Sharon Lewis
Royersford, PA *9468
Cell - 484-***-****
Home - (610)
abnzxf@r.postjobfree.com
Objectives
. Documentation professional seeking long term contract or permanent
position
. Challenging product development projects
. Seeking placement with a company that appreciates experience and
respects quality of work and life issues
Technical Expertise
. Operating Systems: MS Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8
. Desktop Publishing: Adobe Acrobat, MS Word, Arbortext, Authorit
. Online: HTML, Robohelp9, Web and Word, Authorit, WinHelp, MadCap Flare
. Graphics: Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, SnagIt
. Other: MS Office Suite 10, MS Outlook, MS Project, HP Quality Center,
TFS, MS Test Manager, DbVisualizer, Visio, Lotus Notes, MS SharePoint,
Rational ClearCase, Clear Quest, CharmNT, Version Manager, Version
Manager Tracker, Premier Quality Manager, Premier Clinical Advisor and
ZynxOrder.
Skills and Experience
. Over ten years of authoring user manuals, reference, training
materials, technical materials, SOPs and online help for financial,
construction, pharmacy and clinical IT systems.
. Experience working with local and off-shore SMEs to prepare user based
documentation.
. Authored QA test scripts, training manuals and exercises. Lead product
training classes.
. Experienced with requirements gathering and analysis.
. Analyzed existing business practices for software development and made
recommendations for process improvements
. Ability to work independently and handle multiple projects.
. Experienced in developing standards for product documentation
. Strong interpersonal and conflict-resolution skills.
. Project and reimbursement management
. Knowledge and experience in the healthcare industry
Employment History
Senior Technical Writer/Analyst-NextDocs, Conshohocken PA (June 2012 -
present)
Responsibilities:
. Develops, maintains and executes Operational Qualification, UI
and Acceptance test scripts.
. Writes documentation defining product features. Includes design
documents, user manuals, requirements and training materials.
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two
. Gathers requirements for proposed changes within a product
release and ensures all test scripts and associated documentation
is up to date.
. Manages documentation review and approval process to ensure
accuracy.
Technical Writer-Medecision Inc., Wayne PA (July 2008 - June 2012)
Responsibilities:
. Developed material for user manuals, training materials and
related technical publications in print and electronic media.
. Requirements gathering and analysis.
. Developed and maintained application online help systems.
. Compiled, formatted and edited input from various company
sources to comply with company standards and ensure consistency of
messaging.
Technical Writer-Maxwell Systems, King of Prussia PA (May 2007 - June
2008)
Responsibilities:
. Designed and authored user documentation including installation
instructions, user guides, release notes, training manuals and
online help systems.
. Maintained and improved existing documentation and online help
for multiple applications.
. Worked with Development and Quality Assurance to ensure
application and documentation accuracy, completeness and
accessibility.
. Tested usability of documentation, resolved errors and made
recommendations for UI design.
Clinical Information Analyst-Jefferson Health System, Radnor PA (January
2006 - May 2007)
Responsibilities:
. Designed, edited and wrote documentation for the Quality
Assurance Department.
. Provided analysis and reports of clinical, operational and
resource utilization data.
. Maintained and improved existing documentation.
Quality Assurance Analyst-Siemens, Malvern PA (May 2003 - September 2005)
Responsibilities:
. Evaluated and tested new or modified versions of application
software.
. Wrote, revised and verified quality standards, test scripts and
procedures.
. Participated in acceptance, beta, compatibility, functional,
integration, interface, usability and regression testing.
. Basic programming knowledge.
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System Analyst/Technical Writer-Siemens, Malvern PA (October 1998 - April
2003)
Responsibilities:
. Designed and wrote Standard operating procedures (SOPs for all
phases of installing, configuring and optimizing complex hospital-
wide IT systems.
. Maintained and improved existing documentation and Online Help.
. Requirements gathering and analysis.
. Tested usability of documentation and online help, resolved
errors and made recommendations for UI design.
Client Support-Siemens, Malvern PA (May 1995 - September 1998)
Responsibilities:
. Diagnosed and resolved hardware and software issues for
internal and external users.
. Documented customer and internal defects.
. Configured computer systems.
Education
Other relevant professional training and/or certification include:
. Health Services Management Certificate, Montgomery County College
. Technical Writing Certificate, Temple University
. Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
. Rutgers University
. Philadelphia University
. Montgomery Community College (ongoing - receiving degree in 2013)