Sylvia J. Jennette

Professional Summary

November 3, 2005

Business address: The University of Texas at Austin

Bureau of Economic Geology

University Station, Box X

Austin, Texas 78713-8924

(512) 475-8829

E-mail address:

Academic Background

B.S. Geology, University of Louisville, 1982

M.S. Geology, University of Cincinnati, 1986

Areas of Expertise

  1. Technical writing and editing.
  2. Website design, construction, organization, and maintenance.
  3. Document design and formatting.
  4. Computer software: MS Word, Excel, and Publisher; Adobe PageMaker, PhotoShop, and Acrobat; Macromedia Dreamweaver; limited proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia FreeHand.

Professional Work Experience

A. Present Position: Research Scientist Associate, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin (August 2000 - Present).

Technical writer and editor responsible for Bureau’s annual publications, brochures, and newsletters. Content writer and editor for Bureau’s Web site.

B. Technical Writer, TransCore, Houston, Texas (December 1999 - July 2000).

Technical writer: user manuals, bid requests for qualifications, requests for proposals, and letters of interest for transportation engineering projects.

C. Freelance Technical Writer, Houston, Texas (July 1997 - December 1999).

Consultant technical writer and editor for BNC Environmental, Houston, Texas; Donohue Paper Recycling, Houston, Texas. Designed, formatted and edited newsletters and brochures for elementary school and church.

D. Expatriate, Stavanger, Norway and London, United Kingdom (1992 - 1995).

E. Legal Assistant, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Houston, Texas (1988 - 1991).

Assisted litigation, corporate, bankruptcy, banking, finance, and real estate lawyers with a variety of legal transactions, conducted legal research, and drafted legal documents.

Committee Responsibilities and Professional Activities

Chairperson, 2002 Convention, Spouse Committee, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, 2000 - present

Publications

Reports, Monographs, Brochures, Pamphlets, Bulletins

Jennette, Sylvia, 2003, Producer news: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology and Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, Quarterly Newsletter, variously paginated.

Jennette, Sylvia, 2002, Conference preview and registration booklet: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies/Gulf Coast Section SEPM 52nd Annual Convention, 16 p.

Jennette, Sylvia, 2002, GCAGS 2002–2003 Desktop calendar: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies/Gulf Coast Section SEPM 52nd Annual Convention, 20 p.

Jennette, Sylvia, 2002, Producer news: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology and Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, Quarterly Newsletter, variously paginated.

Jennette, Sylvia, 2001, Producer news: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology and Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, Quarterly Newsletter, variously paginated.

Jennette, Sylvia, 2000, Producer news: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology and Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, Quarterly Newsletter, variously paginated.

Articles

Jennette, Sylvia, 2005, Students at work—what attracts them to the Bureau and what they give back, in Midyear report: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, p. 1–6.

Jennette, Sylvia, 2002, Bureau of Economic Geology: 2002 newsletter, the Jackson vision: The University of Texas at Austin Department of Geological Sciences and Geology Foundation, p. 56–58.

Jennette, Sylvia, 2001, Bureau of Economic Geology: 2001 newsletter, The University of Texas at Austin Department of Geological Sciences and Geology Foundation, p. 60–61.

Publications Edited

2003

Midyear report: The Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, 16 p.

2002

Comprehensive Report: The Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, 47 p.

Annual Report: The Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, 16 p.

Midyear report: The Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, 9 p.

2001

Comprehensive report: The Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, 48 p.

Annual report: The Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, 17 p.

Midyear Report: The Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, 12 p.

2000

Annual Report: The Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, 20 p.

Comprehensive Report: The Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, 71 p.

Thesis

Depositional Environment of the Saluda Formation (Ordovician) on Hwy. 421, Jefferson County, Indiana: University of Cincinnati, M.S. thesis, 1988.

Lecturing

Lectures and Addresses

The mix—using all available media to deliver your message: communication using websites: presented to Lone Star Chapter of the National Association of Government Communicators Annual Convention, Austin, Texas, October 17, 2002.

Continuing Education-Short Courses

Technical Writing: The University of Texas at Austin, Professional Development Center, Austin, Texas, November 2003

Access Basics: UT IT Services and Thompson Conference Center, Austin, Texas, September 2003

Flash—Drawing and Animation for the Web: IT Services and Thompson Conference Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, February 2003

PageMaker Basics: IT Services and Thompson Conference Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, February 2002

Manipulating Graphics with PhotoShop: IT Services and Thompson Conference Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, February 2002

Web Graphics: IT Services and Thompson Conference Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, October 2001

HTML Beyond the Basics: IT Services and Thompson Conference Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, October 2001

HTML Basics: IT Services and Thompson Conference Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, October 2001

Introduction to DreamWeaver: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, April 2001

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