Portfolio

Below is a much-condensed list of some of my favorite recent projects. Items that are readily available to the public are linked to the appropriate Web site for download or viewing. To view other items, please contact me with the reason you would like to view the item; I’ll contact the client and, if acceptable to the client, I’ll send you the client’s non-disclosure agreement to sign andreturn.

  • Corporate Intranet Web site for product development company

    Designed and developed site; assisted engineers and CEO in managing content.

  • Corporate newsletter for product development company

    Developed monthly e-newsletter and accompanying Web pages; assisted marketing in designing newsletters; edited newsletters.

  • Corporate style guide for product development company

    Assisted graphic designer in determining corporate style guide for all internal and external documentation and media. Wrote style guide.

  • Corporate Web site for product development company

    Assisted software engineers in developing site; assisted graphic designer in designing site; assisted marketing and engineering in developing content and creating graphics; wrote requirements documentation; responsible for site organization; researched and implemented usability enhancements.

  • Device labeling for medical radiofrequency generator

    Assisted engineers in creating industry-regulated symbols and graphics for the back panel of a medical radiofrequency generator.

  • Device and shipping labels for medical PAP (Positive Airway Pressure) remote control

    Assisted engineers in designing and developing device and shipping labels for medical company’s PAP (Positive Airway Pressure) remote control.

  • Documentation for requirements management software application

    Assisted software engineers in designing and developing Web site for requirements management software application. Assisted with content creation.

  • Documentation templates for product development company

    Assisted graphic designer and engineers in designing and developing templates for internal and external corporate documents, including requirements management documentation, marketing literature, presentations, and labeling. Edited and updated templates.

  • Interface design for book-tracking software application

    Updated the interface design of an online book-tracking software application for increased usability and corporate identity.

  • Employee manuals for product development company

    Assisted engineers, office manager, and CEO in writing and editing employee manuals.

  • Logo for SMSU BearMail

    Designed and created logo for Southwest Missouri State University’s E-mail system, BearMail.

  • Marketing brochures for product development company

    Assisted marketing and engineering in writing and editing content of marketing literature and brochures.

  • Manufacturing instructions for PCB (Printed Circuit Board)

    Edited and designed instructions used by manufacturing plant to install and test PCB (Printed Circuit Board) enhancements.

  • Membrane label for medical PAP (Positive Airway Pressure) remote control

    Assisted engineers in designing and developing top membrane label for medical company’s PAP (Positive Airway Pressure) remote control.

  • Online help for document-tracking software application

    Designed, developed, wrote, and organized online help for document-tracking software application.

  • Online help and user guide for medical data management software application

    Designed, developed, wrote, and assisted in creating graphics for medical data management software application. Assisted Client with managing content for user guide conversion. Assisted engineers in researching industry regulations for medical device labeling.

  • Online help for requirements management software application

    Designed, developed, wrote, and organized online help for requirements management software application.

  • Online help for time-tracking software application

    Designed, developed, wrote, and organized online help for time-tracking software application.

  • Operator’s guide for medical radiofrequency generator

    Assisted engineers in designing, developing, writing, editing, organizing, and publishing operator’s guide for medical radiofrequency generator. Assisted engineers in editing and proofing translated versions. Assisted engineers in creating graphics. Assisted engineers in researching and adhering to industry standards and regulations for medical device labeling.

  • Policy and procedure manuals for product development company

    Assisted engineers, office manager, and CEO in writing and editing policy and procedure manuals for employees.

  • Presentation for requirements management software application

    Developed and wrote Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation advertising features of a requirements management software application.

  • Promotional materials for product development company

    Assisted graphic designer, marketing specialist, and CEO in writing and editing promotional and marketing materials, including postcard campaigns, fax blasts, ad slicks, and prospect folders.

  • Quality assurance for medical data management software application

    Assisted QA (Quality Assurance) specialists in testing medical data management software application against documented requirements.

  • Tutorial for requirements management software application

    Designed, developed, wrote, and organized tutorial for requirements management software application.

  • User interface enhancements for document-tracking software application

    Enhanced user interface of document-tracking software application by adding graphics to menus and buttons and by changing icons for increased usability.

  • User interface enhancements for time-tracking software application

    Assisted software engineer in enhancing the user interface with new color scheme, fonts, etc. for increased usability and brand identity.

  • Web content for VegKansasCity.com

    Provide content; assist with site design, organization, and marketing.

  • Web site graphic for zerodoor

    Designed and created the "multiple doors" graphic located at the bottom of the page.

  • Web site for Church of the Head Press

    Designed and developed site.

  • Web site for James T. Jones

    Developed site.

  • White papers for product development company

    Assisted marketing and engineering in editing monthly white papers. Assisted marketing and engineering in writing white papers, as needed. Assisted graphic designer with desktop publishing, as needed.

Affiliations & Awards

My affiliations and awards include:

  • Society for Technical Communication

    12/2000 – Present
    Member

  • VegKC.com

    9/2004 – Present
    Co-Founder, Writer

  • National Writer’s Union

    6/2004 – Present
    Member

  • International Institute for Information Design

    5/2004 – Present
    Member

  • SIGDOC (Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group for Design of Communications

    6/2004 – Present
    Member

  • Asilomar Institute for Information Architecture

    6/2004 – Present
    Member

  • Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges

    8/1997 – 5/1998
    Member

  • Society for Technical Communication at SMSU

    8/1997 – 8/1998
    Vice President, Web Designer

  • Golden Key National Honor Society

    8/1996 – Present
    Member

  • Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society

    8/1995 – Present
    Member

  • Association of Computing Machinists

    11/1998 – 12/2000
    Member