Senior Technical Writer, MetaWare Incorporated
March to October 1999

MetaWare made compilation and debugging toolchains for embedded software development using C and C++. I used the programming knowledge I acquired through coursework to update the 500-page-plus Programmer's Guide for several target processors until MetaWare was acquired by ARC International in October 1999.

Document Revisions

• Used FrameMaker book files and conditional text to share content for half a dozen instruction-set architectures.
• Wrote first edition of Programmer's Guide for picoJava processor.
• Incorporated new information from developer readme files and tech-support emails.
• Conducted reviews and secured approval for publication.
• Converted content to Acrobat PDF and conducted reliability testing.
• Converted content to HTML using WebWorks Publisher and conducted reliability testing.

Process Improvements

• Designed, built, and maintained first departmental Intranet site.
• Researched and implemented PDF as a solution for customer printing and cross-document searching.
• Designed and maintained HTML and PDF navigation and support materials for document sets.
• Worked closely with Document Specialist on scheduling, strategy, and style.