Internship as a Technical and Marketing Writer, IDEC Corporation
April to July 1997

Used my detail orientation to proofread a components catalog, then updated the catalog and wrote new marketing collateral based on information from SMEs. Used FrameMaker and Photoshop on the Mac, and developed a corporate style guide. Consistently won praise for the quality of my work and my attention to detail.

Proofreading

• Proofread the main IDEC catalog and two smaller catalogs.
• Implemented my changes.
• Converted measurements from Japan.

New Catalog

• Reformatted the catalog based on sample pages.
• Enforced a consistent look and feel.
• Incorporated a smaller catalog into my section.
• Made corrections to existing products.
• Gathered information from SMEs.
• Added new products.

Frame for Macintosh

• Worked intensely with master pages, anchored frames, and text frames.
• Imported photographs from Adobe Photoshop for Macintosh.
• Reformatted and sized figures and photographs.
• Imported formats across files and built books.
• Designed tables and headings for smaller layout.

Style Guide

• Researched variant usage in the existing catalogs.
• Worked with writers to adopt a single variant.
• Revised the Sun Style Guide and added company-specific terminology.
• Held a meeting with SMEs to approve my guide.
• Produced and distributed a first edition of my guide.

Data Sheets and Press Releases

• Wrote data sheets on two new families of power supplies.
• Gathered information from SMEs.
• Converted measurements from Japan.
• Arranged a photo shoot.
• Secured approvals for publication.