Jothi Tharavant

Current

• Consultant (through GK Consultants) at McAfee, India

Past

• Technical Writer at Ranal software solutions
• Assistant Genral Manager at NABARD

Education

• University of Illinois at Chicago
• Systems Domain
• NIIT

• NIIT
• Anna University
• IISC
• IISc
• St. Xaviers

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Website

Jothi Tharavant’s Summary

II am a documentation expert who brings years of management and behavioral science skills into documentation. My writing and analytical skills are complemented by technical expertise in the IT domain which include knowledge in:

Visual Basic MS SQL
Hardware Engineering
Information Systems Audit-RBI
Operating Systems : Win 98, Win 2000 and XP
Technical writing tools : Adobe FrameMaker 7.1, RoboHelp X5/X4 Office
Word processing tools : MS Word & MS PowerPoint
Lotus Smartsuite
Graphic tools : Photoshop 7, SnagIT, MWSnap, Captivate & Wink
Building software application modules using APPROACH

My experience is complemented by the Technical Writing Course I recently completed with the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
Specialties:
My expertise involves creating printable and online documentation relating to product user manuals, training material, course content, web content and critical review/editing of documents.

Jothi Tharavant’s Specialties:

My expertise involves creating printable and online documentation relating to product user manuals, training material, course content, web content and critical review/editing of documents.

Jothi Tharavant’s Experience

• Consultant (through GK Consultants)

  McAfee, India

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MFE; Computer & Network Security industry)

  July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

• Technical Writer

  Ranal software solutions

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  May 2006 — April 2008 (2 years)

  My job involves:
  
  · Creating online user manuals
  · Creating printable user manuals
  · Training material
  · Release notes
  · Presentations
  · Software simulation movies
  · Writing web contnet

• Assistant Genral Manager

  NABARD

  (Government Agency; Banking industry)

  June 1982 — November 2005 (23 years 6 months)

  I have held progressively responsible positions, ranging from Development Officer to Assistant General Manager encompassing among others a varied work experience in the IT Domain services providing a full range of computer systems, software packages, computer support services, documentation and technical writing.

Jothi Tharavant’s Education

• University of Illinois at Chicago

  Certificate in Technical Writing 2007 — 2007

• Systems Domain

  Advanced Techincal Writing 2006 — 2006

• NIIT

  Visual Basic 2004 — 2004

• NIIT

  MS SQL 2004 — 2004

• Anna University

  B.Sc , Mathematics , 1963 — 1967

• IISC

  Performance certificate in Personnel Management and Organisational Behaviour

• IISc

  Performance certificate in PERT

• St. Xaviers

  Certificate in personal counseling

Additional Information

Jothi Tharavant’s Websites:

• My Website

Jothi Tharavant’s Groups:

•    Professional Writers

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