Sr. Technical Writer

JONATHAN VILLEGAS

*********.******@*****.***

Encinitas, California 92024

http://linkedin.com/in/jonathanvillegas

PUBLICATIONS ENGINEER ● TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS MANAGER

Product Documentation ~ Publications Team Management ~ Sales Literature Development

Senior technical writer with 31 years of experience in developing military/industrial electronics and software documentation. Excellent collaborative skills with hardware and software engineers. Strong technical background with written and oral communication skills that easily translate technical concepts and feature sets into clear and understandable user documentation. Personable, articulate, and team-oriented.

ADDITIONAL KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE

VMEbus & VPX Systems, CompactPCI Systems, Board Support Software Docs

Software API Documentation, Schematic Review (Design Assist), Technical Illustration, Engineering/Technical Collaboration, Microsoft Word (Power User), FrameMaker

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Curtiss-Wright Controls/Synergy Microsystems, Inc., San Diego, CA 1991 – 2012

[A leading technology-based organization providing highly specialized motion control products, subsystems and services for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets.]

Technical Publications Engineer -- Produced hardware and software user manuals and marketing collateral for air-cooled and conduction-cooled VPX, VMEbus and CompactPCI single board computers (SBCs) and mezzanine cards (PMC, XMC, EZ-bus). SBC products spanned a range of processors including Motorola 68K and PowerPC and Intel Core/Core2 Duo and Core i7 (dual and quad cores). Software manuals include firmware (BIOS and ROM monitor/debugger) products and board support packages (BSP) for Linux, VxWorks, LynxOS-SE, Integrity, Windows XP Embedded and Windows Embedded Standard 7.

Produced technical publications deliverables 100% of the time on-schedule.

Saved ~30% in manual project costs by moving from printed copy to PDF.

Participated in board design via Schematic Reviews and Change Request submissions.

Managed 2-person writing team.

Bendix Engine Controls Div., Allied-Signal Aerospace Co., San Diego, CA 1988 – 1991

[An aerospace, automotive and engineering company.]

Sr. Technical Writer -- Produced printed software and hardware technical manuals for digital engine control systems for turbines and large reciprocating engines. Also produced printed sales datasheets for company products. Engine control hardware is microprocessor-based using VMEbus modules. Software products run in DOS and are used to program system operation and establish host computer control of the engine and engine control system.

Managed 2-person publications team.

SAIC, San Diego, CA 1988

[A FORTUNE 500 scientific, engineering and technology applications company.]

Contract Technical Writer -- Edited and revised Subsystem Specification and User’s Manual (DOD-STD-7935 format) for a MUMPS Database Management System. The DBMS implements a medical information system for military hospitals.

Metacomp, Inc., San Diego, CA 1987 – 1988

[A designer and manufacturer of advanced high-performance digital telecommunication products and solutions.]

Contract Technical Writer -- Produced a user reference manual for a serial communications module (used with a VMEbus serial communications controller) and a hardware installation manual for an X.25/AT communication package. Revised user manuals for an AT-bus compatible 4-channel serial communications controller and an operating system software package user manual for Metacomp’s data communications products for AT-bus systems.

Beckman Industrial/Doric Scientific, San Diego, CA 1979 – 1987

[A worldwide leader in industrial test equipment design and manufacture.]

Publications Manager -- Produced printed operation and maintenance manuals for the company’s instrumentation products: data loggers, indicators, multimeters, PID controllers and recorders.

Hired and managed freelance writers as required for the project.

Set company precedent by using an Apple Macintosh 512K computer with laser printer to produce manuals (first instance of DTP in the company).

Test Engineering Technical Writer -- Produced production test procedures for all Doric products and all levels (board and system level).

Sr. Electronic Technician -- Tested, debugged and repaired digital multi-loop controllers based on the Motorola 6802 CPU, and digital multi-port dataloggers based on the Intel 8008 CPU. Took the initiative and rewrote the test procedures to improve readability.

General Atomic Co., San Diego, CA 1977 – 1979

[A primary developer of modular helium-cooled nuclear power reactor systems and nuclear power instrumentation.]

Electronic Technician -- Tested, debugged, repaired and calibrated analog instrumentation for commercial and research (TRIGA) nuclear power reactors for the Customer Service and Production departments. Provided R&D lab assistance.

EDUCATION

A.S., Southwestern College, Chula Vista, CA

Manual Development Seminar Certificate (3 CEUs)

Areas of Expertise: Electronics (analog and digital), Computer Hardware, Engineering Writing, Instrumentation, Microsoft Word, Software/RTOS Documentation, Vector and Bitmap Graphics Software, Graphic Design, Adobe Acrobat (PDF conversions), FrameMaker, Print Publishing.

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