Priyanka Bedre
Bangalore
Summary
Manager with over 12 years of experience overseeing end-to-end content delivery for digital and print technical content in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Expert at managing and delivering complex engineering data into high-impact assets such as images, catalogs, instruction sheets, and hardware/software documentation, and has used content creation tools to drive 16+ global projects. Proven experience mentoring writers and working with CoEs and MarCom to develop content strategy for digital readiness, sales enablement, and successful product launches.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Senior Technical Communication Manager
Schneider Electric
Bangalore
8 2021 - 03.2026
- Led the technical content strategy for 12+ projects, achieving 100% information accessibility and ease of use across all geographic regions.
- Developed structured documents for low voltage products using DITA, and other designing tools like Adobe Indesign.
- Designed high-level digital storyboards to transform engineering data into reusable assets, enabling unified messaging across Spotlight series, promotional videos, and global product launches reducing €2K for each project.
- Directed end-to-end delivery of global and localized content for the FD Line of Business, ensuring seamless market deployment.
- Designed a workflow for new category video within the Product Enrichment Program by introducing technical animations, targeting each social media production cost up to €2K - €3K.
- Designed a standardized technical communication workflow for global adoption, improving operational transparency and limiting the review cycle to a maximum of 3 – 4 drafts per asset.
- Mentored upto 9 Technical writers in structured and unstructured content creation, increasing content precision, and boosting the volume of asset outputs.
- Delivered 100% digital readiness for all 2024 and 2025 product targets, accelerating strategic market placement and saving €2- €3K euro for medium range project launches over Hero offers.
Technical Writer
McAfee
Bangalore
12.2018 - 07.2021
- Led technical interviews for entry-level candidates in HTML, XML, and CSS, ensuring a standard of technical expertise and successful onboarding for the team.
- Authored 10 knowledge articles and a technical video for McAfee Gamer Security with 99% grammar accuracy, improving the reliability and quality of customer-facing support assets.
- Governed the knowledge base for retail consumer software, ensuring consistent content accuracy and up to-date information for global users.
- Analyzed trending search terms using Power BI and script automation to enhance indexers, resulting in searchability of knowledge articles.
Senior Technical Writer
Avaya
Pune
08.2017 - 10.2018
- Implemented standardized templates and style guides to enhance documentation quality for technical materials at Avaya.
- Created clear, concise, and accurate help files and user manuals to increase user satisfaction with software products.
- Received recognition from company leadership for excellence in presenting NFC concept in documentation and managed complete portfolio of documentation for Avaya J100 Series.
Technical Writer
Wipro
Pune
08.2015 - 08.2017
- During a significant digital transformation for Thomson Reuters, I oversaw and guided a group of 9 writers, making sure that all deliverables adhered to defined technical and brand XML requirements.
- Led the high-precision transfer of more than 1,000 pages from PDF to XML using Oxygen XML, keeping the accuracy rate at 99% during the whole process.
- Created detailed user guides for Northwestern Mutual that made it easier to do complicated software batch updates.
Ebook Developer
Jumpbyte
Surat
03.2014 - 03.2015
- Created 1000 pages of ebooks for Pearson and Scholastic.
- Extensively used HTML and CSS to develop these ebooks without any defined authoring tools.
- Reduced development time by creating reusable code libraries for future projects.
- Created proofs of concept for innovative new solutions.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology
Kalpataru Institute of Technology
Tiptur 09.2009 - 06.2013
Skills
Technical Writing
Program Management
Team Leadership
Problem-solving aptitude
Continuous Improvement
Goal Setting
Budget Management
Stakeholder Communication
Customer Focus
Cross-functional team management
Project Planning
Quality Assurance
Studio Prompt Engineering - AI
Technical Writing
Content Managemen
Certification
Learning Rest API, LinkedIn, 2021
Portfolio
https://sites.google.com/view/priyankabedre/home
Awards
- Act like Owner, Schneider Electric, 2023
- Best Speaker award - Docathon, Avaya, 2018
- Best Performance, Wipro, 2016
Timeline
Technical Writer
McAfee
12.2018 - 07.2021
Senior Technical Writer
Avaya
08.2017 - 10.2018
Technical Writer
Wipro
08.2015 - 08.2017
Ebook Developer
Jumpbyte
03.2014 - 03.2015
Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology
Kalpataru Institute of Technology
09.2009 - 06.2013
Senior Technical Communication Manager
Schneider Electric
8 2021 - 03.2026