Abhishek Sinha
Technical Writing Manager
Hyderabad
Summary
Experienced Technical Writing Manager with expertise in product documentation and team management. Highly systematic, transparent, precise, logical, and capable of leading a diverse team of writers. Seeking a challenging leadership role where I can utilize my past experiences and mentor a team of writers to develop their skills.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
R&D Manager
AVEVA Group PLC, A Schneider Electric, Schneider Electric Software
Hyderabad
10.2017 - Current
- Technical Writing
- Responsibilities
- Leading a team of Hyderabad-based writers and working as an individual contributor for a suite of simulation (oil and gas) products
- Primary tasks:
- Reporting and functional manager for writers at the Hyderabad location; providing necessary support, resources, and feedback
- Managing coordination with the multiple technical teams across the globe for various products and the writers
- Conducting weekly status meetings, one-on-one meetings with the direct reports
- Recruiting and hiring team members for the Hyderabad R&D technical documentation team
- Mentoring writers globally and assisting them in migration strategy for the legacy product documentation to the Author-IT cloud
- Migration helps the organization in minimizing the maintenance cost of various documentation projects
- Actively participating in various leadership meetings locally as well as globally
- Working as an individual contributor for the following products:
- AVEVA Dynamic Simulation
- AVEVA Pro/II Simulation
- AVEVA Production Accounting
- AVEVA Thermodynamics
- AVEVA Visual Flare Safety Relief
- Organizational tasks:
- Active member of the POSH committee and driving wellbeing of the Women employees at AVEVA
- Driving the environmental management and sustainability at AVEVA
- Defining various measures to minimize the waste management and providing alternatives for environmental management.
Principal Technical Writer
Schneider Electric Software
Hyderabad
08.2012 - 09.2017
- Lead writer for the following products:
- Wonderware InBatch version 10.2, 11.0, 11.5
- Wonderware Recipe Manager Plus version 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0
- Wonderware Intelligence Software version 2014, 2014 R2, 2014 R3
- ArchestrA Workflow version 2014 R2
- Apart from these, I have worked on various other minor releases for products such as Wonderware SmartGlance Mobile Reporting Connector, Wonderware Information Server, and Wonderware Historian Client
- Primary tasks:
- Prepared documentation plan and schedules
- Maintained coordination with the onsite as well the technical team to understand the documentation requirements
- Worked on multiple releases for different products
- Analyzed change requirements, designed document organization; modification of system documentation after interpreting highly technical information
- Maintained and improved existing documentation and help
- Tested usability of documentation, resolving errors and making recommendations for GUI design
- Migrated existing Adobe FrameMaker source files to Author-IT for various legacy products and helped the company in minimizing maintenance cost
- Worked on process-related documents for Schneider Electric rebranding.
Principal Technical Writer
Progress Software, Cybage Software Private
Hyderabad
04.2011 - 08.2012
Associate Manager
L10nbridge Technologies
Pune
04.2008 - 04.2011
Senior Information Developer
Private Limited
Mumbai
08.2006 - 03.2008
Senior Technical Writer
iBilt Technologies Limited
05.2006 - 08.2006
Technical Writer
Binary Semantics Limited
Gurgaon
05.2005 - 05.2006
Software Support Executive
ACS Infotech
05.2004 - 04.2005
Education
MBA - Business Administration (Information Systems)
Sikkim Manipal University
04.2008 - 04.2010
Advance Diploma - Information Technology
Indira Gandhi National Open University
01.2000 - 04.2001
B.A. - History
B.A Hons - History
Delhi University
New Delhi, India 04.1997 - 04.2000
Skills
Technical Publication Skillsundefined
Timeline
R&D Manager
AVEVA Group PLC, A Schneider Electric, Schneider Electric Software
10.2017 - Current
Principal Technical Writer
Schneider Electric Software
08.2012 - 09.2017
Principal Technical Writer
Progress Software, Cybage Software Private
04.2011 - 08.2012
MBA - Business Administration (Information Systems)
Sikkim Manipal University
04.2008 - 04.2010
Associate Manager
L10nbridge Technologies
04.2008 - 04.2011
Senior Information Developer
Private Limited
08.2006 - 03.2008
Senior Technical Writer
iBilt Technologies Limited
05.2006 - 08.2006
Technical Writer
Binary Semantics Limited
05.2005 - 05.2006
Software Support Executive
ACS Infotech
05.2004 - 04.2005
Advance Diploma - Information Technology
Indira Gandhi National Open University
01.2000 - 04.2001
B.A Hons - History
Delhi University
04.1997 - 04.2000
B.A. - History
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