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New STC Awards for Technical Documentation!
I received two Society for Technical Communication (STC) awards this year! STC Award for Installation Content My CA Mainframe Operational Intelligence installation content received an STC Award of Excellence. This product requires a complex mainframe environment, so...
How I Write and Edit Technical Documentation
I have extensive experience in both writing from scratch or editing existing content. When I write content from scratch, I take a deeper dive into the audience analysis. I want to know the what, how, and why. It lets me understand the role and I can create the...
Relocation to Plano, TX
I decided to relocate to Plano, TX in March 2017 continuing as a Principal Technical Writer with CA Technologies. So far I have been loving it here in Texas! I feel that it was the best choice for both professional and personal reasons.
STC Award of Merit!
I received an STC Award of Merit for my design of the CA OM WebViewer Release 12.1.00 Bookshelf! One of the goals of the release was to improve documentation navigation, and I applied some strategies from a previous project to change the layout of the bookshelf. I...
Designing Documents
When I design a document, I envision the end-user experience. I ask myself the following questions:What does the user need to know?Why does the user need to know this information?What is the role or job function of the user?How will the user find this...
Welcome to My New Portfolio!
As I complete my Master of Science degree in Professional and Technical Communication from NJIT, I am finalizing this portfolio with both academic and professional examples. I am a Senior Technical Writer at CA Technologies, based out of the Ewing, NJ office, but you...