Medical writer proficient in the creation and maintenance of documentation for medical and technical professions, patients, and regulatory agencies.
First-hand experience in patient care.
Familiar with medical terminology, and ICD-10 codes.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Writer
APCON, Inc.
Plano, TX
02.2022 - Current
Create comprehensive user manuals, software update notices, and hardware installation guides for IT products that monitor and analyze network performance and security to identify threats, and safeguard network operations.
Medical Writer (Contract)
BIONEER Corporation
Seoul, South Korea
02.2021 - 06.2021
Created user guides and online content for the U.S. launch of instruments used for the extraction and automatic dispensing of viral nucleic acid (DNA and RNA) for molecular testing.
Created quick-start guides, promotional brochures, and online content for the U.S. launch of test kits using fluorescence and real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain-reaction technology to detect and identify SARS-CoV-2 variants.
Edited a quality manual.
Owner/Manager
Healing Current
Rockwall, TX
11.2019 - 12.2020
Established an alternative medical practice specializing in pain and injury treatment using microcurrent technology.
Generated comprehensive patient documentation.
Created a website for the practice.
Manager, Medical Writing and Labeling
Abbott Laboratories Limited
Irving, TX
07.2007 - 03.2019
Managed a team of 5 medical writers creating test-record summaries, user documentation, and regulatory packages for submission to domestic and international regulatory agencies for 62 new products.
Supervised the implementation of a DITA SML content management system (CMS).
Used CMS to create labeling and package inserts for 90 products.
Oversaw the maintenance of user documentation for more than 250 on-market products.
Directed the creation of 1,200 translation-free labels that included global trade identification numbers (GTIN) over a nine-month period.
Education
Bachelor of Science Journalism And Mass Communication - Biology
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Skills
Medical writing
Editing and proofreading
Content optimization
Process documentation
Content-management systems
Version control
Document editing tools
Cross-functional collaboration
External team collaboration
Regulatory compliance
Certification
Nov 1998 - Dec 2021
Timeline
Technical Writer
APCON, Inc.
02.2022 - Current
Medical Writer (Contract)
BIONEER Corporation
02.2021 - 06.2021
Owner/Manager
Healing Current
11.2019 - 12.2020
Manager, Medical Writing and Labeling
Abbott Laboratories Limited
07.2007 - 03.2019
Nov 1998 - Dec 2021
Bachelor of Science Journalism And Mass Communication - Biology
Iowa State University
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