Along with my training in literature and composition and rhetoric at the doctoral level, I have specialized training and significant experience as a technical writer. As the marketing coordinator/technical writer for two large consulting firms, The DLZ Corporation and the Michael Baker Corporation, I evaluated and delivered effective documents and publications. I wrote clear, cogent cover letters, reports and proposals; supervised staff and production schedules; trained personnel for upcoming presentations and monitored the quality of all communications for consistency and grammar. My experience as a technical writer, with its emphasis on clarity and concision, has given me valuable experience as an editor and experience with how computer technology can aid student writing.