CARRI RICHARDS

Experienced
technical editor
skilled in scientifc
and academic
research documents
RECENT
PROJECTS
Team leader editing a
technical user manual
for AggieAir, a high-
resolution, multi-spectral
unmanned aerial vehicle
platform for scientifc
applications.
Team member planning
the content, structure,
and initial website design
for AggieAir.usu.edu using
Drupal CMS.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science
in Professional/
Technical Writing
Utah State University,
Logan, UT (2016)
SKILLS
Microsoft Offce
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Acrobat
Drupal (CMS)
EZ Plug (CMS)
Mac/PC Profcient
QUALIFICATIONS
Technical Editor: 12+ years of experience editing scholarly articles, profes-
sional reports, and promotional documents for publication and working with
faculty and graduate student authors on style, tone, accuracy, completeness, and
format.
Technical Writer: 7+ years of experience writing and compiling content for
electronic and print reports, newsletters, web content, and other promotional,
outreach, and business documents based on civil and environmental engineering
research.
Content Manager: a growing knowledge and experience with two content
management systems, showing profciency in learning new software and
managing website content.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Utah Water Research Laboratory, Logan, UT
Technical Editor/Public Relations Specialist (2007Present)
Create content and initial design for semi-annual newsletter, annual reports,
and promotional materials to highlight recent research projects, recognize
faculty and student accomplishments, and maintain a professional lab image
while making highly technical content accessible to a broad audience.
Maintain production schedules to meet report and publication deadlines.
Collaborate with researchers throughout the research process, creating
public relations stories that bring recognition to research at the lab and
emphasize benefts to society.
Assist with grant proposals: editing, tracking, and compiling documents.
Business Assistant (2002-2007)
Edited research reports and academic manuscripts for a 13-member
research group.
Managed all business functions of the research group, including contract
timelines, budgets, reports, travel, and payroll for each research project.
Earned promotion to Technical Editor/Public Relations Specialist in 2007.
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