Corporate Communications

Sally is an award-winning user assistance and corporate communications designer and writer, who brings agility, speed, and alacrity to the job.  Working in Silicon Valley and the Northeast US, her experience spans

• consumer and business-to-business software
• medical device and biotechnology
• computer software and hardware companies. 

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She has designed and written all kinds of user assistance, including

• on-line help systems
• user, admin and installation guides
• video tutorials training materials
• quick start guides

Sally enjoys collaborating with the development, sales, and QA teams to ensure top-notch results. Simplifying and eliminating spaghetti charts for C-level PowerPoint presentations is also one of Sally's editing specialties. Finally, she enjoys working with the development team to help design and refine the user interface.She has also written and edited 

• specifications and requirements 
• operating procedures 
• sales and marketing materials 

Some of the companies that Sally has worked for as a consultant or employee include 

• Adobe Systems
• Lifescan - a Johnson & Johnson company 
• Hewlett Packard 
• Bay Networks 
• Dassault Systèmes (BIOVIA Enginuity) 
• Silicon Graphics 
• TurboGenomics/TurboWorx 
• Resound Corp ​

Samples of Work

• Product Data Sheet PDF - This product data sheet was designed and written to promote the partnership between IBM and TurboWorx. The target audience is C-level executives for companies engaged in scientific research and development.
• User Guide  PDF - This tutorial shows product formulators how they can reduce manufacturing costs by using various Enginuity software tools.
• Vertical Market Product Summary PDF - This detailed marketing brochure shows how TurboWorx automates discovery in life sciences research through automated workflows and parallel processing. The target audience is researchers who use bio-informatics.
• Grant Proposal for Non-profit - This is an application for the Gates Foundation Best Small Library in America grant. The challenge was to adhere to the three-page limit while effectively conveying the programs and services the library offers, as well as portraying the heart and soul of the Lincoln, Vermont Library.