by Karen Rokich
Molly fell into Technical Writing. She has a BA in English from Xavier University and a MA in Creative Writing from State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. After graduate school, she landed a position with a tiny software development company, where she answered the phones and did invoicing. They needed software user manuals for a product they developed, and she assisted in writing.
Her first Technical Writing job was with DocuCraft, a technical and business writing consulting company. DocuCraft gave her the opportunity to work with a lot of different clients and projects.
She is currently the documentation manager at Ball Aerospace and Tecnologies Corp. in Fairborn, Ohio. Ball Aerospace is a government contractor that provides engineering, software, and scientific expertise in defense and intelligence analysis. Her team provides writing and editing for numerous projects, including end user documentation, online help, and numerous reports delivered to their customers. She is also part of a larger communications department, including proposal and graphics/multimedia teams.
Since she has wanted to be a writer since her early school days, Molly is thrilled that she writes as part of her present position. In fact, writing is her favorite part of the job.
In her leisure time, Molly crafts custom jewelry and enjoys knitting and cooking.