Narasimhan Mahendran
@narasimhanmahendran
Senior Technical Writer with over 10 years of experience.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I am a Senior/Lead Technical Writer with over 10 years of experience in technical documentation, currently working with a leading semiconductor company. My passion for learning new technologies drives my commitment to producing high-quality documentation that enhances user experience and supports organizational growth.
Throughout my career, I have developed user manuals, API guides, and tutorials using tools like Adobe FrameMaker and MS Word. My role at AMD has allowed me to refine documentation guidelines and manage internal and external documents effectively. I take pride in mentoring new technical writers and building documentation teams from the ground up.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Technical Writer
CIEL HR Services
Jan 2021 - Present (4 years 4 months)
Developed comprehensive documentation guidelines and reviewed numerous internal and external documents and user guides. Updated web pages and published documents on AMD Developer Central, ensuring information was current and accessible. Reviewed many release notes to maintain accuracy and consistency across product versions.
Senior Technical Writer
AppViewX
Mar 2016 - Apr 2019 (3 years 1 month)
Developed style guides and documentation guidelines, creating various document types from scratch. Maintained updated documents and online help on the company's Content Management System per release. Interviewed, shortlisted, trained, and mentored new technical writers, building the document engineering team and help generation system from scratch.
Senior Technical Writer/Editor
Cordys
Aug 2011 - Jan 2014 (2 years 5 months)
Reviewed and updated internal and external documents and user guides, developing new document types from scratch. Provided labels for UI elements and content for product notifications and messages. Maintained updated documents, user guides, online help, and tutorials on the company's Content Management System per release.
Technical Writer/Editor
Nokia Siemens Networks
Nov 2010 - Jul 2011 (8 months)
Reviewed and updated internal and external documents and user guides, developing new document types from scratch. Responsible for maintaining updated documents and user guides on the Content Management System. Ensured all documentation was current and accessible to users.
Technical Writer
Wipro Technologies
Jun 2008 - Sep 2010 (2 years 3 months)
Extensively involved in research, analysis, and development of content for Online Help and User Manuals for an antivirus product for Linux. Developed User Manual and Online Help from scratch. Reviewed various technical product specifications, external product specifications, monthly specification updates, attention documents, white papers, and release notes for Intel.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Sethu Institute of Technology
M.Sc. Software Engineering, Software Engineering
Grade: 67%
Completed a 5-year integrated course in Software Engineering. Achieved an aggregate of 67% during the program.
Availability
Location
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