Yin Zheng-Resume-apply for summer tech-writing internship

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Yin Zheng [email protected] 1412-519-0955 Education Carnegie Mellon University(CMU) Pittsburgh,US | Expected Dec.2015 M.A in Professional Writing Concentration: Technical Writing English Department Scholarship GPA: 3.90/4.0 Beihang University(BUAA) Beijing, China | Jul, 2014 Graduate with Honor B.A in English GPA: 3.83/4.0 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsbrugh,US | Fall 2012 Exchange Program GPA: 4.0/4.0 Relevent Courses Technical Writing Style Rhetorical Grammar Professional and Technical Writing Software Documentation Information Design Communication Design Document Design Usability Testing Planning and Using Document Computing Science Fundemental of Programming and Computing Science(python2.7) Computing&Software Skills Adobe InDesign/Illustrator/Photoshop </oxygen>DITA editor MadCap Flare Microsoft Office HTML/CSS Python (2.7/3.3) Language Skills Chinese: Native Speaker English: Fluent German: Two-year study Technical Communication Projects User Assistance for JBidWatcher| Jan-Feb,2015 (Group) Ongoing Project,working with team in to create a new user guide for JBidWatcher. The content includes: the embedded assistance, online info-center and mobile help. The process includes user-experience research, draft and usability testing. Currently, I am working on the product profile, identifying the menus, contextual menuds and tasks of the given product. InDesign Tutorial on Formatting your Document | Sep. 2014 (Individual) Creating and designing a short written tutorial for future CMU professional wrting master candidates, teaching them how to set the paragraph styles and spaces with the Adobe InDesign. A User Guide to CMU-Tartantreck| Oct. 2012 (Group) Working with Two CMU students to create and design a user manual to help students use the job-searching website in Carnegie Mellon University. Professional Experience Research Assistant on Information Archetecture | Jan.2015 - Pres- ent Dept of English,Carnegie Mellon University| Pittsburgh, PA, US Assist Prof.Suguru Ishizaki and Prof.Necia Werner to work on a NSF project that aims to improve engineer students’ writing skills. Plan, design and conduct interview with 15 professors in Pitts- burgh area and gather their responses. Generate a report based on the interview. PR & Digital Marketing&Design Leader | Jan.2015 - Present CMU Summit on US-China Innovation and Entrepreurship | Pittsburgh, PA, US Build and Maintain media relationship with over 30 key medias. Propose, Develop and Launch event on socal media platforms • Deisgn Summit brochures • Organize and Edit content on Summit Website PR & Copy Writing Intern | Feb. - Apr.2014 Weber Shandwick, Consumer Team | Bejing, China Translate,write and edit English briefing book • Draft communication plan and launch branding campaign for two client corporations: Denza and Wall Street English. PR Intern | July. - Oct. 2013 Fleishman Hillard Internationl Communication Beijing, China • Draft proposed scheme and creative plan for customers, including Omega and Mido. Write and edit advertorials about beauty, luxury and fashion A tech-savvy, bilingual technical writer and information designer with strong interest in computing programming, information technology and user experience design. I am willing to articulate complicated technical terms to end-users and bring technology closer to people.

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Yin [email protected]

EducationCarnegie Mellon University(CMU)Pittsburgh,US | Expected Dec.2015M.A in Professional Writing Concentration: Technical WritingEnglish Department ScholarshipGPA: 3.90/4.0Beihang University(BUAA)Beijing, China | Jul, 2014Graduate with HonorB.A in EnglishGPA: 3.83/4.0Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsbrugh,US | Fall 2012Exchange ProgramGPA: 4.0/4.0

Relevent CoursesTechnical WritingStyleRhetorical GrammarProfessional and Technical WritingSoftware DocumentationInformation DesignCommunication Design Document Design

Usability TestingPlanning and Using DocumentComputing ScienceFundemental of Programming and Computing Science(python2.7)

Computing&Software SkillsAdobe InDesign/Illustrator/Photoshop</oxygen>DITA editorMadCap FlareMicrosoft OfficeHTML/CSSPython (2.7/3.3)

Language SkillsChinese: Native SpeakerEnglish: FluentGerman: Two-year study

Technical Communication Projects User Assistance for JBidWatcher| Jan-Feb,2015 (Group)Ongoing Project,working with team in to create a new user guide for JBidWatcher. The content includes: the embedded assistance, online info-center and mobile help. The process includes user-experience research, draft and usability testing. Currently, I am working on the product profile, identifying the menus, contextual menuds and tasks of the given product.InDesign Tutorial on Formatting your Document | Sep. 2014 (Individual)Creating and designing a short written tutorial for future CMU professional wrting master candidates, teaching them how to set the paragraph styles and spaces with the Adobe InDesign.A User Guide to CMU-Tartantreck| Oct. 2012 (Group)Working with Two CMU students to create and design a user manual to help students use the job-searching website in Carnegie Mellon University.

Professional ExperienceResearch Assistant on Information Archetecture | Jan.2015 - Pres-entDept of English,Carnegie Mellon University| Pittsburgh, PA, US• Assist Prof.Suguru Ishizaki and Prof.Necia Werner to work on a

NSF project that aims to improve engineer students’ writing skills.• Plan, design and conduct interview with 15 professors in Pitts-

burgh area and gather their responses.• Generate a report based on the interview.PR & Digital Marketing&Design Leader | Jan.2015 - PresentCMU Summit on US-China Innovation and Entrepreurship | Pittsburgh, PA, US

• Build and Maintain media relationship with over 30 key medias.• Propose, Develop and Launch event on socal media platforms • Deisgn Summit brochures• Organize and Edit content on Summit Website

PR & Copy Writing Intern | Feb. - Apr.2014Weber Shandwick, Consumer Team | Bejing, China

• Translate,write and edit English briefing book• Draft communication plan and launch branding campaign for

two client corporations: Denza and Wall Street English.PR Intern | July. - Oct. 2013Fleishman Hillard Internationl Communication Beijing, China

• Draft proposed scheme and creative plan for customers, including Omega and Mido.

• Write and edit advertorials about beauty, luxury and fashion

A tech-savvy, bilingual technical writer and information designer with strong interest in computing programming, information technology and user experience design. I am willing to articulate complicated technical terms to end-users and bring technology closer to people.