Clay King

Clay King

IT Support Specialist

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  • About me

    Programmer Writer - AWS

  • Education

    • University of Washington Professional and Continuing Education

      2012 - 2013
      Technical Writing and Editing Certificate Technical Communication 3.9 GPA

      The Technical Writing and Editing (TWE) Certificate is an evening program in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) for students who want to learn practical applications and fundamental concepts in technical communication. The Technical Writing and Editing Certificate curriculum was designed by an advisory board of leading technical writers, publications managers, and UW faculty.

    • Montana State University

      2002 - 2008
      Bachelor of Science Computer Engineering
  • Experience

    • Hybrid IT Solutions

      Apr 2010 - Feb 2011
      IT Support Specialist

      - Established the foundation for the business to expand by creating and maintaining all process documentation.- Improved operating efficiency up to 30%. Responsible for everything from technical support to general billing and account management inquiries.- Acted as the primary point of customer contact.

    • ETC (Electronic Transaction Consultants)

      May 2011 - May 2014
      IT Support Specialist

      - Created instruction sets, Standard Operating Procedures, persuasive technical memos, and root cause statements related to system outages.- Contributed to a consistent 98% production capacity by quickly and efficiently handling technical support requests.- Reduced the cost of production by $92,000 by streamlining the process of information collection. - Handled multiple information requests at once and maintained large datasets.

    • AT&T

      May 2014 - Mar 2020

      - Write step by step instructional topics for using SaaS and NaaS interfaces.- Write help topics and procedures for administrators who useVOIP administrative portals.- Implement help content in Teamsite CMS and KANA KMS; hand-code HTML toensure correct presentation.- Manage the successful implementation of an average of 40 content updates a month through JIRA. - Wrote user interface content for business to business websites. - Worked with Business Analysts and Project Managers to determine the best solution for each project.- Wrote help topics and procedures for using VOIP administrative portals.- Coordinated the timely completion of editing, legal, and brand reviews to ensure projects met deadlines.- Conducted user acceptance testing to verify the solution was implemented correctly.

      • Senior Digital Content Writer & Content Implementer

        Mar 2016 - Mar 2020
      • Web User Interface Writer

        May 2014 - Mar 2016
    • Experis

      Mar 2020 - Nov 2020
      Senior Technical Writer Contract w/ Microsoft

      - Work with SPMs to create virtual agent dialogues to helpcustomers solve problems.- Track and QA a team of offshore writers’ dialogues before theygo to editing.- Work with management and team members to improveprocesses and increase efficiency.- Brainstorm and plan FY21 goals and metrics for the team.

    • Amazon Web Services (AWS)

      Nov 2020 - now
      Programmer Writer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • AWS Certified AI Practitioner

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Jul 2025
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    • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Feb 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Jul 2024
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Blog and Website Manager

      Issued by Society for Technical Communication - Puget Sound Chapter on Oct 2013
      Society for Technical Communication - Puget Sound ChapterAssociated with Clay King