Monica Bowers, Founder and President
A graduate of the University of California (Los Angeles), Monica completed her bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, with an emphasis in design and manufacturing. She has worked for several Fortune 500 companies, including American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Goodrich Corp. and Honeywell International over the past five years. Using her expertise in writing technical documentation and refining business publications, Monica founded Independent Writing Solutions in 2006.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Writing
Experienced in producing creative content for Web sites, business publications, online demos, collateral materials and technical documentation (including whitepapers, API reference guides, release notes, developer handbooks, help files and user manuals). Knowledgeable in generating written content for companies in their start-up phases. Skilled in writing for science, engineering and high-tech audiences.
Editing and Proofreading
Edited and proofread multiple corporate publications and marketing materials, including advertisements, Web sites, newsletters, brochures, proposals and flow processes.
Internet, HTML and Desktop Publishing
Proficient HTML and Visual Basic programmer, with functional knowledge of desktop publishing programs for both electronic and print publishing, including Adobe Framemaker, Madcap Flare, Doc-to-Help, AuthorIT, Microsoft Office Suite and Visio.