Jenise Aminoff

175 Richdale Ave. #121., Cambridge, MA 02140-3353
(617) 576-2004   jenise@jenise.com

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Not currently seeking employment.

Skills

 Technical writing, science journalism, project management, information architecture and design, online course development, digital layout, graphic design, print vendor management

Operating Systems: UNIX/Linux, Windows 98/NT/2000/XP, MacOS X
Software: Author-It, FrameMaker, Acrobat, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, HTML, XML, DocBook, LaTeX, Word, PowerPoint, OpenOffice, Pinnacle Studio, OmniGraffle, ConceptDraw, Subversion, CVS, Perforce

Education

 Graduated May 1994 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA
Bachelor of Science in Writing / Minor in Physics
Sept. - Dec. 1995
Emerson College Boston, MA
Graduate Studies in Creative Writing 

Professional Experience
June 2008-present Kiva Systems Woburn, MA
Technical Writer - Write, edit, and publish all customer documentation, including product documentation, software release updates, customer-specific documentation, and online documentation. Write and collaborate on internal documentation such as product configuration. Create sales documentation tools such as product features and client statistics datasheets. Assist with marketing documentation such as white papers and press releases. Assist with customer and internal training materials. Organize and maintain online documentation website and internal wiki and Quickr sites. Kiva Systems provides automated order fulfillment and material handling systems for warehouses and distribution centers.
February-June 2008 EditShare Allston, MA
Contract Technical Writer - Created network configuration quick reference guide.
March 2007-June 2007 iRobot Corporation Burlington, MA
Contract Proposal Writer - Wrote grant proposals for funding for various robotics projects.
Dec. 2006-Feb. 2007 SiteSpect, Inc. Boston, MA
Contract Technical Writer - Wrote new chapter on reports, edited, and updated user guide for statistical web marketing analysis service.
July-Oct. 2006 Turbine, Inc. Westwood, MA
Temporary Documentation Writer - .Wrote software specifications for international partners, detailing upcoming new features for Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game.
Apr.-June 2006 Banta Corporation Cambridge, MA
Contract Technical Writer - Wrote and produced html-based marketing presentations. Documented software architecture, produced complex storyboards, and supported the Extreme Programming (XP) software development process. Extensive use of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, and OmniGraffle.
Feb. 2005-Feb. 2006 Basis Technology Corp. Cambridge, MA
Contract Technical Writer - Wrote and maintained documentation such as user guides and data sheets for several language processing software products. Assisted in conversion of document format from LaTeX and Word to XML (using DocBook) and HTML.
March 2002-present BaseSpace.net Cambridge, MA
Maintain and update BaseSpace.net web site. Write, edit, and produce customer documentation. Write and produce all marketing literature. Promote sales through Google AdWords and other web-based advertising methods. Field questions from the press. Create presentations for customer updates and meetings of professional societies. Act as sales representative, customer support, and hardware maintenance specialist.
Feb. 2001-Feb. 2002 Akamai Technologies Cambridge, MA
Information Designer - Managed and/or assisted in a variety of information management initiatives, particularly eLearning technology, information architecture, course development, and database management. Also included work in technical training, knowledge base, web architecture and design, dynamic customer care processes, test environments, documentation, and version control.
Nov. 2000 - Feb. 2001 FireSpout, Inc. Belmont, MA
Technical Writer - Wrote technical and internal documentation for small internet startup company.
March 1998 - Jan. 2000
MIT Materials Processing Center
Cambridge, MA
Science Writer - Wrote and/or edited MPC publications including Materials Research at MIT annual report, Industry Collegium Report (newsletter, 3 issues per year), symposia program notes, brochures, etc. Assisted with office reports to MIT, such as Five Year Plan and Report to the President, slide presentations, posters, and miscellaneous printed material. Attended, assisted with, photographed, and reported on MPC-related events such as symposia, board meetings, and special programs. Reformatted content for web publication and maintain MPC web site. Maintained Now Up-to-Date public events server (office calendar software) and provided IT support.
July 1996 – Jan. 1998
Kenan Systems Corporation
(Now a subsidiary of Comverse Inc.)
 Cambridge, MA
Technical Writer  - Wrote, edited, and updated manuals in large documentation sets for several software products in telecommunications billing, order management, and accounting, including user manuals, Web and API applications, relational and multi-dimensional databases, some legal and marketing literature. Developed and maintained intranet Web sites and online documentation. Created and maintained FileMaker Pro databases for media labels and inventory tracking. Some managerial experience in document production and fulfillment, including print and graphic design vendor management, inventory management, and hiring.

Awards and  
Publications
  • "Growing Community: Gardening with Children in Cohousing." (article), NEIGHBORHOODS ON PURPOSE: Stories From the Walkways of Cohousing, ed. David Wann, November 2005.
  • "Fate" (short story), Mojo: Conjure Stories (anthology, Nalo Hopkinson, ed.), April 2003, Warner Books.
  • "Bloodhound: A Medic's New Best Friend," feature article on iRobot's experimental robot for medical support of wounded soldiers on the battlefield, as well as other iRobot products and projects, Unmanned Systems magazine, Nov/Dec 2002.
  • "Bluefin AUVs Relieve Dolphins, SEALS of Dangerous MCM Duty," feature article on the use of underwater autonomous robots to detect and potentially neutralize underwater mines, Unmanned Systems magazine, Sept/Oct 2002.
  • Review of Myst III: Exile, Dark Planet magazine, October 2001. 
  • Review of The Mummy Returns, Dark Planet magazine, October 2001. 
  • Review of The Indifference of Heaven, by Gary Braunbeck, Dark Planet magazine, August 2000. 
  • "Gingerbread" (short story), Dark Planet magazine, August 2000.
  • Analysis of Servant of the Bones, by Anne Rice, published in Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction, vol. 12, Mark W. Scott, ed., Gale Group Publishing, 2000.
  • "The Tide" (short story), genrEZONE Magazine, March 2000
  • "Doña Sebastiana" (poem), Terra Incognita Magazine, Spring 1998. 
  • "Imps" (short story), Dark Planet magazine, Summer 1996. 
  • "To: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle," "Landscapes," and "Fat Man" (poems), Dark Planet magazine, Summer 1996.
  • 1992-93 MIT Writing Prizes – Boit Manuscript Prize, First Place in Poetry for August in New Mexico.

Interests and  
Activities

 Gardening, cohousing, physical sciences, science fiction, painting, drawing, ceramics, strategy games, cooking, languages (Spanish, German), singing, medieval and classical music, crosstitch.

References and writing samples available upon request.

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