Great to see all of you new people joining -- bounce away with the ideas and questions! (We've all got hard heads, so it shouldn't hurt too much.)
I'm Carla. Been in the business as a technical communicator for almost 20 years <gasp - has it been that long??> I edit all the docs for our TechPubs group (4 writers, a graphics person, the mgr, and me). Plus, I also edit docs for other groups on request, including cross-site. In addition to being the Editor, I'm also the Translation Coordinator, which means I work with my translation vendors to get our docs translated into up to 30 languages. On top of all that, I'm the techno-geek of the group, and one of the two FrameMaker experts (Donna Jones being the other) on our team. As the resident techno-geek, I'm the one that finds all the neat utilities and plug-ins to help us get our jobs done more efficiently. I also seem to be the first stop for technical support by most of the other writers on the team when they have some kind of software problem. I'm a big proponent on single-sourcing, and we're looking to move to DITA sometime in the near future. So, all that said... Welcome! -Carla cmartinek - at - zebra -dot- com Don't have a family or local GIRL SCOUT COOKIE supplier? Visit my daughters' cookie page at www.martinek.us to order online. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rhonda Bracey Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 5:22 PM To: gabyer; [email protected] Subject: Re: [TCP] New User Introduction Welcome Al! Lisa and others: Expect a bit of a membership spike in the next month - a few STC Lone Writer SIG members have decided not to renew their STC membership and are looking for another place to hang out. At least two of us have mentioned the TCP group as a potential water cooler for them. Loners probably need such a community more than anyone as they don't have fellow writers to ask for help when they get stuck, or to bounce ideas off. Rhonda (where we're already 8.5 hours in to 2008) Rhonda Bracey [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cybertext.com.au AuthorIT Certified Consultant - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. ______________________________________________ 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
