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Kat Taylor Permanent: Austin, TX Temporary: Mountain View, CA platkat@yahoo.com Education The University of Texas at Austin Bachelor of Journalism, Multimedia Sequence, 3.7 GPA Louisiana State University Junior Division Honors College, 3.7 GPA Skills Acrobat Distiller Adobe Framemaker Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop AP Style writing Chicago Manual of Style CSE Validator Pro DOS FAR HTML compiler Fetch File Maker Pro Flash Front Page HTML HTML Help Workshop LabVIEW MAC OS Macromedia Dreamweaver Macromedia Homesite Microsoft Paint MS Office 2000 Netscape Composer Perforce PowerPoint Quark Xpress QuickBooks Spanish (reading, writing, and speaking) Windows ME, NT, XP WS FTP XML XML Tidy XSL Experience Intuit, Mountain View, CA (March 2005 - present) Technical Writer (Contract) Plan, write and edit user documentation for QuickBooks software Work with several teams of engineers and writers to maintain an expanding documentation set Test software user interface and documentation usability Troubleshoot frequently used writing tools, such as Dreamweaver and HTML Help Workshop National Instruments, Austin, TX (January 2003 - March 2005) Technical Writer Planned, wrote and edited user documentation for test and measurement equipment Worked with several teams of engineers and writers to maintain an expanding documentation set Installed, set up and tested data acquisition hardware and software Tested software user interface and documentation usability Troubleshot frequently used writing tools, such as Homesite, FAR, and Adobe FrameMaker The Texas Faculty Association, Austin, TX (June 2001 - January 2003) Web Developer/Administrative Assistant Designed and maintained TFA's website, http://www.tfaonline.net Wrote and edited flyers, newsletters, brochures, articles, and letters to recruit members Prepared a monthly bank draft and maintained detailed records of revenues and expenses Used data-gathering and analytical skills to prepare periodic membership statistics Maintained approximately 1200 memberships on several databases Feedback Magazine, Austin, TX (August 2001 - November 2004) Assistant Editor Collaborated with a diverse staff to write, design, edit and standardize magazine content Designed and edited page layouts while editing written content for visual and cognitive consistency Conducted online research and interviewed a variety of interest groups and artists Editor Performed the duties listed above Led and motivated a team of writers to produce quality content and meet deadlines Worked in every stage of the publishing process from brainstorming to fulfillment KVRX 91.7 FM, Austin, TX (September 2000 - August 2002) DJ Operated the control board and other radio broadcast equipment Maintained an engaging and professional on-air presence with music and voiceovers Promoted the station and recruited volunteers through distributing information Reviewed content to be aired and stayed abreast of new developments in the music industry JMB Marketing, Austin, TX (August 2001 - December 2001) Marketing Representative Represented MBNA Bank with an enthusiastic, energetic attitude Memorized and advocated the benefits of the Longhorn Visa Credit Card to potential cardholders Austin Citysearch.com, Austin, TX (February 2001 - July 2001) Editor Intern Edited and wrote reviews of restaurants and previews of citywide events Gathered information through phone interviews, site visits and online research Posted and formatted written work on the Citysearch website using HTML PBC Marketing Company, Austin, TX (May 2001 - July 2001) Promotions Representative Worked in a competitive sales environment on commission Increased the number of visitors to the Summit Family Park and Resort LSU Residential Life, Baton Rouge, LA (January 1999 - August 2000) Resident Assistant Maintained current records of residents, apartments, keys and building maintenance Used creativity and leadership to plan programs appealing to diverse backgrounds and interests Demonstrated oral and written communication skills as a liaison between the students and staff Participated in writing and editing a building-wide monthly newsletter Security Bank, Naperville, IL  (November 1997 - May 1998) Teller Maintained a drawer containing approximately $10,000 cash to be balanced daily Conducted financial transactions such as deposits, withdrawals and cash advances Leadership and Honors Active member of the Young Leaders Society in Austin, TX Sophomore Honors Distinction from the Honors College at LSU Golden Key International Honor Society member Gamma Beta Phi National Honor and Service Fraternity member Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Societies member Treasurer of the Student Environmental Action Coalition at LSU Vice President of my high school's chapter of The Business Professionals of America Second place winner and state finalist in BPA's International Business Competition Participant in the 1998 student exchange program in Albacete, Spain

