Desiree Burns

Technical Communicator

I am an energetic, detail-oriented person interested in design and communication, internet technologies, and social and digital media. I enjoy learning new skills and technologies. In my spare time I like to read, knit, and bake. I have 5 cats.

  • Desiree Burns
  • December 23, 1985
  • Morrisville, North Carolina
  • desireesburns@gmail.com
  • (919) 449-7885
  • http://www.desireeburns.com

Employment

  • Information Developer (Co-op)May-August 2011

    IBM

    Worked on documentation for WebSphere Application Server using DITA

  • Secondary English Teacher2007-2009

    Athens Drive High School, WCPSS

    Developed lesson plans and taught literature, grammar, style, and mechanics to honors and academic level 9th, 10th, and 12th grade students. Graduation Project Advisor Animal Rights Club Faculty Advisor

Education

  • Master of Science in Technical Communication2012

    North Carolina State University

    GPA: 3.6

  • Bachelor of Arts in English2007

    North Carolina State Univerity

    GPA: 3.8

Societies & Extra Curriculars

  • ACM SIGDOC NC State Chapter2012

    President

  • ACM SIGDOC NC State Chapter2011

    Vice President

  • Speaker at SpeedCon2011

Standard

  • Microsoft Powerpoint

  • Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Word

  • Google Docs

  • Gmail

  • iWork

  • iLife

Adobe

  • Photoshop

  • Indesign

  • Illustrator

  • Flash

Web Skills

  • DITA

  • CSS

  • HTML

  • Php/Sql

  • Wordpress

Design Skills

  • Graphic Design

  • Web design

  • Print Design

Contact info

  • Morrisville, North Carolina

  • Email: desireesburns@gmail.com
  • Phone: (919) 449-7885
  • Website: http://www.desireeburns.com

Let's keep in touch

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