Todd Hawley
Fremont, CA
email: thawley@tdl.com

WWW/Print Documentation Specialist * Technical Writing * Technical Editing

Platforms

Windows XP, Unix (Sun SparcStation), Linux.

Software

Microsoft Word, Framemaker, Adobe Acrobat, Home Site, DreamWeaver MX, HTML Tidy, vi, emacs.

Materials

System administration guides, software reference guides, software and hardware user guides, computer operators' manuals, datacomm engineering reference guides, UNIX manpages, WWW site.

Skills

Technical writing, technical editing, html, css, and Web page design/construction, desktop publishing, document design, information-gathering, proofreading, C programming.

Web Sites maintained:

Personal Web Site, San Francisco Seals site and STC Silicon Valley Chapter.

Education

BA, Journalism Major/Telecommunications & Film Minor, San Diego State University, 1979.

Certificate of Completion, Data Processing Program, Santa Rosa Junior College, 1983.

Certificate of Completion, Technical Communications Program, De Anza College, 1999.

Independent Study: TCP/IP, Internet Firewalls, 2000.

Classwork

Topics: Networking technologies and architectures, Network Security, XML, online help.

Schools: Writers' Connection, UC Santa Cruz extension, SJ State University.

Experience

Freelance Online Book Reviewer (2000-2009)

Tasks: Reviewed numerous computer books. Book topics included cascading style sheets, computer security, internet firewalls, Linux, spam detection, system administration, TCP/IP, wireless networking, technical writing style guides, UNIX, XML and XHTML. Reviews appeared on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, Borders.com, Slashdot.com, and Technical Communication magazine.

WebMaster, Silicon Valley STC chapter (2006-2007)

Tasks: Helped with conversion of all web site files to XHTML 1.0 standard and reorganization of web site layout and structure. Also was team leader of STC-SVC Web Redesign Committee.

Tools: Home Site, IBM Pentium.

Editor, Linux Documentation Project (2005)

Tasks: Responsible for language reviews of Qmail Scanner & ClamAV HOWTO, iBook G4 HOWTO, and Bible Translation Software Using Windows Emulators HOWTO.

Tools: IBM Pentium, MS Word.

WebMaster, Child Development School of Oregon, Hillsboro, OR (2002-2004)

Tasks: Creating, designing, maintaining, and updating Child Development School of Oregon web site. Responsible for page layout and web content.

Tools: Home Site, IBM Pentium.

Contract Technical Writer, Vicom Systems, Fremont, CA (2001)

Materials: Programmer Documentation and Quick-Start Guides

Tasks: Technical editing, technical writing, interviewing, information-gathering.

Tools: IBM Pentium, MS-Word 2000, FrameMaker.

WebMaster, San Francisco STC Chapter, San Francisco, CA (1998-2003)

Tasks: Creating, designing, maintaining, and updating San Francisco STC Chapter web site. Responsible for page layout and web content.

Tools: Home Site, IBM Pentium.

Contract Technical Writer/Editor, Sherpa Corporation, San Jose, CA (1997)

Materials: Programmer documentation.

Tasks: Technical editing, technical writing, interviewing, information-gathering.

Tools: Sun SparcStation, Interleaf

Contract Technical Writer/Editor, Sun Microsystems, Mountain View, CA (1996)

Materials: UNIX manpages.

Tasks: Editing, writing, interviewing, information-gathering, publishing.

Tools: Sun SparcStation, vi

Contract Technical Writer/Editor, Comdisco Systems, Foster City, CA (1995-1996)

Materials: End-user guides and tutorials, engineers' CAD software command-language and tool-interface language reference guides.

Tasks: Technical writing, technical editing, interviewing, information-gathering.

Tools: Sun SparcStation, Interleaf.

Contract Technical Writer/Editor, Independence Technologies, Fremont, CA (1994)

Materials: User and programmer reference guides for health-insurance employee audience.

Tasks: Technical writing, technical editing, interviewing, information-gathering.

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