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  3. From: davesg@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (David Gardner)
  4. Subject: Graduating Technical Writer Seeks Computer Industry Job
  5. Message-ID: <C1L2FB.K0r@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
  6. Keywords: Technical Writer Computer Entry  
  7. Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
  8. Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 21:30:44 GMT
  9. Lines: 76
  10.  
  11.  
  12.                 DAVID S. GARDNER
  13.  
  14. CURRENT ADDRESS                                    HOME ADDRESS
  15. 246 South Salisbury Apt #3                             1545 West 400 South
  16. West Lafayette, IN 47906                                        Kokomo, IN 46902
  17. (317) 743-7355                                                    (317) 453-9154
  18.  
  19. CAREER OBJECTIVES
  20.  
  21.     An entry level position in technical documentation with an emphasis
  22.     on computer reference, design, and user testing
  23.  
  24. EDUCATION
  25.  
  26.     PURDUE UNIVERSITY                                     West Lafayette, IN
  27.     Bachelor of Arts Degree: Professional Writing, May 1993
  28.     Minor: Mathematics
  29.     Overall GPA: 5.67/6.00                        Major GPA: 6.00/6.00
  30.  
  31.     Significant Courses:
  32.         -Writing for the Computer Industry
  33.         -Technical Writing
  34.         -Computer-Aided Publication
  35.         -Writing for Specialty Publications
  36.         -Statistics
  37.         -Calculus
  38.         -Physics
  39.  
  40.     Computer Literacy:
  41.         Microsoft Word, PageMaker, PhotoShop, Pascal, FORTRAN,
  42.         VM/CMS, UNIX
  43.  
  44. CAREER EXPERIENCE
  45.  
  46.     TECHNICAL WRITER--Purdue University Computing Center, West
  47.     Lafayette, IN: January 1993 to Present
  48.         -Created promotional brochure emphasizing services offered
  49.         -Wrote instructional manuals using VM's SCRIPT language
  50.  
  51.     GENERAL CONSULTANT--JoSoft Corporation, West Lafayette, IN:
  52.     January 1993 to Present
  53.         -Conducted evaluation of existing documentation
  54.         -Implemented recommendations in revised manual 
  55.         -Created promotional material for forthcoming graphics
  56.          board
  57.  
  58.     LAB ASSISTANT--Department of Medical Chemistry, West Lafayette,
  59.     IN: April 1991 to Present
  60.         -Charged with maintenance of pharmaceutical research
  61.          laboratory
  62.         -Assisted in routine lab experiments & data collection
  63.  
  64.     COURSE GRADER--Department of Computer Science, West Lafayette, IN:
  65.     August 1990 to December 1990
  66.         -Graded lab exercises for Introduction to FORTRAN course
  67.  
  68.     TECHNICAL WRITER & PROGRAMMER--Alpha Omega Software Development
  69.     Corporation, Kokomo, IN: October 1988 to August 1989
  70.         -Wrote technical documentation for accounting software
  71.         -Wrote menu selection and data entry routines in
  72.          FoxBASE language
  73.  
  74. ACTIVITIES
  75.  
  76.     Co-Chairman, Publicity Committee, Student English Association
  77.     Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society
  78.     Alpha Lambda Delta & Phi Eta Sigma Honor Societies
  79.     Currently learning C++ and PostScript programming languages 
  80.  
  81.               REFERENCES AND PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
  82. -- 
  83. David Gardner, Technical Writer    | INTERNET: davesg@expert.cc.purdue.edu
  84. Purdue University Computing Center |                 @mace.cc.purdue.edu
  85. West Lafayette, IN 47907           |                 @mentor.cc.purdue.edu
  86. (317) 494-1787 ext. 229            |                 @sage.cc.purdue.edu
  87.