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Watching historical and action films, Listening to Indian history, and story-telling
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Mithun Prabhakara

Senior Technical Writer
BENGALURU,Karnataka
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Mithun Prabhakara

Summary

Documentation professional with over 10+ years of experience in the software development field. Excellent attention to detail and good cross-functional communicator. Experience of documentation in financial and supply-chain domains.

Overview

10
years of professional experience
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Broadridge Financial Solutions
BENGALURU

Senior Technical Writer
02.2018 - Current

Job overview

  • Documented over 140+ enhancements across
    19 release bulletins by referring to Business
    Requirement Documents (BRDs) drafted by
    BAs.
  • Documented over 220+ defects and 110+ enhancement test procedures on to release fix reports by referring to GO-No-Go sheet shared by Quality Analyst (QA).
  • Documented over 60+ enhancements on to 11 user guides by referring to BRDs.
  • Coached junior writers and provided insights to help whenever required.
  • Edited and proofread technical documents for accuracy and consistency while following company guidelines.
  • Created and updated audio files and screenshots for storyboard and worked with lead writer, and BAs whenever required to
    provide feedback for video developer to update video.
  • Conducted quarterly audits on hardware and
    software resources of TW associates.
  • Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Manhattan Associates (India) Development Center Private Limited, Bangalore
BENGALURU

Technical Writer
12.2014 - 06.2016

Job overview

  • Documented over 30+ enhancements on to three release bulletins by referring to BRDs drafted by BAs.
  • Documented 10+ enhancements on to two user guides.
  • Worked closely with BAs, developers, and testers to complete tasks.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing two projects.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help colleagues wherever needed.

Triumph India Software Services Private Limited, Bangalore
BENGALURU

Information Developer
07.2011 - 02.2012

Job overview

  • Observed in-progress operations to identify important steps for technical instructions.
  • Identified gaps wherever available and documented on spreadsheet.
  • Organized manual topics to research before and before updating manual topics.
  • Edited manual topics for technical instructions, grammar, punctuation, accuracy, and completeness.
  • Worked closely with Subject Matter Expert (SME) to gather requirement to update user guide.
  • Developed over 15+ user guide topics for internal ERP product.
    Demonstrated detail-oriented ability while updating user guide.
  • Developed online tutorials and web-based training materials for software products.

Thoughtfocus Information Technologies
BENGALURU

Software Engineer
08.2006 - 01.2009

Job overview

  • Worked closely with developers and senior testers to verify and analyze designed test cases based on requirement specifications
    document.
  • Prepared manual test cases to help test application.
  • Identified potential issues users may encounter.
  • Communicated issues with developers and senior tester.
  • Participated in internal improvement audits of existing processes.
    Reviewed user interfaces for consistency and functionality.

Education

Yellamma Dasappa Institute of Technology
Bengaluru

Bachelor of Engineering from Information Science
07.2001 - 07.2005

Skills

Madcap Flare 2022, Plug-ins: Acrolinx, Kaizen, GIT version 2301, Tortoise SVN, SnagIT 12, XML, Zoom, Go-Global for Unix, Notepad , Confluence, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Amazon Polly (Text-to-Speech tool), File Zilla, SQL Server, Adobe Reader, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Inno Setup, Adobe RoboHelp

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Accomplishments

1} Awarded top performer for the year 2018-2019.

2} Awarded for presenting a session as part of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative.

3) Awarded for pro-actively taking roles in Broadridge Toastmaster club.

Watching historical and action films, Listening to Indian history, and story-telling

  • I particularly like historical fiction films like Bahubali and non-fictional films such as Taanaji and Panipat. I like rewatching action films such as Dasara and Die Hard series.
  • I listen to padcast talks from the Youtube channel BeerBiceps. My favorite speakers are Abhijit Chivda, Vikram Sampath, Sanjeev Sanyal, KK Mohammed, and Meenakshi Jain.
  • I share several fictional stories to my kid. I read the children book Tinkle often to keep myself kiddish.
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Timeline

Senior Technical Writer

Broadridge Financial Solutions
02.2018 - Current

Technical Writer

Manhattan Associates (India) Development Center Private Limited, Bangalore
12.2014 - 06.2016

Information Developer

Triumph India Software Services Private Limited, Bangalore
07.2011 - 02.2012

Software Engineer

Thoughtfocus Information Technologies
08.2006 - 01.2009

Yellamma Dasappa Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering from Information Science
07.2001 - 07.2005
Mithun PrabhakaraSenior Technical Writer