Kimberley yazwinski

Kimberley Yazwinski
• strong working knowledge of Macintosh, Windows/NT and UNIX environments • strong working knowledge of the following applications FrameMaker, Acrobat, MS Word, MS Publisher, Photoshop, Xview, HomeSite, Dreamweaver, Internet Explorer, Netscape, WebWorks Publisher, Outlook • familiar with the following applications Quark Xpress, Word Perfect, Illustrator, ClarisWorks, CorelDraw, FrontPage, Shockwave/Flash, TCP/IP, LotusNotes, Excel • advanced manual HTML, familiar with SHTML, DHTML. SGML • able to work around JAVA, C++, Javascript, Perl, ASP • interested in learning programming languages • self-reliant and enjoys new challenges
Work Experience
• Eye Can See That!, Self-employed (May ‘97-Present)
o Acorn Web Development Writer, Psychicweb.com (Sept ’00–Dec ’00)
-developed and wrote divinatory type material for the different modules -subjects included Astrology, Runes, I-Ching, and Tarot o Mediconsult Inc., Technical Writer, Prozac.com project (Jan ’00–Apr ’00)
-wrote Administration Guide for Prozac.com web site -designed mockups for the Administration web site -designed mockups for interactive parts of the main web site o Screaming Solutions, Docs/Web Developer, Office Admin (Nov ’98–Jun ’99)
-redesigned existing Screaming Solutions web site -provided marketing material for JavaOne conference -general office administration and payroll services o Website Design/Maintenance (Oct ’96–Present)
o Website Design/ Maintenance (Jun ’99–Present)
o Website Design
o Santiago’s Restaurant, Menu Design (Jun ’98–Oct ’98)
o Whitlock’s Restaurant, Menu Design (’97-‘00)
~worked with HTML, MS Publisher, FrameMaker, and Photoshop on Macintosh, • Mediconsult Inc., Documentation Developer, Technology Services (Apr ‘00-Aug ‘00)
~wrote technical documentation for internal projects -Mediconsult.com Content Authoring Tool User and Administrative Guides ~provided extra documentation for applications used in Technology Dept. ~wrote the Employee Manual for Toronto, New York and Tarrytown offices ~worked with Windows NT, FrameMaker, Internet Explorer, Photoshop • Solect Technology Group, Information Developer (Dec ‘95-May ‘98)
~restructured and expanded original manual into two new manuals (configuration ~wrote online documentation to reflect hardcopy documentation for both manuals ~redesigned the interface for the HTML User Interface (IAF version 2.0) ~designed jewel case covers for product CDs sent to clients ~wrote company style guide for ID department ~worked with FrameMaker, Xview, WebWorks Publisher and advanced manual • Thinker Toys, Office Administrator (Jan ‘93-Nov ‘95)
~wrote documentation for customer applications ~worked with MS Word, Excel, and Photoshop on Windows and Solaris platforms • Canada China Business Council, Assistant Special Event Co-ordinator (Sept ‘91-Feb ‘92)
~assisted in the organization of a business conference in Beijing ~answered calls concerning the conference, bookings, seminars, hotels ~issued invoices and payment transactions to various clients ~set up conference rooms and greeted clients ~assembled information packages and sent them to clients • Canadian Home Shopping Network, Camera/Display Technician (June ‘89-Jan ‘91)
~created environments for the various items sold, from jewellery to full room sets ~use of colour, lighting, space and texture on a daily basis ~use of in studio camera, live camera for fashion shows and on site video taping for ~also gained experience as video tape operator, audio technician and character generator ~first started in showroom, cataloguing over 25,000 items
Other employment includes:
• Toronto Dept. of Public Health, Ambassador, AIDS Prevention Project
• Mariposa Glassworks, Stained Glass Artist
• The Vegetarian Restaurant, Supervisor and Chef
• The Occult Shop, Retail books and supplies
• Timothy’s Coffee of the World, Manager, Thorncliffe Marketplace
• Rent Recovery Service, Researcher
• The Great Canadian Clown Co., Clown
Education

• École Secondaire Confédération (1979-1983)
advanced course load majoring in language and science • Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology (1984-85)
• Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology (1997-98)
Horticultural Sciences Certificate Program • Willam Horton’s Seminars in Usable Design (Oct 1996)

Memberships

• Society for Technical Communication
• WebGrrls

References
Will supply on request

Source: http://www.thinker.ca/kim/Kim_Yazwinski_resume.pdf