Kevin Tudish
San Jose CA 95120 · kevintudish@gmail.com
20+ years as a technical writer, writing end-user and administrator documentation for web and app analytics, email archiving and security, on-demand procurement, OLAP and relational-database reporting, and one Windows intrusion-prevention application
Five and a half years as a Softimage artist, creating 3D animation and graphics for computer games, interactive television, and software demonstrations
Comprehensive set of communication skills, including writing, graphics, video production, and public speaking
Strong investigative, analytic, and diplomatic skills
9/07 to 2/24 Google, Mountain View CA Senior Technical Writer
10/22 - 2/24
Search Ads 360
End-user documentation: feature concept and usage
7/10 - 10/22
Google Analytics
End-user documentation: feature concept and usage
Google Analytics 4 (see Google writing samples)
Universal Analytics (see Google writing samples)
Video production: talking-head, concept, and presentation videos (samples: Driving Conversions with Google Analytics, Google Analytics Segmentation, Content Grouping, Analyzing the Multi-device World)
Localization: managed localization of help-center content
Google Analytics for Firebase
End-user documentation: feature concept and usage (help center)
Localization: managed localization of help-center content
Google Marketing Platform
End-user documentation: Platform Home
Localization: managed localization of help-center content
Q3/16 Promoted to Senior Technical Writer (L5)
9/07 - 7/10
Google Message Discovery (message archiving and security)
Administrator and end-user documentation
Google Message Security
Administrator documentation
Google email and calendar migration applications
Administrator documentation
4/06 to 9/07 Ariba, Sunnyvale CA Senior Technical Writer
Ariba Buyer
End-user documentation for Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment, Procure-To-Pay, and Travel and Expense
Ariba Contracts
End-user documentation
Ariba Catalogs
Rewrote administration guide
User-Centered Design Group
Helped conduct usability interviews
10/05 to 4/06 Callidus Software, San Jose CA Senior Technical Writer
TrueAnalytics (OEM version of Informatica’s PowerAnalyzer) (sales compensation reporting)
Rewrote original PowerAnalyzer documentation set (Administrator Guide, User Guide, Schema Designer Guide, Calculation and Function Reference) for feature parity
5/00 to 9/05 NetIQ, San Jose CA Senior Information Developer
Analysis Center (data warehousing and reporting)
Administrator and end-user documentation
Validated results of 100+ new reports, worked with developers to correct and refine results
Conducted Console usability tests and summarized results
NetIQ AppManager Service Maps (visualization of computing infrastructure underlying business objectives)
End-user documentation
NetIQ AppManager (application monitoring)
Documentation for DB2, SQL Server, and Oracle modules (use and configuration of monitoring scripts)
Monitoring Exchange 2000 With AppManager (using AppManager Knowledge Scripts and Report Scripts to monitor Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server)
Reporting Guide for AppManager (using Report Scripts)
Writing AppManager Module Documentation (guide for NetIQ writers and third-party developers who create documentation and online Help for AppManager modules)
7/99 to 5/00 ClickNet Software, San Jose CA Technical Writer
Entercept (host-based intrusion-prevention software)
End-user documentation
11/98 to 6/99 MegaMedia, Fremont CA Softimage Artist
Created detailed 3D architectural models of Venice, Italy. Used Photoshop to paint textures.
11/97 to 2/99 Animation Science, Sunnyvale CA Lead Animator
Conceived and executed demos for Rampage, a crowd animation software with an interface to Softimage. Created architectural environments, and human and animal models and animation cycles.
10/95 to 9/97 Realtime Associates, El Segundo CA Senior 3D Artist
Developed models and textures for real-time 3D games. Evaluated software for upcoming projects. Modeled and animated b-spline and nurbs characters for BUG TOO! (SEGA).
8/95 to 10/95 Viewport Images, Burbank CA Softimage Artist
Developed models, lighting and camera animation for fly-throughs of international airports. Intended for United Airlines flights to orient passengers to unfamiliar airports.
1/94 to 9/95 Time Warner Interactive, Burbank CA Softimage Artist
Developed realistic, detailed insect models and textures for CD-ROM game The Basement.
Developed models and textures, and contributed to design of the 3D architectural environment that served as the customer interface for the Full Service Network (FSN). Managed render of FSN project and handled MPEG compression of data.
Background art for first incarnation of The Palace. Morph sequences for Endorfun promo and web site.
7/93 to 10/93 Homer & Associates, Hollywood CA Intern
Learned Softimage (3D production software). Painted mattes for Snoop Dogg video morph sequence. Paintbox work for Microsoft commercial.
Technical Writing
Google in-house HTML authoring and content-management system, FrameMaker, WebWorks, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, Word, RoboHelp, Excel, PowerPoint, Perforce, VSS.
Windows, macOS
3D Production
Softimage 3D, SGI MPEG Encoder, Discreet Logic Eddie & Eddie 3, Photoshop, Premier, Painter, Illustrator, Director, Elastic Reality, Debabelizer.
Windows NT Workstation, UNIX, IRIX, macOS.
SGI Challenge, SGI Indigo II Extreme, SGI Impact, SGI Indy, Abekas A60, Macintosh PowerPC.
Tutor, English-language proficiency
Tech for Campaigns: Copywriter, Democratic-candidate websites
Coursera
Google Data Analytics Certificate
Seminars for Success
AdWords 101, 201; Google Analytics 101, 201, 301
Cooper U, San Francisco CA
Interaction Design Practicum
De Anza College, Cupertino CA
Introduction to Computer Programming Using C
Associates in Art, Sherman Oaks CA
Beginning Character Animation, Inbetweening
UCLA Extension, Los Angeles CA
Certificate Program in Computer Graphics, focus in animation
Advertising Center, Los Angeles CA
Ad concept and copywriting
Vermont College, Montpelier VT
MFA Creative Writing, Fiction
California State College, California PA
Liberal Arts, English
West Virginia University, Morgantown WV
Visual Arts
After graduate school, I wrote fiction, drama, short comedy and stand-up. Produced one full-length play at the Alley Theatre, Cambridge MA. Produced short pieces at Charlie's Tap, Cambridge MA. Performed stand-up at Catch-A-Rising Star, Cambridge MA. I got tired of being cold and moved to Los Angeles.
Between undergraduate and graduate schools, I attended ballet schools in Pittsburgh, Norfolk, Washington D.C., Manhattan, and Boston.