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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