MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA

• Contract position as technical writer/editor for engineering research and development institution. Writing and editing plans, procedures, specifications, RFPs.
• Using MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, CoCreate OneSpace Modeling.

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Lexington, MA

• Contract position as technical writer/editor for pharmaceutical manufacturer. Writing and editing SOPs, SBPs, Protocols, IQ/OQ reports.
• Using MS Office.
• Quickly turning around multiple tasks.

Glaxo Smith Kline, Marietta, PA

• Contract position as technical writer/editor for pharmaceutical manufacturer. Wrote new and edited existing SOPs, including calibration of instruments used by metrology lab and clearance of raw materials to be used in production of vaccines.
• Used MS Office.
• Quickly turned around multiple tasks.

Genzyme, Boston, MA

• Contract position as technical writer/editor for pharmaceutical manufacturer updating batch records.
• Used MS Office.
• Quickly turned around multiple records to meet deadline while also ensuring quality control.

Omgeo LLC, Boston, MA

• Contract position as technical writer/editor for financial software vendor supporting multiple financial trading software projects.
• Wrote and edited user guides for brokers and investment managers for use with automated trading software applications.
• Wrote and edited publication plans.
• Wrote and edited product information bulletins.
• Used Adobe Acrobat 8, Framemaker 8, MS Office.

Biogen-Idec, Cambridge, MA

• Contract position as technical writer/editor for pharmaceutical manufacturer supporting multiple pharmaceutical projects.
• Wrote and edited requirements for electronic data capture of clinical research.
• Write test scripts for custom software application for use by clinical planning.
• Wrote and edited requirements for clinical data repository.
• Used MS Office, eRoom, eDocs (Documentum based).

Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA

• Contract position as technical writer/editor for investment services provider developing internal web site for financial trade monitoring.
• Wrote and edited content for users of WebFOCUS based application.
• Used MS Office, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, WebFOCUS, Documentum.

Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA

• Contract position as technical writer/editor for pharmaceutical manufacturer working on documentation for complex software customization related to both internal company business and to sales of recently FDA approved medication for the treatment of Hepatitis B.
• Wrote and formatted business requirements, system design, functional requirements and other documents to support software implementation, customization, qualification and lifecycle projects for applications such as Documentum and SAP CRM/ERP.
• Used MS Office, eRoom, CITRIX, Documentum, SAP CRM/ERP.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA

• Contract position as technical writer/editor for pharmaceutical manufacturer formalizing work instructions for IS group.

Pfizer, Groton, CT

• Contract position as technical writer/editor for pharmaceutical manufacturer.
• Wrote and formatted procedures, test scripts and other documents to support software migration project.
• Wrote usage and test procedures for medical devices.

Scheidt & Bachmann, Burlington, MA

• Member of a team of technical writers for manufacturer of automated ticketing and fare collection systems for municipal mass transit (MBTA).
• Wrote, rewrote, formatted and edited procedures and other documents related to operation, field service and shop repair of various electro-mechanical ticketing and fare collection systems to be installed in buses, subways and commuter rail facilities.
• Perform research and consultation and examine prototype hardware to ensure accuracy of documents.
• Document editing and production done using Framemaker 7.1 and Adobe Acrobat 6.0.
• Operated in an international setting, work regularly with Russian and German colleagues locally and through telephone and internet links with German colleagues in Germany.

Abbott Biosystems, Worcester, MA

• Contract position as technical writer/editor for pharmaceutical manufacturer.
• Wrote, rewrote, formatted and edited procedures (such as SOP, GMP, GXP) and other documents related to manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.
• Consulted experts to ensure accuracy of documents. Organized review and approval of documents.

Schering-Plough, Union, NJ

• Contract position as technical writer/editor for pharmaceutical manufacturer.
• Wrote, rewrote, formatted and edited procedures (such as SOP, GMP, GXP) and other documents related to manufacturing, packaging, training, and quality control of pharmaceutical products, including installation, operation and performance qualification (IQ, OQ, PQ).
• Consulted experts to ensure accuracy of documents. Organized meetings with supervisors, managers, directors and vice presidents to review and approve documents to comply with FDA requirements including 21 CFR Part 11.
• Extensive exposure to the Documentum process (check-out, check-in, update etc.)

Bentley Publishers, Cambridge, MA

• Contract position as technical/automotive writer/editor for automotive book publisher.
• Edited car enthusiast/technical service book focusing on high-end European makes. Used Framemaker, Photoshop and other tools. Wrote service procedures, researched factory/manufacturer service publications and consulted with technical experts.