Siddharth Naidu

Experience

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  Everest Software

  Aug 2002 - Aug 2004

  Technical Writer

  Organized and prepared documentation in pdf and online help formats, maintained files, edited written material by ensuring correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.Translated manuals from U.S. English to U.K. English.Edited User Interface and Error Message strings to minimize language errors and achieve standardization.Wrote scripts for animators to make how-to videos using Flash.Assisted German, Spanish and other language translators to understand the product.Interfaced with development, testing, and support personnel. Show less

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  CDC Software

  Aug 2004 - Jun 2012

  Organized and prepared documentation in pdf and online help formats, maintained files, edited written material by ensuring correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.Created flowcharts and other diagrams using Microsoft Visio.Generated API documentation using Sandcastle.Localized manuals for French, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish. Worked closely with the team in charge of releasing localized documentation.Checked localized help files for issues (using Help QA) and fixed them.Edited User Interface and Error Message strings to minimize language errors and achieve standardization. Also created a standards / guidelines document and supervised writers editing such strings.Edited code comments to minimize language errors and achieve standardization.Headed the editorial committee that was responsible for editing the work of the entire documentation team.Managed licenses for all tools used by the documentation team. Ensured that new joinees have all the tools installed and systems are up and running in less than 2 hours.Administered and maintained the documentation server that is used to conduct shared reviews of documentation by SMEs.Mentored freshers on Framemaker, Robohelp, Acrobat, VMWare, and Sandcastle.Mentored writers editing User Interface strings, Error Message strings, and code comments.Conducted knowledge transfer sessions.Interfaced with development, testing, and support personnel. Show less Organized and prepared documentation in pdf and online help formats, maintained files, edited written material by ensuring correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.Created flowcharts and other diagrams using Microsoft Visio.Generated API documentation using Sandcastle.Localized manuals for French, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish. Worked closely with the team in charge of releasing localized documentation.Checked localized help files for issues (using Help QA) and fixed them.Edited User Interface and Error Message strings to minimize language errors and achieve standardization. Also created a standards / guidelines document and supervised writers editing such strings.Edited code comments to minimize language errors and achieve standardization.Headed the editorial committee that was responsible for editing the work of the entire documentation team.Managed licenses for all tools used by the documentation team. Ensured that new joinees have all the tools installed and systems are up and running in less than 2 hours.Administered and maintained the documentation server that is used to conduct shared reviews of documentation by SMEs.Mentored freshers on Framemaker, Robohelp, Acrobat, VMWare, and Sandcastle.Mentored writers editing User Interface strings, Error Message strings, and code comments.Conducted knowledge transfer sessions.Interfaced with development, testing, and support personnel. Show less

  • Senior Technical Writer

    Jan 2007 - Jun 2012

  • Technical Writer

    Aug 2004 - Jan 2007
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  Cisco Systems

  Jun 2012 - Dec 2014

  Technical Writer
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  Oracle

  May 2015 - Apr 2019

  Senior Technical Writer
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  PowerSchool Group LLC

  Feb 2020 - now

  Principal Technical Writer