A snapshot of my career and education so far.
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• services company. Used Madcap Flare to author Webhelp following Agile model.
• a security product company briefly. Wrote deployment scenarios and started with planning guide (4 months)
• large corporation – used RoboHelp, traveled extensively, mentored other writers, filed a disclosure, got accredited. Worked on different projects – wrote system admin guides and user guides (nearly 4 years!)
• company producing software for semiconductor-manufacturing process. wrote configuration guide, concept guide, and user guide using Adobe FrameMaker. Was lead. (2 years)
• software product company and wrote install cards and user guides (1 year). Used Adobe FrameMaker
• ERP software company as part of education team and wrote training manuals, work books, and online help (2 years), Used RoboHelp 2000 and Word and Adobe Acrobat

• Copy Writer in advertising agency (an year)
• Copy Editor for Science Journals (a little more than an year)

Studied:

• Masters in Geology
• PG Diploma in Advertising
• Computers and information processing
• Diploma in Creative Writing

What I want to do next:
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• Become CCNA certified. Also in database and domain
• Complete TKT
• Get certified in Flare, Adobe FarmeMaker, DITA, and Word
• Get Masters in English Language Teaching

• Work for a few years on complex software product (such as network products, anti-virus software, or database technology) as senior writer (Cisco, Juniper, Novell, Symantec, or Mcafee)
• Work in end user product (Yahoo, Amazon, MS Word, or Adobe)
• Use DITA
• Use Structured FrameMaker
• Write API Guide, Hardware Guides, Getting Started Guides, and User Guides for technical users
• Work in training role
• Implement accessibility in documents

• Move over to teaching technical writing in university
• Publish book on technical writing
• Start my own information and documentation company, a library, and a teaching centre