Technical Writing and Editing

Portland State University Police Association Bylaws

When I joined the PSUPA it was a brand new union. To get started we were handed a badly formatted pdf of bylaws from another university police station that was formed 15 years ago. The entire executive board collaborated on reformatting, updating language, and holding union votes for larger changes such as allowing electronic voting. This will be a living document, created to evolve with the future needs of a policing union.

Technologies

Google Docs
Google Drive
Google Forms

Competencies

Google Docs Shared Editing
Draft Tracking
ERB Laws
Labor Laws

Characteristics

Collaboration
Confidence
Time Management


ROG Strix Mother Board Replacement Guide Edit

This was part of an ongoing collaborative effort to continually improve technical repair guides on the iFixIt website. I addressed grammatical errors, removed redundant information, and edited the images to more clearly address the necessary steps to replace the motherboard. You can view the guide here.

Technologies

IFixIt Design and Editing Tools
Google Photo Search

Competencies

Original Documentation Research
Visual Communication
Minimalism

Characteristics

Collaboration
Clarity
Concision


Brentwood TS-292B Bread Grabber Spring Replacement Edit

This was part of an ongoing collaborative effort to continually improve technical repair guides on the iFixIt website. I addressed grammatical errors, removed redundant information, and edited the images to more clearly address the necessary steps to replace the spring for the bread grabbing mechanism in this Brentwood toaster. You can view the guide here.

Technologies

IFixIt Design and Editing Tools
Google Photo Search

Competencies

Original Documentation Research
Visual Communication
Minimalism

Characteristics

Collaboration
Clarity
Concision


Collaboratively Created Technical Editing Style Guide

While I have been accustomed to following specific style guides, this was my first time creating one. It was a class-wide collaborative effort. Great effort was put into everyone staying on the same timeline and editing collaboratively.

Technologies

Google Docs
Google Shared Drive
Microsoft Word

Competencies

Scrum Project Management
Style Guide Creation
Familiar with Several Style Guides
Draft Tracking
Collaborative Editing

Characteristics

Project Management
Collaboration
Critical Thinking
Compromise


Wikipedia Grant Writing Edit

After researching Grant Writing for an internal technical writing wiki, I edited the Wikipedia.org entry for Grant Writing. Corrected some grammar, punctuation, run-on sentences, and updated process information. I added an entire section on the Post Award Phase of Grant Writing, which is an incredibly important part of most grants agreements. As of 02.12.2022, these edits remain. You can view the Wikipedia grant writing page here.

Technologies

Wikipedia Sandbox
Wikipedia Editor

Competencies

Scrum Project Management
Wikipedia Style Guide
Wikipedia Citation Adherence
Content Research

Characteristics

Project Management
Collaboration
Time Management