Content Development
I have over 20 years of experience writing software and hardware documentation for engineering audiences.
EDA Software
I spent 9 years at Valid (later Cadence) as a staff and contract writer. I wrote online documentation for UNIX Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software as both a project leader and an individual contributor. I also conducted usability tests of online help systems. I documented schematic and layout synthesizers, circuit simulators, translators, and IC layout design products.
For recent clients, I have documented verification, analog circuit synthesis, yield improvement, and FPGA implementation and debugging software products.
Semiconductor Manufacturing Software and Hardware
At Pivotal Systems, I documented the installation and operation of semiconductor equipment process control products and wrote patent disclosures. For Symphony Systems and Advanced Energy, I documented data collection software for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. At IMS, I wrote online documentation for high-speed test equipment and test software.
Data Storage and Deduplication
At Data Domain and EMC, I wrote reference, repair, and application documentation for data storage products.
Medical and Telephony
At Diasonics (later Toshiba), I wrote specifications and operator manuals for medical imaging systems. At Cisco, I wrote API documentation for IP phone call control software.
Software APIs
I have documented C, C++, Java, COM/ActiveX, Tcl, and Cadence SKILL (Lisp) APIs. I have worked with JavaDoc and Doxygen.
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