Barry Steven Goldberg
Malden, Massachusetts barryg@barrygoldberg.net


Skills:

  • Good working knowledge of Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access [including query building and Visual Basic programming], PowerPoint, PhotoShop [and similar graphics editing programs], Microsoft Excel, Lotus 1,2,3, SoftSolutions and iManage.
  • Excellent grasp of general programming principles and intimate knowledge of complex document automation system design.
  • Very familiar with HTML and Web page design [creator of www.godzillatemple.com and http://barrygoldberg.net]
  • Excellent writing skills, including technical, fiction and non-fiction.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, multi-tasking and decision-making skills.
  • Speak fluent Spanish and conversational Portuguese.

Experience:

  • Director of Product Documentation, Amicas, Inc.; Boston, Massachusetts; November 2000 - Present. Responsibilities include:
    • Managing Technical Writing department, including the oversight of other technical writers and creating a unified style for all company products.
    • Creating numerous documents for Internet-based medical image management software, including systems manuals, installation guides, user manuals and on-line user guides.
    • Editing and proof-reading marketing and related documentation.

  • Software Training and Development Specialist, Peabody & Arnold LLP; Boston, Massachusetts; July 1996 - October 2000. Responsibilities included:
    • Designing "expert" software applications to automate the practice of law.
    • Training attorneys in the use of software, both self-designed and "off-the shelf," including writing user manuals, holding training classes and one-on-one training.
    • Selecting, installing and maintaining various commercial software packages.
    • Troubleshooting general software and hardware related problems.
  • Associate; The Capstone Group, Inc.; Harvard, Massachusetts; October 1993 - June 1996.
    • Designed automated estate planning systems for top New York law firms.
    • Designed various types of practice systems for other law firms, corporations (AT&T Corp., Pacific Mutual Insurance) and electronic publishing companies (Jurisoft).

Bar Admission: Admitted to Massachusetts Bar December, 1993.

Education:

  • Juris Doctorate: J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah; April 1993.
    • Cum Laude
    • Academic Scholarship, J. Reuben Clark Law School; 1990-93.
  • Bachelor of Arts: Philosophy; Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; April 1990.
    • National Merit Scholarship; 1984-85, 1987-90.
    • Dean's List, College of Humanities; 1987, 1989.

Interests:

  • Classically trained singer (opera and choral), specializing in music of the Renaissance.
  • Avid collector of antique pocket watches (author of "The New Collector's Guide to Pocket Watches").
  • Voracious reader and very interested in the latest advances in science and technology.

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