Cheryl Clayton
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Cheryl Clayton

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Languages: English
23 years of writing experience ready to put to use.
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Degrees

BA in English
AA in Programming
MCP in Office applications
Novell Netware Manger

My Expert Service

I am a seasoned technical writer and intranet web developer with more than 23 years in the business. I have come up from using the AS400 dumb terminals to test applications and write documentation in the late '80s to using the technology and OOD methods of today to interpret and test new methods, software and hardware and to document from those tests during QA and implementation.

Experience & Qualifications

Worked in Royal Caribbean's Data Warehouse shop and documented the warehouse policies, procedures, methodologies and white papers. Created a vibrant intranet site and document library system that is available through that site. Maintained everyday documentation, duty phone schedules, QA testing and version control of all Data Warehouse documentation and code. Worked cross-team with other Software Engineering teams to set up and maintain version control and migration procedures for code into the ODS and to populate external client requests with up-to-date, timely information. Other duties included: -Documenting SarbOx compliance for policies, procedures, methodologies and QA, -Created and implemented document standards, styles, templates and training, -TortoiseCVS and CVSNt library creation, maintenance, and team training, -Change Management documentation and design, -Intranet and portal creation and maintenance for the Enterprise Data Warehouse, -Mercury TestDirector script creation and testing for PL\SQL, Brio, Oracle, and html protocols, -QA testing for Informatica, SQL, Oracle and other jobs, -Knowledge Base updates and deployment to Lotus Notes, -Duty Phone rotation setup, maintenance, training and use, -Remedy testing and use, -Time management and maintenance of project groups in Clarity. -EDI\FTP data exchange use for upload to external clients, websites, and training. __________________________ Consulting work for American Express International and performed the following functions: -Wrote user documents, manuals, quick reference guides, and white papers. - Set timelines, maintained project coordination with designers, designed and implemented documentation standards. - Designed web and .NET help. - Created PowerPoint presentations for leadership meetings. - Wrote test scripts and tested new and existing programs. ___________________________ Consulting for Southern Wine and Spirits and performed system and regression testing for their new AS400-based stock control system. Performed additional duties as noted: - Authored user reference documents and manuals. - Authored online help projects using RoboHELP (version 9.2. - Created web help and Winhelp with RoboHTML. - Wrote documentation based on application testing. - Set schedules, maintained deadlines, designed and implemented documentation standards. - Documented program operations and errors and system field-level performance. - Proficient in RoboHelp, RoboHelp HTML, Frontpage, FrameMaker, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, Microsoft Office 2000. _____________________________ Worked for Origin Data Systems/Casi-Rusco, now GE Security to perform the following duties: - Wrote user and programmer reference documents and manuals using FrameMaker 5.5 and Adobe Acrobat, and Word. - Authored online help projects using RoboHELP (version 7.0, 8.0) and Word. - Created web help (HTML) with RoboHTML and Frontpage 2000. - Wrote documentation based on application testing and engineering specifications. - Performed alpha and beta testing of new products and assisted with product development. - Documented program operations and errors and system field-level performance. - Wrote installation guides for asset security hardware and software products. - Proficient in RoboHTML, FrameMaker, Windows 95/98/NT/2000, Microsoft Word 95/97/2000, and Excel. __________________________ Consulted with PennPower Nuclear Power Plant to design and implement call center and emergency procedures for deregulation, online help and training methods for new employees and CBT courses for all levels of employee and executive training. Consulted with NASA\Lewis Space Center (now John Glenn Space Center) to develop a help file for an environmental tracking system that is still in use today, NETS. Worked from original code on both a PC and a MAC to produce inter-application help files that would run on either a desktop PC or MAC without needing to support two f

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