Stephen X. Arthur, M.Sc.

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Technical Writing Contractor-Consultant: Versatile Vancouver technical writer draws on over 25 years of diverse project experience. Rigorous, accountable, creative, self-starter. Work includes planning, writing, and substantive editing for policies, procedures, trades training, user manuals, proposals, scientific research, and creative scripts for training videos and corporate documentaries. Now offers developmental editing, co-authoring, and ghost writing for popular and trade books on science and medicine. See samples at www.sxa-portfolio.com

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Stephen has been a technical-communication consultant in Vancouver since 1984. He draws on nine years experience as a professional technical writer, four years as a professional writer of informational video scripts, three years writing scientific papers, and six years as a screenwriter. Stephen earned a Master of Science degree in neurobiology from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Fine Arts degree in film production from the University of Southern California. His Graduate Record Exam analytical score was in the 95th percentile.  See technical writing resume or science writing resume or video writing resume

Fulfilled the needs of users and clients with task-oriented instructions for emergency dispatchers, technicians, stockbrokers, government administration, paging businesses, power-system maintenance, firefighters, forestry programs, fisheries workers, cancer-research lab technicians, microscope technologists, health-care professionals, trainers of air-traffic controllers, communications operators, and office-software users and managers.

Engaged the public’s imagination on behalf of sponsors for science, medicine, health care, law enforcement, natural history, arts and entertainment, essential services, mining exploration, banking, recreational products, and communications technology.

Substantive/structural scientific editing for journal manuscripts and grant applications. Specialties: Life sciences, biology, neurobiology, cognitive neuroscience, neuropsychology, pharmacology, evolutionary biology, medicine, health care, industrial operations, change management, mining exploration, creative audiovisual media, narration, animation & VFX, digital photography, screenplay format, story editing, and audiovisual project-development. MBTI: INTJ.

MS Word, FrontPage, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint. Adobe RoboHelp, FrameMaker, Acrobat, PhotoShop, AfterEffects.