Technical Writer, UX Designer

Sara Regan, lead technical writer & designer

503-***-**** *****@****************.*** portfolio at: www.lexieseptentrion.com OBJECTIVE

I seek to further an energetic career in structured technical authoring using contemporary publishing methods. HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

16 years of experience in lead-level technical writing

10 years of freelance experience technical writing, copywriting, and design

ground-up CSS, HTML5 and XML coding / responsive programming

excellent writing and communication skills, highly detail-oriented and thorough

single-sourcing expert, author for developers, engineers, modelers and executives

graphic designer, expert with digital illustration and any type of image manipulation

large-scale documentation conversion project lead RELEVANT SKILLS

Technical writing

Lead technical writer, designer, publisher and editing trainer in software, finance and utility industries

Report directly to engineers and company VP's for high-level, legally sensitive projects

Edit and format reports to shareholders including Berkshire-Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett

Edit topic-based technical manuals for enterprise software, for online help, product guides & other outputs

Experience with script languages: JavaScript & Python, expert at coding parent stylesheets, CSS, SaSS

Lead editing teams and work directly with engineers, modelers, and large teams of SME's

Plan and oversee Agile projects to move companies from non-structured to topic-based XML documentation

Work in constantly changing, regulated industries, assisting legal, ops and compliance departments

Edit and format multi-billion dollar project proposals; write policies, procedures, tutorials, and white papers

Devise and maintain version control of massive libraries using multiple document mangement systems

Design innovative templates using single-source methods, conditional content, metadata, reusability

Research and write highly detailed documentation such as API's, SDK's, and general procedures for developers Web and UI design

System administrator and complex database manager, integrating multiple softwares and DM systems

Create hand-coded, HTML5-based, responsive websites and blogs for businesses of all types, with clean code

Author constantly changing information based on research, and data modeling from usability experiments

XML expert & DITA user. Design skins, layouts, author CSS and highly organized conditional content rules.

Create parent stylesheets and templates for complex, single-sourced content including CAD and 3-D drawings

Manage multiple UI projects at once, create wireframes and storyboards, create template code for teams

Software expert: train teams in XML, HTML5, CSS, and the Adobe Creative Suite, teach best practices

Serve as the lead programmer for robust technical websites and issue tracking sites / databases Related experience & graphic design

Freelance writer and designer for Portland, Oregon companies: See www.lexieseptentrion.com for portfolio.

Expert in information hierarchy and several writing styles including Chicago, AP and Microsoft

Advanced experience with Microsoft SharePoint, managing concurrent projects in fast-paced environments

Professional-level experience with Microsoft Word 2010 (styles, templates, advanced form options, etc.)

Expert proficiency with the entire Microsoft Office 2010 Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio)

Advanced experience with multiple types of document management systems

Expert in graphics conversion for print and web, expert at image manipulation and CAD exports. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design, Art Institute of Portland, Oregon, Cum Laude, 2006 Bachelor of Arts in English, Environmental Science Minor, Colby College, Maine, Magna Cum Laude, 1993 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Content Writer & Marketing Liaison, Vino Volo, Nov 2016 - present Lead Technical Writer, Umpqua Bank Home Lending (contract position), Jul 2015 – Apr 2016 Lead Technical Writer, Berkshire Hathaway / Pacific Power / Rocky Mountain Power, Nov 2001 – Dec 2014 Graphic Designer, Web Programmer & Copywriter, Lexie Septentrion Design, Sept. 2004 – present Instructional Designer, Indiana Department of Health and Human Services, Nov 2003 – Oct 2005 SOFTWARE EXPERT in: XML, HTML5, CSS, MadCap Flare, XMetal, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, FrameMaker, MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook), SharePoint, WordPress, Bootstrap SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT in: technical writing, grammar, punctuation, spelling, terminologies, editing, web design, user experience (UX), information architecture, graphic design, usability, interface design, instructional design AWARDS

Society for Technical Communication (STC) award of Excellence, for PacifiCorp’s Operations Manual, 2008 Society for Technical Communication (STC) award of Merit, for PacifiCorp’s Electric Service Manual, 2010