High End Communications

• I have experience writing technical pieces of all kinds,

including documentation and marketing pieces. I’ve written

technical books, white papers, end-user documentation,

and tutorials. I have also written advertising copy, press

releases, interviews and articles.

• Programming: SQL, decent Perl skills, VB for Applications

(Word); some Javascript, Java. Reading understanding of

C/C++.

• Keywords: PKI (Public Key Infrastructure, for certificate-

based signatures and encryption), SQL, Perl, HTML,

DHTML, CSS, HTMLHelp, object-oriented programming,

workflow, XML, JavaScript, VBA, Word, RoboHelp,

FrameMaker, WebWorks, Visio, Surround (a source control

product), TestTrack Pro, host of desktop productivity apps

Expertise

About Us

My name is Bill Gietz (“getz”). I’m a technical

communications specialist with more than ten years

experience designing, writing, and producing end-user

documentation, programmers guides, reference manuals,

and marketing collateral—both hardcopy and electronic

(HTML)—for highly technical software products.

Available for contract or hire.

Books and articles

• “Using the Database to Drive Workflow,” (article) in Sybase

Server

• SQLWindows Programming, wrote two editions, for Gupta

Technologies

• SQL Programmer’s Guide, written with Umang Gupta,

published by Que Corporation

• Sam Patch: Ballad of a Jumping Man, a mainstream novel

published (hardcover) in the U.S. and Britain

Clients / Employers

PKWARE

Oracle

Xpede

Vitria

WorkPoint Systems

Step Engineering

Gupta Technologies (Centura)

MAD Intelligent Systems

INGRES (RTI)

Corvus Systems

Positions

• Documentation Architect, PKWARE

• Principal Technical Writer, Server

Technologies, Oracle Corp.

• Manager, Technical Communications,

WorkPoint Systems, Inc.

• Consultant / Contractor

• Adjunct faculty: Stanford University,

Colgate University, University of

Rochester (writing / philosophy)

Education

• Seminar, UC Extension Certificate

Program, Management of

Publications & Documentation

• Ph.D., University of Rochester

(philosophy)

• B.A., Antioch College, Ohio