Ramya Agaram Govindan
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Mobile 732-***-****
Professional Summary
Ramya has around 6 years of IT experience as Technical Writer /
Documentation Specialist
. Well versed with Document Development Life Cycle (DDLC) and posses
strong domain knowledge in ERP/SAP, telecom and finance domains
. One and half year of onshore experience (USA, Australia) in gathering
business requirements and managing documentation projects
. Rich experience in developing user manuals, release notes and
installation guides
. Posses strong knowledge in software development phases including
analysis, design, development, implementation, testing, post
deployment and system support
Experience Summary
. Clients Worked : iPraxa, SAP, Telstra, Central Bank of Abu Dhabi,
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Designation Duration Employer
Technical Content June 2010 - Till iPraxa, CA and India
Writer (freelancing) Date
Documentation Dec 2007 - Oct Greenlight Technologies, NJ,
Specialist 2008 USA
Technical Writer Aug 2005 - Dec EDS Private Ltd, India
2006
Technical Writer Sep 2004 - Aug Polaris Software Labs, India
2005
Technical Editor Nov 2001 - Sep Domex Technical Information,
2004 India
Technical Skills
. Technical Writing Tools - MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-Visio, Frame Maker,
Robohelp and SnagIt
. Environment Worked : Mainframe, Java, Oracle, SAP
Education
. Bachelor Of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University Of
Madras, India in 2001
Training
. Manual and Automated Testing
. Advance Training in SDLC and DDLC
. Introduction to Java basics
. Effective Presentation Skills
Project Experience
iPraxa, India
June 2010 - till date
iPraxa provides services like Website Design and Development, PSD to XHTML
conversion, Testing and Quality Assurance, Website Application Development
etc. They are in this field for 10 years and have offices in US, Australia
and India.
I work as Freelancing Technical Content Writer for iPraxa. I get
assignments on daily basis and I used MS Word and SnagIT for the
documentation.
> Created technical documents from the scratch
> Prepared screen and field level help for their applications
> Rewritten and proof-read documents
Greenlight Technologies, US
Dec 2007 - Oct 2008
Project # 1 Multi-Application Query Tool (MQT)
Client: SAP
Project Description:
MQT is a query repository, which enables creating custom ad-hoc queries in
Oracle, PeopleSoft and Legacy Applications. MQT acts as a broker and
invokes the query in the target application and sends the results to PC2.5
application.
Team size : 1 Environment: Java Tools: MS Word, SnagIt
Responsibilities:
> Created and delivered User guide and Installation Guide
> Involved in understanding the Technical Specifications and rewrite the
same in simple language
> Created and maintained Templates in MS Word
> Created Reverse Knowledge Transition (RKT) Power point
> Developed training and learning materials
> Worked independently and expressed ideas and concepts clearly
EDS, India
Aug 2005 - Dec 2006
Project # 4 Flexcab
Client: Telstra
Project Description:
Flexcab application is major software used for fixed telephone billing
service. It analyzes and calculates the call cost for customers. It handles
discounting, pricing and invoicing for each call. It includes Usage
Processing module, Discounting module, Pricing and Invoicing module and
Billing module.
Team size : 15 (Onsite) + 2 (Offshore) Environment:
Mainframe
Tools: FlexRef, SnagIt, HTML
Responsibilities:
> Created and delivered a diverse range of Technical Writing deliverables
(such as User Guide, User Manual and Operational Guides) from scratch
> Created and updated Online Help or Web-based content
> Maintained Reference manuals
> Experienced in Information Mapping of Technical documents
> Involved in understanding the Technical Specifications and rewrite the
same in simple language
> Created and updated Screen and Field help text
> Created and maintained Templates in MS Word
> Involved in all phases of Document Development Life Cycle (DDLC)
> Experienced in Estimating, Planning, Coordinating, Reviewing and
Delivering to client
Polaris, India
Sep 2004 - Aug 2005
Project # 6 Intellect Suite
Client: Central Bank of Abu Dhabi
Project Description:
Intellect Core is one of the products of Intellect Suite that addresses the
critical need for scalable, secure and customer-centric core-banking
platform used by Central Bank of Abu Dhabi. Intellect Core supports Teller
and Customer Relationship and Back Office functions such as Clearing, Funds
Transfer and Standing Orders.
Team size : 10 Environment: Java Tools: Robohelp,
SnagIt, HTML
Responsibilities:
> Involved in understanding the Business Logic and preparing the document
> Created User Manual, Installation manual and Maintenance Manual
> Created Online Screen and Field Help
> Performed documentation testing
Domex, India
Nov 2001 - Sep 2004
Description:
Domex is a major abstracting company having collaboration with a UK-based
patent filing company called Derwent. Domex is responsible for abstracting,
editing and indexing the patent documents.
Team size : 15 Tools: MS Word and HTML
Responsibilities:
> Created abstracts for patent documents regarding latest innovations in
the fields of computers, communications, electrical, electronics and
mechanicals
> Reviewed and edited the patent abstracts
> Lead a team of technical abstractors
> Involved in training new joiners in Technical Abstracting
> Involved in Quality Checking process
Personal Profile
I am a versatile team player with excellent communication and
interpersonal skills.
I have the ability to innovate and deliver world-class products and also I
am hard working, enthusiastic and result oriented person.
Sex /Age : Female / 29
Marital Status : Married
Nationality : Indian
Visa : EAD