Portfolio
My Rotary Usability Test and Experience Report: Graduate School Capstone
B3_My Rotary Test Report.pdfA comprehensive usability test report with targeted areas of issues and provided recommendations that aim to improve efficiency and eliminate user error (42 pages).
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A2_E. Roach EXP Report.pdfAn experience report explaining how technical writers become involved with user experience, detailing the procedure of the usability test, with a summary of results and discussion.
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Instructional & Procedural Documents
A Google folder of all my developed coursework for Communication for Business Management including my syllabus and major assignment details.
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Alternative IKEA procedural manual comprised of 3 concise, step-by-step guides with included images and a troubleshooting guide.
Data-Driven Documents
External Review Tables and Graphs 2022.pdfGenerated tables and graphs of enrollment, quality, and output data for English undergraduate, graduate, and faculty at NC State (98 pages).
Florida Man Title Data Analysis.pdfA study of the phrase "Florida Man," and its content relation through media titles across four mediums.
Academic Studies
A collection of documents evaluating the members of the financial advisement community of practice, with a particular focus on the information design of the Mr.Money Mustache website.
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A comprehensive conference poster that was created for my graduate level Technical Communication & Learning Technologies course.
Academic Writing Samples
E. Roach Discovering the X Ray.docx.pdfRead about Wilhelm Röntgen's discovery of the X-ray and how it changed the discourse of science forever.
Writing Sample.pdfAfter studying the rhetoric of marginalized communities, this final paper explains how one simple message can effectively isolate a group of people in the process.
More Procedural Guides
mypack.ditamap.pdfWorking with an XML editor to create this DITA documentation, myself and two other contributors created this document to explain specific procedures within NC State University's MyPack Portal. (102 pages)
An extensive Repair Guide for a Conical Burr Coffee Grinder created by a group of students at the University of South Florida.
Miscellaneous
Quick Brand Guide Final Project (1).pdfA comprehensive Brand Guide for a local establishment completed by a group of students at the University of South Florida. (See Applications Section)
LongEditingSample.docxAn editing sample of the USF Writes style guide through the use of the comment feature in Microsoft Word (Open in a new tab to see comments).
Infographics
An informational flyer to convince undergraduate students to consider a degree in English.
As generations collide within Rotary, sometimes it's important for younger generations to know how to interact with our veteran Rotarians.