Michael Likhinin
P.O. Box 374, Lubbock, TX 79408
Mobile phone: 806.470.7584
Home phone:   860.749.2618
Email: email@michaellikhinin.com
Web: www.michaellikhinin.com

November 24, 2005

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am interested in a technical writer/information developer position with a major IT organization. I believe that this position will allow me to contribute to my employer’s success by applying my experience and skills to development of high-quality documentation and training materials.

I have three years of work experience as a web master, technical writer, editor, and software trainer. Over the past three years I have completed a number of printed and online documentation, web, database, and programming projects (for school project descriptions and samples please visit my online portfolio at http://www.michaellikhinin.com/pages/portfolio.htm). From working on these projects I have acquired considerable experience with procedural and structured writing, editing, web and database design, single sourcing, and project management, as well as teamwork.

I have a Master's degree in Technical Communication from Texas Tech University, and I am currently working on completing a graduate degree in Management Information Systems. The technical communication coursework has provided me with deep understanding of writing for software industry, editing, document design, report and proposal writing, web design, online help and instructional materials development, documentation project management, usability testing, and single sourcing; while the MIS courses have given me a good knowledge of database and network administration, as well as exposure to a number of programming and scripting languages.

I believe that this combination of writing and technical competences increases my ability to communicate effectively with programmers and engineers and thus may compensate for somewhat shorter professional experience. I am currently based in Lubbock, TX, but would be willing to relocate.

Thank you for reviewing my resume. I will be looking forward to hearing from you.


Sincerely,


Michael Likhinin


Encl.: Resume