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Profile Id: 144679    1-Nov-2022
 
 
Title:   Senior Technical Writer
Name:   SRIPRIYA SARAVANAN ()
Location:   Chennai - Tamil Nadu -
Address:   109c/241, Vellala Street, Kodambakkam, Chennai - 600024.
Chennai - Tamil Nadu -
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Reading / Writing / Editing / Translation  
  • Technical Writing / Editing
  • Proof Reader
 
 

Dear Patron ,

I prefer type of work - Part-Time Basis. Expecting remuneration in terms of Per Day of appx. Rs.3000 Per Month.

My Skill - Writing, Editing, Madcap Flare, API documentation, JIRA, Confluence, Author-It, Adobe Robohelp, Adobe Framemaker, DHTML, Adobe Acrobat, Ms-office tools, and Javascript.

My prefered location for assignment - Anywhere, Agra, Chennai

Jobs handled -

Navis India Technologies

Designation: Senior Technical Writer

Software(s) used: Author IT, SnagIt, JIRA, Adobe Acrobat, MadCap Flare, Confluence

Duration: Jun 2018 – Jun 2022

Description

 Responsible for writing release notes and updating the online help contents for multiple teams independently.

 Review and suggest appropriate names and descriptions for settings and messages.

 Responsible for end-to-end publishing of Release Notes and User Manuals.

 Identify the case deflection issues reported by customers and updated the required details in the online help.

 Mentored team members and trained them on the process flow for documenting the release notes and online help.

 Hosted presentations to team members on the new features and enhancements in the products.

Scientific Gaming Private Ltd (Earlier Bally Technologies Private Ltd)

Designation: Lead Technical Writer

Software(s) used: Adobe FrameMaker, SnagIt, RoboSource Capture, Adobe Acrobat, MS-Office tools, Robohelp, and Captivate

Duration: Jan 2010 – Jun 2018

Description

 Involved in preparing User Release Notes, User Guides, Installation Guides, Configuration Guides, and online help for various products.

 Prepared presentations on various products using PowerPoint and Adobe Captivate.

 Handled multiple releases for various products with very minimal guidance. Have organized, planned, and prioritized the tasks.

 Mentored team members and reviewed their work.

Bally Technologies Private Ltd

Designation: Technical Writer

Software(s) used: Adobe FrameMaker, SnagIt, RoboSource Capture, Adobe Acrobat, and MS-Office tools

Duration: Apr 2007 – Mar 2009

Description

 Involved in preparing User Release Notes, User Guides, Installation Guides, Configuration Guides, and online help for various products.

 Handled multiple releases for various products with very minimal guidance. Have organized, planned, and prioritized the tasks.

Citibank

Designation: Quality Analyst/ISA Authorizer

Software(s) Used: Citrix Server

Duration: Feb 2005 – Aug 2006

Description

 As a Quality Analyst, I was involved in reviewing project documents during each phase of the project and ensured that the documents complied with the Citigroup standard (APAL format). Also, tracked and maintained all the documents prepared by the project managers based on the SDLC checklist until their closure.

 As an authorizer, I was involved in authorizing the Infoview IDs created by the administrator in the WIS admin, which was accessed through the Citrix Server (MetaFrame application server software).

Elixir Technology Pvt Limited

Designation: Technical writer

Software(s) used: XMLMind XMLEditor

Duration: Aug 2004 – Jan 2005

Description

I was responsible for the preparation of user manual for the application tool developed by Elixir Technology Pte Limited, which is used in creation and manipulation of data.

Bitech International Pvt Ltd

Designation: Technical writer

Software(s) used: MS-Word, Paint shop pro

Duration: Feb 2003 – Jun 2003

Description

I was responsible for the preparation of user manuals for the Hospital maintenance project.

ProtechSoft Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd

Designation: Technical Writer / Web programmer

Software(s) used: HTML Help WorkShop, JavaScript, Winhelp, Paint shop pro, Animation Shop and Adobe acrobat

Duration: Sep 2002 – Feb 2003

Description

 I was responsible for documenting the technical information suggested by the MOLD specialist in accordance to their template.

 Maintaining the content layout, image dimensions, page cropping, and establishing links between the various topics.

