Joseph S. Zitt
2388 Ashurst Road, University Heights, OH, 44118-3642
(510)393-1956 * jzitt@josephzitt.com * www.josephzitt.com
SUMMARY
Specialist in document conversions, using Interleaf Lisp and other
appropriate tools on a wide array of platforms to create XML, SGML,
XML and other needed formats. Experience as a technical editor and
writer adds skills in understanding the challenges of legacy
documents.
EXPERIENCE
2002-Present: Borders Books and Music
San Francisco, CA, and Beachwood, OH
Bookseller
- Created innovative cross-reference display system to enable
workers and customers to identify and find materials effectively.
- Enhanced computer systems to help workers locate and order
products more effectively. Documented procedures and trained
others in using the tools.
2000-2001: GlobalCenter/Exodus Communications
Herndon, VA
Web Content Developer
- Organized and managed Professional Services intranet Web.
- Created methods of extracting and presenting information from
DocuShare database via XML and HTML.
1988-2000: Contractor
Contracts at IBM, Texas Instruments, Zeneca, and others.
New York, NY; Gaithersburg, MD; Austin, TX; Dallas, TX
Technical Writer/Editor, Programmer, Webmaster
- Developed methodologies for posting large amount of paper-based
information onto the internal and public web.
- Developed software and methods to help writers convert, process
and publish information more effectively online and in print.
- Created programs in Interleaf Lisp and Perl to aid in conversion of
Interleaf documents to HTML.
- Developed methods and specifications for information interchange
between programming and documentation teams in creating Web-
based context-sensitive help systems.
- Devised enhancements to Interleaf interface for increased
ease-of-use and productivity.
- Created Perl scripts and user procedures to aid in conversion of
semiconductor datasheets to SGML, PostScript, and PDF formats for
presentation on the TI-ME Web site and on CD-ROMs.
- Created Interleaf Lisp modules to aid users in adapting datasheets
in Interleaf to conversion standards.
- Created programs in Perl, C, and bash shell to translate documents
from TeX and nroff format to Interleaf.
- Wrote and edited documentation for users and developers.
Previous Experience
- Wrote user and reference manuals for UNIX and Windows software.
- Developed systems and procedures for transferring information
and images between IBM mainframes and PCs.
- Implemented and documented system operator procedures.
- Co-designed and operated in-house bulletin board system.
Author:
- 19th Nervous Breakdown: Adventures on the Path of the
Bookseller. University Heights, OH: Ephod Press, 2009
- The Rounds. Berkeley, CA: Apocryphile Press, 2009
- Surprise Me with Beauty: The Music of Human Systems. Toms
River, NJ: Metatron Press of New Jersey, 2001;
University Heights, OH: Ephod Press, 2009
- Shekhinah: the Presence. Austin, TX: Metatron Press, 1992;
Berkeley, CA: Apocryphile Press, 2009
