Welcome to the personal site of Derrick Duehren.
I am an accomplished, multi-talented technical writer with experience in delivering easy-to-read and usable documentation. I know the documentation process and I possess strong interpersonal and communications skills. I have the ability to write clear, concise prose and to index documents. I manage priorities and I meet deadlines. I have been a technical writer for 12 years, as well as, two years as a human factors specialist, two years as a program manager, six years of Access database development, and one year as the CEO of my own small business.
Technologies: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Access; Visual Basic; Adobe FrameMaker 8 and 9, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro; OpenOffice; Notes; HTML; Micrographix Designer; AutoCAD; FastStone Capture; Axure; Mindjet; and MS PhotoEd.
I had worked for Vtech until April 1, 2011 when my job was outsourced.
You can email me at D@Duehren.com.
On 10/15/2010, I married my soul mate, Jeannine in a simple ceremony on the side of the Columbia River.