 Setting the index and word-based search features.

 Prepared animations, tool tips and glossary.

SSI Software Ltd

Designation: Content Writer

Software(s) used: MS Office, HTML, JavaScript, DHTML

Duration: Jan 2000 – Oct 2001

Description

 Prepared Handbooks, transparencies, and Help pages on Visual Basic, DHTML, VB.NET, ADO.NET, and Jini.

 Prepared CBT on Orbit systems and Excel.

 User Specification for Java and Oracle Installation Guide

 Reviewed the documents prepared by other team members.

Responsibilities as a project leader at SSI

 Assigning projects to the team members based on their skills.

 Prepared schedule for each project.

 Mentored team members and ensured that the projects were completed as scheduled.

 Provided technical support to faculties.

CitiDirect

Software(s) used: JavaScript, HTML

Description

CitiDirect, Citibank’s Internet Home Banking system, allows the customers of CitiDirect to perform banking transactions online. Citidirect is integrated with audio, which explains the users, the functionality of CitiDirect.

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Navis Software India Private Ltd

Project Details

Project Name: Master Terminal User Release Notes 20.0.21.04

Role: Senior Technical Writer

Description

 Documented the summary of changes for bug fixes in the table format in the respective columns, module, reference, and High-level change information.

 Documented the Reason of Changes and Details of Changes for all the enhancements and new features under the respective modules.

Roles and Responsibilities

Responsible for gathering the information from TFS, coordinating with the Developer for any clarifications and independently documenting all the changes across the following modules:

 Invoice

 System Administration

 Voyage Operations

 Web Application

 Yard Operation

Once completed, performed a self-review, sent the document for Technical review. Later, I incorporated the comments and published the final document.

Tools

Madcap Flare, TFS, and Snagit

Project Details



Project Name: Master Terminal User Release Notes 20.0.21.05

Role: Senior Technical Writer



Description

 Documented the summary of changes in the table format in the respective columns, module, reference, and High-level change information.

 Documented the permissions required to access some screens in the application.

 Documented the Reason of Changes and Details of Changes for all the enhancements and new features under the respective modules.

Roles and Responsibilities

Responsible for gathering the information from TFS, coordinating with the Developer for clarifications and independently documenting all the changes across the following modules:

 Cargo

 Report

 System Administration

 Voyage

 Web

Once completed, performed a self-review, sent the document for Technical review. Later, I incorporated the comments and published the final document.

Tools

Madcap Flare, TFS, and Snagit

Project Details

Project Name: Master Terminal User Guides 20.0.21.04

Role: Senior Technical Writer

Description

Documented the changes in the following modules:

 Invoice

 System Administration

 Voyage Operations

 Web Application

 Yard Operation

Roles and Responsibilities

As an individual contributor, I documented all the changes specified in the User Release Notes in the User Guide.

I initially planned the sections where the changes have to be included and documented the various changes in the respective MTN user guides in more detail. I have included appropriate screenshots wherever possible to add clarity.

Tools

Madcap Flare, TFS, and Snagit



Project Details

Project Name: Master Terminal User Guides 20.0.21.05

Role: Senior Technical Writer (Individual Contributor)

Description

Documented the changes in the following modules:

 Invoice

 System Administration

 Voyage Operations

 Web Application

 Yard Operation

Roles and Responsibilities

As an individual contributor, I documented all the changes specified in the User Release Notes in the User Guide.

I initially planned the sections where the changes have to be included and documented the various changes in the respective MTN user guides in more detail. I included the topics, subtopics, procedures, and appropriate screenshots wherever possible to add clarity.

Tools

Madcap Flare, TFS, and Snagit

Project Details

Project Name: Master Terminal User Guides 20.0.21.04

Role: Senior Technical Writer (Individual Contributor)

Description

Documented the changes in the following modules:

 Invoice

 System Administration

 Voyage Operations

 Web Application

 Yard Operation

Roles and Responsibilities

As an individual contributor, I documented all the changes specified in the User Release Notes in the User Guide.

I initially planned the sections where the changes have to be included and documented the various changes in the respective MTN user guides in more detail. I included the topics, subtopics, procedures, and appropriate screenshots wherever possible to add clarity.

