1. Christine D. Allen
Seeking work as a technical writer, editor, or instructional designer.
(801) 939-0133, (801) 330-6169; christine.diane.allen@gmail.com
PhD in Creative Writing (pending), fiction, University of Utah, expected 2016
Master of Fine Arts, English, creative writing, fiction; University of Utah, 2003
Bachelor of Arts, English, preprofessional emphasis; University of Idaho, 1993
Utah Book Award, Independent Publishers Book Award, Phi Beta Kappa
Allen Communications
Instructional Designer, Writer. April 2014 to December 2014.
Designedactivities,graphicinteractionsforonlinelearning,andcase studies,whichinvolvedresearch,writing,
and editing. DedicatedmostlytoWesternGovernor’sUniversitycoursesforamaster’sprogramin integrated
health-care management.PerformedQCforothercourses,fromearlychildhoodlearningtobusinessbest
practices.Positioninvolvedlightprogrammingusingproprietarysoftware,aswell asdiscoveryandintegration
of third-partyvideo,graphics,andreliable dataforuse incomputer-basedtraining.
UniversityofUtah, English Department andWriting Program
Rhetoric, Composition, and Creative Writing Teaching Fellow. August 2008 to April 2013.
Designed13 coursesinessaywriting,fiction,and introductorycreativewriting.Wrote thoroughlyresearched
lessonplans,conductedentertainingclasseswithfreshman-tosenior-yearstudents.Heldextensive office hours
to identifyindividual studentgoalsandpassions,amelioratebaselesswritinginsecurities,andtransformwriting
habitsto bringall levelsof writerstouniversity-level and/orprofessional
proficiency.
SandstoneEditing
Owner, Project Manager, Writer-Editor, Instructional Designer.
Since 1996.
Performedall varietiesof work,acquiringadditional resourcesasneeded.
Providedclientsclean,convincing,informedproposals,technical reports,
marketingmaterial,manuscripts,andothercommunicationsasawriter-
editor,instructionaldesigner,CBTscriptwriter,andprojectlead.Some
examplesinclude:
 Conceivedanddevelopedaneducationalfinancial-intelligence
program foryouth.Editednewslettersandotherpromotional
material.
 Quicklygrewmycompanyfromfour core resourcesto a teamof
32 editors,writers,programmers,graphicsexperts,
photographersandfilmeditors,andsubject-matterexpertsto
designWeb-basedandinstructor-ledcourseware forasimulation-
baseddriver-developmentprogram.
 Developedafeasibilitystudydetailingthe proliferationof
wildfiresinIndonesiaanditseffectonclimate change.
 Editeda proposal fora radioactive-waste cleanup,detailingthe
storage,disposal,andtransportationof radioactivewaste.
A few clients/end clients:
- Abbott/Cephalon
- Bantam Doubleday Dell
- Card Access
- Certified Network
Solutions
- FlyingJ/Reliance
- GE Capital ISDD
- Lockheed International
- MarketStar
- Medsn
- National Association for
Child Development
- Networld
- Red Lips for Courage
- Smart Bomb Interactive
- SonoMetric Health
- Sterling
- U.S. Forest Service
- BLM
- USU Credit Union
- Franklin Covey

2. SWCA EnvironmentalConsultants
Technical Editor and Formatter. June 2008 to October 2013.
Editedproposals,environmentalassessments,environmental impactstatements,andstudiesinnatural and
cultural resourcesforgovernmentandprivate clients.Cross-checkedfacts,maps,references,andregulatory
compliance forthe fast-pacedbutprecise accuracythe jobrequires.Designedandformattedtables,charts,and
othergraphical elementsforoptimuminformationpresentation.
CitysearchUtah
Associate Editor and Copy-Editor. February 1997 to March 1999.
Chief copyeditorof all contentonCitysearchUtah site andof prelaunchmaterial forDenverandMiami sites,
editingthousandsof Webpages,includingfeatures,blurbs,andpaidadvertising. Editedmaterial from
operationsandmarketingdepartments.Overmytwo-yeartenure,developedstyle guidelinesforlocal and
national styleguide.Managedasleadeditor,writer,andbookreviewerforthe books-and-readingssectionof
Utah site.Designedandlaidoutfeatures.
NorthwestPublishing, Inc.
Book Editor. March 1994 to November 1996.
Editedclose tothree hundredbooksinall genres.Managedthe publicationprocessfollowingacquisition,
editing,copy-editing,andproofreadingmanuscriptsanddirectingthe bookdesign,typesetting,andcoverdesign
of eachbook.Helpedcreate marketingstrategies,presskits,andfactssheets.Workedassole liaisonwith
authors,resolvingproblemsarising fromtheircontracts,marketingprogram, andaestheticinterests.
Published CreativeWriter
Novelist, Short Prose Writer, and Poet. Since 1990.
My firstnovel, The Arcand the Sediment,waspublishedin2007 by Utah State UniversityPress.The novel won
the Utah BookAward,secondplace amongthe IndependentPublisher'sIPPYAwards,bestnovel andbestbook-
lengthworkawardsfromthe Utah Arts Council,andfinalistforthe JamesJones FirstNovel Competition. My
collectionof shortfictionhasbeenrecognizedwithaUtah ArtsCouncil grant. My storiesandpoemshave been
publishedinanumberof literaryjournals.
Languages
 German,beginning-intermediate
 Turkish,beginning-intermediate
References:
Grants and proposalsdirectorforGirls,Inc.,ShannonKelley,(805) 280-8074
Seniortechnical writerJohnPecorelli,(801) 750-0301
Creative writingprofessorandcommitteechairFrancoisCamoin,(801) 599-9750
Portfolio and letters of recommendation willbe provided upon request.