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• 20+ years of experience in high technology documentation. Wrote his first user manual in 1980 and has created more than 400 pieces of documentation since then.
• Founded Berry Technical Documentation in 1991 and is the primary researcher and writer.
• Skilled at both the management and production of documentation. He has balanced multiple projects and deadlines.
• Coordinated documentation translation into multiple languages (German, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese).
• Works both independently and as a part of a design team.
• Tools experience:
• FrameMaker
• Word
• RoboHelp (WinHelp, HTML Help, Web Help)
• Doc-to-Help (WinHelp, HTML Help)
• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe PhotoShop
• Visual Basic and Visual Basic for Applications
• JavaScript
• Hot Dog Professional
• Ventura Publisher
• Documentation experience:
• Hardware User Guides
• Hardware Service Guides
• Quick Start and Getting Started Guides
• Installation Guides
• WinHelp
• HTML Help
• Web Help
• PDF
• Format Conversions
• Subject matter experience:
• Hardware
• Test and Measurement Equipment
• Data Acquisition systems
• VXI and VME Systems
• Embedded Controllers
• Switching Systems
• Personal Computers
• Networking
• Interfaces
• Software
• Windows Applications
• Databases
• Programming Languages and References
• AS/400
• Trained in the theory and practice of user interface and user interface design.
• Conducted usability tests and evaluations for products and documentation.
• Senior member of the Society for Technical Communication.
• Member of the Association of Professional Communication Consultants.
• Was graduated in 1987 by Regis College, Denver, Colorado
  B.S. Technical Management Summa Cum Laude
• Received an STC Rocky Mountain Chapter Award of Merit for Quick Reference Guides.

In May of 1999, Brian participated in a panel discussion of off-site contracting for technical documentation services with the Boulder Writer's Alliance. See a summary of this panel discussion.

In February of 2000, Brian gave a workshop on estimating and bidding projects to the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication. A PDF of the presentation is available on the STC RMC web site in the freelance section.