Kevin Lewis
Technical writer, manager, and instructor with 25+ years' experience

Work Experience

Professor of Teaching—Technical and Professional Writing

Director, Professional Writing Program

WPI | Worcester, MA | August 2017 - Present

Develop curricula and teach writing courses for Professional Writing program in the university’s Humanities and Arts department.

Associate Professor of Practice—Professional and Technical Writing

Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA | August 2014 - May 2017

Developed curricula and taught technical writing, editing, online content, and user documentation courses for professional and technical writing program in the university’s English department.

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Documentation Consultant

Kevin Lewis Consulting | MA, CA, and VA | May 2007 - May 2017

Worked with clients to create technical documentation, strategies, and processes. Clients and projects included:

Manager, Technical Documentation

Iron Mountain Digital (Formerly Connected) | Southborough, MA | June 2001 - March 2006

Supervised team of 7 technical writers to deliver documentation for administrators and end users of data-backup software and administration tools that spanned multiple desktop, server, and SaaS applications.

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Technical Writer (Temporary Contract)

Jitia Software | Cambridge, MA | March 2001 - May 2001

Wrote product documentation for analysts and end users of decision-making software that helped its users perform system dynamics modeling.

Principal Technical Writer

PrimeStreet | Boston, MA | January 2001 - February 2001

Wrote product documentation for engineers and administrators of SaaS platform that enabled online lending for small businesses.

Principal Technical Writer

HighPoint Systems | Lexington, MA | January 2000 - January 2001

Wrote online help and guides for administrators and end users of repeat-order e-commerce platform and consumer apps.

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Lead Technical Writer and Course Developer

IDX Systems (Acquired by GE Healthcare) | Boston, MA | September 1996 - January 2000

Wrote product documentation and created training material and systems to support data warehousing, relational reporting, and patient management applications for healthcare industry.

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