Using PowerPoint

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Using PowerPoint

• As asked for on a technical writerposting

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Overview
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Technical Writer 2000 - 2003

• Improved and maintained product documentation and
  web access.
• Clarified publications Verified procedures,
  working with engineers and writers, and using
  software in three product lines. Used FrameMaker,
  WebWorks Publisher, and RoboHELP to update
  software installation and configuration guides,
  release notes, and technical notes.
• Reorganized existing documents.
• Streamlined web site maintenance, using include
  files and templates. Maintained and designed web
  pages with Dreamweaver, Photoshop and FrontPage.
• Improved index page formats and directory
  structures.
• Researched trademarks.

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Teacher

• Teacher
• Prepared curriculum, selected texts,
  communicated, led study, marked homework,
  evaluated, recorded grades, met with parents.
• Published yearbook, advised its staff.
• Supervised work, sports, trips, boys' dormitory
  and chaperoned.
• Substitute Teacher
• Per diem maintained teachers plans
• Long term, took full responsibility

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Records Analyst/Administrator

• Improved use of records classification tools to
  control costs, and make records accessible.
• Supported outsourcing, acquisitions, cost
  analysis, computer conversion.
• Wrote purchasing procedures manual quickly for
  merger conversion.
• Wrote and implemented acceptance tests,
  procedures, and project plans.
• Initiated finding aids that helped classify
  60,000 records cartons
• Provided cost analyses helped move file room
  operations to less costly offsite vendor.
• Documented requirements and obtained high level
  signoffs, to reduce storage costs.

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Archivist

• Documented history of the manufacture of
  Rototillers
• Arranged and described 700 records of a 150 year
  old church.
• Negotiated with church officials and local
  archives.
• Supervised and moved records to storage.

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Clerical, Labor, Painting

• One house painted

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Bagpiper

• Available to pipe for weddings,
• funerals and events.
• See my site at
• http//www.quirk.ws/piper/
• Hear a short sound file at
• http//www.quirk.ws/Grace.wav
• The end