Lead Author Resume

Lead Authors manage or lead a team of authors responsible for writing novels, books, plays, biographies, songs lyrics, and television scripts. They liaise with subject matter experts and internal teams of an organization, and perform effective writing, editing, and proofreading duties. Like authors, lead authors can either choose a non-technical or technical field. If you are interested in pursuing a career in the latter one, you will need a technical background like a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.

Common duties listed in a lead author resume include researching and gathering information, interviewing subject matter experts, planning, developing, editing, and proofreading technical documentation, including system manuals, user guides or online tutorials, updating and rewriting technical information, developing relationships with the development team, providing technical assistance to staff and authors team, keeping up with the latest industry trends. Based on the role and responsibilities of a lead author, you should highlight effective writing, analytical, organizational, communication, and leadership skills along with a relevant work experience in the lead author resume.

Lead Author Resume Sample

Lorraine G. Walker
3763 Kildeer Drive
West Palm Beach, FL 33417
Phone No: 594-848-2323
Email: lorrainewalker@anymail.com

Career Summary:

Highly-professional and organized Lead Author with a solid experience in leading and managing technical authors as well as in collating and communicating the technical information in a very clear and concise manner. Possess excellent researching, writing, proofreading, leadership, and analytical skills with the ability to maintain up-to-date knowledge of the latest industry trends and technologies.

Summary of Skills:

Effective writing and proofreading skills along with the ability to adapt variety of writing styles and use explanatory graphics and visuals to communicate complex ideas in an easy and understandable manner
Proficiency with Help Authoring tools like MadCap Flare, Sandcastle and HelpNDoc, Adobe Creative Suite, and MS Office Suite applications
Excellent leadership skills as well as the ability to provide effective technical assistance to junior authors, and other technical teams
Exceptional researching and interviewing skills to gather complex technical information, and user requirements, and explain them in a simple language
Excellent documentation skills and the ability to produce effective instructions
Good understanding of software and web development concepts, JavaScript basics, HTML, XML, CSS and SQL database
Excellent organization skills as well as the ability to prioritize and deliver projects within strict deadlines
Strong communication skills as well as creativity and ability to build professional relationships with different levels, and work successfully as a part of multi-disciplinary team
Strong analytical skills along with the ability to convert complex concepts into user-focused information
Adaptable as well as ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment and produce high-quality results under extreme pressure

Work Experience:

Lead Author
Form3 Systems, West Palm Beach, FL
February 2017 - Present

Leading a team of 8 -10 authors to develop, author, and update technical information in service manuals, training curriculum, and quick reference guides Interacting with technical experts for product service and operation information as well as reviewing information input from these subject matter experts to determine service or operator manuals relevance Supporting work of junior authors by editing and proofreading the final product documentation as well as ensuring that they are produced in a timely and accurate manner and in adherence to established style guidelines Researching and gathering source information as well as developing, and editing technical content into a structured XML format, including necessary graphics, videos and other information in support of software products Producing accurate release notes and other supporting documents to accompany ongoing software releases using MadCap Flare content authoring tool Monitoring weekly meetings with author and development teams to provide accurate feedback regarding any faults or issues discovered during the documentation process Continuously updating and rewriting existing information as per requirements and product changes while ensuring their standards of accuracy, readability, consistency and organization

Author
CDL Deskpro, West Palm Beach, FL
December 2015 - January 2017

Developed, produced, and maintained product guides as well as supported internal authors with writing, maintaining, and proofreading system manuals, and training materials
Liaised with technical authors, software developers, business analysts, and project managers to document software products in SGML, XML or traditional formats
Researched relevant information for deeper and more complex aspects of software products
Reviewed the way company's technical documents were produced, and suggested improvements
Adhered to authoring guide and checked for consistency in usage of terminology, and created a hard-copy and online documentation in PDF and HTML5 format
Supported with standardization and maintenance of software product description database on design and ERP systems
Supported with all aspects of technical content delivery, and ensured that projects remained within the agreed budgets

Junior Author
MBDA Walters, West Palm Beach, FL
September 2014 - November 2015

Researched technical information by gathering and analyzing source documentation as well as acquiring knowledge from subject matter experts
Maintained consistency in content and continuity in style as well as ensured their conformance to established style guidelines, and user requirements
Utilized simple text formats to publish clear and concise user guides, tutorials, API and SDK documentation as well as reference information
Liaised with technical authors, software developers and testing team members to ensure user issues were understood, effectively recorded, and communicated for satisfactory resolutions
Participated in appropriate training activities as well as acted as a mentor for fellow team members in building technical authoring skills
Supported internal authors in producing technical outputs as well as project team members in coordinating the authoring process

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science>
Burnett International College, West Palm Beach, FL
2014

Referenc:

On request.