Engineering Technical Writer

Priya Rebba

***** ******** ****** **, ***** Land, TX- 77479 ● (832)-451- 0974 ● *****.*****@*****.*** Experienced professional skilled in Technical Writing/Editing, Teaching/Training and Document Management for Engineering Industries.

Summary of Skills & Experience

Excel at working with subject matter experts, compiling relevant data for targeted audience, and writing documents that are user friendly and easy to follow.

Experience in designing, writing, and editing User's Guides, ISO procedures, technical manuals, and interpreting and integrating engineering drawings for training manuals.

Transcription, editing, and communicating with audiences at all levels.

Industrial procurement procedures, document management, office management.

Tutoring/training English reading and writing skills to adult ESL students.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and presentation abilities.

Innovative, imaginative, creative, dynamic, detail-oriented, and quick-learning.

Active team-player; participative leadership.

MS Office (Word, Excel, Power point, Outlook)

Professional Experience

February 2007 to Present

Freelancing: Sub-editing monthly technical newsletters for an Engineering company in India, a vibratory feeder manufacturer - Elscint Automation. Oct 2009 to Present

Tutor (volunteered 700+ hours) adult ESL students at the Literacy Council of Fort Bend County in Sugar Land; teach English reading/writing skills to non-English-speaking professionals. Oct 2011 to May 2012

Technical Writer at Sunoco Logistics, Sugar Land, TX, managed written documents viz. standard operating procedures, instructions, evaluations, and various manuals for Operations Excellence and Engineering, extensively using MS Word, Powerpoint, Excel; Outlook, Sharepoint. Responsibilities:

o Compile one concise, systematic, easy-to-use Operator Qualification Program Manual where I efficiently merged two large manuals, well within the stipulated time frame, with precise wording and very meticulous editing to remove redundancies while keeping all the important data intact.

o Upgrade more than 130 files into a new user-friendly format/template for training of pipeline operators/engineers; key requirement - precise and concise content. o Proof reading, editing, designing templates for Engineering Standards documents. o Excellent rapport and coordination with local and remote SMEs, and engagement of stakeholders (eg: mechanical, civil, electrical, and welding departments) for effective teamwork to complete the Inspector’s Manual.

Feb 2000 to Apr 2001

Sr. Transcriptionist / Editor at Meditech Transcription Technologies, Pune, India, with a practice of over 1000 hours during training on basic and advanced American MT files. o Transcribe medical reports accurately, edit reports generated by junior transcriptionists. o Verify accuracy, lead/guide employees; assist in training programs. Dec 1996 to Jun 2000

Asst. Project Engineer (part-time) at East West Engineering Projects Pvt. Ltd., Pune, India o Supervise and generate project status and progress reports per project schedule. Apr 1995 to Jan 1996

System Consultant with Customer Support /After Sales of Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Ltd. (KEPL), a joint venture of Kirloskar Brothers, India, and Ebara Pumps, Japan. Responsibilities: As Technical Writer:

o Prepare detailed documentation for ISO 9001 registration; drafting, compiling, and editing Quality Procedures and Manuals for different departments in the organization. o Write, edit Computer Codification system manuals for all manufactured equipment and parts by coordinating with the research and development team (SMEs). As Customer Support/After Sales Engineer:

o Detailed sales proposals for pumps spares; Office management of After Sales dept. o Liaison for Ebara Pumps, Japan, and its Indian business partners. Jul 1990 to Mar 1995

Sr. Engineer – Projects and as Purchase Engineer with Indian Seamless Steels & Alloys Ltd, India, manufacturers of special steel rounds/billets (for making seamless tubes and pipes). Responsibilities: As Technical Writer:

o Design and edit training manuals, compilation of operation manuals for steel making, while coordinating with Steel Plant Managers (SMEs) in-charge of various major equipment. As Sr. Engineer – Projects:

o Coordinate, compile, and generate status and progress reports for steel plant construction and procurement of various equipment. o Daily operation/production reports after commissioning of steel plant. o Develop pneumatic, hydraulic and electronics symbol library, using ‘C’ language, for CAD. As Purchase Engineer:

o ALL purchase functions during project phase of steel plant construction, and later on during production of steel rounds; (purchase of: structural steel and cement, ERW and seamless pipes, industrial oils, lubricants from prime manufacturers; safety items, welding accessories, bearings, lab chemicals and store consumables; imported spares for the major imported equipment of the steel plant).

o Monitor inventory and purchasing lead times by coordinating with stores, production/ maintenance department; coordinate with accounts department for supplier payments. o Vendor data computerization.

Education

o Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (1989) from Government Polytechnic, Pune, India.

(equivalent to Associate Degree in USA)

o Diploma in Technical Writing from Institute of Technical Writing, Somerset, UK. o Languages: English, German, Hindi (Indian national language), Marathi (Indian regional).

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