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Resume - Paul A. McWilliams

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Paul A. McWilliams

Information Developer

********@*****.*** - 425-***-****

Objective

I seek full-time employment as a writer or editor developing high quality task-oriented technical information.

Enabling abilitiesA solid writing ability enables me to craft effective, clear, and concise written content.A natural curiosity, combined with strong qualitative and quantitative reasoning skills, enables me to understand and effectively communicate complex technical concepts to a variety of audiences.Effective teamwork and cooperative skills in a diverse work environment have been an essential component of my success in military service, academic pursuits, and professional career.My experience on cross-disciplinary software development teams enables me to understand a user-interface and to work closely with GUI developers and usability experts to improve user experience.Technical experience

I have more than 4 years experience developing task-oriented technical information for enterprise-class data management software, including databases and administrative tools. I have authored content in the XML and IBM IDDoc SGML markup languages for multiple output formats, including XHTML topics for, online help, and Adobe PDF format. I am experienced with the reuse of content between different topics and information units, between different products and across versions of a single product.

I have authored technical content for a mainframe database management system and Eclipse-based data management tools, including SQL monitoring and optimization tools.

Education

Bachelor of Science in, cum laude, Washington

December 2004

Associate of Arts and Sciences, high honors

Everett Community College, Washington

June 2001

Employment history

2005-Present: Software Engineer, Information Developer, Web Content Editor

DB2 for z/OS, California

2004-2005: Supplemental Software Developer DB2 Tools information development

San Jose, California

2001-2002: Harbor Patrol Leading Petty Officer

Everett, Washington

1997-2001: Messenger/Driver

1993-1997: /

USS Salvor (ARS-52), Hawaii

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