Teresa Wilson

Philadelphia, PA USA
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Professional Experience

I'm a technical writer and editor who understands the technical part. I can polish your prose so that ordinary people can understand it. My background includes an educational foundation in physics and work experience in semiconductors, software engineering, and electrical design. I lived and worked in Germany for three years coordinating an international team, and I can sensitively craft messages for a multicultural audience.

Expertise

Copy Editor
8 Years
Technical Writer
11 Years
Writer
11 Years

Specialty

International
5 Years
Science
25 Years
Technology
15 Years

Industries


Academia Other
6 Years
Book Publishing Trade/B2B
11 Years
Other
10 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

11 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Pearson Education (6-10), Manning Publications (3-5), W. H. Freeman (1-2)

Other Work History

Software engineer at TRW (semiconductors) (1998 - 2002) Licensing coordinator at Insurance Designers (2003 - 2005) Electrical designer at PSP (architectural/engineering firm) (2006 - 2013)

Technical Skills

XML, LaTeX, MathType, ReStructuredText AutoCAD, AGI32, Visual

Foreign Language Skills

German -- working proficiency Spanish -- basic conversational

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Access, Adobe Acrobat, Visio, Windows

Equipment

laptop

Work Permits & Visas

U.S. citizen

Associations

Council of Science Editors

Showcase

Writing

A sample lesson of a business writing class for ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) students
A tutorial to explain a drafting task
An example grant summary

Copyediting

Medical editing sample using Word with Tracked Changes
Computer science editing sample using Adobe Acrobat commenting tools
Hardcopy markup of a chemistry text