Kara Schmidt

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Kara Schmidt is an accomplished technical writer and copy editor.  With special attention to technology and semiconductor companies, she has amassed a diverse portfolio with over 20 years of experience.  Contact us today to learn more!

Professional Experience

1999 - Present
Technical Writer & Copy Editor, Freelance/Self-Employed
  • Provided technical writer and copy editor work on a project-by-project basis for various semiconductor and technology companies in the Dallas, TX area
  • Body of work during this time ranges from single-page briefs to 200+ page books and training manuals
  • Responsibilities include interviewing experts and doing research to gather data and information for writing material that meets Associated Press style, corporate standards, and messaging
  • Also responsible for copy editing other writers’ materials to meet the same requirements

1993 - 1999
Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX
1997 - 1999
Engineer
  • Wrote C and assembly software for a DSP/microcontroller product for the mobile phone market
  • Worked in lab with test equipment to integrate system software on the hardware and provided testing results under different test simulations

1993 - 1997
Technical Marketing Engineer
  • Developed marketing strategies and messages for products in the wireless communications business unit
  • Served as an interface between customers and design engineers in the business unit, helping to solve any application issues with the silicon devices as well as define new devices

Volunteer Experience

2005 - 2019
Volunteer Copy Editor and General Office Help, African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries, Inc. (ALARM), Dallas, TX
  • Volunteered once per week with the ALARM US headquarters
  • Edited reports coming in from the African offices for grammar and formatting issues; prepared reports to be sent to project supporters
  • Assisted with weekly mailings, event planning, grant research, and donor/lead tracking with Raiser’s Edge

2012 - 2016
Track and Field Commissioner, Home School Athletic Association, Dallas, TX
  • Responsible for managing a team of 6-8 volunteer coaches, in addition to a team of 70-plus athletes during the 16-week spring track season
  • Responsible for registration/data management of athletes, website/content development, facility management and scheduling, meet scheduling, budget tracking, conflict management and resolution, and the scheduling and management of the coaches and athletes to ensure practice and meet coverage

Education

MS, Electrical Engineering, December 1998
University of Texas at Dallas
Dallas, TX

BS, Electrical Engineering, May 1993
Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Sample of Works

Writing Samples
White Paper – OMAP-DM5x:  Making your camera phone do more
http://www.ti.com/lit/wp/swpy023/swpy023.pdf

White Paper – Simple and efficient software development with the SimpleLink™ MCU platform
http://www.ti.com/lit/wp/swsy004e/swsy004e.pdf

OMAP™ 3 family of multimedia applications processors
http://www.ti.com/lit/ml/swpt024b/swpt024b.pdf

TMS3205535 eZdsp USB Development Kit Product Brief
http://www.ti.com/lit/ml/sprt611/sprt611.pdf

White Paper – IoT provokes change in ultra-low-power MCUs
http://www.ti.com/lit/wp/sway005/sway005.pdf

White Paper – Deep dive into the tools and development kits of the SimpleLink™ MCU platform:  http://www.ti.com/lit/wp/sway002b/sway002.pdf

White Paper – Building automation for enhanced energy and operational efficiency
http://www.ti.com/lit/wp/spry247a/spry247a.pdf

Greg Delagi’s Plenary for the 2010 ISSCC:  available as PDF upon request

Editor Work
Power Supply Design Seminar:
2014
http://wwww.ti.com/ww/en/power-training/login.shtml?keyMatch=PSDS%202014&tisearch=Search-EN-everything
2018
http://wwww.ti.com/ww/en/power-training/login.shtml?keyMatch=PSDS%202014&tisearch=Search-EN-everything
2020
https://training.ti.com/psds2020?context=1139938

Battery Management Deep Dive Training
2017
https://training.ti.com/battery-management-deep-dive-technical-training?context=1134734
2018
https://training.ti.com/battery-management-deep-dive-technical-training-2018
2019
https://training.ti.com/battery-management-deep-dive-technical-training-2019

Combination of Editing and Writing
Analog Pocket Guide
https://www.ti.com/seclit/ml/slyw038c/slyw038c.pdf