Earl Barron

Current

• Writer and content manager at Self

Past

• User Experience Content Manager at eBay
• Writer, Editor, Web Content Manager at E.Barron
• Sr. Technical Writer at I-Many, Inc

• Technical Writer at HumanConcepts
• Sr. Technical Writer, contract at Kaiser Pernanente
• Web Content Manager at SBC (AT&T)
• Sr. Technical Writer, contract at Ultimate Technology, Inc.
• Documentation Manager at Talaris Corporation (now Rearden)
• Sr. Technical Writer at Kana
• Web Content Manager at PeopleSoft
• Documentation Lead at PeopleSoft
• Sr. Technical Writer at Integral Systems
• Sr. Technical Writer at McCosker Corporation

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Education

• San Francisco State University

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Industry

Writing and Editing

Earl Barron’s Summary

A writer for over 20 years--software documentation, marketing communication, web content management, methods and procedures. Translating techno speak and jargon into plain and simple English.

Earl Barron’s Specialties:

Software user and technical documentation, online help systems, web content management, marketing collateral, localization.

Earl Barron’s Experience

• Writer and content manager

  Self

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  September 2008 — Present (11 months)

  Planning, developing, and maintaining online help systems, print user guides, installation, implementation, and administration guides, data sheets, brochures, white papers, web content - creation and management.
  
  Translating technical information into clear documentation that addresses business users in their own language.
  
  Designing and producing documents that address the needs of various audiences: executive summaries, marketing collateral, technical manuals, and user guides.
  
  Localizing product documentation for German, French, and Spanish users.
  
  Creating and managing web content: knowledgebases, technical support and product information, online surveys. Tools: Dreamweaver, Interwoven Teamsite, Photoshop, Fireworks, and Visio.

• User Experience Content Manager

  eBay

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ebay; Internet industry)

  July 2008 — September 2008 (3 months)

  Writing and revising content for user help pages. Maintaining Customer Service email responses. Worked with product managers and content strategists to obtain technical data and convert it to business information and instructions for end users.
  
  This was a contract position, which was eliminated due to loss of budget.

• Writer, Editor, Web Content Manager

  E.Barron

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  May 2008 — July 2008 (3 months)

  Web content, technical and user documentation, online help, knowledge bases.

• Sr. Technical Writer

  I-Many, Inc

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  October 2007 — May 2008 (8 months)

  Product documentation: Installation, Administration, and User guides

• Technical Writer

  HumanConcepts

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  October 2005 — October 2007 (2 years 1 month)

  User guides, online help, and localization

• Sr. Technical Writer, contract

  Kaiser Pernanente

  (Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  January 2005 — October 2005 (10 months)

• Web Content Manager

  SBC (AT&T)

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)

  November 2003 — November 2004 (1 year 1 month)

  Conversion of Web content of several regional SBC entities to a single web ordering tool using Interwoven Teamsite.

• Sr. Technical Writer, contract

  Ultimate Technology, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  August 2003 — October 2003 (3 months)

• Documentation Manager

  Talaris Corporation (now Rearden)

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

  April 2001 — February 2002 (11 months)

• Sr. Technical Writer

  Kana

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  April 2000 — April 2001 (1 year 1 month)

• Web Content Manager

  PeopleSoft

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

  May 1999 — March 2000 (11 months)

• Documentation Lead

  PeopleSoft

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

  March 1994 — May 1999 (5 years 3 months)

• Sr. Technical Writer

  Integral Systems

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  1992 — 1994 (2 years)

• Sr. Technical Writer

  McCosker Corporation

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  1989 — 1992 (3 years)

Earl Barron’s Education

• San Francisco State University

  BA , Creative Writing, Technical Writing , 1985

Additional Information

Earl Barron’s Groups:

PeopleSoft Alumni, STC

•    PeopleSoft Alumni Network (3,547 members)
•    KANA
•    The Content Wrangler Community

Earl Barron’s Contact Settings

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