Experienced web developer proficient at contributing to collaborative work environments and finding solutions. Designed and developed over 23 customer-focused, accessible, and responsive websites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, while gaining 2+ years of industry experience. Knowledge of best practices for web design, user experience, and accessibility.
Kelly Ferrigan | Mesa, Arizona
Skills
- Languages
- HTML
- XML
- CSS
- SCSS
- JavaScript
- Version Control
- GitHub
- RWS Tridion Docs
- SharePoint
- MadCap Flare
- Visual SourceSafe
- Soft Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Experienced working in a team and individually
- Experienced working remotely and in an office
- Software
- XML: oXygen, MadCap Flare
- Content Management Systems (CMS): WordPress, RWS Tridion Docs, Adobe FrameMaker, MadCap Flare
- Image Editing: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Acrobat, GIMP, Inkscape
- Project Management: MS Excel
- Operating Systems: Windows, Apple
Education
- Rio Salado College
Web Design CCL, December 2024
- Mesa Community College
Web Foundations CCL, November 2023
- Rio Salado College
Web App Development CCL, August 2023
- freeCodeCamp
JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures, November 2022
Responsive Web Design, October 2022
- Northern Arizona University
Master of Arts in English: Literacy, Technology and Professional Writing
- University of Massachusetts Boston
Bachelor of Arts
Experience
- Senior Technical Writer | Microchip Technology Inc.
- Edited technical documentation, including user manuals, application notes, and data sheets, using RWS Tridion Docs (CMS), oXygen (XML), and Adobe FrameMaker, to ensure American English grammar and spelling and company style standards are followed.
- Edited technical figures within documentation using Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, GIMP, and Inkscape.
- Managed my projects using MS Excel to track progress and report quarterly productivity using pivot tables.
- Created and edit internal process documentation to assist my teammates with their projects.
- Senior Technical Writer, Supervisor | Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC
- Coded and managed context sensitive help functionality within the company software.
- Tested software to ensure documentation content was behaving as expected.
- Developed MS VBA macros to automate the simpler edits of MS Word documents to increase efficiency and accuracy of the team.
- Created and managed internal style guides for user documentation and context sensitive help content.
- Managed conversion of all user guides from Microsoft Word to MadCap Flare (CMS and XML) according to schedule.
- Managed content updates for user guides according to software and department sprint schedules.
- Technical Editor 2 | RR Donnelley
- Edited client SEC documents using internal CMS/version controlled software, ActiveDisclosure.
- Acted as project manager for large documents, ensuring assignments were completed according to schedule.