Elliott C. Evans


Address:

US Mail:
1105 Shady Avenue; Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Phone:
412-596-2204 (mobile)
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Description:

Technical writer and trainer, with experience documenting both hardware and software. Has edited and created documents and documentation sets for small and large projects. Has created training materials, and delivered training in classroom settings. Highly skilled in creating content for internal and external web sites. Also knowledgeable regarding digital video and digital image editing. Works well with engineers and developers. Capable of learning technical concepts quickly, and completely enough to communicate them to others. B. A. in Professional Writing from Carnegie Mellon University, with more than 25 years of experience.

Education:

Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)

B.A. in Professional Writing, 1995,
with a minor in Visual Communication

Skills:

Platforms: UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Android, Linux, FreeBSD, MacOS
Document: oXygen, Paligo, FrameMaker, Word, LibreOffice Writer, PowerPoint
Online: Paligo, MadCap Flare, Acrobat, WordPress, RoboHelp, Google Suite
Markup: HTML, XML, DITA XML, DocBook XSL, SGML, MML, MarkDown, RST
Graphics: Corel DRAW, Corel PHOTO-PAINT, GIMP, Inkscape, PhotoShop, Visio
Video: Adobe Premiere, Windows MovieMaker
Misc: Emacs, C Shell and SH/BASH, Microsoft Excel, SharePoint, CygWin

Experience:

Ansys

R&D Technical Documentation Specialist II) (September 2020 - Present)

Seiso (via Vaco)

Subcontractor (Technical Writer) (April 2020 - June 2020)

Voci Technologies (now part of Medallia)

Technical Writer (May 2018 - October 2019)

Uber Advanced Technologies Group (acquired by Aurora Innovation Inc.)

Technical Writer I (January 2018 - May 2018)
Test Operations Specialist I (June 2017 - December 2017)

Seegrid Corporation

Technical Writer (October 2015 - November 2016)

Siemens Industry, Inc. (was Invensys Rail)

Technical Training Specialist II (March 2013 - October 2015)

Contract Technical Writer

Dick's Sporting Goods (November 2012 - January 2013)

Panasas (April 2011 - July 2012)

NetApp (April 2010 - March 2011)

Dick's Sporting Goods (via Oxford Global Resources) (January 2010 - March 2010)

CoreStar International (May 2008 - October 2008)

ECI Telecom Data Networking Division (September 2007 - April 2008)

Vocollect, Inc. (now part of Intermec and Honeywell) (via Sapphire Technologies) (November 2006 - March 2007)

UPMC Information Security Group (via A.C.Coy) (February 2006 - July 2006)

Acclamation Systems, Inc. (now part of Ebix, Inc.)

Documentation Specialist (August 2004 - August 2005)

Novar Controls Corporation (now part of Honeywell International Inc)

Technical Writer (July 2001 - March 2004)

PHW INC. (now part of Siemens Industry, Inc.)

Technical Communications (December 1998 - March 2001)

Computer Tech / International Academy of Design and Technology (now closed)

Evening Instructor, Internetworking 454 (September 1998 - June 2000)

Tollgrade Communications (now part of Enghouse Networks)

Contract Online Help Specialist (March 1999)

Learning Research & Development Center, University of Pittsburgh

Contract Technical Writer & Web Designer (November 1998 - December 1998)

ASE Limited (now ASE Edge Inc.)

Technical Writer / Personnel Development & Training (April 1997 - November 1997)

Omniview Design, Inc.

Technical Documentation Specialist (October 1996 - Feb. 1997)

Algor, Inc. (now part of Autodesk, Inc.)

Science Writer (August 1995 - April 1996)

Ansoft Corporation (now part of Ansys, Inc.)

Technical Writer (May 1993 - August 1995)