TECHNICAL WRITER
Austin Avrashow
Redmond, Washington
(425) 861-8780
avrashow@hotmail.com
Alpha Documentation (May 2010 - present)
Provided documentation for .NET projects, training video for local software company, new web site for engineering services company.
Vertigo Software (Jan 2010 - Apr 2010)
Created a CHM file for the Silverlight Media Framework, the software used for live web video of the 2008 and 2010 Olympics, NBC Sunday Night Football, Wimbledon
Microsoft (Nov 2007 - Nov 2008)
Wrote reference and conceptual help topics for the ASP.NET Silverlight controls. Wrote sample programs demonstrating how to use the controls. Wrote tutorial article for ASP.NET Pro magazine about using the controls to add Silverlight applications to ASP.NET web pages.
Microsoft (Feb 2007 - July 2007)
Wrote white paper for Windows Live ID about identity federation for organizations to provide single sign-on to Windows Live Hotmail, Messenger, and SkyDrive. White paper was recently revised to describe Windows Azure Services Platform use of identity federation.
TranSenda (Aug 2006 – Nov 2006 )
Revised SDK documentation for a medical clinical trial software company from existing Word/PDF to MSDN-style documentation as a CHM file or integrated into Visual Studio IDE.
Microsoft (Apr 2004 - July 2006) - various contracting assignments
Programmer Writer documenting Visual Studio SDK domain-specific languages. Wrote reference topics, code examples, how-to topics, and overview topics (Jan 2006 – July 2006)
Programmer Writer for Windows Client platforms for emerging markets (July 2005 - Jan 2006)
Programmer Writer for BizTalk Server 2006 SDK customization features (Mar 2005 - June 2005)
Programmer Writer for Visual C++ UE writing tutorials, help topics (Nov 2004 - Feb 2005)
Programmer Writer in UI Automation for Windows Vista. Wrote conceptual overviews and reference pages for SDK documentation. Designed sample applications in C# (April 2004 - Oct 2004)
Tektronix (January 2004 - April 2004)
Developed training material for company software developers using ClearCase configuration management software. PowerPoint training materials were used for classroom and intranet use.
Alpha Documentation (June 2001 - January 2004)
Wrote documentation for XML software company, custom software development company, and white paper on embedding video in Flash applications. Wrote article for Hardcore Visual Studio .NET magazine on documentating ASP.NET applications using Windows Help files.
Rational Software (August 2000 - April 2001)
Wrote documentation for Rational Rose add-in that generates Java code from UML diagrams. Created language-neutral mapping of UML elements to C++ or Java.
Preview Systems (March 2000 – July 2000)
Wrote e-commerce software installation guide for end users and technicians having various Web servers (IIS, Netscape, Apache), platforms (Windows, UNIX), and databases (SQL Server, Oracle). Installation guide gave procedures for each possible configuration in print and as HTML.
Sharp (November 1999 – January 2000)
Added context-sensitive Help to a Windows application for managing printers and copiers on a network. Wrote Visual C++ code for each CDialog of MFC application to call specific Help topics.
Electro Scientific Industries (ESI) (July 1999 – October 1999)
Created Help file for C++ class library for machine vision software used by internal developers as a reference, for training newly hired developers, and to allow users to develop customized applications.
Microsoft (June 1998 – March 1999)
Wrote HTML Help file for ISA Server object model for extending and customizing functionality.
Hewlett-Packard (1997, 1998)
Created Help system to document HP graphics library of C++ classes. Created class hierarchy (inheritance) diagrams. Wrote training video script for automated printer manufacturing system.
Intel (August 1995 – April 1997)
Created Help files for ProShare videoconferencing software SDK ActiveX controls, object model. Wrote sample applications in Visual Basic, Visual C++ to demonstrate customized applications.
Wintellect Devscovery training conference (Redmond), 2010
C# and .NET Development, Oregon Institute of Technology, 2003
ADO.NET, ASP.NET Security Bootstrap, Oregon Graduate Institute, 2003
Object Oriented Analysis and Design, UML, Rational University, 2000
Programming Microsoft Windows with Visual C++, Microsoft Education Services, 1994
B.A. degree, California State University Northridge, elective Math, Engineering courses
Introducing the ASP.NET Silverlight Controls published in ASP.NET Pro magazine (April 2009)
Hardcore Visual Studio .NET magazine article on providing help for ASP.NET applications (April 2003)
Windows Tech Journal magazine articles on extending Windows Help (August 1995, cover article) and developing effective user interfaces (June 1996)
Award of Achievement for software documentation, Society for Technical Communication, 1986