Xavier Roy

Accomplished Technical Communication & Content Strategy Leader
India, IN.

About

Highly accomplished and results-driven Technical Communication Expert with over two decades of experience in technical documentation, content strategy, and user experience design. Proven leader in strategic planning, content engineering, and cross-functional team leadership, delivering impactful documentation initiatives for enterprise products serving over 100K users. Adept at creating user-centered content, including user guides, online help systems, video tutorials, and innovative learning solutions. Championed content excellence, improved user engagement, and drove product success through high-quality, user-centered content and AI-driven innovations.

Work

Genesys Telecom Labs
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Manager / Staff Technical Writer

Summary

Led and managed comprehensive technical documentation initiatives for multiple enterprise product lines, focusing on strategy, innovation, and team leadership to enhance user engagement and product success.

Highlights

Led a cross-functional team of technical writers and platform engineers, supporting multiple enterprise product lines with 100K+ users.

Built, mentored, and coached high-performing teams, implementing strategic hiring and onboarding processes.

Developed and executed organizational transition plans, minimizing disruption and ensuring business continuity.

Established release note automation systems that eliminated manual steps and significantly improved accuracy.

Architected comprehensive End-of-Life (EOL) documentation strategies, preserving critical knowledge while reducing maintenance overhead.

Achieved consensus across product teams to implement unified documentation standards, eliminating inconsistencies across previously siloed product lines.

Managed multiple concurrent documentation projects, consistently meeting critical launch deadlines.

Executed a comprehensive documentation architecture overhaul, resulting in improved user satisfaction scores based on feedback.

Developed and integrated MediaWiki templates, reusable boilerplates, and content models to streamline authoring and enhance consistency.

Conducted in-depth usability analysis, journey mapping, and wireframing to optimize user interfaces for legacy-to-web application transitions.

Collaborated effectively with cross-functional teams (engineering, UX, product management, marketing) to deliver cohesive documentation solutions.

Partnered with video production teams to develop compelling feature demonstrations, storyboards, and technical scripts.

Championed platform enhancements, including fullscreen editing, Mermaid diagram support, and improvements to the internal MintyDocs platform.

Actively participated in organizational hackathons, driving innovation in Information Experience.

Founded and managed "radIX Day," a successful conference dedicated to advancing the practice of technical writing.

Led the internal communications content track, overseeing strategy for newsletters, podcasts, and web portals.

Light & Wonder
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Lead Technical Writer & Technical Editor

Summary

Managed and edited technical documentation, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and adherence to industry standards. Played a key role in content development and quality assurance processes.

Wipro Technologies
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Technical Writer

Summary

Authored and maintained technical documentation, contributing to product understanding and user experience for various software and hardware solutions.

HTC Global Services
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Technical Communicator

Summary

Developed technical content, ensuring effective communication of complex information to target audiences.

Angler Technologies
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Sr. Content Developer

Summary

Created and optimized content for various platforms, focusing on user engagement and information accessibility.

Education

Human Factors International

Certified Usability Analyst (CUA)

Usability Analysis

Madurai Kamaraj University

M.S.

Information Technology & Management

Bharathiar University

B.Sc.

Computer Science

Skills

Documentation & Strategy

Content Strategy, Information Architecture, API/SDK Documentation, DITA Implementation, Technical Editing, UX Writing, Knowledge Management.

Engineering & Innovation

Content Modeling, Platform Engineering, Process Automation, AI for Documentation, Content Governance, SaaS/PaaS Documentation.

Leadership

Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Strategic Planning, Mentorship, Stakeholder Management, Project Management.

User Experience

User Journey Mapping, Wireframing, Usability Testing, Information Visualization, Task-Based Design.

Authoring Tools

Markdown, FrameMaker, RoboHelp, Madcap Flare, DITA, Oxygen XML Editor.

UX Design Tools

Figma, Lucidchart, PowerPoint, Visio.

Multimedia Tools

SnagIt, Paint.NET, Camtasia.

Content Platforms

MediaWiki, WordPress, Drupal, Confluence.

Web Development

HTML, CSS, XML, Static Site Generators.

Collaboration Tools

Jira, Git, SVN.

Methodologies

Structured Authoring, Minimalism, Docs-as-Code, Content Reuse.

Artificial Intelligence

NotebookLM, Ollama, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, CoPilot.