Senior Technical Writer Resume
SUMMARY:
Senior technical writer and development project leader provides technical, organizational, people, and writing skills to produce accurate, complete, and concise documents in finance, biotechnology and high - technology.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Written and interpersonal communication skills: Project planning and SDLC management
Software documents (specifications, user or system admin manuals, training documents, Dev/QA plans): Microsoft Office - Word (styles and document templates), Excel, Access, Project, Visio
Framemaker - (styles and document templates): RoboHelp - (setup, RoboHelp style mapping, troubleshooting)
Interleaf - (styles and document templates): ArborText - DITA
Confluence: Photoshop, Microsoft Paint, DreamWeaver, Gimp, Confidential 's Analytics RiskFoundation
Jira, Rally: Oracle, SQL, MYSQL
HTML, HTML5 (hand coding or various editing tools including SGML-like tag markup language): SharePoint
Code Management Systems (CVS, Subversion/SVN, Panvalet, MS Team Foundation Server): IBM Mainframe - Sierra-class PL/I and COBOL programming
Windows Operating System (16- and 32-bit), including Server: RISC Operating Systems - Solaris, Linux, Ultrix
Mac OS X: Android iOS Confidential Docs (text, spreadsheets) and Confidential tools for code management, HTML editing, and code build
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential
Senior Technical Writer
Responsibilities:
- Identified, gathered, and organized technical data required for specification and implementation documents
- Maintained meeting minutes, action items, project schedules, and document version control in SharePoint
Confidential
Senior Technical Writer
Responsibilities:
- Worked with and facilitated groups of developers to identify, gather, and review data required for technical documentation of software products
- Developed draft documents in Confidential Docs
- Developed final documents using HTML editors, software build applications, and Confidential source control
- Developed workflow to manage status updates, technical data, and project schedules
Confidential
Senior Technical Writer, Business Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Worked with and facilitated groups of executives, technical subject matter experts, and business analysts at the corporate suite level
- Used MS Project, Visio, MS Office, MS SharePoint
- Used Confidential 's Analytics RiskFoundation (RiskDatamart, RiskAuthority) and Scenario Analyzer
- Created user guides, software infrastructure, and administrator manuals in Word and Confluence including Risk Weighted Assets (RWA); Actuals and Forecast; Confidential Forecasting (including data modeling); Regulatory Reporting; QlikView screen help (for example, Macroeconomic Variables, Workflow)
Confidential
Senior Technical Writer
Responsibilities:
- Produced HTML-based help content
- Created help document templates and styles with Word and Confluence in Mac OS X
- Drew technical graphics with DreamWeaver
- Used SVN (code management) and Jira (project tracking)
Confidential
Technical Writer, Business Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Worked in teams at corporate executive level
- Produced Visio flowcharts of workflow and organizational structures
- MS Office: Word documents for procedures, reporting, and authorization; Microsoft Project for schedules
Confidential
Senior Technical Writer, Business Analyst, Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- Led teams in group of 15 software developers
- Managed SDLC plans (Project, Test, QA) with Microsoft Project
- Used Word and Visio for software specifications, manuals, and company procedure documents
- Performed code management with SharePoint and CVS
Confidential
Senior Technical Writer
Responsibilities:
- Member of Daily Release Management Team
- Produced manuals, graphics, release notes, department procedures in MS Office (Word, Visio, MS Project)
- Developed Word document formats, styles, and templates
Confidential
Principal Technical Writer, Project Leader
Responsibilities:
- Revised 450 and wrote 50 new topics in Word (including styles and templates) and RoboHelp
- Created or revised 650 graphics using Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro
- Delivered online help in MS Office (Word, Project), WinHelp, WebHelp, and MS HTML Help
Confidential
Principal Technical Writer, Project Leader
Responsibilities:
- Created new user manuals using Framemaker
- Revised existing product installation and configuration books in Windows and Solaris environments
- Researched, designed, and wrote new-hire manual on Citrix tools and HR procedures