Tools

Madcap Flare, TFS, and Snagit

Project Details

Project Name: Master Terminal User Guides

Role: Senior Technical Writer (Individual Contributor)

Description

Replaced screenshots and modified the contents wherever required in all the user guides.

Roles and Responsibilities

During the process of doing a doc synchronization with the latest build, I updated the required screenshots in all the Master Terminal Guides.

Also, as and when I replaced the screenshots, I modified the contents of the user guides based on the updated screenshot.

This was a great effort. As the guides were really huge many screenshots to be replaced.

Tools

Madcap Flare, TFS, and Snagit



Project Details

Project Name: N4 APIs for WorkShift

Role: Senior Technical Writer

Description

This was a stand-alone document created from scratch. I created an API documentation for Work Shift. N4 allows you to record relevant details, such as Point of Work (POW), start time, end time, and duration for the work shift.

The following topics are covered in this document:

 Creating a Work Shift

 Updating Work Shifts

 Viewing the Work Shifts

 Deleting a Work Shift

Roles and Responsibilities

I documented various field names, variform names, and Descriptions, field Validations, and Exceptions.

I included the examples wherever possible to add clarity

Tools

Word, Confluence, and Adobe Acrobat

Project Details

Project Name: Cargo Move User Guide

Role: Senior Technical Writer

Description

Cargo Move is a mobile application. I documented this guide from scratch.

The main topics included in this guide were:

 Configuring N4 Server Details

 Signing In

 Site Selection Screen

 CHE Type Selection Screen

 Available Cargo Screen

 Claimed Jobs Screen

 Drawer Menu

Roles and Responsibilities

I initially planned and outlined the structure of the document based on the topics and subtopics in the guide. Also included the required procedures, appropriate screenshots, and validations wherever possible to add clarity.

Tools



Word, JIRA, Confluence, Author-it, and Adobe Acrobat



Project Details

Project Name: Cargo User Guide (Different versions)

Role: Senior Technical Writer

Description Documented the following changes:

 Cargo Settings

 Cargo Lots view

o Load Plan

o Discharge Plan

o Cargo Move form

o Cargo Load form

 Cargo Allocation Range view

 Storage Handling Code view

 Equipment Handling Code view

 N4 Mobile Cargo

o Vessel Load

o Vessel Unload

o Move Cargo

 Cargo How Do I topics

Roles and Responsibilities

As an individual contributor, I documented all the changes specified in the User Release Notes in the User Guide.

I initially planned the sections where the changes have to be included and documented the various changes in the Cargo User Guide in more detail. I included the topics, subtopics, procedures, and appropriate screenshots wherever possible to add clarity.

Tools

MS-Office, Author-It, JIRA, Confluence, Adobe Acrobat, Salesforce, and Snagit



Project Details

Project Name: EDI Billing and Services Guide (Different versions)

Role: Senior Technical Writer

Description Documented the following changes:

 EDI Message Settings

 Troubleshooting EDI topics

 EDI Errors view

 EDI Mapping

o Prerequisites

o Mounting Files

o Source

o Target

o Transforming the EDIFACT Message to XML and Mapping Elements

o Mapping Checklist

o Functions

 EDI How Do I

o Create an EDI mapping file using the CSV file in N4

o EDI Message Specifications

 Billing Settings

 Billing Troubleshooting topics

Roles and Responsibilities

As an individual contributor, I documented all the changes specified in the User Release Notes in the User Guide.

I initially planned the sections where the changes have to be included and documented the various changes in the respective EDI Billing and Services Guide in more detail. I included the topics, subtopics, procedures, and appropriate screenshots wherever possible to add clarity.

Tools



MS-Office, Author-It, Adobe Acrobat, JIRA, and Snagit

Project Details

Project Name: Inventory Management (Different versions)

Role: Senior Technical Writer

Description

Documented the following changes:

 Inventory Settings

 Unit Privileges

 N4 Mobile Inventory settings

 Troubleshooting Inventory Issues topics

 Troubleshooting Reefer topics

 Equipment Orders Management

o Equipment Delivery Order view

o Import Delivery Order view

Roles and Responsibilities

As an individual contributor, I documented all the changes specified in the User Release Notes in the User Guide.

