Service Offerings Technical, Professional, and Strategic Communications Consulting with an emphasis on Clean-Technology and Green-Future issues Mission/Vision To create "a message to clear the air," helping those who work for a more sustainable world by providing them with more powerful communications. Professional Experience Where applicable, Job Titles link to the PvH Portfolio for that job, and Company Names link to that company's website. 2002 Communications Consultant, PvH Communications Morrison, Colorado Communications Consulting (technical writing, web design, event promotion, media relations, etc.) for Clean-Technology and Green-Future issues (climate change, energy, land use, transportation, waste management, water, etc.). Clients have included the following: American Solar Energy Society BioVision Technologies Clear Image Technology Colorado Energy Science Center Colorado Renewable Energy Society Colorado Sustainable Living Roundup Equinox Consultancy Hamlin Electric Services Konrad Advising N Line Electric Sustainable Futures Society Efforts have resulted in satisfied clients who are now better able to communicate their own messages, "clearing the air" for their audiences. 2002 - 2005 Technical Documentation Specialist, U.S. Mine Safety & Health Administration Lakewood, Colorado Responsible for all end-user (user manuals, web pages) and project-related (status reports, plans, etc.) documentation for the “MSHA Standardized Information System (MSIS),” a multi-year effort to further automate MSHA’s Identification, Assessment, Certification, and Enforcement efforts. Efforts have resulted – and continue to result – in much more consistent and usable documentation for MSIS developers and users.   2001 Technical Writer, Platts (a unit of the McGraw-Hill Companies) Boulder, Colorado Created and updated User Guides, Online Help, and other documentation for several Platts energy-information database and mapping software products. Efforts resulted in greatly reducing Platts' extensive documentation backlog   1999 - 2001 Consultant and Practice Manager, Idea Integration Denver, Colorado Consulting duties involved creating documentation for clients such as AT&T Broadband, Newmont Mining, StarzEncore, Internet startups, and others. Practice Management duties involved starting a Technical Communication Practice for Idea's Denver office: developing new business opportunities, evaluating prospective consultants, and various managerial functions. Efforts resulted in new business opportunities for Idea Integration, making them more of a total-solution provider in IT consulting   1986 - 1995 Software Documentation and Support, Cognition Technology / Synaptec Software, Inc. Denver, Colorado Developers of case management software for legal and professional offices. Technical Communication duties included creation of user manuals, online help, training guides, multimedia demo's, marketing materials, quarterly newsletters, and many other company communications. Other duties included software support, marketing, and administration. Efforts resulted in much more consistent and presentable documentation, leading to a merger with another software company   Additional Professional Experience 2001 Technical Writer, Qwest - Web Hosting Services (Denver, CO) 1998 - 1999 Technical Writer, Netscape / Citibank (Golden, CO) 1997 - 1998 Documentation Specialist, Colorado Dept. of Labor (Denver, CO) 1997 Technical Writer, Broadband Associates (Littleton, CO) 1996 - 1998 General Manager, Colorado Thunder Women's Pro Volleyball Team (Denver, CO) 1996 - 1997 Senior Document Manager, InfoAmerica, Inc. (Ft. Collins, CO) 1995 - 1996 Software Support, QUARK, Inc. (Denver, CO) 1986 - 1988 Drummer, "No Profit" Rock & Roll Band (Boulder, CO)   Professional Awards 2000 Achievement Award for Training Guides Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication's Publications Competition 1999 Sales Talk Champion ("The Gold Plaque"), Dale Carnegie Sales Advantage Course   Education 1998 - Present Graduate Certificate in Technical Communication University of Colorado, Denver (and currently working on a Masters in TC) 1999 - 2000 Dale Carnegie Sales Advantage Course (Denver, CO) 1994 - 1995 Typography and Design courses Community College of Denver (Denver, CO) 1988 - 1989 Lifespring Personal Effectiveness Course (Denver, CO) 1982 - 1987 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Information Systems emphasis, and a Minor in Political Science) University of Colorado, Boulder   Professional Affiliations 1998 - Present Society for Technical Communication (STC) 1996 - Present Boulder Writers Alliance (BWA) 2001 - Present Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) 2002 - Present Sustainable Futures Society ... and maintaining information for all three groups' web sites   Volunteer Experience 1995 - 1999 Coach and Clinician for Boulder Volleyball Club (Boulder, CO) 1995 - 1996 Athlete Services/Team Liaison for Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games - Volleyball Competitions during Test Event and Olympic Games (Atlanta, GA) 1992 - 1996 Line Judge for University of Colorado Women's Volleyball (Boulder, CO) ... and many other ongoing and one-time volunteer efforts Computer Skills Operating Systems MS Windows XP/2000/98/NT/95/3.x, DOS, UNIX, MacOS Document Creation MS Word, WordPerfect, QuarkXPress, Adobe Suite Internet/Web Design Dreamweaver, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript Multimedia/Graphics Visio, MS PowerPoint, Paintshop Pro, Director/Flash Other Applications Lotus Notes, MS Outlook, Excel, Visual Source Safe Learning RoboHelp, PhotoShop   Additional Information Owner and Driver of a Toyota Prius (Gas-Electric Hybrid Car) since 2000 Active Cyclist and Ice Hockey player References Available Throughout My Portfolio