B. E. Dufford Résumé:

OBJECTIVE: Telecommuter desiring interesting technical & ad/brochure copy writing assignments, as well as editing, proofing, & web research work.

SKILLS:

Writing: Writing & updating descriptive technical & non-technical catalog copy, advertising copy, articles, & reports, travel writing & reviews (book, restaurant, etc.); writing & updating user, technical reference, & procedures manuals. Researching subjects on- & off-line. Work history prior to that listed below includes experience with hospital routines & medical terminology, retail sales, & airline reservation & travel agency procedures.

Editing: Reviewing printed materials (hardcopy) & online copy for grammar, spelling, & correct usage, as well as technical accuracy & conformation to layout & design parameters.

OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY:

2000 - Present:
Eden Rising (online store)
Bar Harbor, ME
Freelance Technical Writer/Editor
* Periodic employment organizing, researching, writing, proofing & editing ad, mailing, & brochure copy.

February 1997 - Present:
Invention Technologies, Inc., Miami, FL
Freelance Technical Writer/Editor
* Organizing, researching, writing, printing and shipping new-invention reports (Word 2000).
* Emailing zip files of finished reports.

1996 - 1999:
Zuschlag Marketing & Design, Pittsburgh, PA
(formerly Triberry Communications; now defunct)
Freelance Technical Writer/Editor
* Periodic employment organizing, researching, writing, proofing & editing ad, mailing, & brochure copy. Assisted in writing & editing television/print ad copy & service documentation for a cable-internet-provider account; wrote and edited mailer copy.

1995 - 1996:
Brandegee, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
(Subcontractor to Fisher Scientific, which see below.)
Freelance Technical Writer/Editor
* Organizing, researching, writing, and indexing Fisher Scientific Safety Catalog copy.
* Tracking, proofing and editing copy through all proof stages; assisting in obtaining correct photography.

 1992 - 1995:
Fisher Scientific, Pittsburgh, PA
Technical Writer/Editor
* Organizing, researching, writing, and indexing FS General lab equipment Catalog copy.
* Tracking, proofing and editing copy through all proof stages; assisting in obtaining correct photography.
* Special projects included co-production of two JIT (Just In Time) vendor catalogs; creating on-line forms for department use; creation of an inhouse electronic handbook of tips for using MS Word software to create inhouse catalog copy.

1989 - 1992:
Fisher Scientific, Pittsburgh, PA
Proofreader
* Proofread and tracked FS General Catalog copy; researched and created hardcopy database of trademarks.
* Special projects included using MS Word 6.0 to execute extensive revision and expansion to the General Catalog Style Manual; researching and writing the Photofile Procedure Manual (documentation for inhouse use of the computerized photography database), following six months of data entry experience with the system.

1988 - 1989:
New Pittsburgh Publications, Pittsburgh, PA
Proofreader
* Researched restaurants and other local attractions for inclusion in The Rich/Poor Man's Guide to Pittsburgh and a companion calendar listing local events. Proofread copy; used Mcintosh equipment to wordprocess copy.

EDUCATION:

Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA
BA in English, 1987


The Boyd School, Pittsburgh, PA
Certificate in Travel Agent Training, 1981

ACTIVITIES:

Currently working on learning HTML & web-page design, as well as the intricacies of e-commerce. Also in progress: a monograph exploring the history and mythology of Santa Claus; a historical novel based on my family's early history in the New World; and a collection of personal essays and poems. Ongoing supporter of the Global Fund for Women, the Heifer Project, and Reef Relief, including the occasional fund-raising poetry reading. Am also scanning/cataloging (and ultimately, selectively publishing) a legacy of 50 years of weekly sermons written by my late father.