De’Borah Deaz
Gladewater
Summary
I wish to work for a dynamic company with a friendly environment and growth potential. I have a background in Software Development with Technical Writer and Documentation Specialist skills. I have several years of experience using MS WORD, EXCEL, INTERLEAF, WORD PERFECT, VENTURA, FRAMEMAKER, and ALDUS PAGEMAKER in producing with expertise in technical documentation, both hard copy and online. I have diverse experience in both WINDOWS and UNIX environments. I have excellent verbal and written communication skills and have functioned as a technical liaison between engineering and development. I have worked with assorted graphing packages such as AUTOCAD, AUTOCAD LITE, PAINT SHOP PRO, VISIO, COREL DRAW, FLOWCHARTER, and LABVIEW.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance News Reporter/Photographer
Multiple Newspapers
10.1999 - 11.2008
- Worked as a freelance news reporter and photographer for six different newspapers simultaneously.
- Provided field reporting during major events to gather and share reactions from individuals directly impacted.
- Interviewed sources and developed relationships with informants to obtain vital information for stories.
- Delivered unscripted breaking news and special event coverage to community.
- Interviewed individuals from all walks of life and all cultures for breaking news stories.
- Crafted well-written news stories based on facts and edited content when time and space required it.
- Monitored breaking news for information on incidents, events, and topics of interest to quickly assign coverage to staff.
- Identified and secured multiple information sources for each story to provide accurate, credible news coverage.
- Presented news by researching, developing and covering field news events.
- Conceptualized, pitched, assigned and monitored stories from origination to publication.
- Planned and conducted research and pitched long-form stories to promote investigative news topics.
- Uploaded breaking news and updates to organization's social media and website accounts.
- Cultivated long-term relationships with individuals in public relations field through exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Reported on Number state and local news stories daily, covering politics, current events, sports and more.
- Researched and produced daily news reports.
- Reported to editor-In-chief about news articles for print, daily staff happenings and creation of company newsletter.
- Supported publication by helping develop layouts and collaborating with production teams.
- Developed news content for online publication, authoring Number articles every month.
- Sought out stories by pursuing other news organizations information periodically and either assigned or wrote stories according to strict timelines.
- Disseminated news content through social media for better engagement with audiences and faster reporting.
- Partnered with media executives to produce compelling stories.
- Trained Number junior staff members on compelling breaking news stories, style guidelines and organization procedures.
- Helped grow online readership by Number% through reliable reporting on relevant news and events impacting community.
- Planned news schedule to include adequate coverage across current events, politics, lifestyle and sports segments.
- Wrote Number above-the-fold news articles both online and in print.
- Wrote stories for Number local print newspapers and assisted in designing page layouts.
Contract Program Engineer/Technical Writer
Military Contracts
01.1980 - 01.2006
- Worked as a contract program engineer and technical writer for military contracts.
L/Cpl USMC Telecommunications / Order Writing
USMC
01.1978 - 01.1980
- Served as a L/Cpl in USMC, responsible for telecommunications and order writing.
Education
MSIT -
Colorado Technical University
10.2023
BA Journalism -
Southern Methodist University
01.2006
AAS Journalism / Geology -
Brookhaven College
05.2006
Skills
- Communication
- Project Management
- Technical Writing
- Planning
- Social Media
- Cadre Instruction
- Bids/Proposals
- Project Leadership
- Event Planning and Coordination
- Documentation
- Community Assistance Programs
- Published Author/Poet
- Newspaper Reporter
- Photographer
- IT Publishing and Development
Additional Information
- 1978-Present – Grassroots volunteer, interned for Congressman Joe Barton, Congressman Pete Sessions, State Senator Jane Nelson
- Only college invited by P.I.C. to cover the Presidential Inauguration Science Merit Award – Geology, Student Leader of the Year 00/01 Leadership Consortium of North Texas Colleges and Universities, All-Star Member – Student Leadership Institute National Deans Honor List, Who’s Who Among American Colleges, Student Senate, School papers, blog, and yearbook
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society – Officer and Member, Student Government at SMU and Brookhaven, VP of the Physics Club at SMU, TA at SMU in Physics, TA at UNT in Geology, FCC Licensed Amateur Radio Operator
Leadership Experience
- Spoke across Texas at different events on anything from politics to solar propagation.
- Campaigned successfully on different campaigns.
- Published Colours of the Mind, Letters to the Soul – International Society of Poets – Manual Studies of Historical Geology – Prentiss Hall (Pending Release) - Historical Geology of Denton County – (Pending Release).
- Taught training classes and created curriculums.
- Interviewed numerous people of interest from George W. Bush, Henry Kissinger, Karen Hughes, Ann Bush, Rick Perry, Tom Clancy, Attorney from the Nuremberg Trials, and more.
Timeline
Freelance News Reporter/Photographer
Multiple Newspapers
10.1999 - 11.2008
Contract Program Engineer/Technical Writer
Military Contracts
01.1980 - 01.2006
L/Cpl USMC Telecommunications / Order Writing
USMC
01.1978 - 01.1980
MSIT -
Colorado Technical University
BA Journalism -
Southern Methodist University
AAS Journalism / Geology -
Brookhaven College