My Resume

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CHARMAINE COOPER HUSSAIN
Freelance Editor/Writer
charmainecooper@gmail.com
www.apostrophecatastrophe.com
504-264-1570

SPECIALTIES

• Training Fortune 200 companies on Associated Press (AP) style and its application to technical language.
• Applying legally compliant trademark use in business communications.
• Revising corporate communications to enhance clarity/comprehension as well as ease in global translation.

MAJOR CLIENTS/MAJOR PROJECTS

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS (TI) (Dallas, Texas)
Consulting:

• Developed company-specific style and usage training and presented three workshops on AP and TI style at the TI Worldwide Communicators Meeting Oct. 11, 2011.
• Currently compiling a comprehensive list of high-tech terminology and style and usage rules for automated translation software (SDL MultiTerm) and style/usage checks in Microsoft Word (SDL AuthorAssistant).

Project Management and Editing:

• Four biweekly newsletters for employees gained through TI’s acquisition of National Semiconductor, including separate online-only versions.
• The Inside Analog internal employee newsletter (July 2010 to July 2011).
• eTech Innovations e-newsletter (May 2010 – present).

Editing:

• The 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Corporate Citizenship Reports.
• Inside Analog, OPBU Insight and WCS Connection internal employee newsletters.
• Power Supply Design Seminar 2011 technical papers.
• Product guides: System Solutions for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, Automotive and Transportation Selection Guide, ARM Platform Selection Guide, Medical Applications Guide, Analog & Logic Packaging Solutions Guide, I2C Guide, High-Reliability Applications Guide, Logic Guide, System-Level ESD Guide, Harsh Environments Guide and Little Logic Guide.
• Abstracts for Tech Days events in 23 cities and PowerPoint presentations (reviewed for brand compliance).

EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION (Irving, Texas)
Consulting:

• Trained ExxonMobil executives’ speechwriters at the 2011 Writers Workshop April 20, 2011.

Editing:

• 2011 Corporate Citizenship Report.
• 2010 Corporate Citizenship Report and related PowerPoint presentations.
• 2010 The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030.
• Speeches given by Andrew Swiger, senior vice president and Charles Matthews, general counsel.
• Articles for the Inside Production internal newsletter.
• Technical papers submitted to symposiums like the World Petroleum Congress.
• Arctic Oil Spill brochure, ExxonMobil in Alaska brochure, Environmental Leadership brochure and brochures for each of ExxonMobil’s seven U.S. refineries.
• ExxonMobil Foundation press releases.
• Op-eds submitted to major publications like The New York Times.

BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE (BNSF) RAILWAY (Fort Worth, Texas)
Editing:

• Customer advisories (service advisories/pricing updates), audit reports, award submissions, invitations, survey questions, corporate PowerPoint presentations, shortline newsletter and internal medical benefits documentation.

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF TEXAS (Richardson, Texas)
Edited:

• Blue Review provider newsletter (Issue 2, 2009 to Issue 2, 2010).
• Customer service responses down to fit on Twitter.

Wrote:

• Facebook wall posts for the company Facebook page.

 CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS (TI) (Dallas, Texas)
Senior Editor/Writer, March 2007 – January 2009

• Edited FORTUNE Magazine’s 2009 Best Companies to Work For application. TI rose 34 spots to No. 65.
• Edited the History of Innovation microsite marking the 50th anniversary of the integrated circuit.
• Edited newsletters for the Analog, Compensation and Benefits, DLP, Public Affairs, Broadband Wireless and Worldwide Procurement & Logistics business units.
• Wrote sections of and edited the Communicators Brand Book detailing the revision of the TI brand in 2008.
• Wrote hundreds of technical summaries for my.TI, eTech Innovations and Digital Media Focus newsletters.

XILINX, INC. (San Jose, California)
Editor, Xcell Publications, August 2002 – July 2008

• Edited the Xcell Journal, a quarterly magazine, as well as sister publications DSP Magazine, Embedded Magazine and I/O Magazine.
• Edited the Broadcast Solution Guide, Memory Interfaces Solution Guide, Power Management Solution Guide, Server & Storage Solution Guide, Signal Integrity Solution Guide and Storage Network Solution Guide.
• Edited the 250-page “Programmable Logic Design Quick Start Handbook.”

TAOS (Santa Clara, California)
Web Editor, January 2001 – February 2002

• Reorganized the company’s intranet, redesigning the front page and overhauling navigation.
• Wrote case studies and data sheets for marketing Taos to potential clients.
• Worked closely with the CEO in updating the navigation and content of www.taos.com.

ABARTA MEDIA (Dallas, Texas)
Editor, December 1998 – December 2000

• As the sole member of the editorial department, wrote or assigned and edited all content for WHERE Dallas, a monthly visitor magazine; WHERE Fort Worth, a bimonthly visitor magazine; Dallas Home Design, a bimonthly consumer magazine; and Special Occasions, a biannual consumer magazine.
• Served as prop and food stylist on feature and cover photo shoots.

DFW COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS (Plano, Texas)
Saturday Copy Editor, The Plano Star Courier, May 1999 – December 2000

ADVANSTAR COMMUNICATIONS INC. (Eugene, Oregon)
Associate Editor, Geo Info Systems (now known as Geospatial Solutions), September 1996 – August 1998
Assistant Editor, LG•GC Magazine, October 1995 – September 1996

NEW ORLEANS PUBLISHING GROUP (Metairie, Louisiana)
Editor, The Gaming Journal, July 1994 – October 1995
Directories Manager, November 1992 – October 1995

• Gathered source, entered data and edited the New Orleans CityBusiness Who’s Who, Legal Services Directory, Medical Services Directory, Jefferson Parish Tourist Guide, Louisiana Tax-Free Shopping Directory, New Orleans Film and Video Resource Directory and Port of New Orleans Annual Directory.

NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER (Slidell, Louisiana)
Editorial Clerk, May 1990 – October 1992

EDUCATION

TULANE UNIVERSITY, NEWCOMB COLLEGE (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Bachelor of Arts in English, 1992, Cum Laude; Minor: Art Studio