Diana’s CV
👋 Hey there, I write and edit and format stuff to be readable and recyclable.

🔧 Work Experience
Technical Writer — GEP
March 2021 - July 2024
- Migrated content while developing a digital help center using Madcap Flare.
- Created and updated user manuals and data dictionaries for procurement and supply chain software.
- Managed release notes for 3 product lines, in accordance with the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Organized demos and webinars monthly, coordinating with teams spanning across 3 continents.
- Visualized software architecture flows and formatted LaTeX for IP patent submissions.
Printing & Customer Service — Copyworks
May 2019 - May 2020
- Unjammed and operated large-scale printers to fulfill orders.
- Advised customers about achieving fidelity of their project deliverables.
- Set up bleed margins, alignment, or data mail merge using graphic design programs.
- Collected packages and validated shipping labels for UPS and FedEx drop-offs.
Grant Writer Intern — Iowa Able Foundation
October 2017 - December 2018
- Submitted to grant opportunities pertaining to financial access for the underserved and disabled.
- Created assets for proposals and outreach (infographics, organization charts, flyers).
- Wrote letters of inquiry (LOIs) and drafted proposal sections.
Food Service — ISU Dining
August 2016 - December 2018
- Resolved complaints and inventory shortages with clientele.
- Sanitized and disinfected industrial machines to uphold quality, safety and health standards.
- Processed, packaged and delivered bulk inventory through temperature-controlled environments.
📖 Publications
Fiction
- Short stories published in Dark Drabbles, Slouching Beast, and Sci-fi Lampoon literary magazines (under a pen name).
Reporter — Iowa State Daily
- Wu, Diana. 2018. “Multicultural groups.” Need to Know, Iowa State Daily.
- Leeson, Devyn, Diana Wu, and Beverton Rayan. “Ames community comes together for fireworks celebration.” Iowa State Daily, July 3, 2018.
🐞 Open Source Contributions
Prose Grinder Pandoc Templates
A set of Bash and Powershell scripts to convert Markdown into Shunn Manuscript Format (for submitting massive texts to editors at publishing houses).
- Ported Bash to PowerShell.
Directus CMS
- Documented database type variables.
- Prototyped UI features.
- Implemented an auto‑junction feature in the frontend to create a many‑to‑many (M2M) relation.
🎓 Education
B.S. Technical Communication — Iowa State University
August 2016 - November 2020
