TPC Saunders CAP Bio

About Me

My name is Lindsay Saunders. I am from the Outer Banks, but have been living in Raleigh since 2008.  I love the area and am proud to call the triangle home, unless another next big adventure takes me to a larger city or another magical coastal area. 

I initially entered this program because I was thinking I wanted to work in a media agency, publication, or PR and one day maybe even do global nonprofit work.  I still feel the same way, but feel more empowered to work in media before maybe one day contributing my skills to a global nonprofit or government agency than I did prior to graduate school.  Currently, I am a Communications Consultant with big dreams to change business and the world for the better. 

Program

M.A. in English concentrated in Technical and Professional Communications, expected May 2014

• ENGL 6700: Technical Editing and Production

• ENGL 6721: Copyediting in Professional Communications

• ENGL 6725: Directed Readings and Document Design in Technical and Professional Communications

• ENGL 6740/6741: Internship in Technical and Professional Communications

• ENGL 7350: Seminar in Multicultural and Transnational Literature

• ENGL 7701: Research Methods in Technical and Professional Communications

• ENGL 7702: Research Design in Technical and Professional Communications

• ENGL 7765: Cultural Studies in Technical and Professional Communications

• ENGL 7712: Grant and Proposal Writing

• ENGL 7766: Seminar in Communications and Emerging Technology - The User Experience

• ENGL 7790: Public Interest Writing 

Education

B.S. Elementary Education, concentration in English, May 2006
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

Graduate Certificate: Paralegal Studies, 4.0 GPA, 2010
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Graduate Certificate: Professional Communications, 4.0 GPA, 2013
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC            

Professional Affiliations

• Symposium on Communicating Complex Information (SCCI), February 2013 and 2014
• Special Interest Group on the Design of Communications Conference, October 2013
• Society for Technical Communication (STC)
• Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society
• Writing Competition Judge for STC at SAS, November 2013
• The Internet Summit, November 2013
• RESULTS, the power to end poverty
• Raleigh SEO Meetup
• Triangle User Experience Professionals Association

Writer, Content Strategist, Visual Designer, Event Planner

*Strong composition and visual design skills

*Strong with navigation and page layout; architecture; organization, and project management

*Strong editing and proofreading skills

*Strong blogging and social media experience

*Some Photoshop experience

*Experience in both publication and media organizations, as well as legal and education consulting

*Experience in various styles of writing: editorial, legal, medical, and technical

*Projects: instruction manuals, presentation materials, social media presentation, research for government and nonprofit projects, great at following style guides and emulating an existing brand

*Strong ability to multi-task and work on manage projects

*Self-starter; needs little direction

*Prefers environments where can collaborate with multiple creative

*Provide on-strategy, creative, detail-oriented work

Technical skills: PC, Microsoft Office, Mac, Photoshop, Adobe, Google docs, WordPress, Blogspot, Skype, Google Hangout, Telecommunications

Client/Industry experience: Offline Media, Triangle Downtowner Magazine, Law Firms, Sales, Education Consulting, Nonprofit work, as well as Event Planning and Public Speaking for Nonprofit groups

View my current resume online via my LinkedIn Profile here.

You can also reach me via email at lindsayksaunders at gmail dot com.