James Dunne
Technical Documentation Manager - Bilingual En-Fr
Professional Status
Available soon
Available
About Me
With 15+ years of experience as Technical Documentation Manager for high-tech companies, I am now seeking a new challenge as an experienced bilingual Technical Writer-Translator in an international context.
Technical Documentation Manager
3DISC Dental Connect
September 2021
to May 2025
- Head of Technical Documentation, Research & Development department:
- Management of technical documentation for 3DISC product environment & products. Tools: Git, Docker, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence
- Creation of the Online Help site entirely using free open-source software: coding in Python environment, markdown content, mkdocs material software - JavaScript, CSS, jQuery...
- Online rendering of 3D objects using three.js
- Multilingual management of online documentation: Poedit, .po and .mo files; DeepL.
- Maintenance of corporate site content: WordPress
Technical Writer - Translator
Carestream Dental
January 2016
to April 2020
- Similar to above
- Adobe Technical Suite: Framemaker, Robohelp.
Technical Documentation Manager
Qosmos
September 2005
to December 2012
Full-time
Paris
France
- Head of Technical Documentation for the Research & Development department. My main mission was to manage all technical documentation for Qosmos software (SDKs) and hardware products: design, writing, formatting, delivery, updates, localization.
- Member of R&D Management team
- 3 years experience Training in-house technical writers studying at Master 2, Multilingual and Multimedia Documentation Design (CDMM), Paris 7 Diderot
Translator
Renault, Corporate Communications Center
March 2002
to August 2002
- Within Translation department of the group's Internal Communication Center: translation and outsourcing of communication documents in various fields: websites/intranet, online help, press releases, press tests, environmental statements, auto shows, weekly newsletters, Renault Team F1 documents, quarterly financial and commercial reports, technical reports from the TechnoCentre.
Writer-Designer
BULL, Computation Center
February 2003
to April 2003
Temporary Work
Clayes sous Bois
France
- Writer-Designer, BULL, Centre de Calcul , Clayes sous Bois
- Member of Documentation team of FAME project (Flexible Architectures for Multiple Environments). Creation of UI for new range of NovaScale multi-processors.
Translator (freelance)
AQUENT - Communication Consulting Agency
2004
to 2005
Freelancer
Paris
France
- Freelance translator: translation of content for web.
Professional Translator
Praetorius SA
September 2001
to February 2003
Full-time
Yvelines
France
- Translation of technical documentation in various fields: Aeronautics (Snecma Engines), Nuclear (STMI), Automotive Industry (Renault), Automation (Schneider), IT...
- Key account management for Renault, service provider within the Translation Service, Renault, Corporate Communications Center, Boulogne-Billancourt.
Permanent Professor, Department of Intercultural Communication and Languages
École Supérieure de Commerce, Lyon (Ecole de Management, Lyon)
September 1991
to December 1995
Full-time
Lyon
France
- Permanent Professor, Department of Intercultural Communication and Linguistics
- Assistant to the Head of Academic programmes for Department of Intercultural Communication
- Design and implementation of academic programs;
- Member of Tutoring team for EM Lyon students;
- Language assistance to 'International Track' faculty professors: departments of Management-Finance-Accounting, Industrial Marketing, CESMA MBA promotion team...;
- Member of the Admissions Jury for the MBA program.
Professeur, Chargé de travaux dirigés
Université Jean Moulin, Lyon 3
October 1993
to June 1997
Part-time
Lyon
France
- Assistant Professor, Language et Civilisation.
- Law Faculty, Université Jean Moulin, Lyon 3
Benevolent worker
L'Arche
November 1989
to July 1990
Volunteer Work
Paris
France
- Accompagnateur bénévole auprès des adultes ayant un handicap mental. L'arche d'Aigrefoin, Yvelines (novembre '89 à avril '90) ; L'Arche à Lyon-Villeurbanne jusqu'en juillet 1990.
- http://www.arche-france.org/
BA Literature & Philosophie
University College Dublin & Open University of Great Britain
1992
to September 1995
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Windows OS: Adobe Technical Suite: Framemaker, Framemaker Structured; Robohelp; HTML, CSS; Javascript; Markdown
Expert
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Linux OS: Eclipse/Oxygen: XML/XSL, XSLT, XSL-FO, Docbook
Expert
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R&D versioning systems & management : CVS, Git, Jira, Bitbucket, Docker, Confluence
Advanced
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Multi-format documents : Adobe Creative Suite
Advanced
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Multi-language web content: Poedit, .po .mo .md; DeepL
Advanced
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Online 3D objects: three.js
Good
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Translaton : TRADOS, TRADOS Multi-Term; Poedit; DeepL
Expert
- Secure data synchronisation: rsync
- Site analytics: Google Analytics
- Management, specification, and creation of documentation for hardware and software (SDKs)
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Training of Technical Writer apprentices at Masters 2 level:
Master 2, Conception de Documentation Multilingue et Multimédia (CDMM), University Paris 7 Diderot
- Planning & delivery roadmaps