The Seattle Big 10 I just wanted him to show me the Space Needle... Becoming the self-appointed welcome wagon in a city I've lived in less than 6 months iPod Sundays at The Satellite Winehoused! The technicolor wolf-dragon-man I think I finally figured out what he wants from me, and he can't have it! MS Transportation Failure "I think I'm going to die on this bus." "Perhaps we already have." Having to describe the weather I'm seeing only as "precipitation" because I really don't know what it is Kool-Aid Man Oh yeah! A t-shirt that reads, "Ask me why I'm stabbing you in the face." "WHY??? Koreans who love eggs Like the sky above... g00bs, a.k.a. Seattle men Love 'em or hate 'em, they make great blog fodder The Previous Big 10 The Summer Again Big 10 A year? Already? Free Hams Free hams will fill me! Free hams will thrill me! Why don't you feed me... FREE HAMS!!! The DMV in NYC Adding bubbles to your bath so you can actively ignore how dirty the tub is Gus's diamond status at Harrah's properties Congrats, baby! Bjorkestra The term alone has me excited Old friends The Master Cleanse My broken Sidekick Fuck T-Mobile. I'd flip the bird for emphasis but my hands are busy with this tablet and chisel Edys Loaded Butterfinger Ice Cream The Addiction is back Being annoyed that the right column is longer than the left My site needs a boob job The Big 10 Before That The Big Apple Big 10 It's up to you, New York My new office I miss everyone in the Austin office a lot, but these guys give me iced mochas Countertops... Whoa... Peeping Tom "You people live in Brooklyn because you can't afford to live in Manhattan." / "I do live in Manhattan! HAHAHAHA!" The never-ending quest for tortillas and Mach-3 razors I think I'm done questing for awhile Vacation sunglasses Hoboken If only for its great view of Manhattan The misguided libidinous dweebs on MySpace The new virus on my computer that allowed me to install a fart button Abnormally vivid dreams about monkeys That's a bit curious, George Waiting until I move across the country to update my Big 10 The Big 10 Way Before That The Linkless Big 10 Because you've had enough already! DSL and wireless Internet They got off to a rocky start, but now they're finally coexisting peacefully in my apartment Dim Sum Like most ethnic foods, it's even better here My refurbished Blogger template Trader Joe's It's better than your grocery store Feeling like I'm on vacation all the time People who actually speak web jargon Way to show your age! LOL Haight Street I'm sure there are "much cooler" places to go in San Francisco, but I don't care The DaVinci Code My car Never thought I'd appreciate it so much until I had to spend a lot of time in the backseat of someone else's Still figuring out what to do with the new-fangled Big 10s The Big 10 Way WAY Before That The Big 10 of 2004 If popular cable channels can do it, so can I We took home the best dog ever The revival of PlatKat.com I've come a long way, baby! The first season of Home Movies on DVD Put marbles in your nose/No do not put them there! Men who still think women can't play poker Your ignorance is cash in my pocket My pink hair Now everyone's really jockin' me like they know me Freebirds North Fuck Chipotle (a subsidiary of McDonald's) A full-sized U-Haul truck being hauled by a larger truck Going to Oklahoma more times in one year than ever before I saw a cow Sammiches Why say it correctly? Ask the maker of the 8500-calorie one. Spending too much time contemplating what to do with all of my archived Big 10s The Big 10 Way WAY WAY Before That A Very Space-Saving Big 10 Netflix I'm on the bandwagon at last! The new They Might Be Giants video on homestarrunner.com Fish tacos from Zapatos Perhaps the only good thing about College Station Adult Swim What bumps will those crazy kids think of next? The movie, Frida Better than they say, not as good as it could have been That guy who blew up an outhouse because he lit a cigarette while taking a shit Super Puzzle Fighter Las Vegas Hell on earth, but I was just visiting The amendment banning same-sex marriage was defeated in the Senate Good to hear we're staying in the 21st century Crappy free cds from college Although they give my desk a cluttered, retro look, I'm still not listening to them Kat's Really Old Big 10s

Scrolling is so 2001.

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