RE: Do TWs need to be formally educated in engineering andscience?was, RE: old school

["Al Geist" <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com>]

Since my name is being used in this never ending argument about whether a
TWer should have engineering experience or not, I would say that all our
past experiences makes us perform better at whatever position we are
currently involved. My background, just as a lot of fell old timers on this
list, includes a hefty amount of technology. But I am also a professional
photographer, award winning video producer, former magazine editor and
publisher, carpenter, farmer, marketing and operations manager, web
designer, dog musher, and I'm not bad with a wrench. I also have a degree in
journalism with a minor in computer science, and I'm a pretty good cook.

Others have taken different paths to become a successful technical writer.
No single path is the right path. Unfortunately, there are a lot of HR
people who haven't figured that out yet.....

Al Geist
Technical Communicator, Help, Web Design, Video, Photography
Office/Msg: 802-872-9091
Cell: 802-578-3964
Website: www.geistassociates.com
See Also:
Fine Art Photography
Website: www.geistimages.com
 
"...I walked to work, quit my job, and kept walking. Better to be a pilgrim
without a destination, I figured, than to cross the wrong threshold each
day." (Anon.)



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