About Me

I have spent most of my days as what I’ve thought of as a Technical Writer. We’ve been around for years and years, of course, spinning geeky language into plain English. Prioritizing, organizing, interviewing, researching, writing, testing, and training along the way. I have also worked on a lot of projects as what is referred to as a Content Writer, so sometimes I’m not sure which to say.

I have worked on various technical and business writing projects since 1991. During this bewildering number of years, I have developed corporate and adult education training materials, process documentation, application user manuals, operations manuals, FDA submission documentation for medical devices and drugs, online help, web content, computer systems validation packages, and internal policies and procedures to the standard required for NIST, NERC, GDPR, Sarbanes-Oxley, ITIL, and CobiT compliance.

My experience working in various industries on a lot of different projects has gifted me with a versatility that a lot of other technical writers don't have. Some of my career has been spent serving in Business Analyst and Developer roles. This technical foundation has given me an advantage on any project: a proven ability to quickly identify and discern usable information and communicate it clearly to any audience.

I have also developed nontechnical material, such as process improvement and strategic plans, newsletters for political and nonprofit organizations, annual reports, digital and printed marketing materials, articles, web copy, blog and social media content, and biographical pieces for publication. I have recently worked on grant submissions for two nonprofit organizations’ capital campaigns.

For more details, read about my services or email me at kmr@karenrutherford.com for a current resume.

I have recently moved back to what I had hoped would be greener Midwest pastures (literally) after living in Tucson, Arizona, for 7 years. I miss it a lot sometimes, but, in May and October, not so much.

I have managed an online journal on this site and Bellbrook Studios.com that tell more of a personal story. I keep telling myself that I’ll start writing on both again soon, but then I read something about the AI or the TikTok and just close the blinds, turn on TCM or Northern Exposure or Frasier reruns, and die inside a little more.