Douglas Danaher
@douglasdanaher
Senior technical writer: highly skilled with extensive experience developing concise, topic-based product documentation for end-users.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I’m a senior technical writer who develops and delivers clear, concise, topic-based product documentation for end-users. I bring a hands-on, startup-minded approach, strong critical thinking, and a continuous-improvement mindset to make complex technology accessible to diverse audiences.
I manage documentation projects from start through completion with an emphasis on on-time delivery of accurate, user-friendly, and complete content. I leverage content reuse strategy and implement best practices for structured documentation, while extracting product usage details from technical and functional specifications and interviewing technical and non-technical SMEs.
Across regulated environments, I peer-review IFUs for compliance with DITA best practices, style guides, and requirements. I also lead multi-language translation workflows (including post-translation cleanup), manage ECOs and labeling changes, and have built and improved CCMS authoring foundations—such as CCMS implementations, DITA content models, templates, metadata for searchability, and migrations to structured authoring tools.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Sr Technical Writer
Mizuho OSI
Jul 2025 - Present (11 months)
Managed concurrent product labeling projects to support releases and CAPA resolution, updating labeling content in DITA CCMS. Developed new release content and peer-reviewed IFUs for compliance with DITA best practices, while managing multi-language translations and related ECO approvals.
Sr Technical Writer
Cepheid
Oct 2024 - Jun 2025 (8 months)
Managed concurrent product labeling and IFU projects to support assay product releases and CAPA resolution, updating content in DITA CCMS. Created new IFUs, peer-reviewed for DITA/style compliance, and managed multi-language translations with post-translation cleanup.
Sr Technical Writer
Abbott
Apr 2022 - May 2024 (2 years 1 month)
Managed concurrent product labeling documentation to support releases for Abbott Heart Failure products. Updated labeling in DITA CCMS, created initial-release IFUs, and supported approval workflows by managing ECOs in the product lifecycle system.
Sr Technical Writer
Brocade Networks
Sep 2014 - Dec 2015 (1 year 3 months)
Developed and maintained DITA-based user guides for initial and subsequent Brocade releases, including creating WebHelp documentation. Converted legacy FrameMaker guides to DITA and validated the converted content, while updating related licensing and configuration materials.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
California State University, Northridge
Bachelor of Arts, English
Earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from California State University, Northridge.
California State University College of Extended Learning
Graphics Communication Certificate, Graphics Communication
Completed a Graphics Communication certificate program through California State University College of Extended Learning.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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Location
United StatesAuthorized to work in
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