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Aimee Hall
Career Objective
I hope to excel as a marketing specialist for a company with a respected
reputation. My eye for detail and creative aptitude will be a valuable
asset in marketing and communications. I have a special interest in technology,
and I look forward to learning about and participating in various aspects
of marketing communications.
Education
Northern Illinois University, Master's of Arts Degree
May 2001, 4.0 GPA
Major in English (Rhetoric and Professional, Technical Writing)
Northern Illinois University, Bachelor's of Arts Degree
December 1999 Magna Cum Laude
Major in English
Elgin Community College, Associate's of Arts Degree
May 1997, High Honors
Work Experience
Marketing Specialist/Technical Writer: January 2002-present
ACS Group, Wood Dale, Illinois
- work with sales professionals to develop, design and create marketing
materials
- manage content of company website
- work with engineers to edit and improve user manuals
Assistant, Office of Networked Writing and Research: September 2000-May
2001
Northern Illinois University English Department
- administered technical support to English department faculty
- acted as liaison between English department faculty and campus computer
lab staff
- created and maintained computer lab website: (page loads in a new
window)
Intern, Technical Writer: May 2000-September 2000
The Vista Technology Group, St. Charles, Illinois
- created and maintained corporate intranet
- wrote and edited end-user manual and online help
Teaching Intern: August 1999-May 2000
Northern Illinois University English Department
- taught basics of composition to first year college students
- maintained class websites: (pages load in a new window)
English Tutor: October 1997-May 1999
Northern Illinois University English Department
- discussed ideas for student papers
- instructed students in grammar, organization, clarity, and format
Intern, Technical Writer: June 1998-August 1998
First Card, Elgin, Illinois
- organized and planned company-wide information session
- edited technical documents for grammar, clarity, and consistency in
layout
- wrote company-wide procedures
Computer Skills
| General Software: |
Web Software: |
Scripting: |
| Microsoft Office Suite |
Dreamweaver |
HTML |
| FrameMaker |
Flash |
JavaScript |
| RoboHelp |
FrontPage |
CSS |
| Acrobat |
HomeSite |
CGI/PERL |
| Authorware |
Fireworks |
ASP/VBScript |
Awards
- Northern Illinois University Fellowship, 2000-2001
- Appointed as Undergraduate Research Assistant (Dr. John Knapp), fall
1998
- Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society: Secretary, fall 1998 to present.
- Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship, fall 1997
- Honors Course Scholarships, spring 1996, fall 1996, spring 1997
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society: Treasurer, fall 1999-spring 1997
- Marcus Johns Scholarship, fall 1995
- Trustee Leader Scholarship--Creative Writing, fall 1995
Presentations and Publications
"Creating Effective Portfolios." Panelist,
Society for Technical Communication, NIU Chapter Meeting. (2001)
"Multimedia and the Decline of Text-Based Web Content."
Midwest Conference for Film, Language, and Literature, DeKalb, Illinois.
(2001).
"Electronic Resumes." Panelist,
Society for Technical Communication, NIU Chapter Meeting. (2001)
"Approaches to English Pedagogy in the Computerized Classroom."
Panelist,
Sigma Tau Delta Conference, Corpus Christi, Texas. (2001).
&aquot;We're Online. Now What?: Using the Web for Research, Teaching,
and Service." Panelist,
Sigma Tau Delta Conference, Corpus Christi, Texas. (2001).
"What to Do With a Degree in English if You Don't Want to Teach." Panelist,
presentation sponsored by Sigma Tau Delta, Xi Delta Chapter. (2001).
"Teaching Composition in a Networked Classroom." Panelist,
Online Presentation for McGraw-Hill. (2000).
http://www.engl.niu.edu/tcomp
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“Point of View in Faulkner's As I Lay Dying”
Sigma Tau Delta Conference, Savannah, Georgia. (2000).
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