Michael Finney
Years with ACC: 7 years
Courses Taught:
ENGL 2311 Business and Technical Writing
Educational Background:
I have a Master’s in Technical Communications; Bachelor’s degree in English Literature with a minor in Philosophy; and an Associate’s degree in Engineering; all from Oklahoma State University.
Field Experience:
I have 20 years of experience working as a freelance writer, technical writer, and managing editor. My most notable positions were at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, where I worked for 7 years, and the American Botanical Council in Austin, where I worked for 5 years. Most of my work focused on publications management–collaborating with authors, editors, document designers, graphic artists, photographers, printers, and other professionals to produce industry and trade periodicals.
Personal Interests:
Playing popular music on guitar with friends. This mostly includes songs written by The Beatles, which, in case you don’t know, recorded the best of the best popular music of the twentieth century. Period.