Summary
Skills
Documentation Deliverables
Work History
Education
Manager

Kalpana M | 9949296616 bkkalpana2020@gmail.com

Lead Technical Writer

Summary

Professional Summary

SeasonedTechnical Writer with 15 years of experience. Results-oriented professional with experience preparing concise and accurate technical documents. Expert at delivering high-quality work within tight deadlines. Skilled at collaborating with cross-functional teams for accuracy and clarity of technical content. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Organized and dependable resource successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Hardworking and passionate to achieve documentation goals in alignment with the organization goals.

Skills

    Confluence, JIRA, GitHub, VSS

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Documentation Deliverables

  • Online Help and User Guides
  • Migration, Installation, and Configuration Guides
  • Release Notes
  • FAQs
  • In-app announcements (Micro copies)
  • UI strings and tooltips

Specializations

  • Information Architecture
  • Content Strategy
  • Competitors Analysis

Soft Skills

  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Analytical, interpersonal, and team development skills.
  • Commitment to continuous improvement and adaptability in dynamic work environments.

Work History

Lead Technical Writer

Gaian Solutions
12.2020 - Current
  • Manage a team of writers. Mentor and train them to deliver as per expectations.
  • Work with the team to ensure coverage of several kinds of product releases (Latest/Patches and Stable/GA Releases).
  • Spearheaded documentation projects by mentoring and guiding them to contribute technically accurate and user-focused content.
  • Achieved a high degree of product knowledge (Enterprise and Data Integration platform) to create delightful content experiences.
  • Created content strategy for product areas that includes the information architecture, placeholder content, and infographics required to help users with accessible content.
  • Coordinated the efforts of subject matter experts, reviewers, customer support, and other stakeholders to create high-quality content.
  • Developed Online Help, Release Notes, Use Cases, Examples, Migration guides, FAQs, and in-app feature announcements.
  • Reviewed UI strings and error messages for readability and brevity.
  • Created and improved existing styles, processes, and teams. Continuously improved existing processes and content.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
  • Communicated with customer representatives for feedback and improvisations in documentation.
  • Interviewed, hired, and onboarded writers successfully.


Technical Writer

Kofax Private Limited
05.2018 - 12.2020
  • Developed Online Help, User Guides, and Installation Guides
  • Collaborated with the Development team to gather information to develop user documentation
  • Coordinated with the development team to create tooltips for the User Interface labels
  • Reviewed the User Interface labels, error messages, and toast messages.

Content Writer

IncNut Digital
11.2016 - 04.2018
  • Authored articles relating to parenting, babies, and relationships
  • Optimized the articles for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
  • Wrote meta descriptions for articles
  • Responded to users' comments for the articles.

Sr.Information Engineer

Unisys Global Services India
08.2007 - 11.2008
  • Developed Information Development Deliverable Plans
  • Analyzed project requirements and the higher-level view of the library
  • Reviewed all project plans associated with my deliverables
  • Analyzed documentation requirements
  • Updated documentation notes in the relevant guides
  • Worked on multiple documentation assignments simultaneously
  • Tracked multiple reviews and revisions.

Sr.Engineer-GIS

Satyam Computer Services Ltd
07.2005 - 08.2007
  • Designed, structured, and authored technical documents and online help
  • Developed and updated the User's Guide, Administration guide, Installation guide, and Release notes
  • Created online help and context-sensitive help
  • Developed process documents (which included best practices and troubleshooting errors)
  • Handled Weekly status reports and customer update reports.

Technical Writer

Virtusa Corporation Ltd
02.2004 - 06.2005

Technical Writer

ikigo Pvt Ltd
01.2003 - 02.2004

Content Writer

Holool E-business Pvt Ltd
10.2001 - 12.2002

Content Writer

Oasis Infotech Limited
07.2000 - 07.2001

Education

Masters in Business Administration -

GITAM - Andhra University

Bachelors in Arts - Psychology, English Literature, Office Management

St. Joseph's College
Kalpana M | 9949296616 bkkalpana2020@gmail.comLead Technical Writer