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Engineer Developer

Location:
3060
Posted:
August 25, 2011

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Kat Rainville Contact

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Profile

Objective

An experienced technical writer and curriculum developer seeking a position with

strong leadership, growth, and management potential at a high-tech company.

Availability

From May 2011 (or two weeks from hire date)

Key Skills

Proficient or familiar with a wide array of programming languages, concepts and

technologies, including:

MS Office, SharePoint,

MATLAB, Maple, SAS,

Arbortext, Snag-It,

Unix/Linux, LaTeX

FrameMaker, Adobe Suite

IDL, CRM/BPM

CSS & XML coding

Education

2002 to 2006

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering, Chemistry/Math minors

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

2009 to present

Master of Science - Applied Mathematics (in progress)

University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA

Work Experience

Pegasystems/Chordiant, Bedford, NH

Curriculum Devloper/Technical Writer II

March 2010 to present

Developed streamlined process for creating and updating Student Guides which cut

work time by 90%;

Developed documentation designed for both developer and general audiences;

Redesigned training materials and curriculum for 3-day development training

course;

MathWorks, Inc., Natick, MA

Technical Writer I

(Graphics, Statistics, Database toolboxes)

January 2008 to March 2010

Developed code examples for various functions, including image processing and

graphics functions;

Developed documentation for both print and web use - used XML coding to achieve

optimal results;

Maintained a close working relationship with the developers I supported to

optimize the feedback loop between development changes and documentation impact;

Streamlined writing to minimize word count while maintaining quality, saving

company time and money in translation efforts;

Helped develop training videos for new software features;

Attended high-level management meetings as an advocate for users, ensuring

excellent usability as a result of design decisions;

Energy & Resource Solutions, Haverhill, MA

Project Engineer August 2006 to November 2007

Created several modeling tools to be used in analysis, which expedited reporting

process by up to 40%;

Taught several seminars to peers on various refrigeration system analysis tools;

Wrote and presented technical reports detailing research in energy savings and

cost/benefit analyses;

Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX

Intern May - August 2005

Created several programs to help understand and analyze GUVI data more

effectively;

Analyzed and processed data from GUVI to better understand thermosphere-ionosphere

behavior during geomagnetic storms, using IDL to map, analyze, and interpret

patterns;

Created robust programs to interpret and organize incoming data, including data

sets that arrived incomplete or with erroneous data;

Other work experience and references available on request. For more details see

http://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynnrainville



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