Principal Technical Writer at e-Dialog
Greater Boston Area
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- Principal Technical Writer at e-Dialog
- Past
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- Technical Writer at Vertica Systems, Inc.
- Technical Writer at Fast Search & Transfer
- Technical Writer at Novell
- Technical Writer at Silverstream
- Technical Writer at I-Logix Inc.
- Software Developer at PC DOCS Inc.
- Tech Writer, QA, Support, Webmaster at DataRamp, Inc.
- Technical Writer at Digital Equipment Corp.
- Technical Writer at Alliant Computer Systems
- Technical Writer at Digital Equipment Corp.
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- Boston University
- Ohio University
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Barry Rogoff’s Summary
Highly-experienced and capable software documentation writer, technical project leader, toolsmith, and system administrator. Strong programming and problem-solving skills. Capable of handling virtually any documentation or technical support-related task.
Barry Rogoff’s Specialties:
Extensive experience in documenting relational database products and SQL.
Barry Rogoff’s Experience
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Principal Technical Writer
e-Dialog
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Implemented multi-user Author-it editing and publishing environment using SQL Server database on virtual machines. Co-wrote Campaign Builder 6 User's Guide for self-service clients.
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Technical Writer
Vertica Systems, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
April 2006 — March 2008 (2 years)
Documented entire column-oriented database management system from scratch. Manuals include Product Overview, Installation Guide, DBA Guide, Glossary, Quick Start (tutorials), SQL Programming, SQL Language Reference, Troubleshooting, and Release Notes. Contributed to user interface designs.
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Technical Writer
Fast Search & Transfer
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years)
Documented software connecting FAST Data Search (enterprise search engine) to relational databases such as DB2, Oracle, and SQL Server along with various content management systems.
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Technical Writer
Novell
(Public Company; NOVL; Computer Software industry)
2002 — 2003 (1 year)
Documented J2EE portal and web application development software. Projects included portal administration, customization, personalization, profiling, security, wireless device transcoding, sample applications, project upgrades, data migration, and Dreamweaver integration.
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Technical Writer
Silverstream
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
2001 — 2002 (1 year)
(Bought by Novell) Documented J2EE portal and web application development software. Projects included portal administration, customization, personalization, profiling, security, wireless device transcoding, sample applications, project upgrades, data migration, and Dreamweaver integration.
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Technical Writer
I-Logix Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Consumer Goods industry)
1998 — 2001 (3 years)
Documented Statemate MAGNUM and Rhapsody in MicroC design automation software for embedded systems (finite state machines). Wrote extensive online help and documentation tools. Traveled to Israel to work with software development group.
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Software Developer
PC DOCS Inc.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
1997 — 1998 (1 year)
Consulted on corporate online help strategy for enterprise document management software.Transferred from documentation to software development. Designed and implemented Windows unattended installation application in C++.
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Tech Writer, QA, Support, Webmaster
DataRamp, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
1995 — 1997 (2 years)
(Bought by PC DOCS Inc.) Formerly known as Working Set, Inc. Documented secure, networked, client/server ODBC driver for Windows applications before virtual private networks appeared. Managed corporate website, demo databases, customer support, marketing support, beta tests, product releases, and bug tracking. Designed and implemented internal and web applications.
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Technical Writer
Digital Equipment Corp.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)
1988 — 1995 (7 years)
Documented Rdb, RdbStar, and DBI database management systems and related products including distributed transaction manager. Developed widely-used internal documentation tools. Lead project teams. Provided extensive process engineering, software maintenance, system management, and technical support for group. Member of corporate Cross-Platform API and Authoring Tools Strategy committees.
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Technical Writer
Alliant Computer Systems
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
1984 — 1988 (4 years)
Documented entire UNIX (4.2 BSD) operating system and vendor enhancements for highly-advanced, parallel processing, mini-supercomputers. Projects included including disk striping and class scheduling.
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Technical Writer
Digital Equipment Corp.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Hardware industry)
1979 — 1984 (5 years)
Small Systems Software group. Documented assembly and BASIC programming languages for the PDP-11. Member of Digital Standard BASIC committee.
PRO-350 group. Documented software development toolkit for Digital’s first serious attempt to enter the personal computer business. Projects included APIs, programming languages, graphics packages, and other development tools.
Barry Rogoff’s Education
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Boston University
MAS (Incomplete) , Software Design and Analysis , 1979 — 1981
BU Metropolitan College. Stopped halfway through MAS program because of project time to market pressure. GPA was 4.0.
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Ohio University
BS , Journalism , 1968 — 1972
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