Evan Hunt
Apex,NC
Summary
Skilled writer and recent master's graduate who excels at simplifying complex technical and scientific concepts for a diverse reading audience. Balances rhetoric and storytelling to write content and messaging that is concise and compelling.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer (Unpaid)
Engineers Without Borders
2024.05 - Current
- Agreed to work with organizational engineers to help write standard operating procedure manual for a project that provides potable water to Chipozo, a remote community in Guatemala. They previously lacked clean drinking water. Engineers created a dual-tank system with a chlorinator and solar electricity source to pump the water uphill. The manual is intended to be used by local citizens in maintaining the system.
- Will ensure that the manual meets standards for readability, coherence, and grammar.
Technical Editor (Intern)
Quanta Technology
2023.04 - 2024.04
- Worked as a paid intern for Quanta Technology, “an expertise based, independent technical consulting and advisory service company, specializing in the electric power and energy industries” (taken from the Quanta website). Initially began as a summer internship; renewed twice (fall and spring).
- Prepared project reference list (PRL) descriptions for past projects.
- Updated employee resumes/short bios to meet current company standards for inclusion on company website.
- Edited intro and accordion paragraphs on Quanta Technology's website.
- Edited statements on the company website to meet company guidelines.
- Revised old procedures and job aids to meet current standards.
- Tracked customers who required follow-up.
- Edited/rewrote portions of outgoing proposals to meet company writing standards.
Lifeguard (Summers)
Aquatic Management Group
2016.05 - 2021.08
- Red Cross Lifeguarding pool certified, CPR, defibrillator trained.
Web Content Writer (Student Employee)
Finger Lakes Institute
2020.01 - 2020.04
- Worked for the Finger Lakes Institute, the research arm of Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
- Wrote and updated site content on the Institute’s current research projects and recent environmental conferences.
- Developed a standard biography template as a consistent format for past and present scientists and personnel; interviewed and ghostwrote bios for several current researchers.
Intern
North Carolina Museum Of Natural Sciences
2016.05 - 2016.08
- Wrote “Bird Beaks Fit the Bill,” a bylined article for the Summer 2016 edition of North Carolina Naturalist, the museum’s members-only magazine.
- Digitized archival material, facilitated educational demonstrations and experiments and, and staffed temporary exhibits.
Education
Master of Science - Technical Communication
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC05.2024
Bachelor of Arts - English/Writing And Rhetoric (Double Major)
Hobart And William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY05.2022
Skills
- Creates practical content in an interesting/storytelling fashion
- Understands complex information quickly
- Simplifies technical information for wide audiences
- Writes/rewrites and edits
- Ghostwrites
- Edits videos
- Writes press releases and trained in crisis management writing
- Ensures grammar, accuracy, style, and consistency
- Produces content in both APA and MLA styles
- Trained in multiple types of publication software (see coursework for specifics)
Timeline
Volunteer (Unpaid)
Engineers Without Borders
2024.05 - Current
Technical Editor (Intern)
Quanta Technology
2023.04 - 2024.04
Web Content Writer (Student Employee)
Finger Lakes Institute
2020.01 - 2020.04
Lifeguard (Summers)
Aquatic Management Group
2016.05 - 2021.08
Intern
North Carolina Museum Of Natural Sciences
2016.05 - 2016.08
Master of Science - Technical Communication
North Carolina State University
Bachelor of Arts - English/Writing And Rhetoric (Double Major)
Hobart And William Smith Colleges
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