Farrah Dang
Objectives
Seeking a position that will expand current writing, editing, and multimedia development skills. Special interest in using organizational and communication skills for agencies that process and distribute expansive amounts of information.
Education
George Mason University – Fairfax, VA
- Master of Arts: Professional Writing and Editing (in progress)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts: Digital Art and Animation Graduated - 01/2005
- Minor: Non-Fiction Writing and Editing
- Minor: Art History
- GPA: 3.87, Dean’s List, Magna Cum Laude
- Study Abroad Honors Program - Oxford University, England (Fall 2003)
- Golden Key Honor Society member since 2003
Coursework
- Painting/Life Drawing
- HTML/Internet Multimedia
- 3D Animation
- Digital Media/Video Art
- Magazine Writing
- Creative Non-Fiction Writing
- Technical & Report Writing
- Theories and Practices of Editing
- Comp. Asst. Publ. and Design
- Studies in Rhetoric
Skills
- AP/MLA styles and corporate writing
- computer, printer, copier, and scanner troubleshooting
- Macintosh and PC literate; spyware removal and computer maintenance
- proficient in the following computer applications:
- Microsoft Suite: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Explorer, Publisher
- Adobe Suite: Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, PageMaker, Premiere, Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks
- AliasWavefront Maya
- QuarkXPress
- Online databases: LexisNexis, ProQuest, InfoTrak
Experience
Technical Writer/Editor 05/2005 - present
Delex Systems, Inc. – Vienna, VA
- prepare summaries and scope analyses of technical documents and technical information
- develop instructional system aids for courseware and online tutorials
- develop user/system documentation and help files
- draft/edit/fact-check technical reports, manuals, operating procedurals, and proposals
- manage new contract proposal effort; compile bid presentation
Desktop Publishing/Writing Intern 09/2004 – 05/2005
Travesky and Associates, Ltd. – Fairfax, VA
- prepared informational reports/summaries from research on news media and legislations
- edited and composed newsletters, memorandums, client e-mails
- conducted constituency database research
- redesigned, rewrote, and comprehensively edited Travesky website
- designed and wrote informational e-mail broadcast for the Idea-66 transit project
- designed community children’s flyers for the TransAction 2030 transportation project
Writer/Editorial Assistant, Summer Intern 06/2004 – 08/2004
Global Tryst – Washington, D.C.
- copy/line editing and content editing
- generated ideas for feature articles and additional topical sections
- wrote music review, editorials
- researched website referral systems and prepared a summary report for supervisor
- researched socio-political history and generated questions for ambassador interview
Copy Consultant 2002 - 2003
Kinko’s – Springfield, VA
- responsible for customer orders and job production (booklets, high-volume copying, offset printing) in a fast-paced, high-pressure working environment
Graphic Designer, Summer Intern 1997 - 2001
Cici’s Graphics – Houston, Texas
- designed brochures, posters, course catalogs, and advertisements for various oil companies (TGS-Nopec, Seistrat, and SCA)
- won ‘Best of Show’ award for informative poster at a geological convention
- collaborated with supervisor to edit the textbook Applied Subsurface Geological Mapping: First Edition by Tearpock and Bishcke
References
Letters of recommendation and contacts are available upon request
