Senior Technical Writer Resume
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Hauppauge, NY
Career Focus Documentation Manager or Technical Writer
Experience Summary
- Experienced in writing user guides, installation guides, reference guides, help text, white papers, application notes, success stories, catalogs, data sheets, sales briefs, and announcement letters for the data communications and computer software industries
- Designed and implemented national and international training courses for customers, sales, and support personnel
- Specialist in simplifying complex technical concepts
- Strong command of the English language; excellent research, organizational, and proofreading skills; and serious commitment to excellence and to meeting milestones
- Produced award-winning documentation and authored articles for trade publications
Senior Technical Writer –Confidential, Hauppauge, NY and CA, Islandia, NY
- Wrote and edited documentation for business applications targeted to both customers and support personnel
12/98 - 7/06
Principal Marketing Specialist to Manager, Marketing and Technical Services -Confidential, Hauppauge, NY
- Designed, wrote, edited, and produced collateral material and technical guides for over 200 LAN hardware and software products
- Promoted company image, supported product managers and sales force, and reduced technical support workload
- Reduced production costs 66% by bringing design, print, and supervision functions in-house
9/87 - 9/98
Technical Writer to Manager, Technical Information Products – Confidential, Hauppauge, NY
- Provided technical documentation and formal training courses for customers, sales, and support personnel
- Designed, wrote, edited, and produced hardware guides, operating system guides, programmer reference guides, and application software guides
- Developed curriculum and taught various courses
2/78 - 9/87
Computer SkillsSoftware:
- Microsoft Word
- QuarkXPress
- Adobe Acrobat
- Paint Shop Pro
- SnagIt
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe
Hardware:
- IBM and Macintosh Systems
- M.A., Mathematics, Confidential, NY 1972
- B.A., Mathematics, Confidential, NY 1959