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wakeofdelight.net :: website/portfolio of erin a.wilson

Erin A. Wilson: resume

Education

B.A. in English — Professional Writing (December 2008)
Writing and Publishing Concentration
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana

• Minor in Computer and Information Technology
• Frequent recipient of Semester Honors; Dean's List recipient
• 2008/2009 $5,000 Crouse Scholarship Winner - Internship in Print and Electronic Publishing
• Major GPA: 3.6; minor GPA: 4.0
• Current overall GPA: 3.53

Membership

Society for Technical Communication (March 2008—Present)

• Indiana Chapter Member
• Member of Emerging Technologies, Online, and Technical Editing Special Interest Groups

Professional Writing Club - Purdue University (August 2008—Present)

• Webmaster for the Fall 2008 semester

Relevant Experience

Intern — Crouse Internship in Print and Digital Publishing (August 2008—Present)
Purdue University; English Department — Professional Writing Program
West Lafayette, Indiana

• 2008-2009 $5,000 scholarship/internship winner
• Converted printed text into digital format for author edits and republication
• Copyediting
• Experience with public relations and marketing

Intern — Podcasting Project Manager (January 2008—April 2008)
In conjunction with @SEA and the Professional Writing Department at Purdue
Tippecanoe County Historical Association (TCHA)
Lafayette, Indiana

• Creation, development, and implementation of podcasting project
• Grouped and led a small number of students
• Assisted in the production of content for the new proposed official website of the TCHA
• Produced user documentation for audio recording software (Audacity)

Computer Lab Assistant (February 2007—August 2008)
Information Technology at Purdue (ITaP)
West Lafayette, Indiana

• In charge of as many as 10 labs
• Customer service
• Providing answers to questions about various hardware/software available
• Troubleshooting machines; filing trouble reports as needed
• Monitoring and maintaining a clean, safe, quiet working environment for students

Entertainment Staff Writer (December 2005—September 2006)
The Chronicle — Purdue University (Calumet Campus)
Hammond, Indiana

• Semi-weekly entertainment articles, with a technology bias (e.g., video games, computer tips)
• Generated new ideas for articles, features, and content

Web Design Experience

Have designed my own personal websites
9 years of self-taught experience
Design
HTML, XHTML, CSS
Adobe Dreamweaver CS 3; hand-coding
Website: http://www.wakeofdelight.net/ - owned and run for 3 years
Blogging (solo and in groups)

Software and Computing Experience

XML
Minor computer troubleshooting and repair
Adobe Creative Suite 3 (Dreamweaver, Photoshop, InDesign)
Audio production (Audacity)
Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org products

References

References are available upon request.