AMBER HEALEY

TECHNICAL WRITER

I am interested in producing technical writing that is accessible and digestible. I have extensive
experience writing and editing for a large variety of genres from children’s literature to
research publications and as such am well versed in tailoring content to specific desired
audiences.

801-648-2409 socamber@gmail.com Logan, Utah @amberhealey1

EDUCATION WORK EXPERIENCE

TECHNICAL WRITING & RHETORIC Integrated Justice Research Intern

Utah State University Utah Valley University | May-August 2021
2018 - 2021
Designed research project studying the actuality of implementing integrated
justice programs in Utah and the perceived benefits of integrated justice in
GPA
Criminal Justice.
3.8
• Wrote 60 page research document as remote researcher with no
overhead supervision.
SKILLS • Formulated a recommendation for the Utah state government to create
or dismiss plans for a statewide integrated justice system based on
research of statistics of other states, interviews, research papers, and
// PROFESSIONAL
audits.
• Meeting Deadlines
• Interviewed goverment employees and field experts.
• Advanced Editing
• Quickly gained expert level understanding of complex jargon and
• Interviewing publications in the field.
• Research
• Brainstorming
• Self-motivated The Friend Editor
• High comprehension in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | May-August 2021, Ongoing freelance work
dissembling complex
Wrote and edited content for The Friend magazine—a children’s magazine
research documents
published in 150 countries with around 1,000,000 subscriptions.
• Writing for audience
• Interviewed individuals from 13 different countries and turned their
expertise and literacy level
experiences into published children's stories for The Friend magazine.
Wrote more content than any intern in 10 year period.
• Independently found each story lead through extensive networking
// TECHNICAL including calling, emailing, and social media outreach.
• Microsoft Word • Experienced in editing towards an international audience and creating
• Microsoft Excel content that is conscious of multiple social and cultural backgrounds
• Google Docs • Edited content grammar, concision, reading level and a cross cultural
• Adobe InDesign appropriate tone.
• Photoshop
Undergraduate Writing Fellow
Utah State University | August 2020-Present
AWARDS
Selected by professors to conference with students in upper division classes on how to
write effectively and for specific genres.
Full Ride Scholarship • .Self-educated on each classes’ content in order to effectively teach students
Award given to top 5% of student about the class genre. Experienced in editing content for over 200 papers in
body professional, technical, scientific, creative and museum writing.
Utah State University 2018-2021 •
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Taiwan Student Ambassador
UX and UI Design Course Medical Technical Writer
Selected out of competitive pool
Organization / Company Certification
of applicants to represent US
Goal to take a course on this by end of Organization / Company
schools in Taiwan
year ( description) Finish certification by end of year
TIYEA-2019