I'm an administrator and freelance writer with experience of working across all three sectors.
As an administrator, I have worked across all three sectors. Past employers include universities, multi-national charities, private companies going through transition, and more. I'd say my biggest strengths are my enthusiasm for taking on new projects, providing clerical support in whichever way might be useful to my team, my communication skills, and my technical literacy.
As a freelance writer, I have produced work for a variety of clients both large and small; I've written about everything from pop culture news to software development advice, knowledgebase articles, comprehensive software manuals, and more. I've prepared a few example articles below to demonstrate my bizarre enthusiasm for documenting processes and writing tutorials 😆
I'm also a half-decent programmer, with game development experience (using C++ and Lua), VBA scripting knowledge, and a strange (but all-consuming) interest in writing Perl scripts. Most recently, I finished developing a memory game called DoNutForgetIt!.
An Introduction to VLOOKUPs
Although vLookups might initially scare Excel users off, they’re probably more straightforward than you think. Plus, once you’ve got an understanding of them down, you can save yourself time and effort while impressing your colleagues – what’s not to love!?
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Using IF Statements in Excel
Sometimes, when using Excel, you’ll want to perform different tasks depending on the result of a certain query. The IF function in Excel is perfect for that; it tests if a condition is true or false, and then performs the appropriate action.
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Using Excel to Calculate Dates
If you’ve used Microsoft Excel before, it’s likely that you’ve had to work with a spreadsheet where dates were manually entered - but did you know that Excel includes an array of functions to make it easy to calculate dates? It’s true!
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How to Use Microsoft Excel's Autofill Function
The autofill function of Microsoft Excel is an incredibly useful tool, making it easy to repeat calculations hundreds (or even thousands) of times with very little effort.
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