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Work History
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Certification
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Ajay Kumar SHANKAR

CHENNAI

Summary

Experienced Technical Illustrator/Writer with over 10 years of expertise in editing, revising, and crafting illustrated parts catalogs, maintenance manuals, installation guides, and technical documents across diverse projects. Eager to contribute my extensive background and leverage new opportunities for continuous learning and growth. Actively pursuing a role that presents challenges, fosters my development as a technical writer, and offers an environment to apply my refined technical skills and experience.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Technical Writer

NewAge Products Inc
Mumbai
11.2021 - Current
  • Prepared and revised technical documents installation instructions, illustrations, operations and maintenance manuals.
  • Consult with SME’s, engineers on writing and illustration requirements, formatting specifications and managed delivery deadline.
  • Managed a team , plan , estimate, schedule the tasks for the team.
  • Collaborated with Product development team for review.
  • Created content using Adobe indesign, Solidworks Composer and Adobe illustrator.
  • Created Package labels for different products in compliance to the standards.
  • Created template for Installation guides and package labels.

ENGINEER (TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION ENGINEER)

RENAULT NISSAN TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS CENTRE INDIA PVT LTD
CHENNAI
01.2019 - 11.2021
  • Planning, organizing, writing, editing, delivering final contents with company guidelines and STE.
  • Working on multiple deliverables like Operation & maintenance manual, Accessories installation manual, Owner’s Manual, Parts catalogue for Renault cars.
  • Creation of illustrations, graphs, installation demo video or photographs to increase the user’s understanding of the manual.
  • Creation of E-Learning documents using Adobe captivate and technical animations using 3D-viacomposer.
  • Working with customer feedback team and focus on quality.
  • Prepared the internal tracker, estimation to track the ongoing and delivered activity for the year with OTD & FTR.

DESIGN ENGINEER

CYIENT INDIA PVT LTD
Hyderabad
06.2017 - 01.2019
  • Worked on Bombardier Technical Publication, which includes ITEM.
  • Collaboration with Derby product engineers to understand the complete scope of work.
  • Documentation, revision and editing of repair manuals based on research source information and customer feedback.
  • Created from scratch manual as parts catalogue, maintenance manual, installation manual and troubleshoot manual.
  • Research of data, study of engineering drawings, created maintenance procedures and parts catalogue illustrations.

Technical Illustrator /Technical Writer

AAPTA-PD
Bengaluru
11.2014 - 05.2017
  • Extensive experience at handling technical illustration services and contributing towards creating effective drawings in technical publications for Excavators, Motor Grader, Drill Rig.
  • Design/modify the components basis on customer requirement.
  • General Specifications, Removal & Installation summary, Standard check procedures, Torquecharts, Tightening sequence, Sealant used & its pattern and all other important data required for doing repair activity.
  • Scope at assembly line for assembly and disassembly procedures.

Education

B.E - AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

ABDUL HAKEEM COLLEGE oF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
11.2014

Skills

  • CATIA
  • Arbortext Editor and XML
  • Framemaker
  • PTC ISODRAW
  • SOLIDWORKS and Composer
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • E-learning development
  • Illustration creation
  • AutoCad

Accomplishments

  • Recognized with Team award for contribution to productivity with quality and OTD.
  • Employee of the month for versatility.
  • Appreciation for Most valuable Performer Bronze on Quality Check.
  • Independently worked on creating documentation.

Certification

  • A2 certification in French

Languages

Tamil
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
French
Intermediate (B1)
B1

Timeline

Lead Technical Writer

NewAge Products Inc
11.2021 - Current

ENGINEER (TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION ENGINEER)

RENAULT NISSAN TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS CENTRE INDIA PVT LTD
01.2019 - 11.2021

DESIGN ENGINEER

CYIENT INDIA PVT LTD
06.2017 - 01.2019

Technical Illustrator /Technical Writer

AAPTA-PD
11.2014 - 05.2017

B.E - AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

ABDUL HAKEEM COLLEGE oF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

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