Technologies

Arbortext Editor, C/C++, DocBook, FrameMaker, HTML, Java 2 Certified Programmer, JavaHelp, LDAP, Linux, SGML, Shell, Solaris, SolBook, UNIX, XML

Methodologies

Change Acceptance Process, Customer Issue Resolution, Information Mapping, Six Sigma

Languages

American English, French, German

Experience

Oct. 2007-present

Manager, Directory Servics Integration Engineering · Sun Microsystems

Manage team of 5 engineers in US and France backlining field for deployment of Sun’s Directory Services products, leading performance engineering, and assisting with POCs, auditing, benchmarking, and customer visits.

Manage team of 3 system administrators IT infrastructure, and lab management support for Sun’s Grenoble Engineering Center.

Jul. 2007-Oct. 2007

Manager, Technical Publications · Sun Microsystems

Managed 15 technical writers worldwide for Sun’s Identity Management business unit.

Ensured delivery of Sun’s Identity Management, Access Management, and Directory product documentation.

Oct. 2001-Jul. 2007

Senior Technical Writer · Sun Microsystems

Led the following documentation projects. The work included representing the team, defining and maintaining documentation plans, developing and improving team processes, coordinating with other groups, ensuring progress on reviews and delivery of all milestones, responding to requests from field personnel and customers, coaching other team members, and writing a fair share of documentation.

Wrote data migration, installation, performance tuning, plug-in development, directory administration, deployment, and reference documentation.

Led cross-organizational work group unifying approach to online help for multiple, previously independent Java Enterprise System products.

Developed Java and C sample code for LDAP client applications and Directory Server plug-ins.

Apr. 2001-Oct. 2001

Sun Sigma Project Leader · Sun Microsystems

Led Six Sigma project reducing time to handle customer technical escalations in Sun’s Telecom Software business unit.

Feb. 1999-Apr. 2001

Technical Writer · Sun Microsystems

Led the ChorusOS 4.0 documentation project. The work included representing the team, defining and maintaining the documentation plan, and ensuring on time delivery.

Wrote file system administration, installation, network administration, reference documentation, and release notes.

May 1997-Feb. 1999

Technical Writer · Wincap Software

Created manuals and online help for Windows-based retrodocumentation solution.

Oct. 1996-May 1997

Chargé de mission · Groupe Primagaz

Loaded and adapted Lotus Notes-based knowledge base for European multinational LPG distributor. Wrote the user’s guide.

Education

Sept. 2003

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
American College of Computer & Information Sciences

July 1996

Maîtrise, Langues Etrangères Appliquées
Université Marc Bloch · Strasbourg, France

June 1993

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics · Bachelor of Arts, German Studies
Indiana University · Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Interests

Reading, running (marathon PR 3:15:37 in April 2008), musical doodling