Strengths & Skills
- Manage geographically dispersed project teams and multidisciplinary projects.
- Build consensus to allocate resources among multiple concurrent tasks in an agile development environment.
- Write to facilitate topic reuse and localization; edit for content, style, and tone.
- Practical experience with DITA standard, XML, HTML, and other Web publishing formats.
- Software proficiency:
Manage content resources using SDL Trisoft, Perforce, ClearCase.
Deliver formatted content using XMetaL, Adobe products (FrameMaker, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver), and Microsoft Office products.
Manage projects using JIRA, Lotus Notes, and Microsoft Project.
Education
Master of Science degreeThe Ohio State University (Columbus, OH), 1988.
Science & Environmental Communication Research Associate Ohio Sea Grant Education Program (September 1986–June 1988)
Department of the Interior, National Park Service (May–August 1987)
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Bachelor of Science degreeCornell University (Ithaca, NY), 1984
Environmental Education Classroom Assistant Henry St. John School/Belle Sherman School (September 1981–May 1984)
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (September–November 1983)
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Additional Experience
- Certified ScrumMaster, January 2009, Scrum Alliance (www.scrumalliance.org).
- Member of Ithaca office Emergency Response Team (1992-2012). Certified in first aid, CPR, and AED use.
- Rotary International Exchange Student to Peru (July 1979–July 1980). Spanish language proficiency.