Seller 275078 - Braintree, Essex, UK
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| Overview: | 9 years experience to produce quality technical information to tight deadlines. Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and am adept with web-based development tools, hardcoding & graphic manipulation. | |
CV
| Nine years experience has facilitated the advancement of my skills as a Technical Author to produce quality technical information to tight project deadlines. I command advanced knowledge of the full Microsoft suite of products, particularly Word, Excel and Visio. I possess extensive experience in database applications such as SQL Server and Oracle and am an advanced user of IIS, SharePoint and other prominent technologies such as Exchange and Active Directory. I am adept with web-based development and design tools, HTML & ASP coding alongside graphic manipulation. My immense passion to learn new skills is proven in my ability to rapidly understand technical subjects, exposed through work experience in a number of job sectors from Facilities Management to Enterprise application data migration. Overview of Skills -------------------------- ▪ Microsoft Office Suite ▪ Doc-to-Help/AuthorIT ▪ Adobe FrameMaker/Distiller/Acrobat ▪ HTML/ASP/IIS ▪ Photoshop/Paint Shop Pro/Axialis ▪ MetaMatrix metadata modelling & virtual database creation ▪ XML and XSD ▪ Visual Studio .NET/2003 ▪ SharePoint Portal Server 2003/2007 ▪ Oracle/SQL Server ▪ BEA WebLogic ▪ Crystal Reports ▪ C++, SmallTalk, VBScript |
Employment History
(Jul 2006 to Aug 2008)
Technical Author
Barbican London▪ Working in an application data migration environment, specifically aimed at enterprise system data migrations, I act as the sole technical author ensuring all external documentation, whitepapers and product information is published, accurate and concise to strict deadlines, whilst abiding by the employed company standards and style
▪ Creation of technical documentation through exposure to full life cycle development, being able to extract information, process and data out of teams whilst development is in progress
▪ Part of an agile software development team following a Scrum methodology to manage and control complex software and product development using iterative, incremental practices
▪ Maintaining high-quality, professional information for both technical and non-technical users, including user manuals, online guides and reference media
▪ Improving in-house proficiency using SQL Server, Access and SharePoint integration tools with our intranet system, making useful information available throughout the organisation
▪ Detailed knowledge of data migration best practices, including data quality, synchronisation data capture and disaster recovery policies
▪ Working experience in maintaining Technical Architecture and Specification reference materials, manuals, technical drawing and diagrams for internal and external uses
▪ Analyse user requirements to ensure information is accurate and audience-focused
(Apr 2002 to Jul 2006)
Technical Author
Upminster, Essex▪ Maintained all levels of documentation – user guides, reference and training materials
▪ In-house Windows installation and systems administration support
▪ Full control of the installation, configuration and management of the SharePoint portal and WSS
▪ Managed upgrade of internal Internet Information Services (IIS) from 5.0 to 6.0, including manipulation of Windows servers to provide always available access to internet facilities during this process
▪ Use SQL scripting to analyse complex data structures (SQL Server)
▪ Proficiently reverse engineer databases, allowing the generation of technical schemas for methodological and development reference
▪ ASP and HTML skills, developed in Visual Studio .NET, aid in the design and maintenance of company website, both client and public facing
▪ Maintain intranet and internet sites through backend scripting, vb.ASP and SQL to dynamically display current information as it is updated and maintained
▪ Work with the sales team to produce premium marketing materials for use in both presales tenders and latest release highlights
▪ Provide feedback and suggestions on product usability through thorough use and testing of all development phase products
▪ Adhere and contribute to documentation style guides, standards and processes, maintaining company templates and standard forms with the use of VBScript macros where appropriate
▪ Follow Quality Management Standards to ensure compliance with ISO9001 & ISO 14000
(Nov 1999 to Mar 2002)
Technical Editor
TIS Software Limited, Farringdon, London▪ Developed product user reference manuals for system releases
▪ Updated existing documentation to match documentation to the current release
▪ Released complex HTML Documentation CDs, where the layout of the CD represented an intranet structure made up of the software products and associated documentation
▪ Designed Internal company forms and templates, for use across multiple national offices ensuring strict company standards
▪ Managed the documentation migration from paper documents through to electronic HTML help files
▪ Researched new tools and applications available for use within the company and the Technical Development department
Categories & Skills
Administration Support
Categories
Skills
- Excel (Microsoft)
- FrontPage (Microsoft)
- Letter Writing
- Microsoft
- Outlook (Microsoft)
- PowerPoint (Microsoft)
- Publisher (Microsoft)
- Word (Microsoft)
Engineering & Technical
Categories
Skills
- Access (Microsoft)
- Excel (Microsoft)
- Microsoft (Software Skills)
- Software Skills (Scientific & Technical)
- Word (Microsoft)
IT & Internet
Categories
Skills
- .NET (Programming)
- ASP (Programming)
- C++ (Programming)
- Smalltalk
- SQL (Programming)
- SQL Server (SQL)
- Visual Basic (Visual Studio)
- Visual Studio (Programming)

