RESUME of Gisele Veilleux

 

Contract Technical Writer

Technical Publications Specialist

eBook Author

eBook Editor

giseleveilleux@earthlink.net

Volusia County, FL

giseleveilleux@earthlink.net

 

Summary

 

Over twenty-eight years experience in technical writing, formatting and creative writing publications.

 

 

Sample Software Skills

 

ACT for Windows

DOS

HTML

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft FrontPage

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Publisher

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Movie Maker

RoboHelp HTML

Dreamweaver

MS SharePoint

 

 

Strengths

 

· Works as a team player with project leaders of varying backgrounds.

· Maintains the highest quality possible without compromising deadlines.

· Maintains an analytical view.

· Highly skilled in problem-solving.

· Works well independently.

· Skilled in configuring and trouble-shooting PC hardware, software, printers and other peripherals.

 

 

Sample Customer Experience

 

American Automobile Association

AT&T Information Systems

Barbados Telephone Company

BellSouth Mobility

CBIS (Convergys)

CENTEL

CIA

Colonial Pipeline

Cutler-Hammer/Westinghouse

EDS

Florida Power Corporation

Georgia Pacific

Government of Kuwait

Harris Corporation

Jamaican Telephone Company

Kopenhagen Telephone (KTAS)

Lockheed Space Operations

NASA

NorTel

NRO

NSA

PC Dispatch, Inc.

Pratt & Whitney

Proctor & Gamble

Puerto Rico Telephone Company

SCI Systems, Inc.

Sikorsky Aircraft

Southern New England Telephone (SNET)

United States Air Force

United States Coast Guard

United States Marine Corps

Universal Studios Florida

United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)

Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Employment History

 

Consultant

01/2005-Present – ProfessionalDocs.com, FL

· Independent consultant providing technical writing services and documentation-related expertise.

 

Documentation, Marketing & Sales Support

02/2005-09/2005 – PC Dispatch, DeLand, FL

· Assignment consisted of consulting services  providing Marketing & Sales Support for a ground transportation software company.  Wrote system software manuals.  Prepared marketing and sales strategies.  Scheduled to demonstrate and train the new product.  Asked to serve as Project Manager.

 

Disabilities Consultant

01/2002-Present - UCOFC, Deltona, FL

· President and founder of a private consulting service (non-profit) for parents with children with disabilities.

 

Southern Field Coordinator

08/92-01/2002 - Auto-trol Technology Corporation, Longwood, FL

· Supported marketing and sales efforts for the southeast district office of a national software development firm.

· Responsible for customer quotes, booking sales orders, and preparing weekly and quarterly sales forecasts. 

· Responsible for completing technical proposals (RFQs and RFPs), presentations and other technical system documentation. 

· Coordinated materials for vendor exhibitions.  Coordinate in-house seminars.  Coordinated three Kalthoff International/Orlando trade shows. 

· Designed flyers and brochures and performed mass mail campaigns to attract potential customers. 

· Maintained and tracked responses from an 8,000-name database.

· Responsible for loading, configuring and maintaining all PC software for internal network and peripherals.

Consultant

02/92-10/93 - Consultant, Deltona, FL

· Provided desktop publishing services consisting of marketing and sales campaigns for several large companies including brochures, flyers, monthly post card campaigns, sales letters, calendars, newsletters, technical proposals and software manuals.  Served as Instructor and developed training materials for Byte/Wide Software consultants.

 

Technical Writer/Documentation Specialist

09/91-02/92 - Resource Technology Concepts, Altamonte Springs, FL

· Hired to implement documentation procedures, develop standards and train personnel for a small consulting firm.

· Assisted in writing customer User Reference Manuals.

· Investigated and corrected existing problems with software and hardware configurations.

 

Documentation Specialist, Word Processing

09/85-09/91 - Cincinnati Bell Information Systems, Maitland, FL

· Directed word processing / documentation efforts for the Project 2000 department as a specialized assignment.

· Supported over twelve sales directors and account executives.  Responsible for agendas, presentations, proposals, correspondence and collateral material.  Orchestrated work efforts with the word processing department.

· Maintained client system documentation.  Gained extensive technical writing experience.  Implemented Documentation Procedures Manuals and Submission Requirements Procedures.  Developed the Administrative Support Procedure Handbook.  Implemented company-wide standardization for all forms of documentation.

· Supported Vice President of Data Center Operations and the Customer Support departments.  Provided backup support as a team player for all administrative support functions including receptionist, mail room, message center, and corporate.

 

References

Available upon request.

This resume was last updated January, 2006 and does not reflect current projects, clients or skills