Sean Hower	Email: shower4@excite.com URL: http://hokum.freehomepage.com
Objective	Technical Writer / Online Help Developer
Qualifications	Proven excellence in the following areas: Large document project management Procedural and tutorial focused documentation Digital graphics and art layout Online help and web development to W3C standards
Skills	General	Technology	Software
	Writing Editing Interviewing Research Desktop publishing Project management Section 508 and WCAG Contextual inquiry Usability Personas Plain English Government procedures Anthropology Linguistics Japanese	HTML XHTML XML XSL DTD CSS PDF JavaScript DOM OOP .NET framework VB.NET SDK and API documenting Relational databases SQL Martin data modeling Wireless networks	RoboHelp ForeHelp Dreamweaver Homesite Web Matrix Microsoft Office OpenOffice FrameMaker PhotoShop GIMP Visio Snagit Visual Source Safe Visual Studio .NET
Experience	11/2000-Present	Hansen Information Technologies	Sacramento, CA
	Technical Writer Researched, designed, and produced online help and print documents for e-government solutions with RoboHelp, Word, Visio, and Dreamweaver Researched, designed, and produced user guides, training manuals, installation procedures, configuration procedures, SDK and API, ERDs, white papers, and case studies for e-government mobile, server, and database solutions Researched QA procedures regarding internal software use and produced test guidelines Led design process for next-generation online help Researched and produced XML-based implementation for online help incorporating XSL and JavaScript Worked closely with product manager to contribute to the overall success of the product Researched and performed audience analysis using persona-based methods Translated interface into Japanese for demonstration presentations Designed and implemented XHTML-based department intranet site Designed and maintained templates for online help and print documents
	7/2000	Campus Engine	Folsom, CA
	Technical Writer Consultant Researched and produced documentation for email server administration software with Word Researched and produced documentation for Internet messaging software with Word
	2002	Lidium Online (volunteer)	
	Editor and Layout Specialist Developed and implemented templates for game manual using Word and FrameMaker Edited game manual Participated in site-wide redesign with an international team
	06/1999-11/2000	Play Incorporated	Rancho Cordova, CA
	Technical Writer Researched, designed, and produced print manual for 3D graphics software with FrameMaker and PhotoShop Researched, designed and produced online help prototype for 3D graphics software with ForeHelp, Animation: Master, and Flash Designed and produced online documentation for 3D graphics pack with RoboHelp and Homesite Researched and produced hardware design specs with Word Designed and implemented first draft department style guideline Translated Japanese text for character generator software
Education	1994-1999	University of Kansas	Lawrence, KS
	Bachelors of Arts in anthropology and linguistics Graduated top 10% of class Honors in anthropology (including undergraduate thesis “Shougatsu” Member of Phi Beta Kappa honors society Fluent in Japanese
	2005 -	American River College	Sacramento, CA
	Associates in computer programming (ongoing) Computer programming and business classes
Interests	Writing and publishing (see http://hokum.freehomepage.com/Content/AboutMe/About_Pubs.html ) (upcoming article on Techwr-L “An XML Primer”) Web development and writing related site at http://hokum.freehomepage.com “Notes from the Cubicle” technical writing column for WriteThinking e-zine (2003-2004) 3D graphics and graphic art Anthropology and linguistics Japanese language, culture and society

Sean Hower

updated 9/27/01

Sean

2003-09-01T07:39:00