Paul A. Mcwilliams

Paul A. McWilliams

1609 Lombard Avenue

Everett, Washington 98201

Home: (425)252-2687 Cell: (425)210-3710

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Objective

Professional practice internship, cooperative, or employment in technical writing, technical editing, or other technical communication position, beginning June 2004

Core Abilities

·  A solid writing ability enables me to craft effective, clear, and concise written content in diverse rhetorical situations.

·  Strong qualitative and quantitative reasoning skills, and a natural curiosity, allow me to understand and communicate complex scientific and technical concepts.

·  Effective teamwork and cooperative skills in a diverse work environment have been an essential component of my success in military service and college.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Technical Communication—2004 (expected)

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

·  3.81 GPA

·  College of Engineering Dean’s List

·  Coursework completion—June, 2004

·  Peer tutor in the Engineering/iSchool Writing Center—Winter and Spring Quarters 2003

·  Short news article and news-brief published in Northwest Science & Technology News—Winter 2004

Associate of Arts and Sciences—2001

Everett Community College, Everett, Washington

·  3.85GPA

·  High Honors

·  Management Department Outstanding Graduate

Technical Skills

·  Java

·  HTML

Applications Experience

·  MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

·  HTML, FTP, MS FrontPage, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Robohelp

·  Adobe Photoshop, JASC Paint Shop Pro

Applicable Coursework

·  The Computer in Technical Communication— functions of, and relationships among, computer applications, systems software, and computer hardware in technical publications and communication.

·  Scientific and Technical Writing— principles and practices of writing to communicate scientific and technical information to a variety of readers, including the expert, general scientific and technical reader, manager, and general public.

·  Style in Technical Communication—grammatical structures and stylistic strategies within specific professional contexts. Achieving clarity and conciseness through word choice and placement, using a variety of sentence structures for appropriate emphasis, handling details, establishing effective tone.

·  Technical Editing—editorial responsibilities and practice in the communication of scientific and technical information; the editor's role both as editor and as supervisor of publication groups.

·  Advanced Style in Technical Communication—writing style for technical communicators, requiring syntactical and semantic choices to produce technical prose suitable for any purpose, audience, and type of document in professional/industrial settings.

·  Visual Media in Technical Communication—visuals in print and electronic communication.

·  Interactive Multimedia/Web Design—concepts and design principles with an emphasis on communicating technical and workplace information.

·  Content Management—principles and practices of building, managing and using content management systems in the technical communication workplace.

·  User Interface Design—fundamentals of user interface design.

·  Computer Programming I—programming-in-the-small abilities and concepts.

·  3D Visualizations and Computer Aided Design—Methods of depicting three-dimensional objects and communicating design information.

Employment History

2001-2002 US Naval Reserve, Harbor Security Unit, Security Detachment, Naval Station Everett, Washington; Leading Petty Officer/Patrol Officer

1997-2001 ABC Legal Messengers, Everett, Washington; Messenger/Driver

1993-1997 US Navy, USS Salvor (ARS-52), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Seaman/Quartermaster