Samples

PHQ Screener – Editing for Clarity: Created for ENGL 4340, Advanced Technical Communication, at Utah Valley University. The assignment was to use specific principles of clarity from the class textbook to identify stylistic and rhetorical problems in the provided original excerpt, then write a full revision (with Track Changes turned on to add notes about the edits).

Promotional Emails – Copy Editing: Created by a coworker at UCCU. Edited for clarity and accuracy.

Revel Valet Instructions: Created at UCCU. Intended to teach branch managers (with varying levels of tech savvy) how to submit messages for display on internal monitors.

Aluminum Car Body Repair Manual: Created in a group for English 3300, Technical Communication for Technology Students, at Utah Valley University. I was in charge of design, layout, editing, and supply photography. I also wrote section three.

Ponies That Share: An Overview of Fair Use and Creative Commons: Created in a group for ENGL 4340, Advanced Technical Communication, at Utah Valley University. I was in charge of design and layout, and contributed to research and writing.

Word Styles Instructions: Created for ENGL 4340, Advanced Technical Communication, at Utah Valley University.

Flickr Instructions: Created for ENGL 2310, Technical Communication, at Utah Valley University.

Fair Use in Education: Created for ENGL 4340, Advanced Technical Communication, at Utah Valley University.

White Paper: Created in a group for ENGL 2310, Technical Communication, at Utah Valley University. The group acted as a consulting firm for a hypothetical local family business. I was responsible for the group logo (pg. 1), the website mockup (pg. 8) and site map (pg. 9), “Current Status of the Used Music Industry” (pgs. 4-6), and “How Social Media Would Address the Store’s Specific Problems” (pg. 10)