Local Address: 300 Shelbourne Dr. Apt.23 Normal, IL 61761 (309) 862-2971

Permanent Address: PO Box 873 Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 547-8835

Objective

To obtain an internship as a technical writer producing engineering-related textual or HTML-coded documents.

Writing Projects

Visual Rhetoric: Compiled a portfolio of posters, newsletters, brochures and web page designs based on class discussions of design principles. Advanced Technical Writing: Wrote and designed the Graduate Instructor Handbook for the ISU English Writing Program. Hypertext Design: Produced A Mile in My Shoes a portfolio of three web site projects. Rhetorical Grammar: Examined grammar usage and sentence structures for their rhetorical value.

Skills

Cross-platform Ability: Mac, PC, and occasional UNIX Painting, Drawing, and Photo Manipulation Programs Desktop Publishing Programs Copyediting and Proofreading

Related Work Experience

September 1998 - Present Computer Laboratory Monitor: ISU English Dept. August 1998 - Present Graduate Instructor: ISU English 145 January 1998 - May 1998 Graduate Instructor: ISU English 101 August 1997 - December 1997 Graduate Co-Instructor: ISU English 101.10 June 1997 - August 1997 Reporting Intern: Daily Star, Oneonta, NY

Professional Organizations

Society of Technical Communication Associated Writing Programs

Education

Illinois State University Normal, Illinois MA Candidate, May 1999 Professional Writing GPA: 3.6/4.0 SUNY at Binghamton Binghamton, New York Graduate School, Spring 1997, English GPA: 3.8/4.0 Clarkson University Potsdam, New York BS, May 1996, Aeronautical Engineering GPA: 3.0/4.0 BS, May 1996, Humanities GPA: 3.0/4.0 City University London, England Semester Abroad, Spring 1994, Engineering & Humanities GPA: 3.5/4.0

Availability

January 1999 - Willing to relocate and/or travel.

References

Available on request.