Riona MacNamara

Current

• Technical writer at Google

Past

• Senior Product Manager at Amazon
• Program Manager at Microsoft
• User Assistance Writer at Microsoft

• International editor at Microsoft
• Editor / writer at Freelance
• Managing Editor at Attic Press
• Senior editor, Vermilion imprint at Random House UK
• Editor at Virgin Publishing

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Education

• University College Galway
• University College Galway

Connections

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Industry

Computer Software

Riona MacNamara’s Summary

More than ten years’ experience in content management, technical documentation, and localization. Combines technical aptitude and skills (HTML, XML, Sharepoint) with an understanding of web-based technologies, e-commerce requirements, and customer experience, as well as the requirements of a client-facing organization..

Riona MacNamara’s Experience

• Technical writer

  Google

  (Public Company; GOOG; Internet industry)

  April 2007 — Present (2 years 8 months)

• Senior Product Manager

  Amazon

  (Public Company; Internet industry)

  December 2005 — April 2007 (1 year 5 months)

• Program Manager

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; Computer Software industry)

  April 2005 — December 2005 (9 months)

• User Assistance Writer

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; Computer Software industry)

  November 1998 — April 2005 (6 years 6 months)

• International editor

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; msft; Computer Software industry)

  1996 — 1998 (2 years )

• Editor / writer

  Freelance

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  1995 — 1996 (1 year )

  Commissioned and edited books, articles, and brochures.

• Managing Editor

  Attic Press

  (Publishing industry)

  1994 — 1995 (1 year )

• Senior editor, Vermilion imprint

  Random House UK

  (Publishing industry)

  1993 — 1994 (1 year )

• Editor

  Virgin Publishing

  (Publishing industry)

  1990 — 1993 (3 years )

Riona MacNamara’s Education

• University College Galway

  LlB , Law , September 1987 — July 1989

• University College Galway

  BA , English, Legal Science , September 1984 — June 1987

Additional Information

Riona MacNamara’s Groups:

SES

•    Microsoft Works Alumni

Riona MacNamara’s Contact Settings

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