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  • Technical Writing/Proposals/White Papers

    $42/hr Starting at $42 Ongoing

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    I bring a healthy dash of common sense to the table. My strength is my ability to remain calm when faced with difficulties or changes, and win through them. In my career as a ship's captain, I learned...

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About

Technical writing that you can understand (and, perhaps, enjoy)

Overall Broad knowledge of technical communication, including
FrameMaker, RoboHelp, Photoshop, InDesign and Madcap Flare, with experience in creating operations. personnel and training manuals, RFP responses, as well as UI/UX work for organizations in the U.S., UK, Canada and Saudi Arabia. |

Experience:
Freelance Journalist/Technical Writer
Self-employed. Knowledgeable in AP, MLA and Chicago styles. November 2001 - Present

Skills: Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Dreamweaver, InDesign, Flash, Framemaker, RoboHelp, Captivate, PhotoShop; Madcap Flare; MS Word, Visio and PowerPoint, as well as other programs in the Microsoft Office Suite.

Other Experience:
Ship Captain, U.S. Merchant Marine July 1968 - July 2001 (Retired) • Served as master of a variety of ship types and sizes in worldwide freight service.

Tooling designer, technical writer for remotely operated and autonomous underwater vehicles, American Divers & ROV 2002-2011 (Sold company)

Professional Memberships
Modern Language Association, Data Science Association, Association of Diving Contractors International, Society of Professional Journalists

Education:
University of Oxford: Earth Sciences: Certification in Climate Science, 2011 – 2014
Stanford University: Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies (expected grad, 2017)

U.S. Citizen

Will has been in technical communications since 2002.

He's authored online and offline manuals and guides, multi-million dollar research and business proposals and white papers on Big Data and the Internet of Things and how they shape -- and are shaped by -- society.

He uses the Adobe Technical Communications Suite, including FrameMaker and RoboHelp. Hes also well-versed in PhotoShop and an experienced user of Microsoft Office 2016, including SharePoint.

Work Terms

My payment terms are simple: pay through the Guru system, using the Guru terms. My preferred method of communication is email, although I'll use Skype, IM or even telephone as needed or at a client's request.

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