On 02/22/10 18:23, Ryan Fulcher wrote:
Dear Folks at Open Office:
This is Ryan Fulcher, and I'm a current student in the MS in Technical
Communication program at NC State University. I found your documentation
contributions page while exploring the Open Office site. I'm writing
because I ardently endorse Open Office and other Open Source
technologies, and this sounds like a great opportunity to get involved.
A little about me: My interests include Technical Communication (of
course), XML authoring and DITA, information design and architecture,
human-computer interaction, new and emerging Web technologies, and all
things Open Source. In addition to the MS in Technical Communication I'm
working on now, I hold a BA in English and an MFA in Creative Writing.
I've worked as a webmaster and designer, university Composition
instructor, and I have editorial experience at all levels, as well as
plenty of formal training in Technical Communication and project
management. I'm smart, optimistic, and interested in the world we live
in, and I'm looking for an opportunity to help out.
If what I have to offer sounds good to you—and I hope it does—please
shoot me an email or give me a call. I'd be glad to provide references,
work samples, and a detailed employment history.
Thanks for your time.
Sincerely,
Ryan Fulcher
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Hi Ryan, and welcome to the OpenOffice.org Documentation Project.
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C.
PS: Attachments are stripped off on this mailing list, so your resume
did not get through. That's OK though, we don't need your resume to
have you join the project :-)
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Clayton Cornell ccorn...@openoffice.org
OpenOffice.org Documentation Project co-lead
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