Technical Writer Resume
Burbank, CaliforniA
SUMMARY:
Senior Technical Writer/Business Analyst
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Technology Areas: Cloud - Based Computing, SaaS and PaaS, DevOps, Hosting, ITIL/ITSM, SDLC, Agile Software Development, Web, Network and Data Security, Data Encryption, Fraud Prevention, Couchbase, Oracle, MySQL, Teradata, DB2, MySQL, and SQL Server Databases, Reporting, APIs including SOAP, REST and C++, HVAC and Building Management Systems, RTLS and RFID for Hospitals, Credit Card Controls, Windows, Linux and Mainframe.
Tools: SDL Trisoft, XMetal, Confluence, SQL, HTML, XML, Wikitext, FrameMaker, RoboHelp, Acrobat, Microsoft Office, Visio, Lucidchart, PageMaker, Illustrator, CorelDraw, Photoshop, Javadocs
EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Burbank, California
Technical Writer
Responsibilities:
- Member of a DevOps development and deployment team that develops and deploys frameworks and environments to support internal business units with the highest security requirements and fluctuating resource needs.
- Author documentation for IT development and support groups, including administrator’s guides and various level of specifications.
- Assemble, assess and audit production of runbook documentation.
- Validate step-by-step instructions, database structures and Confidential forms in the documentation.
Confidential, San Diego, California
Technical Publications Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Member of a cross-functional development team that planned, implemented, tested, QA’d, documented and made presentations of working incremental development.
- Served as team lead on regular and special projects.
- Participated in agile process for two-week sprints, including test software and write defects.
- Composed documentation specifically to install, use, maintain and support the cloud infrastructure for DevOps.
- Produced API Guides for REST and SOAP, Integration Guides, Installation Guides, Implementation Guides, Administrator’s Guides, User Guides, Online Help and Release Notes.
Confidential, San Diego, California
Senior Technical Writer
Responsibilities:
- Served as team lead on regular and special projects.
- Instituted extensive testing of new website and documented defects.
- Built online help and other software documentation across legacy and developing products.
Confidential, Del Mar, California
API and Scripting Technical Writer
Responsibilities:
- Established API and scripting documentation to enable customers to customize their ITSM platform and perform operational tasks.
- Wrote and tested code examples and obtained information directly from the code.
Confidential, Del Mar, California
API Technical Writer
Responsibilities:
- Wrote Technical Reference Guide for encryption component
- Produced API documentation for third-party integration.
Confidential, San Diego, California
Consultant and Integrations API Technical Writer
Responsibilities:
- Introduced technical documentation for hospital asset-tracking systems, including hardware and software.
- Wrote Integration Guide that was successfully used by several third-party partners.
- Produced User and Administrator Guides, and Marketing Quick Start Guides.
Confidential, San Diego, California
Product Engineer/Software Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Strong contributor on small reporting product line team, which transformed from the product weakness to the customer-identified strongest reason for product purchase and willingness to pay a premium. Executed all development tasks except writing code. Stock price went from $11 to $65.
- Produced functional specs and got sign-off from each group.
- Wrote and refined requirements documents and use cases.
- Led teleconference calls with customers and support personnel.
- Installed latest software builds and sent out defect summaries to developers.
- Wrote and carried out database performance test plans to assist in making development decisions.
- Produced UI designs for new features and served as team leader on special projects.
- Delivered stand-up technical training for field engineers.
- Spearheaded multiple presentations to executive management for budgeting and planning activities.
- Worked on a hands-on basis with SQL Server, MSDE and SQL Lite.
- Researched competitors and installed and analyzed other products in market space.
- Pioneered and implemented agile development with four-week sprints.
Confidential, San Diego, California
Senior Information Products Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Produced API Guides for C++, Implementation, Administrator and User Guides, online help and release documentation.
- Documented several different reporting products, primarily for Teradata and other databases and tools.
- Member of 8-person professional services team sent to try to save a large customer account with MCI WorldCom.
Confidential, San Diego, California
Publications Writer/Editor
Responsibilities:
- Produced user guides, datasheets, marketing materials and technical overviews.
- Company-wide software training and management of communication team.
- Oversaw technical product presentations by executives.