Sr. Technical Writer Resume
SUMMARY
- I am a professional with an excellent and proven track record as a Technical Writer in telecom and finance industry.
- I was a key member of the projects done, with good client feedback.
- I have 6+ years of experience which includes an understanding of Business/Requirement Analysis, Quality Assurance, Content Development and Management.
- I have comprehensive knowledge of Document Development Life Cycle (DDLC), having thorough understanding of various phases like Requirements, Analysis/Design, Development, Review and Maintenance .
- Excellent Business writing skills in writing Business Requirements Document (BRD), Support manuals, User Guides, and Help manuals and, Installation documents.
- I have outstanding communication skills and ability to work effectively with team mates in order to translate business requirements into effective technical documents and serve as an effective communication channel between the key IT personnel and business contacts.
- I am an excellent team player to work in conjunction with other writers, testers, developers and other team members to enhance the Quality Standards in Projects.
- I have expertise in using tools like Adobe Framemaker, Flare, Corel designer, RoboHelp, MS Office tools, HTML, CSS, XML, and related technologies.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Documentation Tools: Adobe Framemaker, Adobe Professional, Corel Designer, Flare, RoboHelp, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Visio, SnagIt, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Paint
Operating Systems: Win 9x/NT/2000/XP, UNIX
Languages: Java, SQL, HTML, CSS, XML and related technologies
Databases: Oracle, MS SQL server, MS Access, IBM DB2
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential
Sr. Technical Writer
Responsibilities:
- Developed User guides, Report documents, Help manuals, Feature Description documents, and System manuals for the products
- Prepared and maintained up - to-date documentation of the system
- Published documents for bug-fixes and enhancements from the version control system
- Provided clarification on issues regarding the functionality of applications
- Conducted meetings with stakeholders throughout DDLC to resolve open issues
- Extracted, discussed, and refined business requirements from business users/manager and team members
- Did editorial reviews of documents of other writers
- Provided estimations for documentation
Environment: Adobe Framemaker, Adobe Professional, RoboHelp, and MS Office
Confidential
Sr. Technical Writer
Responsibilities:
- Developed User guides, Report documents, Help manuals, Feature Description documents, and System manuals for the products supported/developed by XP2
- Implemented fixes for potential bugs
- Mentored team of two writers
- Prepared and maintained up-to-date documentation of the system
- Published documents for bug-fixes and enhancements from the version control system
- Provided clarification on issues regarding the functionality of applications
- Conducted meetings with stakeholders throughout DDLC to resolve open issues
- Extracted, discussed, and refined business requirements from business users/manager and team members
- Did editorial reviews of documents of other writers
- Provided estimations for documentation
Environment: Adobe Framemaker, Adobe Professional, Flare, FullShot, HTML, CSS
Confidential
Technical Writer
Responsibilities:
- Developed User guides, Report documents, Help manuals, Measurement documents, Feature Description documents, Troubleshooting guides, and System manuals for the products supported/developed by NSN.
- Onsite coordination with offshore to deliver the documents.
- Implemented fixes for potential bugs
- Prepared and maintained up-to-date documentation of the system
- Published documents for bug-fixes and enhancements from the version control system
- Provided clarification on issues regarding the functionality of applications
- Worked with development and testing teams to accomplish timely release objectives
Environment: Adobe Framemaker, Adobe Professional, RoboHelp, MS Office, SnagIt, and Corel Designer
Confidential
Technical Writer
Responsibilities:
- Developed Administration guide, User guides, Report documents, Help manuals, KT documents, legal papers, system manuals, and power point presentations for the application being supported, i.e. WFM.
- Implemented fixes for potential bugs.
- Implementing potential change requests to the production servers
- Prepared and maintained up-to-date documentation of the system
- Published documents for bug-fixes and enhancements from the version control system
- Provided clarification on issues regarding the functionality of applications
- Assisted the Project Managers in the development of standard project documentation.
- Identified, researched, investigated, analyzed, defined and documented business processes.
- Collaborated with the Project Managers in the development of weekly and monthly status reports and documentation of process flows, policies and
Environment: Adobe Framemaker, Adobe Professional, MS Office, HTML, CSS, and SnagIt