DOOLEY, Brian J. 1954-

PERSONAL: Born July 18, 1954, in Canandagua, NY; son of Maurice (a business executive) and Rachel Harriet (a teacher) Dooley. Education: McGill University, B.A. (English), 1976; graduate work at University of Pennsylvania, 1980-82. Hobbies and other interests: Flying airplanes, SCUBA diving, guitar playing, folk music, computer games.

ADDRESSES: Home—38 Penfold Square, Leithfield Beach, 8231 New Zealand. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Technical writer and editor. Datapro Corp., Deran, NJ, senior analyst and senior associate editor, 1983-88; Okidata Corp., Mt. Laurel, NJ, senior technical writer, 1988-89; Unisys Corp., Flemington, NJ, senior product information analyst, 1989-92; Aoraki Corp., Christchurch, New Zealand, senior technical writer, 1993-94; B. J. Dooley Technical Information Services, Leithfield Beach, New Zealand, director, 1994—.

MEMBER: Society for Technical Communication, New Zealand Technical Writing Association, New Zealand Folk Music Society.

AWARDS, HONORS: Society for Technical Communications achievement awards.

WRITINGS:

Desktop Publishing for WordPerfect for Windows, Wordware Pub. (Plano, TX), 1992.

Learn Windows in a Day: For Versions 3.0 and 3.1, Wordware Pub. (Plano, TX), 1992.

Learn OS/2 2.1 in a Day, Wordware Pub. (Plano, TX), 1993.

(Author of revision) Joe Christy, The Complete Guide to Single-Engine Cessnas, 4th edition, TAB Books (Blue Ridge Summit, PA), 1993.

Learn Microsoft Powerpoint 4.0 for Windows in a Day, Wordware Pub. (Plano, TX), 1995.

A Practical Guide to Security for the Private and Light Commercial Pilot, TAB/McGraw-Hill (New York, NY), in press.

Associate editor, Pickin' (magazine), 1977-80; editor of New Zealand Society for Technical Communications newsletter, 1994-96; contributor to periodicals, including New Zealand Computer Resellers News.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Book with tentative title Queen of the Wicker Cage: A Parable of Revenge; research on aviation security issues, global telecommunications, and first-century Britain.