Lori A. Willis


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Objective:

Seeking a full-time position as a Technical Writer or Editor.

Skills:

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook), Adobe Photoshop, Adobe ImageReady, Adobe Acrobat, Visio, Dreamweaver, Contribute, (X)HTML, CSS, Internet Explorer, Netscape

Education:

M.S. in Technical Communications

 
Northeastern University  
Earned: 2010 GPA: 4.0
   

B.A. in Journalism

 
University of Connecticut  
Earned: 2003 GPA: 3.5

Related Experience:

KLA-Tencor Amray Division

Bedford, Ma

Technical Writer (Contractor) 1/2001, 5/2001 - 8/2001
  • Produced technical documents and user’s manuals for various system elements using information provided by the software engineer team.
  • Administered a document organization system.

Other Professional Experience:

Pfizer

New London, Ct

Accounts Administrator (Contractor) 6/2007 - 12/2008
  • Created network accounts for contractors seeking access to Pfizer systems and updated them as needed.
  • Edited presentations, memos, and training documentation.
  • Completed a monthly report of access granted tracking the types of applications requested from contractors and the timeliness of request completion.
  • Processed incoming requests for application access to Pfizer systems and keep clients up to date on the status of all requests to ensure they are completed in the assigned SLA.
  • Provided first level support in troubleshooting account and application access issues for clients.
   

Boston University

Boston, Ma

Senior Administrative Secretary 7/2004 - 6/2007
  • Maintained, updated, and created procedural documentation for the front desk protocol book.
  • Provided comprehensive administrative support to the Executive Director and the entire staff, including travel arrangements, meeting planning and training schedule.
  • Compiled articles for and managed layout of departmental newsletter.
  • Assisted in budget maintenance, including resolving invoices, maintaining budget spreadsheets and corporate credit card.
  • Maintained training database and central filing database.
  • Hired and supervised student employees.
   

Department of Fire Services

Stow, Ma

Accounts Payable/Receivable (Contractor) 2/2004 - 7/2004
   

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency

Bridgewater, Ma

Administrative Assistant (Contractor) 10/2003 - 2/2004

Associations:

Society for Technical Communication - Member

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Last Update: January 29, 2010
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