Hi, I'm Susan Modlin. Some of your names are familiar from the Framers lists, where I've been lurking for ages.
I'm new to this list, but not to TechComm. My second technical writing job (I've suppressed all memory of the first one) was at Goddard Space Flight Center in the early 1970's, when I was all of 3 years old (that's all I'll admit to -- I have T-shirts older than the founders of my last two companies). After a hiatus that took me into journalism and public relations, I returned to tech pubs in the mid-80's, at the ripe old age of 7. I've been working in the software industry ever since, mostly as a consultant, but also as a staff pubs manager. About six months ago, I started my first staff gig as an individual (and sole) contributor and I'm finding it very interesting. Over the course of my tech pubs career, I've had a grand total of three staff positions before the current one. Each of those three companies was acquired and each acquisition ultimately led to a layoff. Each layoff, in turn, led to a very lucrative stint as a consultant when the acquiring company realized that they really do need documentation after all. One of the things about longevity is that I'm finding that many of the things I fought for during the early stages of my career -- respect for writers, inclusion of writers in the design and and development of software, acknowledgment of writers as user advocates -- are all givens in my current company. At times I don't quite know how to behave. As I said, very interesting. ...Susan Modlin http://www.linkedin.com/in/smodlin __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
