Michelle Cavanaugh
Longwood, FL 32750
https://sites.google.com/site/michellecavanaugh11/
OBJECTIVE
Skilled and detail-oriented technical writer with extensive practice in technical documentation and editing is seeking challenging position to utilize creative skills and maximize interest.
Education
B.A. Technical Communication, University of Central Florida, Fall ’12
• G.P.A 3.84/4.0
Associates of Arts, Valencia College, Spring ‘10
• G.P.A. 3.93/4.0
Member of Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society
Additional courses of relevance: Chemistry with Qualitative Analysis (I&II), Microbiology, Anatomy & Physiology (I&II), Biology, Nursing I, II, & III
Awards
2010 Florida Community College Press Association Magazine Competition Awards
• 1st Place: General Excellence, Poem, Cover, Contents Page, Staff Page
• 2nd Place: Illustration with text
• 3rd Place: Poetry, Fiction, Photo, Editing
• Inner Circle of Excellence Award: Presented to students placing in 3 or more categories
2009 Florida Community College Press Association Magazine Competition Awards
• 1st Place: Nonfiction, Poem
• 2nd Place: Fiction, Poetry
Experience
Technical Writer, The University of Central Florida, Center for Distributed Learning ’11-present
• Independently designing and writing both paper and online documentation using various authoring tools
• Sole Editor of all online documentation using Dreamweaver
• Artist and writer of all promotional texts and literature using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Designing and preparing software application documentation for nationwide distribution and implementation
• Serving as technical leader for special projects and a resource of information regarding writing and technical communication
Technical Writer/Project Coordinator (contract position), Mastec March ’12-June ‘12
• Organizing the production of technical documentation of a Fortune 500 telecommunications company
• Interfacing with AT&T personnel to develop nationwide technical documentation
• Independently designing and writing both paper and online documentation
Editor-in-Chief, The Phoenix '09-'10
• Exclusive invention of overall theme
• Stylistic responsibility for layout design
• Exclusive selection of all art and literary submissions
• Author of all scientific definitions
• Director of textual and artistic organization
REFERENCES
Kathryn Lee Seidel, Ph.D.
Professor of English,
University of Central Florida
407-823- 2212
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Francisca Yonekura, MBA
Instructional Design Specialist
University of Central Florida
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Lori Sablad, BSN, PNP
Adjunct Nursing Instructor
Valencia College
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Ian Turgeon
Website Developer
University of Central Florida
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Patrick Kelly, MD
Pediatric Psychiatrist
Johns Hopkins University
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Derek Elswick
Program Manager
Mastec Inc.
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