Clifford M. Esler

Education
B.A. English Lit. - Holy Cross College, Worcester, MA

Areas of Expertise
•  Technical and General Writing & Editing
•  Web Content, Design, Support and Promotion
•  Strategic Research and Analysis
•  Global Mining and Metals Sector
•  Administrative and Logistical Support

Professional Experience
•  Currently editorial associate for a large Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment with Jacques Whitford Axys Stantec Ltd., Calgary, AB

Technical and General Writing & Editing
•  Technical editorial consultant for IronOre Canada (IOC), 2007-2009 (See job description)
•  QA editor on IBM and RedHat E-learning courseware for CGS Canada, 2007 (See job description)
•  Research analyst, writer and editor, Metals Economics Group, 2004-2007 (See job description)
•  Technical editor on Nortel manuals for Innovatia, 2003 (See job description)
•  Procedures and training manual development for GPI Atlantic, 2001-02 (See job description)
•  Web and print content rewrites - various, 2001-2007 (see samples)
•  Beta testing - Allaire Corp (Macromedia, now Adobe), Montréal, 1998
•  (see sample edits)

Web Content, Design, Support and Promotion
•  Extreme Spill Technology, Halifax, 2008
•  CarShareHFX, Halifax, NS, 2008
•  Christian Heyne Design, Rose Bay, NS, 2008
•  Veridity Environmental Technologies, Halifax, NS, 2004-07
•  Opera Nova Scotia site consultant and updates, Halifax, NS, 2004-05
•  William Gilkerson ~ Marine Arts, Martin's River, NS, 2003-05
•  ZIJI Film & Television, Halifax, NS, 2002-03
•  GPI Atlantic Webmaster/Tech Support, Halifax, NS, 2001-02 (See job description)
•  LaHave Marine Woodworking, LaHave, NS, 2000
•  Shambhala International, Halifax, NS, 1996-2000

Administrative and Logistical Support
•  GPI Atlantic Administrative Assistant, Halifax, 2001-02
•  Used organizational skills in a multi-tasked environment with frequent deadlines; edited executive level correspondence; managed travel arrangements and calendar; maintained company standards; liasoned with corporations, academics, media, and the public; supported customer service; assisted with Human Resource evaluations; provided technical and logistical support to the Executive Director. (See job description.)

Primary Software Used
•  Microsoft Office 2003, FrameMaker, Acrobat, PaintShop Pro, Homesite, RoboHelp, Flare

Professional Affiliations

•  Member, Society for Technical Communication

References and additional work samples are available by request.
•  Prospective clients are also encouraged to review supporting documents via the links provided above.

I can also be contracted as a corporate entity through my company, Adatto Inc.

Contact: cliffe@eastlink.ca, Skype cliff.esler, or phone 902.431.7662


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