Summary
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Arts and Technology graduate with a Technical Communications certificate. Participated in hands-on classes ranging from literature and design to programming, and always excited to learn more.
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Motivated, adaptable writer who prioritizes accessibility, cohesiveness, accuracy, and usability in end result products.
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Experienced with workshop-style sessions and collaborative projects, exchanging constructive criticism, and creating diverse types of documents from user guides and training manuals to screenplays.
Education
JUNE 2020 - MAY 2022
Austin Community College (ACC)
Business, Government, and Technical Communications Certificate
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GPA: 3.94 on a 4.0 scale
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Researched topics and wrote technical documents from recommendation reports to business letters with a focus on accessibility, accuracy, grammar and spelling, and user experience.
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Implemented online help documentation and a user guide with front and end matter for software products. Followed stylesheet guidelines and tagged metadata.
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Practiced single-source authoring in Heretto (formerly easyDITA).
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Copyedited documents for style, clarity, formatting, and accuracy.
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Studied page layout, as well as self-publishing standards and formatting. Prepared digital art for print reproduction and created and maintained CMS blogging sites.
AUGUST 2016 - MAY 2020
The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD)
Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Technology
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Major: Game Design | Minor: Creative Writing | GPA: 3.57 on a 4.0 scale
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Participated in writing workshops and copyedited approximately 30 documents each semester.
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Studied a variety of topics including psychology, coding, level design, narrative design, project management, film, photography, and literature.
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Collaborated in group projects, utilized constructive criticism, organized meetings, and stayed ahead of deadlines. Remote learning experience required drive and commitment.
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Created assets, rules, narratives, paper maps, and prototypes for board, card, and video games.
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Play-tested and balanced prototypes. Completed capstone project with faculty guidance.
Skills
COMPUTER:
Used a variety of Google (Docs, Slides, Drive), Adobe (Photoshop, InDesign, Lightroom), and Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Visio); CMS programs such as WordPress and Drupal; and the online help authoring programs Madcap Flare and Heretto (formerly easyDITA).
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WRITING:
Work published in four volumes of Emerge through Badgerdog Creative Writing Camp. Chosen to read a selection from one of my short stories at the 2015 Young Authors Reading at the Austin Public Library Texas Teen Book Festival.
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LANGUAGES:
Three semesters of Java, three semesters of C#, one semester of GML, and two semesters of HTML and CSS. Four years of classroom experience in German. Earned an outstanding achievement award for the National German Exam after taking it a year early. Spoke at a school district hearing to promote the extension of foreign language programs at my high school.
Experience
SUMMER 2021 - PRESENT
Study.com - Lesson Reviewer
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Performed copyedits on longform text lessons to ensure that company content standards were being upheld. Provided additional proofreading on lessons prior to their publication and ensured that content was accessible to a beginner audience as well as an expert audience.
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Invited to review content across five additional style guidelines since beginning employment: two types of short-form student question answers, one additional type of longform lesson, lesson description rewrites, and peer reviews. Streamlined the core loop of my review process.
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Reviewed information across a wide variety of schools of study and communicated with lesson writers and peers to offer constructive criticism. Conducted research to ensure lesson accuracy.
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Adjusted reviews based on feedback, and prioritized order of work to prevent backlog.
SUMMER 2018
EcoClean - Route Tagger
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Wrote company training guide for this position and took pictures documenting the work process. The training guide is now used in company onboarding procedures.
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Work was largely independent; required attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
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Sorted out customers’ requests and orders, applied heat seals to customers’ clothing, created and maintained order invoices, and locked up the plant for the night.
Extracurriculars
Dungeons and Dragons Groups
FALL 2017 - PRESENT
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Co-writing a bundle of new game mechanics for publication on the DMsGuild website.
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Participating in a Dungeons and Dragons group, strengthening group problem solving, communication, and teamwork skills, as well as inspiring spontaneity and quick thinking.
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Frequently write, format, and edit documents upwards of 50 pages, putting into practice organization, creativity, and research.