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BOB J. KUMAR

123 Main Street • Any City • STATE 10001 • (H) (301) 555-1112 • (C) (301) 555-1111 email@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE: [If applying for a specific position] To contribute to the success of the ABD Corporation as their Senior Technical Writer in Communications Department and utilize my extensive background software and hardware documentation, single-sourcing, and technical illustration.

OBJECTIVE: [If not applying for a specific position] Seeking for a senior Technical Writing position to utilize my extensive background in software and hardware documentation, single-sourcing, and technical illustration.

CAREER PROFILE

• Excellent writing skills.
• Engineering background.
• Ability to interview Subject Matter Experts and compile technical information.
• Proven graphic and technical illustration skills.
• Project management experience.

WORK EXPERIENCE

AMERICAN DOCUMENTS CORP. Austin, TX
Senior Technical Writer
January 2007 — October 2009

• Wrote User Guides and System Admin Guides for Fortune 500 corporations.
• Designed a single-sourcing system for the company's top client and increased annual corporate revenue by 14%.
• Led a team of 4 technical writers in various projects.

XYZ COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS Boston, MA
Technical Writer and Illustrator
June 2005 — April 2007

• Wrote 16 Quick Start Guides for a software client .
• Created technical illustrations for installing alarm systems.
• Trained junior-level engineers in writing technical reports.

WHITE PLAIN UTILITIES. Albany, NY
Technical Writer
June — August 2004

• Transferred legacy documents to online help files.
• Created XML schemas to facilitate the company's structured documentation efforts .
• Designed and wrote user guides for all component power systems used by the company.

WELLINGTON ADVERTISEMENT GROUP Albany, NY
Technical Writer
August — October 2003

• Wrote Rules and Guidelines Manual for the HR Department.

EDUCATION

University of Rhode Island, School of Communication
Kingston, RI
Bachelor of Arts, Technical Writing
May 1999

MEMBERSHIP

Member, Society for Technical Communication, Arlington, VA, 2001 — present
Senior Member, NOVA Technical Illustration Club, Washington, D.C., 2004 — present

REFERENCES available upon request.

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