Barbara Swindol

barbara@barbaraswindol.com www.barbaraswindol.com

Objective To secure a career position that will utilize my education, experience, and unique skills
and allow me to further my professional growth while staying abreast of emerging
technology.

Experience Oct 2005-Present SST Sunnyvale, CA

Senior Technical Writer
Responsible for writing and editing datasheets for Flash memory, storage and
microcontrollers devices. Monitor and maintain document control including sign-off
process, document release, and end-of-life.

Jun 2005- Oct 2005 Freelance/Contract San Francisco, CA

Technical Training/Illustration/Photometry
Training: Created training guides and trained engineering and technical staff on use of
AGI32 lighting analysis software
Technical Illustration: Created detailed case study illustrations for product brochures.
Photometry Calculations: Calculated and charted new product photometric data.

Oct 2001-Jun 2005 Color Kinetics, Inc. Boston, MA

Technical Communication Specialist
Successfully managed all aspects of technical communication to build a start up solid-
state digital lighting company to the level if industry leader in documentation.
Documentation includes datasheets, user guides, installation guides, wiring diagrams,
application notes, web copy, and product brochures. Job roles include project manager,
writer, illustrator, and editor.
Create case-study installation illustrations for website and product literature.
Modeled, rendered, and calculated lighting photometry including illuminance distribution,
illuminance, light output, and candle power distribution graphs using AGI32 and IES files.
Create product artwork, package labels, and product labels ensuring compliance with
ANSI Standards and regulatory and international trade markings.
Ensured product and literature markings complied with best-practice standards.
Utilize online document control system to deliver documents and files to contract
manufacturers. Responsible for approving ECOs and posting product documentation to
bills of materials.
Samples: http://colorkinetics.com/support/datasheets/
http://colorkinetics.com/support/userguides/

Mar 2001-Sep 2001 Baltimore Technologies Needham, MA

Technical Writer
Wrote, edited, and maintained end-user and developer level documentation for an e-
security software company, including User Manuals, Online Help, Installation Guides,
and Release Notes delivered in electronic formats.
Oracle installation, configuration, and interfacing with Baltimore products.
Mar 1998-Mar 2001 Matec Instruments Northboro, MA
Senior Technical Writer/Illustrator
Responsible for writing, illustrating, and maintaining end-user documentation for industrial
process control hardware and data acquisition software products that included Operation,
Maintenance, and Software manuals.
Worked in a hands-on environment to document motion controlled hardware and non-
destructive testing software.
Product development team member—performed extensive research to outline detailed
plans for responding to client specifications.
Database Administration—created and maintained departmental database for storage
and retrieval of documents and drawing files.
CAD Designer
Responsibilities included all aspects of product development from conceptualization
through manufacture, with particular emphasis on component and assembly design for
motion control and electro-mechanical systems.
Created and maintained wiring diagrams, functional flow diagrams, and P&ID drawings.

Jan 1998-Mar 1998 Jet Aviation Basel, Switzerland

CAD Designer
Worked as part of a project team to develop and design an oxygen system for a Boeing
767.
Worked in hands-on environment, from Engineering sketches, and on-site field notes to
generate design drawings on AutoCAD Genius.

Aug 1997-Jan 1998 Raytheon E-Systems Dayton, OH

Technical Writer and Illustrator
Wrote maintenance procedures and instructional guides for the United States Air Force
Open Skies Project.
Created isometric parts breakdown drawings, maintenance, instructional, and technical
manuals.
Responsible for MIL Spec adherence of technical manuals for the multi-nation
surveillance project.

May 1996-Aug 1997 Raytheon E-Systems Waco, TX

Technical Illustrator
Created isometric parts breakdown drawings for maintenance, instructional, and
technical manuals for the United States Navy.
Created wiring diagrams and cable routing diagrams.
Worked directly with Engineers and Technical Writers to produce quality instrumentation
and maintenance manuals.
Established and maintained a directory of drawing standards used by the Technical
Publications Department.

Jun 1994-Jan 1996 Deas Engineering Starkville, MS

AutoCAD Drafter
Created drawings for an electrical engineering consulting firm that included: schematics,
details, and line diagrams for substations and municipalities.
Projects and Work experience as project team member and leader has included, but is not limited
Environments to, the following industries.
Document installation procedures for solid-state, digital lighting with an emphasis on
architectural and theatrical lighting using DMX and Ethernet data control.
End-user documentation for light show authoring and video playback software.
Code-level documentation of public key infrastructure (PKI) software and tools—intended
audience: software engineers and developers.
Documentation of Oracle database interface with PKI publishing modules.
Design and documentation of the world’s first robotic, ultrasonic, non-destructive testing
(NDT) system for Delta IV rockets—Alliant Techsystems.
Documentation of an NDT system to test Mercedes Benz engine blocks—Livingston,
Scotland.
Documentation and development of NDT system for undersea routers for Tyco
Telecommunications—Morriston, NJ.
Documented controls, wiring, and maintenance procedures for the Navy E-6B
Command Post Boeing EC-135 and the Air Force Open Skies Project Boeing C-130.

Education 1992–1996 Mississippi State University Miss State, MS

BS, Office Systems Technology and Business Administration

1990–1992 East Miss. Community College Mayhew, MS

AAS, Business Technology

Certificate AutoCAD, East Mississippi Community College

Classes Mechanical Design, East Mississippi Community College
Electrical Design, East Mississippi Community College
Architectural Design, Mississippi University for Women
Parametric Modeling—ProEngineer, Texas State Technical College
Technical Writing, Texas State Technical College
Total Quality Management, Raytheon Leadership Development Program
ISO9001 Training, Raytheon Leadership Development Program
Core Modeling—SolidWorks 2000, SolidWorks Training and Support Center
Basic Electronics, Assabet Valley Technical
Digital Electronics, Assabet Valley Technical
Windows NT Networking, Assabet Valley Technical
PhotoShop 5.5, New Horizons Computer Learning Center
Lighting Analysis AGI32, LightFair Institute

Training Introduction to Cryptography

Classes Introduction to Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Advanced PKI
Nondestructive Testing-Ultrasonic, General Dynamics, Convair Division
Skills Technical Writer Mechanical 7 yrs Mechanical Design 4 yrs
Summary MS Office Suite 8 yrs CAD Operator 10 yrs
Quark X-Press 3 yrs AutoCAD 10 yrs
Adobe InDesign 2 yrs SolidWorks 3 yrs
Technical Writer Software 6 yrs ProEngineer 2 yrs
RoboHelp 2 yrs SurfCam 1 yr
FrameMaker 5 yrs Database Administrator 5 yrs
PageMaker 9 yrs MS Access 3 yrs
Netscape Composer 1 yr Paradox 2 yrs
HTML 1 yr Oracle 8i 6 mo
Technical Illustrator 8 yrs SQL 6 mo
Adobe Illustrator 6 yrs Perforce 6 mo
Paint Shop Pro 4 yrs Quattro Pro 2 yrs
PhotoShop 4 yrs MS Excel 7 yrs
Visio 1 yr Ultrasonic 3 yrs
CorelDraw 8 yrs Non-destructive testing 3 yrs
Public Key Infrastructure 6 mo Data Acquisition 3 yrs
DMX data control 3 yrs DSP 3 yrs
Photometry Calculations 2 yrs Mac OS 4 yrs
AGI32 Lighting Analysis 2 yrs Windows NT, 2000, XP 12 yrs

Summary Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Strong computer skills
Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills
Easily adaptable to paradigm changes in organization
Able to successfully handle multiple assignments and priorities
Strong organizational skills
Eager to learn and apply new information and skills
Capable of working effectively with little supervision