Jay Dougherty

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Overview | Highlights | Journalism and Technology Positions | University and High School Teaching | Online Initiatives | Education | Continuing Education | Academic Awards | Publications | Writing Samples | Languages | References

Overview

Technology Columnist / Public Speaker / Teacher

Highlights

Journalism and Technology Positions

Senior Technical Writer/Editor

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Rockville, Maryland
2/11 » Present

Technology Columnist

German Press Agency (dpa), Berlin, Germany
8/94 » 6/11

Senior Instructional Designer

Fannie Mae, Washington, D.C.
3/08 » 2/11

Documentation Manager

Software AG, Reston, Virginia
2/01 » 2/08

Documentation Team Leader

UUNET, Ashburn, Virginia
5/99 » 2/01

Lead Writer / Program Support Manager

Convergys Corporation, Reston, Virginia
7/97 » 4/99

Technical Trainer and Editorial Consultant

Tamaroff Associates (now Productivity Point), Washington, D.C.
3/97 » 7/97

Senior Editor and Technology Consultant

Alpha-Omega Services, Inc., Arlington, Virginia
6/93 » 8/97

University and High School Teaching

Adjunct English Instructor

American University, Washington, D.C.
8/13 » 12/13

English Teacher

John F. Kennedy International High School, Berlin, Germany
8/90 » 6/93

Lecturer, Department of English

Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, Germany
4/89 » 7/90

Instructor, Department of English

Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
4/88 » 3/89

English Instructor

Central Texas College, Berlin, Germany
1/88 » 3/89

English Instructor

University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
8/85 » 8/87

English Instructor

Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
10/84 » 3/85

English Instructor

University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
8/82 » 8/84

Online Initiatives

Education

A.B.D., English
University of Connecticut, Storrs, 1987
Completed all coursework and 16-hour comprehensive written and oral examinations toward Ph.D degree.
G.P.A.: 3.9.

M.A., English, Pedagogy
University of Maryland, College Park, 1984
Special concentrations in teaching, writing, editing, publishing.
G.P.A.: 3.9.

B.A., English, Journalism
University of Maryland, College Park, 1982
Undergraduate major subject G.P.A.: 4.0; overall G.P.A.: 3.8.

Continuing Education

Academic Awards

Publications

Click here for samples. Summary: Academic articles, over a thousand newspaper articles (mostly on technology), book reviews, interviews, creative writing. 

Languages

English (expert), German (fluent), French (rudimentary).

References

Available upon request.

Keywords

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