Julie D
Writer #1764
Joined 2/28/2011
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Trained in Business Management and Computer Information Systems, Julie has lead projects, created business units, analyzed and developed system specifications and created training and system user manuals.

As a Business Analyst since 1995, Julie wrote technical analyses, system requirements and specifications and system documentations. She also translated and authored technical documents for nontechnical stakeholders.

Julie currently writes technical and finance articles for online vendors such as Chron.com, American Ratings Corporations, and ezcentral.com
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Specialties

Julie's thirst for knowledge, coupled with her excellent research skills, has lead to compositions in a variety fields. She has written about everything from historical events to computer system specifications. Leaning on her experience in the corporate environment, she typically writes informative finance and technical articles.

Interests

Julie's passion is travel and technology. She has crisscrossed North America enjoying the wonders of nature. She is fascinated by the possibilities that people across the country dare to pursue. Julie believes that technology's quest to bring people from all areas of the globe into one room sets the stage for continued innovations. She enjoys watching current technologies blaze the path for emerging inventions.

Education

Point Park University

Studied a mix of accounting and business management courses including strategic management, corporate finance, cost accounting and human resource management.

University of Phoenix

Studied data management systems, project leadership strategies, system architecture, system implementation and some programming.

Finance

115 Projects Completed

Julie's career began in the banking industry where she worked her way up from a bookkeeping clerk to positions in management. She then moved to life and health insurance firms where she lent her support to finance and accounting departments. Throughout her career, Julie has rolled up her sleeves to perform internal audits and has commanded roles such as assistant to the chief financial officer, lead reporting analyst and administrative finance manager.

Julie has written many compositions for the Houston Chronicles online small business section and for several private clients.

Software

111 Projects Completed

Trained in computer information systems and with a long career as a technical business analyst, Julie has seen it all in system development and implementation. She has lead project teams and supported many business areas, including finance, claims and human resources.

Julie has developed training manuals for end users and conducted train-the-trainer sessions. She enjoys one-on-one training but does not mind developing training materials for large audiences.

As a technical business analyst, Julie has enjoyed the role of knowledge expert because she quickly develops rapport with others. Key to Julie's success in gathering requirements and translating them to written system specification has been her willingness to find out "why."

Julie has written over 100 software related articles for a variety of clients.

Travel

52 Projects Completed

Julie is well-traveled throughout the Caribbean and North America and has experienced a brief stint in Asia. She has written over 100 travel articles for LiveStrong.com and a few for USA Today Travel. She also provides ghostwriting services for several travel vendors.

Some of Julie's travel writing experiences include blogging about places she has visited, while other experiences include introducing new travel venues and providing illuminating descriptions of popular destinations.

Julie helps travelers make the most of their vacations by offering travel suggestions that include the best places to stay and eat. She even provides authentic discussions of local customs.

Blog Post

218 Projects Completed

I wrote several blog posts for Break Studios.

Article

35 Projects Completed

I provide articles on many subjects for clients. Articles have included travel, technical papers, finance and career information

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