Lu Kondor, DM has a broad background in technical writing, business analysis, and engineering with experience at major motion picture, television and visual effects studios in the entertainment industry (Sony, NBC/Universal) as well as the utilities (Southern California Edison) and the process industry (Moore Industries).
She is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Senior Member of the Society for Technical Communication, the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, and Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society in Business. Lu holds a doctorate in business management and is currently adjunct faculty at CSUDH.
Along with various types of technical writing, training, and communication, Lu has experience in developing educational and training materials for end-users with various media such as podcasts, videos, PowerPoint, and web. In addition to software and motion picture experience, her professional experience includes traditional and digital photography, podcasting, as well as video production/post-production allowing for the enhancement of training and technical materials. Lu even has training credits on major motion pictures.
Experienced In:
- Extensive technical writing and technical communication
- Instructor, Lecturer in University setting
- Training in corporate settings
- Podcasting
- Substantial Experience in creating and writing Policies & Procedures
- End-User Documentation
- Wide-ranging experience in writing and implementing training documentation
- Photography & digital media work (Photoshop, Illustrator, Audition, Camtasia, DaVinci, Premiere, Other Adobe Creative Suite software)
- Content Designer
- Business Analyst
- Editing
- Project Management of Documentation (certificate from Caltech Center for Technology & Management)
- Certificates from LinkedIn Learning Include: Learning Confluence, Git, Figma Essential Training, and Smartsheet Essential Training.
Lu has lived and worked in both New York City and Los Angeles and has managed large-scale documentation projects as well as earning a Project Management Certificate from the California Institute of Technology and a certificate in Technical Communication from UCLA.
Interests include qualitative research, examining team communication dynamics in software engineering, training, and technical communication in teams. Lu has worked on both Academy Award-winning films and Emmy Award-winning television shows. Feature film credits include Beowulf, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Curious George, Arthur Christmas, and Hotel Transylvania. Lu is also an avid blogger for organizations she works for. Lu also has a certificate in creative writing from UCLA and is a graduate of the UCLA Master class in novel writing in fiction.
Awards include: NY Film Festival, National Educational Film Festival, Houston International Film Festival
