daily Star • Tucson, AZ
June 2002 – August 2002
- Edited stories and wrote headlines for the world,
national, business and local sections of the newspaper.
- Proofread pages before they were sent out for final
publication.
Senior Assignment Reporter
The Daily Nebraskan • Lincoln, Nebraska
January 2001 - May 2002
- Covered a variety of arts and entertainment events.
- Developed and wrote hard-news stories.
- Provided constructive criticism for staff reporters.
- Established and maintained business contacts
with various local galleries, theaters and
entertainment venues.
Scholarships/Internship
2002 Dow Jones Editing Internship
The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Arizona
2000 - Lincoln Journal Star Scholarship
1992 - Sara Gaston Cunningham Scholarship
BryanLGH Junior Volunteers Scholarship
UNL Publications Board Awards
2001
First Place - Arts & Entertainment Preview
Third Place - Arts & Entertainment Review
Technical Skills
HTML
QuarkXPress
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe FrameMaker 7.2
RoboHelp X5
Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Dreamweaver MX
Microsoft Visio
Microsoft Front Page
References
Peggy Drelicharz
Executive Vice President
American HealthNet
Anne Riha
Implementation Specialist
Joe Starita
Advanced Reporting Professor
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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