Information Technical Writer
Resume:
JULIO J. VAZQUEZ
**** **** ***** ****, *******, NC 27612
************@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW
Dedicated, energetic, driven professional with 15+ years of experience defining information strategies and leading technical writers. Helped clients implement content management systems, publishing and review workflows. Involved in various communication communities and teams. Excellent written and oral communication. Proven team building, interpersonal and leadership skills. Adapt well in dynamic situations. Excellent analysis and problem solving skills. Consult with organization management to achieve their publication goals.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Vasont Systems
Sr. Content Analyst
Raleigh, NC June 2014 – Feb. 2017
Created XSL stylesheets to produce PDF and HTML output for customer demonstrations and publishing needs Test Vasont software as directed
Configure Vasont software to meet customer needs
Represent Vasont Systems on forums and conferences as required Stay current on Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Implement and document Quality Management System (QMS) as Quality Coordinator from June 2014 until February 2015.
Interface with Quality Director for quality concerns and audits Train staff on quality systems
Write Spirit Services
Principal, Owner
Raleigh, NC 2013 - present
Created information strategy and procedures for clients
Implemented publishing system for clients
Created XSL stylesheets to create PDF for clients Senior Information Architect, DITA
Educator, Technical Writer
SDI, Durham, NC 2004 – 2013
Wrote over 100 blog articles about technical communications, DITA, content strategy, and other technical communication topics earning a spot on Mindtouch’s Top 50 Technical Communications Influencers of 2010. Published Practical DITA, a primer on writing information using the DITA specification which sold over 700 copies worldwide.
Analyzed and made recommendations to clients to improve their information creation processes and implemented them to produce consistent and conforming documentation from DITA source. Wrote conversion routines that converted client’s documentation from unstructured FrameMaker to Docbook XML reducing conversion time by 70% then created transforms from Docbook to DITA to evolve their content to new standard.
Designed and implemented information architecture, build processes, and conduct training sessions for clients in different industries.
Advised other writers on correct semantic and structural design of topics and corrected coding better aligning to client style guidelines.
Developed guidelines for topic code reviews improving code quality 20%. Created a course on using the oxygen XML editor, structured authoring, and the XML structures used by the US Patent and Trademark Office in 3 weeks. The content was delivered live and as a self-study computer-based training module. Spoke at various conferences and user’s group about structured authoring, content structuring, information architecture, DITA and publishing systems to over 500 attendees. Also aided 50 unemployed job seekers. Co-authored and delivered DITA education for SDI to 20 writers. Designed and implemented publishing infrastructure that met performance, capacity and budget requirements
Senior Technical Writer
IBM
Raleigh, NC 1993 - 2002
Documented over 20 hardware and software products. Responsible for support and training for application package used by 80 writers in the division, increasing their productivity by 15% for each new release of the package. This support was across all Windows platforms. Led a team of writers to develop information for a complex software offering while meeting challenges of technology changes in the information development toolset while meeting or exceeding all schedule milestones. Directed a team of 5 writers who were responsible for over 3000 pages of documentation for networking and mainframe products used in Novell, Windows, and UNIX environments. Responsible for problem determination and tool support for the writing group, increasing writing productivity by 10%. Developed DITA with a cross-corporate team increasing productivity and cross-divisional interchange. Technology Expertise
Microsoft Office Acrobat MIF2Go
Lotus SmartSuite DITA CSS
FrameMaker XML, XSLT SGML
Microsoft Project Docbook HTML
EDUCATION
B.S. Computer and Information Systems, Empire State College – SUNY, Saratoga Springs, New York A.A.S Electrical Technology, Westchester Community College, Valhalla, New York Competitive Edge Selling, Tom Hopkins, Durham, NC 10/03 AFFILIATIONS
Co-moderator and member of RTP DITA User’s Group Member, Online SIG of STC Member, CareerNet Judge STC Competitions
Member and Coach, TNG Member and black belt, Triangle Judo Club Lulu.com community leader Member Karate International, Black Belt
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