My Resume

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CHARMAINE COOPER HUSSAIN
Freelance Editor/Writer
charmainecooper@gmail.com
www.apostrophecatastrophe.com
214-868-6258

SPECIALTIES

• High-tech terminology.
• Legally compliant trademark use.
• Associated Press style, particularly controversial issues.
• Clear, corporate writing that avoids jargon.

MAJOR CLIENTS/MAJOR PROJECTS

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

• The annual Corporate Citizenship Report, highlighting TI’s social and environmental efforts.
• Inside Analog, OPBU Insight and WCS Connection internal employee newsletters.
• Selection and solution guides: Analog Signal Chain Guide, System Solutions for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Guide, 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.
• TI Tech Days presentations (for brand compliance only) and presentation abstracts.

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

• Audit reports, award submissions, invitations, survey questions, corporate PowerPoint presentations, shortline newsletter and internal medical benefits documentation.

EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION (Irving, Texas)
Edited:

• 2010 The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030.
• Speeches given by Andrew Swiger, senior vice president and Charles Matthews, general counsel.
• Arctic Oil Spill brochure, Environmental Leadership brochure and overview brochures for each of ExxonMobil’s seven U.S. refineries.
• Op-eds submitted to major publications like The New York Times: American evolution, The road to 2030, A turn for the better, The hidden variable, Tackling climate risks with technology, Putting energy to work, Investing in success, A single-cell oil well.

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, LC•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