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CHINMAYI C

Bengaluru

Summary

An experienced technical writer with 12.9 years of comprehensive IT experience, specializing in the creation of technical documentation for both developers and end-users. Utilizes a background in computer science to effectively communicate with highly technical audiences. Possesses extensive knowledge and demonstrates a skillful ability to blend technical expertise with effective articulation techniques.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff Technical Writer

PayPal
05.2024 - Current
  • Lead content strategy and authoring for PayPal Subscriptions, including setting up a sample app, testing integration workflows, adding JavaScript code samples and API cURL calls, creating sequence diagrams, and documenting business use cases.
  • Contributed to content delivery for small features like L2/L3 data expansion in Europe and doc bug fixes.
  • Drove content migration from GitHub to the in-house Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system and collaborated with engineers and product owners to enhance the platform.
  • Led efforts to revamp the PayPal writing style guide and ECM design guide.

Senior Technical Writer

Salesforce
03.2022 - 05.2024

Product: Salesforce Loyalty, Consumer Goods, and Industries Integrations


  • Documentation of SDK, REST APIs, Salesforce Invocable Actions, and metadata types.
  • Creation of UI text and help documentation for Salesforce Industries Integrations.
  • Documentation of Apex (Salesforce's proprietary programming language) classes.
  • Developed a Perl script to automate the generation of XML DITA topics for REST APIs, which resulted in a 40% increase in productivity.
  • Design and implementation of an overview page template for API documentation across Salesforce Industries Clouds.
  • Conducted competitor analysis and recommended improvements for a better API documentation reading experience, including the integration of API trial playground, a multi-pane layout, and short videos.
  • Consistently enriched API documentation by incorporating relevant business use cases.
  • Contributed to API testing efforts, identifying and addressing customer-impacting bugs early in the release cycle.
  • Engaged in the development of sprint dashboards and facilitated daily scrum calls.
  • Provided mentorship to new team members, ensuring their rapid onboarding and integration into the workflow.


Work sample: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.loyalty.meta/loyalty/gamification_sdk.htm

Senior Technical Writer

RedHat
05.2021 - 03.2022

Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform


  • Involved in the documentation of new product features.
  • Addressed critical documentation bugs and crafted installation/troubleshooting procedures.
  • Contributed to the improvement of the official OpenShift documentation.


Work sample: An overview page - https://docs.openshift.com/containerplatform/ 4.7/nodes/index.html

Senior Technical Writer

HPE
02.2021 - 04.2021

Lead Technical Writer for HPE

Transcend Creative Services
09.2019 - 02.2021

Project: Resource Aggregator for ODIM


  • Independently crafted a comprehensive set of four documents, encompassing an API Reference and User Guide, Technical Solution Brief, Getting Started Guide, and Release Notes.
  • Produced content in Markdown format within the context of an open-source GitHub repository, proficiently utilizing Git in the documentation process.
  • Actively contributed to quality assurance initiatives by identifying functional and user-related issues.
  • Explored diverse API documentation tools and developed the API Reference Guide document using Slate.
  • Collaborated closely with both onshore and offshore product management teams to ensure the documents aligned with the intended business value.


Work sample: https://github.com/ODIM-Project /ODIM/tree/main/docs

Technical Writer

DXC technology
02.2016 - 09.2019

Projects: P&G Instore Touch Application, American Airlines Flight Attendant Reports Application


  • Involved in documentation of UI texts, Use cases, and how-to guides.
  • Comprehending and converting business requirements into technical specifications, articulating them in a well-structured and concise manner.
  • Participating in code documentation and crafting Release Notes and knowledge transfer documents.
  • Reviewing and editing existing application-related documents to ensure a logical flow of information and grammatical accuracy.

Software Developer

Dell International Services
07.2012 - 01.2016

Project: Patient Engagement POC


Involved in requirement gathering and end-to-end mobile application development.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering -

CMRIT - Bangalore

Skills

  • API and Integration Documentation
  • SDK Documentation
  • Authoring formats: DITA XML, Markdown, Asciidoc
  • Authoring Tools: Oxygen XML Editor, XMetaL
  • CMS: SDL Publication Manager, Perforce
  • Project Management Tools: JIRA, GUS
  • Version Control Tools: Git
  • Technology: Kubernetes and RedHat OpenShift, Salesforce
  • Programming Languages: HTML & CSS, Java, XSLT
  • Soft Skills

  • Eagerly motivated and adept at rapid learning
  • Exceptionally organized with keen attention to detail in writing
  • Strong listening skills and proficiency in exchanging ideas
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication abilities

Rewards Recognition

  • Recognized by the product team for high-quality, impactful content on the L2/L3 data expansion feature at PayPal.
  • Praised by stakeholders for prompt responsiveness and by top management for consistently delivering quality documents ahead of deadlines.
  • Attained promotion to Lead Technical Writer within six months of contributing to the ODIM project.





Additional Information

In my leisure time, I've written research documents and crafted a synopsis for a movie script in collaboration with the esteemed film director, Dr. Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar.

Timeline

Staff Technical Writer

PayPal
05.2024 - Current

Senior Technical Writer

Salesforce
03.2022 - 05.2024

Senior Technical Writer

RedHat
05.2021 - 03.2022

Senior Technical Writer

HPE
02.2021 - 04.2021

Lead Technical Writer for HPE

Transcend Creative Services
09.2019 - 02.2021

Technical Writer

DXC technology
02.2016 - 09.2019

Software Developer

Dell International Services
07.2012 - 01.2016

Bachelor of Engineering -

CMRIT - Bangalore
CHINMAYI C