SHERRIL STEELE-CARLIN

Post Office Box 60400
Reno, NV 89506
Telephone (775) 972-8111
E-Mail: nvwriter@charter.net

 CAREER SUMMARY

Progressive experience in writing, Internet research and development, editing, and proofreading. Skilled in writing for publication, online research, distance education, HTML, and FTP.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Full-time freelance writer with complete professional home office, Broadband connection, and separate FAX and phone lines.

• Freelance writer for several news publications, including Reno Gazette-Journal Home and Garden "In & Out" special publications, American Profile magazine, Pool & Spa magazine, Nevada magazine, RANGE magazine, and many other online and print publications.

• Former Reno/Lake Tahoe Guide for About.com 1998-2007. Responsible for finding new content, keeping content current, writing bi-weekly features, maintaining calendar of events, answering e-mail inquiries from guests.
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• Extremely knowledgeable in Internet research and reviews. Former Google Answers researcher. Complete weekly Internet research for a variety of clients, on a wide range of topics. First Internet researcher hired by Time, Inc. to help build and populate the eCompany (Now Business 2.0) web database.

• Former Newsletter editor for TravelbyRoad.com. Newsletter Editor for Farm.com until they closed the web site. Created and edited inter-office employee newsletter. Also edited monthly newsletter on herbs for 4 years. Proofreader/Editor of all correspondence course syllabi produced in Independent Study from 1991-1995.

• Developed over twenty online correspondence courses for the University of Nevada. Responsible for graphic design, layout, and extensive hot links appropriate to course content.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Freelance Writer, Editor, and Researcher 1992 to present

University of Nevada, Reno-Independent Study 1998 to 2000
Web Designer/Editor

University of Nevada, Reno-Independent Study 1995 to 1998
Student and Lesson Coordinator

University of Nevada, Reno-Independent Study 1991 to 1995
Editorial Aide


EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Certified HTML Professional. Member of HTML Writers Guild, and Paint Shop Pro Professional Users Group.

State of Nevada-Professional training in editing and proofreading documents.

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