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Background & Education

The full picture — where I've been, what I've studied, and how I work.

Career Timeline

Feb 2026 – Present Current

Full-Stack MERN Development

Per Scholas · Atlanta, GA

AI Native Software Development program — building full-stack applications with MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js alongside modern engineering practices.

Sep 2020 – Dec 2022

Senior Technical Writer

Sedin Technologies

Led documentation for enterprise SaaS and logistics platforms. Delivered API specs, configuration guides, and Docs-as-Code workflows across cross-functional teams.

2018 – 2020 Career Break

Personal sabbatical — relocation, family commitments, and self-directed learning.

Feb 2016 – Nov 2018

Technical Writer

Multisoft Virtual Academy

Created course content, instructor guides, and eLearning documentation for technology and business training programs.

Feb 2015 – Oct 2015

Technical Writer

HCL Technologies

Authored enterprise product documentation and release notes for large-scale software systems within an SDLC environment.

Feb 2012 – Feb 2015

Technical Writer

Navis India Technologies

Core contributor to Navis N4 documentation from the 2.x era. Produced configuration guides, reference data manuals, and operational workflows for port and terminal systems.

May 2010 – Feb 2012

Technical Writer

Ramco / Lionbridge

Began career producing user manuals and help documentation for ERP and enterprise software. Developed foundational skills in structured authoring and content management.

Education

Per Scholas

AI Native Software Development

Full-Stack MERN — MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js

2026

Atlanta, GA · Feb – Jun 2026

ReactNode.jsMongoDBExpressTypeScript

TestLeaf

Automation Testing

Java, Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, Apache POI, REST APIs

2026

Atlanta, GA · Oct 2025 – Feb 2026

SeleniumJavaTestNGREST APIs

Anna University

B.E. in Electronics & Communication

GPA 8.6 / 10

2009

Chennai, India · Nov 2009

ElectronicsCommunication SystemsEngineering

Tools I Work With

Documentation

ConfluenceAdobe FrameMakerMadCap Flare Oxygen XMLRoboHelpAEMSharePoint

Development & API

VS CodeGitHubPostmanSwagger REST APIsJSONYAML

Testing & QA

SeleniumTestNGZephyr TestLinkManual Testing

Project & Collaboration

JiraRedmineAgile / Scrum

AI & Automation

ClaudeGitHub CopilotChatGPT Figma MakeDocs-as-Code

Design & Diagrams

FigmaDraw.ioMS VisioCanva

Languages

English Professional — documentation, communication, writing
Tamil Native

Beyond Work

Reading

Books are a constant — fiction, non-fiction, tech. You can follow along on Goodreads.

Goodreads profile

Currently Learning

MERN stack, TypeScript, system design, and modern frontend patterns. Building projects to go alongside documentation expertise.

Technical Writing Community

Interested in Docs-as-Code, API documentation tooling, and the evolving role of AI in technical writing workflows.

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