Kelli Gant

Kelli Gant is the managing partner of Tangella Corporation. With twenty years of high-tech experience and fifteen years of manager/director background, Kelli provides project management, consulting, and hands-on involvement for all client projects.

Kelli started in the high-tech industry in 1981 using early releases of UNIX. Since then, she has authored and managed the development of numerous online help systems, product manuals, training material, and technical whitepapers for UNIX and Windows applications. She has managed the localization of documentation into European and Asia languages, as well as developed a software localization plan. As a manager and director, Kelli has built the technical publication departments for three software development companies.

As a certified instructor for the Philip Crosby Quality Improvement Process, she has taught 10-week improvement courses and managed the implementation of a corporate "zero defect" program. This process improvement plan focuses on developing written procedures and processes that ensure 100% compliance to customer requirements, on time, and within budget.

Kelli taught technical manual writing at the Webster Institute for two years. Many of her students went on to get full-time writing jobs.

Kelli was a senior member of the Society of Technical Communication, San Francisco chapter. She served as the international manager for the Marketing Special Interest Group for three years. STC is the world’s largest organization that is dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication.

Kelli has a B.S. in Managerial Economics from the University of California and minor degrees in Computer Studies and Management.