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Subject:Job in Greenville, SC -- Begins Jan '96 From:Jerold Jeansonne <jeansonj -at- DSTM -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 7 Nov 1995 13:18:58 EST
Technical Writing Job Announcement
Datastream Systems, Inc., has a job opening for a technical writer in
its Technical Communications Group. The job will begin in January
1996. As part of a six-person documentation group housed in the
development department, this writer will write and edit software user
manuals and on-line documents.
Datastream Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ: DSTM) a Greenville, South
Carolina-based corporation founded in 1986, is the established leader
in unit sales of maintenance and facility management software. MP2
FOR WINDOWS, Datastream's flagship CMMS software product, was voted
Plant Engineering magazine's 1994 Software Product of the Year. The
implementation of Datastream software in maintenance operations can
decrease manufacturing costs by reducing the downtime associated with
key equipment failure.
With customers in 50 countries, Datastream has direct sales or
distribution offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Latin
America, Malaysia, Australia, and South Africa. Large corporations
for which Datastream is the official preferred provider of CMMS
include Emerson Electric, Cargill, Frito-Lay, Georgia Pacific
Packaging, and Cushman & Wakefield. Datastream software has been
installed in over 9,000 locations worldwide, and is complemented by a
full range of training and consulting services to assist in
maintenance operations.
Datastream offers its employees relocation expenses; casual work
environment; state-of-the-art equipment and tools; private offices; a
medical, dental, vision, prescription, and life benefits package; and
a 401K program.
Greenville, SC, is one of the fastest growing areas in the country.
Greenville is rapidly becoming a world engineering center and has more
engineers (10,000) per capita of any county in the United States. The
Greenville/Spartanburg metropolitan population exceeds 800,000 and is
located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains on I-85 between
Charlotte, NC, and Atlanta, GA.
Position requirements:
z degree or advanced degree in technical writing or a related field
z experience in or interest in software documentation
z knowledge of software documentation principles
z proficiency in Microsoft Windows
z proficiency in Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0 or FrameMaker
z experience with on-line help software, such as RoboHelp
Send your letter of application with salary requirements, resum , and
3 writing samples to:
John Clouse, Manager
Technical Communications
Datastream Systems, Inc.
1200 Woodruff Road, Suite C-40
Greenville, SC 29607
