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Summer Barclay

Technical Writer & Web Developer

Email: summer.barclay@gmail.com

Website: www.SummerBarclay.com

LinkedIn: summerbarclay

Phone: (480) 703-5525

Mesa, AZ 85210

Summary

Highly motivated and goal-oriented professional with an extensive technical background, experience in content creation, and a lean toward the creative.

Key Strengths

Technical Writing

Adept at technical content development, including API specifications, software developer guides, user collateral, and other types of internal and client-facing documentation.

Web Development

Trained in full-stack web development, using frameworks and technologies such as HTML, CSS, Javascript, and AngularJS.

Technical Writing Tools and Technologies

  • Acrobat Pro
  • ApiDoc
  • Agile
  • Author-It
  • Confluence
  • Drupal
  • Kanban
  • FrameMaker
  • MadCap Flare
  • Markdown
  • Scrum
  • SharePoint
  • Snag-it
  • Swagger
  • Waterfall

Web Development Tools and Technologies

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • SASS
  • JavaScript
  • AngularJS
  • JQuery
  • Express JS
  • Node JS
  • Alexa Skills Kit
  • AWS Lambda
  • Bootstrap
  • Ionic
  • Apache Cordova
  • GitHub
  • PostgresSQL

Experience

TRX Services - Remote (Atlanta, GA)

Sr Business Analyst/Technical Writer

February 2020 -

June 2021

Responsible for creating and maintaining both internal and external documentation, including hardware and software user guides, QRGs, fillable PDFs and DocuSign templates, new customer "Welcome" emails, release notes, and more. Also responsible for multiple administrative tasks, including maintaining SharePoint libraries and generating new SharePoint project sites.
Additional tasks:
  • Working closely with individual contributors to document siloed processes and job functions for future cross-training.
  • Engaging with business partners to gather project requirements, business rules, and ensure alignment with development teams.
  • Analyzing business requirements and processes through document analysis, interviews, workshops, focus groups, and workflow analysis.
  • Developing detailed project scope documentation for each deliverable, including requirements, timelines, expectations, and final publication details.

New Relic, Inc. - Portland, OR

Product Language Writer II

June 2018 -

February 2020

  • Collaborated with other technical writers to design and gather content for a new developer-facing API documentation site.
  • Worked closely with the development team for New Relic Logs, one of New Relics's largest and most successful product launches, to create product launch documentation while still under development and within a very compressed timeline.
  • Helped to update and upgrade the current CRM system (Drupal) from an older, unsupported version to a more current version. Also headed a project to find, compare, and price replacement CRM platforms.
  • Edited, updated, and reorganized several large sub-sections of product documentation to reflect current functionality and bring these documents up-to-date with the approved writing style and standards.
  • Collaborated with development teams and subject matter experts to document functionality changes across the New Relic Platform.

TSYS Acquiring Solutions - Tempe, AZ

Technical Communicator

February 2014 -

December 2016

  • Maintained documentation for multiple APIs, working with each development team to capture and incorporate changes during their development sprints.
  • Partnered with Subject Matter Experts to compile details needed to create accurate, technical content for end-users.
  • Developed user-friendly educational content and reference materials that outline the features and benefits of the solutions; worked closely with both agile- and waterfall-driven development teams to obtain required information.
  • Incorporated elements and illustrations into documents to convey technical concepts in easily understood formats.
  • Developed detailed project scope documentation for each deliverable, including requirements, timelines, expectations, and final publication details.

Education

Galvanize, Inc - Seattle, WA

Certificate of Web Development

July 2017


Links to my Web Development Student projects can be viewed in my portfolio at www.SummerBarclay.com.

Summer Barclay — summer.barclay@gmail.com — (480) 705-5525