I love this idea of introducing ourselves! Thanks for the invitation. I grew up in Maryland and graduated from the U. of Md. with a degree in journalism. I started out as a reporter way back in the 1970s, had two kids, and eventually went back to school to take classes to become a tech writer. They included one technical writing class and about five programming classes. This got me my first tech writing job at CompuServe, which lasted a couple years until child #3 came along.
After a few years of freelance technical editing, I started worked part-time in the computer center of a large research and development firm: writing, tech support, and teaching classes. A friend had asked me to come in an interview. Apparantly, it was easy for them to justify hiring me since I wanted to work part-time. I enjoyed this job immensely for nine years until I was told about a small start-up computer company called Foresight. It had a good product and good staff. Their only open position was for a salesperson, but I sent them a letter and resume telling them that I wanted to talk with them when they were ready for a support/documentation person. About six months later, I got a call, got the job in 1993 and am still here. I've been a lone tech writer/trainer since then, except for a brief time when there was a second tech writer/trainer. We have so much product now and it is updated so often that it is a challenge keeping up. I have had to learn the meaning of "good enough." I use Word, Adobe Acrobat, and Doc-to-Help as my main tools. We have a good group of developers who are happy to give input and review the docs. We also have a good tech support group who do the final review. I live in a suburb of Columbus, OH. My husband and I have been married since 1968 and have two sons, one daughter, and one grandson. We also have a goofy yellow Lab named Skyler and a friendly little kitty named Celeste. Away from work, I am a nature lover. I am coordinating a park project in my hometown which is described at www.otterbeinlake.org. Cheers! Lindalee _______________________________________________ Interested in Interactive 3D Documentation? Get the scoop at http://www.doc-u-motion.com Your 3D Documentation Community. _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals To post a message to the list, send an email to [email protected] To find out more about the list, including archives and your account options, visit http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com If you need assistance with the list, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
