Manager Technical
Resume:
David Brandt
Summary:
. ** years experience in technical publications as documentation
manager/production coordinator, and technical writer.
. Supervised a documentation department.
. More than 15 years of experience with FrameMaker: created template
files, wrote documentation sets, created illustrations, supervised
three technical writers, and worked with engineers.
. Created example applications and accompanying technical notes.
. Generated printed, pdf, and online versions of the documentation.
. Created online help files.
. Worked at Frame Technology as Technical Marketing Manager.
. Wrote, edited, and maintained a major documentation set in MediaWiki.
. Strong experience in HTML5, CSS3, and code editors.
Skills:
FrameMaker: Technical writer, documentation and online help manager, and
production coordinator.
Internet: HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, MediaWiki, Drupal, Wordpress, and
HTML/CSS code editors.
Misc: MS Office, BBedit, Espresso, BBedit, Coda, SQL, Real Studio.
Experience:
2012
California Endocurietherapy Medical Center (CET)
Programmer
In this time period, I extracted their twenty-year old longitudinal
clinical research data from their proprietary database and moved it into a
standard text-based format.
1996 to 2012
Real Studio
Technical Writer/Documentation Manager
Real Studio is a cross-platform object-oriented integrated development
environment that runs on all desktop platforms. In the last few years, Real
Studio introduced an IDE for Web apps, the Real Studio Web Edition, a full-
featured IDE that develops web applications. I also did the documentation
for this product. The cornerstone of both documentation sets is the API
reference. The Developer's Guide, the Tutorial, and Quickstart supplement
it. I wrote most of the documentation, worked with the staff of engineers,
and handled the production for each release in pdf and print forms. I also
generated the online help files and supervised the localization by the
international distributors. The latter is intended for beginners and the
former presents the major language features by concept. At Real Studio, I
had the following responsibilities:
. Wrote, edited, and managed the API reference, developer's guide, and
quickstart/tutorial.
. Wrote code examples and example applications.
. Authored or edited classroom training materials.
. Created online Help files.
. Created all the templates, wrote or edited the content, and managed
the releases of each version of the documentation set.
. Wrote example projects and accompanying technical notes.
. Edited and maintained the documentation set in a Wiki.
1994 to 1995
Zimmer Orthopedics
Created a 1,000 page catalog of Zimmer products using a database as the
source material. This was the first time that Zimmer was able to publish a
complete product catalog.
. Reported to Zimmer project director.
. Programmed complex database publishing project that produced a highly
automated 1,000 page product catalog.
. Designed complex template and programmed the data extraction.
. All the information resided in the corporate database and was
published in an attractive and up-to-date catalog from which Zimmer
customers ordered.
1992 to 1994
Frame Technology
Technical Marketing Manager
Promoted database publishing and other advanced uses to corporate
customers.
. Reported to the Vice President of Marketing.
. Promoted dynamic publishing of structured documents in FrameMaker
using database-driven back-ends (a.k.a., database publishing).
. Traveled to Europe several times to promote database publishing and
train field representatives.
. Created database publishing example projects and trained staff.
. Made high-level sales calls to corporate customers.
. Promoted the initial releases of FrameMaker for Windows and Structured
FrameMaker.
1986 to 1992
ACIUS (4D, Inc.)
Documentation Manager
. Reported to US CEO and later to worldwide founder and CEO.
. Managed the documentation department.
. Wrote and edited the documentation in FrameMaker.
. Created the FrameMaker template files, wrote major sections of the
documentation, supervised three technical writers, and worked with
American engineers.
. Supervised the production the technical documentation and was the
primary author for the Quickstart tutorial, Users Guide, and the
Design Reference.
. Supervised or wrote documentation for ancillary support plug-in
products.
Education:
M.A, Psychometrics and Applied Statistics, University of Cincinnati.
A.B, Psychology, University of Michigan-Flint.
Current Address:
15432 Two Bar Rd.
Boulder Creek CA 95006
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