Nathan Guzman

Hi,
My name's Nathan, and I'm a technical writer based in the Kansas City area. I am a recent graduate of the University of Alabama in Huntsville's English master's program, where I also obtained a Graduate Certificate in Technical Communication. My bachelor's degree is in aerospace engineering from the University of Kansas.
My education has prepared me well for a career in tech writing and editing, as I have lots of exposure to technical engineering concepts as well as the skills to successfully communicate those ideas. I love writing and editing, and this site will showcase some of my work that best represents my skill set and interests.
I wanted to have a broad selection of my work, ranging from technical user guides and scientific infographics to research papers for my master's program to book reviews that I have written for the Society for Technical Communication. I really wanted to choose works that showcased some of the things in life I am passionate about: science and engineering, digital culture, and the study of mass media, for instance. I hope by reading these pieces you gain an understanding of who I am in addition to gauging my technical skills.
In addition to these projects, I also have numerous reports, newsletters, and user manuals that I have written for my job as a graduate research assistant at UAH. In this role, I was part of a collaboration program between UAH and the FBI known as the Hazardous Devices Tools and Technologies Unit. In this role, I wrote and edited documents about the disarmament and defusal of improvised explosive devices, but due to the sensitive nature of this work I am unable to share any of my projects publicly here.
Currently I work as a web copywriter for a Kansas City web design firm called Lifted Logic. In this role, I write all of the copy for clients building new websites with our firm. I am responsible for interviewing each client to understand their business, voice, and personality. Then I write all of their website's pages, focusing on representing the client and accurately describing their services. Most of the clients I write for are in the industrial or medical field, such as HVAC companies, medical practices, construction, and automotive supply.