TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION • SYSTEMS ANALYSIS • REQUIREMENTS

Kathryn
Lewek.

Technical Documentation & Systems Analyst

I translate complex technical systems, requirements, and processes into clear, usable documentation that supports users, technical teams, and program delivery.

Technical WritingRequirements AnalysisDocumentation StrategyProcess Improvement
01 / SELECTED WORK

Technical work with context.

Professional work is sanitized or generalized where necessary. Demonstration projects are clearly identified as such.

Professional Writing SampleSanitized

Technical Proposal & Scope of Work

Conference Room Technology Upgrade

A technical proposal demonstrating scope definition, systems documentation, responsibilities, implementation planning, technical assumptions, and constraints.

Proposal WritingSystems DocumentationRequirementsImplementation
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Demonstration ProjectIn Development

Requirements & Systems Analysis

Enterprise Workflow Enhancement

A structured requirements package demonstrating stakeholder needs, functional requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, traceability, and validation.

RequirementsSystems AnalysisJiraUAT
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Demonstration ProjectPlanned

Technical Procedure / SOP

Operational Process Documentation

Controlled procedural documentation covering purpose, scope, prerequisites, responsibilities, decision points, validation, and escalation.

SOPProcess DocumentationOperations
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Lead-Level DemonstrationPlanned

Documentation Modernization Strategy

Content Governance & Lifecycle

A documentation strategy covering information architecture, ownership, standards, review workflows, migration, governance, and lifecycle management.

StrategyGovernanceInformation Architecture
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02 / WHAT I BRING

Writing is one part of the system.

My strongest work sits where technical information, users, requirements, process, and delivery overlap.

01

Technical Writing

  • Technical proposals
  • System documentation
  • SOPs & procedures
  • User documentation
  • Technical specifications
  • Editing & content quality
02

Systems & Requirements

  • Requirements analysis
  • Stakeholder needs
  • Workflow analysis
  • Functional requirements
  • User stories
  • Acceptance criteria
03

Documentation Leadership

  • Documentation strategy
  • Information architecture
  • Standards & templates
  • Content governance
  • Review workflows
  • Lifecycle management
04

Delivery & Collaboration

  • Jira & Confluence
  • Agile / SDLC
  • SME collaboration
  • UAT support
  • Release documentation
  • Cross-functional coordination
03 / TECHNICAL WRITING

Documentation built for use, not decoration.

I organize technical content around the task, audience, workflow, and decisions the reader needs to make.

01

Technical Proposals

Scope, solution descriptions, responsibilities, assumptions, implementation, and constraints.

02

Procedures & SOPs

Prerequisites, roles, steps, decision points, validation, exceptions, and escalation paths.

03

System Documentation

System purpose, components, users, workflows, dependencies, interfaces, and operational context.

04

User Documentation

Task-oriented guides, quick references, onboarding content, and troubleshooting information.

05

Technical Specifications

Requirements, configuration details, implementation constraints, and acceptance expectations.

06

Release & Lifecycle Documentation

Release notes, revision history, change documentation, review cadence, and content maintenance.

04 / SYSTEMS & REQUIREMENTS

From ambiguity to something actionable.

The goal is not simply to capture information. It is to structure it so teams can make decisions, build, test, and maintain the result.

01

Requirements Analysis

Translate stakeholder and user needs into structured, testable requirements.

02

User Stories & Acceptance Criteria

Break needs into actionable work with explicit conditions for successful completion.

03

Workflow Analysis

Document current state, identify gaps, and define a clearer future-state workflow.

04

Traceability & Validation

Connect needs, requirements, implementation, testing, and stakeholder validation.

05 / TOOLS & TECHNOLOGIES

Comfortable across documentation and technical workflows.

Tools that are still being developed are labeled separately rather than presented as equivalent to long-term professional use.

Documentation & Authoring

Confluence • SharePoint • DokuWiki • Microsoft Word • Adobe FrameMaker • Adobe RoboHelp • Markdown • Docs-as-Code • Adobe Acrobat

Projects & Requirements

Jira • Agile • Scrum • Requirements Management • Backlog Management • Defect Tracking • UAT / Validation • Change Management • Release Support • SDLC

Version Control & Developer Tools

Git • GitHub • GitLab • Bitbucket • Visual Studio Code • GitHub Pages • GitLab Pages

Diagramming & Visualization

Microsoft Visio • Lucidchart • Process Mapping • Workflow Mapping • Systems Diagrams

Multimedia & Content Development

Adobe Captivate • Camtasia • Snagit • Photoshop • Illustrator • InDesign

Microsoft & Collaboration

Microsoft Excel • PowerPoint • Teams • SharePoint • Microsoft Office

CURRENTLY DEVELOPING

Technical depth

LinuxCLIREST APIsJSONYAMLPostmanOpenAPI / SwaggerHTMLCSSJavaScriptDockerCloud Fundamentals
06 / APPROACH

Understand. Analyze. Build. Improve.

A simple framework for technical communication and systems-oriented work.

01

Understand

Gather context, users, requirements, constraints, source material, and technical detail.

02

Analyze

Break complex systems and workflows into clear structures and identify gaps or ambiguity.

03

Build

Create documentation, requirements, workflows, and supporting technical content.

04

Improve

Validate with stakeholders, incorporate feedback, maintain content, and refine the process.

07 / TECHNICAL LAB

Learning in public, with working artifacts.

This portfolio is also a technical project. Over time, this area will document hands-on work with Git, web technologies, APIs, Linux, and docs-as-code.

LIVE PROJECT

This Portfolio

Hand-built with semantic HTML, responsive CSS, vanilla JavaScript, Git, GitHub, and GitHub Pages.

HTMLCSSJavaScriptGitHub Pages
PLANNED

API Documentation Project

A small developer-documentation sample using REST concepts, JSON, Postman, and OpenAPI.

RESTJSONPostmanOpenAPI
PLANNED

Docs-as-Code Project

A documentation workflow using Markdown, Git, pull requests, versioning, and automated publishing.

MarkdownGitGitHubDocs-as-Code
08 / FEATURED CASE STUDY

Technical Proposal & Scope of Work

Conference Room Technology Upgrade — a portfolio-safe case study based on prior professional proposal work.

01

Overview

The proposal combined a technical solution description with scope, responsibilities, assumptions, implementation considerations, and documentation requirements.

02

System Areas

Display, switching and distribution, audio, control systems, video teleconferencing, and supporting infrastructure.

03

Responsibilities

Requirements confirmation, site survey, installation, testing, documentation packages, manuals, user guidance, and training.

04

Skills Demonstrated

Technical proposal writing, scope definition, requirements interpretation, systems documentation, implementation planning, and stakeholder communication.

05

Public Sample

Add a deliberately sanitized PDF to assets/documents before linking it publicly. Do not publish the original work sample without a public-release review.

09 / ABOUT

Complex information should become easier to use.

I specialize in making complex technical information easier to understand, use, and maintain.

My work spans technical documentation, requirements analysis, process documentation, systems-oriented writing, and cross-functional collaboration in structured and security-conscious environments.

I am particularly interested in work that sits between users, technical teams, systems, and delivery—where strong analysis and communication can improve both the product and the process.

LET'S CONNECT

Technical problems.
Clearer solutions.