I initially planned the sections where the changes have to be included and documented the various changes in the respective Inventory Management User Guide in more detail. I included the topics, subtopics, procedures, and appropriate screenshots wherever possible to add clarity.

Tools



MS-Office, Author-It, Adobe Acrobat, JIRA, Salesforce, and Snagit



Scientific Games India Private Limited

At Scientific Games, apart from the below guide, I was working on a documentation for a product know as iVIEW, which was a highly technical product.

Project Details

Project Name: User Release Notes for Technical Services Team(Different versions)

Role: Lead Technical Writer

Description

Documented User Release Notes

Roles and Responsibilities

I was an individual contributor and documented the User Release Notes for Technical Services. The Technical Services team were in close contact with the customers and tried to address their issues on high priority. There were frequent releases. I worked on the bug fixes, new features, and enhancements.

Tools

Adobe Framemaker and Adobe Acrobat

Project Details

Project Name: User Guides for SDS Team

Role: Lead Technical Writer

Description

I worked on various modules, such as Asset Management User Guide which was part of the Slot Data System (SDS). This was one of the most significant team in my organization for which I was taking care of the documentation.

Roles and Responsibilities

I was part of the SDS team, but I was assigned few guides.

I included the main topics, sub-topics, and procedures along with screenshots.

Also, there was integrated help feature for which we were using the Robohelp software. I had to update the changes in Robohelp also in addition to Framemaker.

Tools

Adobe Framemaker, Robohelp, RoboSource Capture, MS-Office, HTML, and Adobe Acrobat



Project Details

Project Name: User Guides for CMS (Casino Management System) Team

Role: Lead Technical Writer

Description

I worked on various modules, such as Player User Guide which was part of CMS..

Roles and Responsibilities

I was part of the CMS team and I was assigned few guides.

I included the main topics, sub-topics, and procedures along with screenshots.

Also, there was integrated help feature for which we were using the Robohelp software. I had to update the changes in Robohelp also in addition to Framemaker.

Tools

Framemaker, Robohelp, RoboSource Capture, MS-Office, HTML, and Adobe Acrobat

Elixir Technology Private Ltd

Project Details

Project Name: Elixir Ensemble User Guide

Role: Technical Writer

Description

Elixir Ensemble was a software which was developed and maintained by Elixir Technology and was used in data extraction and manipulation.

Roles and Responsibilities

This was a contract job and I was the sole writer hired to complete the documentation of the software application within 6 months timeframe.

Tools

XMLMind XMLEditor

Bitech International Pvt Ltd

Project Details

Project Name: Hospital Maintenace User Guide

Role: Technical Writer

Description

The Hospital Maintenance project was developed to maintain details of the hospital and the patients.

Roles and Responsibilities

This was a contract job and I was the sole writer hired to complete the documentation of the Hospital Maintenance Software within 6 months timeframe.

Tools

MS-Word, Paint shop pro



ProtechSoft Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd

Project Details

Project Name: Handbooks and Transparencies for various software

Role: Content Writer

Description

SSI was into training students on the various software applications.

Roles and Responsibilities

As content writers, I prepared contents for the software books used by the students. Also, we prepared transparencies and help pages for the faculties who were training the students.

Also, I worked on CitiDirect which was a project developed for Internet Home Banking system. This allows the customers of CitiDirect to perform banking transactions online. The integrated audio explains the functionality of CitiDirect to the users.

Tools

MS-Office Tools, PowerPoint, JavaScript, HTML, and DHTML

SSI Software Ltd

Project Details

Project Name: MOLD User Guide

Role: Technical Writer

Description

MOLD was an Autocad Engineering design software for automobiles. I had to do web designing and documentation for the online help.

Roles and Responsibilities

This was a contract job and I was the sole writer hired to complete the documentation of the Mold Software within the stipulated target time. Also, I prepared tool tips which was integrated as part of the help feature.

Tools

HTML Help WorkShop, JavaScript, Winhelp, Paint shop pro, Animation Shop and Adobe acrobat
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