Technical Writing Resume Profile
Des Moines, IA
Qualifications
Technical Writing
Possesses over 25 years of experience in various aspect of technical writing, which has included:
- Developer of supportive procedures and instructions for individual groups.
- Developed contractual documents, including all levels, departments, reviews, rewrites, finalizing documents for new systems.
- Assisted with company-wide document creating and revising as required.
- Compiled data, coordinating and composing technical manuals systems .
- Developer of PC/MF software quality assurance testing/coordination of tests-served as data compiler.
E-Learning:
Development/leader of online Distance Learning classes, including use of DL software Centra , video-learning, video-taped classes.
- Webex trainer for all types of software/activities
- Facilitator of conferences, meetings and training classes via web training.
- Developer of standard, in-house, online staff education.
- Completed extensive training for specialized skills for this program.
- Development of e-learning self-training sessions through Intranet. Development included module design, authoring and formatting for IT staff use of Front Page and Macromedia products .
Help Desk:
- Manager of over 1200 /month calls to the help desk/85 first response resolution
- Served as Help Desk Manager for over 9 years, with duties that included:
- Supervisor of help desk staff.
- Assisting with software issues, all incoming calls as well as staff assignments and projects.
- Responsibility for all mainframe, network and desktop applications.
Project Management:
- Served as project manager for department-wide network installation, conversion, coordination, and training projects. This included:
- Serving as Project Manager for 11 City departments, with the inclusion of all IT requirements.
- Developer required project plans, coordination and approvals.
- Project Leader for the majority of projects per request of department heads.
- Follow-up management of projects and completions.
- Manager of all file conversion projects within City of Anaheim.
Other Computer Skills:
- Visio Designer: Designed and developed complete flow charts for all aspects of division's work. This included overall flows for critical issues, projects, requests, flows of existing procedures.
- Webpage Author: Responsible for various company webpages, including design, development and ongoing management of information gathering.
- Quality Assurance: Oversaw all quality assurance development of all PC-based applications, MR-based programs developed both in-house and conversions of existing packages.
- Network Manager and System Manager: Managed HP3000/Macintosh-Appletalk connected networks and HP3000/HPDesk management.
Other Work Skills:
- Includes: Union Executive, HR Hiring Panel, Supervisor various areas , School Teacher, Contract Coordinator, Marketing Coordinator, Hospital staff, Receptionist, Senior Hotel Desk Clerk, Volunteer Church Youth Counselor, Hospital, Faith work
Work History
Confidential
Technical Writer: Contractor/worked on contractual plans assisting with development of, review, rewrite, committee meetings for and finalization of various plans for all of the major groups/managers to complete required plans with State of Iowa system being developed.
Technical Writer/Editor: Responsible for departmental documents, manuals, technical specifications for Financial reports, forms, templates, graphics.
Training Contractor
Harland Financial Solutions
Implementation Consultant/Trainer/Coordinator: Trainer of company software onsite at client sites. Coordinator/trainer of software administration, development/setup post conversion support. Extended stays at sites.
AIG Training Consultant/PC Trainer: new systems rollout trainer/floor support/class development and presentation classroom/web-based/distance learning /Individual