Kennis, opleidingen en ervaring:

Opleiding: HBO/ HTS

Stages en werkervaring: 2013-now Art Masters
Function: Senior Technical Writer / Doc Manager / Voice-overs (free-lance projects)
Duties:
- Native English writing and editing of technical documentation (manuals, datasheets, white papers), and marketing communications. Companies include ASML and Brunel.
- Professional technical voice-overs for video productions of company marketing and e-learning product training videos, as well as for film, TV, radio, and Internet. Companies include D+M University (Denon and Marantz), DCT, and International Native Casting.
- Product management for technical writing, translation, and training units.

2012, 2014-15 ASML (Jenrick); Veldhoven, Netherlands
Function: Technical Writer (contract)
Duties:
- Participate in an engineering team to prepare technical documentation for the production engineer using Arbortext Epic Editor (XML/DITA).
- Ensure a uniform high standard of technical documentation for the team.
- Prepare complex technical procedures clearly and accurately in Simplified Technical English (STE) with a methodical approach.
- Review comments on existing procedures and assign for review by engineers where necessary.

2011-2012 Asset Control; Beetsterzwaag, Netherlands
Function: Technical Writer (contract)
Duties:
- Edit and update financial software documentation (both end-user and technical material) including administration guides, programming guides, and operation manuals using Adobe FrameMaker.
- Work closely with Scrum (Agile) software development R & D projects as part of the Desktop and Middleware project teams, from feature design to implementation and QA. Update tasks in Jira.
- Act as sparring partner and provide product update information to the training development team.
- Help research, establish, and implement a standard and consistent writing style and process.

2006-2010 Bosch Security Systems (formerly Philips CSI); Eindhoven, Netherlands
Function: Senior Technical Writer / Project Manager (permanent)
Duties:
- Write and edit product manuals using structured Adobe FrameMaker (XML) and datasheets, databooks, and web pages using Schema ST4 content management system (CMS).
- Manage and coordinate translations (up to 18 languages) with SDL translation bureau.
- Coordinate with contract tech writers locally, as well as company tech writers in other regional locations in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. (includes travel to European locations).
- Coordinate revisions and updates of safety instructions with the company contact for UL and FCC.
- Research, establish, and implement writing and formatting standards, conformity, style, and reuse.

2006 mBalance Wireless Network Solutions (now Tekelec); Amsterdam, Netherlands
Function: Technical Writer (contract)
Duties:
- Produce and edit the mBalance TextPass product suite user manuals and application guides for message routing, statistics, and network queuing solutions in wireless networks.
- Write and edit other documents and company communications, such as personnel manual.

2005-06 KPN Telecom; Den Haag (The Hague), Netherlands
Function: Document Manager (contract, then freelance)
Duties:
- Produce and edit (native English) professional text offers and presentations within the department of MBO (Major Business Opportunities) & Bid Management.
- Level of MBO's/bids >1.5 million euro, including KLM, ING bank, NedCar, ICC, etc.

2004 UPC; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Function: Text Writer (freelance)
Duties:
- Revise and update the UPC Brand Building and Identity Application Guidelines for Europe, 2005.
- Write captions for advertising boilerplates.

2004 VPRO Broadcasting Corporation; Hilversum, Netherlands
Function: Voice-over talent, native English (freelance)
Duties:
- Native English voice-overs for the Dutch VPRO TV network's 2004 American election documentary series de Lobbyisten (The Lobbyists), produced by Levy & Sadeghi.
- Edit the scripts for proper English and program context.

2004 Epson Europe B.V.; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Function: Database Specialist (contract)
Duties:
- Build and maintain European professional photographer databases.
- Prepare promotional mailings related to the contracted use and service of the Gemini Pro Printer.

Opleidingen en cursussen: Diploma Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer for NT 4.0: NTNT; Amsterdam, NL 2000
4 Cores: Network Essentials, NT Server 4.0, NT Workstation 4.0, Enterprise
2 Electives: TCP/IP, MS Exchange 5.5

Diploma Dutch as a second language (CITO 4 NT2): Joke Smit College (ROC); Amsterdam, 1999

Diploma Real Estate Agency License: State of California, U.S., 1990
University level education including Legal, Financial, Agency, and Ethics

Diploma Communications, Mass Media - Telecommunications: Palomar College; CA, U.S.
Modules: Radio and Television production, Journalism, Graphic-Communication,
Two-Dimensional Design, Photography, Cinema, Mass Media/Communication

Overige informatie:

Rijbewijs: B

Eigen vervoer: Ja

Persoonlijke eigenschappen: I am very flexible, multi-functional, and available full-time.

Hobby's en interesses: audio-visual, media, photography, travel

Gewenste contractvorm: Fulltime