Meryll Larkin
1620 NW 87th St
Seattle WA  98117
email:   contact.cgi
domain:  www.alwanza.com
cover letter:   www.alwanza.com/professional/cover.html
 

Objective:  Technical Writer
 
Summary of Qualifications:
Writing Tools:
Microsoft Word (Office suite), Adobe Framemaker, Adobe Acrobat, Text Editors, HTML.
Languages:
OO-Perl, Perl/CGI, HTML including CSS (cascading stylesheets), SQL, JavaScript, XML, (Java, mod_perl, VB, C++ -- those from NSCC and UW).
Databases:
MySQL, DBI, DBD, RDBMS, Access, Filemaker Pro.
Platforms:
RedHat Linux (Apache Servers), Unix, Solaris, Macintosh, Windows XP, Windows2000, WindowsNT, Windows98
Web development:
Public/Web, Intranet, Extranets, large site architecture, site standards and organization, coding, scripting, design, technical writing, technical editing, testing and maintenance.  HTML text editors, Adobe PhotoShop, CVS, Macromedia Fireworks, Macromedia Dreamweaver.
 
Education:  
  • B.A., English, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport Connecticut
  • Linux/Unix Administration Certification, UW Extension (8/02)
  • Perl Programming Certification, UW Extension, (6/02)
  • Certificate in Computer Programming, North Seattle Community College, GPA 3.7 (6/99)
  • Supervisor's Certificate, Seattle Central Community College, GPA 3.7 (2/92)
  • B.S., Biology, University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, GPA 3.2
 
Projects:
 
Writing:
  ¤   Provided technical tutorials for Seattle Linux Chix Web site
  ¤  Provided text content for IS Squared Public Web site
  ¤   Edited content for grammar, syntax, readability ( several Public Web sites)
  ¤  Provided content and coded 100 of the 400 Intranet pages for IS Squared
 
Improvements to Public Web Sites:
  ¤   Communicated and negotiated with designer and design companies (ISē)
  ¤  Recommended edits to content for grammar, syntax, readability (ISē, freelancing)
  ¤   Provided text content (ISē, freelancing)
  ¤   Created images including buttons, backgrounds, animation, edited photos (ISē, freelancing)
  ¤   Coordinated navigation and architecture (ISē, freelancing)
  ¤   Researched search engine requirements and created appropriate metatags (ISē, freelancing)
 
Created and Maintained Company-wide Intranet (as team lead):
  ¤  Lead 7-person intranet team of department leads, administration (ISē)
  ¤   Coordinated meetings to assess needs, including: content, design, navigation, architecture (ISē)
  ¤  Established architectural, coding, and design standards (ISē)
 
Maintained Extranets (Sony Europe) (3COM -ITN):
  ¤   CVS back-ups (sites ranged from 200 to 800 files in size) (ISē)
  ¤   General maintenance (links, headers, titles, style uniformity) (ISē)
  ¤   Wrote Perl programs to compare live pages against back-ups, and to update back-ups (ISē)
  ¤   Programmed in Perl to create and update sitemaps (ISē, freelancing, home projects)
  ¤   Created/maintained site navigation frame (ISē)
 
Operations Projects:
  ¤   Configured 3 LANs (with static and dynamic addressing) (home projects)
  ¤   Configured 2 Apache Web Servers including CGI RBDMS MySQL (home projects)
  ¤   Network tape back-ups (environmental lab)
  ¤   Software installation (Linux, Windows, Macintosh) (everywhere)
 
Hardware Projects:
  ¤  Built 4 computers from components (home projects)
  ¤   Wired 3 LANs including routers, hubs, cat5 cable (home projects, environmental lab)
  ¤   Wired a 30-port Hub (environmental lab)
 
Teaching Projects:
  ¤   Instructed new employees in CVS commands and protocol (ISē)
  ¤   Tutored students in Unix, Access, Excel, FTP, SQL, office procedures, Quicken (NSCC, Eton)
  ¤   Created curriculums, developed courses (office procedures, Quicken) (Eton, Wedgewood)
 
Work Chronology:
Special Projects
Perl, Linux, Web
Freelancing and Contract, Seattle 2001 to present
Web Developer
Webmaster
ISē Inc, Lynnwood Washington 1999 to 2001
Unix, Access, Excel Tutor North Seattle Community College 1999
LAN Assistant Environmental Laboratory, Seattle 1997 to 1998
Office Skills Instructor Wedgewood College, Seattle 1996
Tax Accountant,
Full-charge Bookkeeper
Freelancing, small businesses, Seattle 1990 to 1995
 
Affiliations:
 
 
Last Update:  1/16/03