David Welsh

Technical Publishing Consultant

voice: (248) 548-7643 ------- fax: (248) 548-8959
email: david@explainamation.com

Located in Michigan, Detroit Metro area.

OBJECTIVE:

Seeking contract work: I can create your presentation, technical manual, user guide, or web pages; experienced at teaching how to scan, capture or create images, and work with image editing software.

I have the equipment and the internet connection to work on your project whether you are located in Michigan or some other area.

EXPERIENCE:

9/93 to present-- Explainamation

Partner in a technical publishing business. Work with clients to meet their publishing needs. Includes:

• Currently writing book about TRS-80 computer (with Theresa).
• Finishing software project in Visual Basic.
• Worked with Ross Roy Advertising staff to create an administrator's manual for the Chrysler Information System, a network used by auto dealers.
• Worked with Navistar staff to create a Build Manual, featuring pictures of diesel engines with assembly instructions; put the same content into a manual and on an internal web site
• Provided personalized instruction to Navistar staff in Chicago on how to work with digital photos
• Created an extensive technical presentation for an organization at Ford Motor Company in PowerPoint
• Writing/layout of ad brochures for various clients
• Authoring and teaching imaging mini-classes for Ford
• Creating materials for World Wide Web pages
• Documenting software projects
• Researching and selecting computer equipment for imaging and desktop publishing for Explainamation and others
• Maintaining equipment/network and software for Explainamation.

4/90 to 9/93-- Photographer and freelance technical writer

• Publications photography for UAW, UAW/Ford Joint Education Department, others
• Wrote software manuals for TEDS trust management software, Kelly Services, others

79 to 4/90 --AlphaBit Communications Inc.

Founder, CEO, programmer

• Founded AlphaBit Communication Inc. (originally ABC Sales) to write and sell software for the TRS-80 computer
• Wrote the Lazy Writer word processing system in Z-80 assembler for the TRS-80 Model I, III, and IV.
• Wrote many add-ons and drivers for Lazy Writer
• Managed the development of other complimentary software for the TRS-80
• Managed AlphaBit Communications Inc. employees and freelance programmers
• Co-directed our direct mail and media marketing efforts
• Collaborated on writing documentation and issuing newsletters and technical bulletins concerning our products

1969 to 1980 --Free-Lance Photographer-Writer

Free-lance photography, specializing in publications work. Clients included the UAW, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and others; publication credits include Monthly Detroit, Leisure Living, Detroiter, Michigan Out-of-Doors, Kiwanis, American Legion, Our Sunday Visitor, General Aviation Business. Also scripted slide shows and wrote press releases for some customers.

1967 to 1969 --Photographer for the Daily Tribune in Royal Oak Michigan.

News and feature photographer for suburban Daily Newspaper. Before joining the Tribune, I worked on my high school and college newspapers, keeping body and soul together at Wayne State by being Assistant Editorial Director, Summer Managing Editor, and Photo Editor at various times.

OTHER:

• Established and maintain a Website for ICARE II, Inter-County Citizens Achieving Regional Excellence II
• Have given two presentations on imaging at Society for Technical Communication (STC) meetings, with my wife, Theresa
• Married; father of Amy, born 2-1-85
• Former parent editor/advisor of the Best Bear News at Best Middle School and the Taft Tiger Tribune at Taft Elementary School, a student publication; teaching layout, writing, and photography to students
• Organized Cyber Society, a computer club for kids at Taft using donated computers. Cyber Society is based on letting the kids explore computers with a minimum of adult intervention
(I was featured in the Daily Tribune and recognized by the Ferndale City Council for my work on Cyber Society.)
• Past Advisor/ Technology Committee member for Ferndale (Michigan) school district
• Member of the Hazel Park (Michigan) Library Technology Committee, tasked with advising how best to introduce and expand computer technology at the Hazel Park Library.
• Member of the City of Ferndale Technology Committee, advising the city about the application of computer technology to city operations. The committee advises on department requests for technology spending and helps select vendors for city IT projects.

SKILLS AND SOFTWARE TOOLS:

• Understand programming from experience (See above).
• Understand program testing, marketing and user support.
• Familiar with Visual Basic, assembler and C++.
• Desktop Publishing: Have done B&W, spot and 4 color projects using PageMaker, Ventura Publisher, Page Plus, Express Publisher.
• Graphics: Regularly use: CorelDraw and other illustration packages, Picture Publisher, Photo Shop and other imaging, scanning, and file conversion software.
• Presentation: Have done major projects in PowerPoint, Astound.
• Network: Understand network concepts, experienced with HTML authoring packages and raw HTML, Java Script.

EDUCATION:

• Associate Degree, Grand Rapids Junior College; attended Wayne State University
• Attended miscellaneous seminars and workshops, read trade publications and books, plus search the web for information that will make life easier for us and our clients
• Private Pilot's license, about 1000 hours flying time in single engine aircraft, currently inactive
• Self-taught in electronics since the second grade

Call David or Theresa Welsh at (248) 548-7643 or fax us at (248) 548-8959 or email us at theresa@explainamation.com, david@explainamation.com.

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