Vancouver, BC, Canada

manuals, white papers, SOPs, science writing, engineering documentation

Freelance Technical Writer on contract
Stephen X. Arthur, B.Sc., M.Sc., M.F.A
Client list: technical writing in Vancouver -- to 2000 only

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Recent clients: BC Transmission (power system engineering), CHC Helicopters (safety and quality assurance), Healthy Heart Society, Ministry of Health (medical office practice), E-Comm 9-1-1 (emergency responders), ImageMaker (mining exploration), Image and Microscope Technology, BC Mineral, Oil and Gas (energy sector), NFB (geology)

User
Manuals

Spectrum Signal Processing
User guide and online help for Envoy, an integrated sound/fax/modem/ answering-machine PC expansion board, with associated software

Glenayre Electronics - Engineering Dept.
Operator's, Supervisor's, and Manager's Manuals for a commercial answering-service system. Supervised complete documentation for installation, operation, and maintenance of a digital paging system

Mobile Data International
Product documentation, from component-level maintenance to user guide

Sydney Development Corporation
User manual for a stockbroker's software application

McDonald Dettwiler and Associates
Validated documentation for a  meteorological analysis system

H.C.L. McDonald and Associates
User guide for an accounting application

Training
Manuals

B.C. Ministry of Forests
Participant's and Trainer's Guides for the Resource Inventory Skills Training Curriculum .

Hughes Canada Systems Division -- Product Support
Directive for developing and conducting training programs for the Air Traffic Control industry.

B.C. Hydro -- Trades Training and Development
Training manual for power system journeymen.

Video
Scripts

B.C. Ministry of Forests - series of training videos on field sampling procedures

B.C. Cancer Research Centre - Terry Fox Lab - training video

Fisheries Council of B.C. - training video for canning plants

B.C. Children's Hospital - introduction to occupational therapy 

Hillsborough Resources - promotional video on mining properties

Trans Atlantic Resources - promotional video on mining properties

B.C. Central Credit Union - staff training video

Justice Institute of B.C. - dramatization video of Police and Fire Academy training