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Stefanie Motiwal

Stefanie Motiwal

San Jose

Summary

Upbeat and adaptable with strong problem-solving abilities and proactive mindset. Possesses valuable insights into market trends and strategic planning, coupled with skills in financial management and business development. Dedicated to driving innovation and achieving measurable outcomes.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Webdesign & WordPress Courses - Entrepreneur

Website Leicht Gemacht LLC
08.2020 - Current
  • Working in/on my own business as WordPress web designer, designing websites for solo entrepreneurs and creating online courses for building and improving your own website
  • Gained experience in search engine optimization, online marketing, e-mail marketing, social media marketing, automation (Zapier), graphic- and web design, building and selling online courses
  • Collaborating with online business experts

Technical Writer

Valantic
11.2023 - 09.2024
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
  • Managed version control and timely updates of documents through effective project tracking and organization skills.
  • Conducted thorough document reviews to identify inaccuracies, inconsistencies, or areas needing clarification.
  • Followed company policies and editorial guidelines to craft thorough, well-written content for release notes and end-user documentation.

Technical Writer & Software Tester

Genedata GmbH
01.2016 - 09.2022
  • Working in an agile environment, responsible for testing software features and creating and maintaining comprehensive user-centric documentation in a variety of formats, including release notes, user guides, technical specifications and API documentation
  • Closely collaborating with software developers, product managers and QA on new features and upcoming product changes

Research Assistant (Alongside Master's Degree)

Saarland University, Epigenetics & Controlling
10.2014 - 10.2015
  • Documentation, Image editing support, Web-programming and debugging (Tools: Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop)
  • Participated actively in regular meetings with fellow researchers to discuss project updates, challenges faced, and lessons learned during ongoing activities.

Student Employee (Alongside Bachelor's Degree)

IQ Corporation
02.2011 - 09.2014
  • IT-Support (Filemaker database, website) in the Immunology field

Assistant Team Lead in IT-Service Desk

Gruner + Jahr AG
01.2007 - 06.2010
  • Service desk agent and team leader assistant in the publishing company Gruner + Jahr AG
  • Solving IT problems for internal users (Windows, Mac, Printers, Phones, Mobile phones, Blackberry, etc.)
  • Updating the websites and wiki, writing documentations and editing system rights (Active Directory, Intranet Applications)

Technical Consultant

Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung Gmb
07.2006 - 12.2006
  • Technical employee with focus on system administration and user support

Education

Master of Science - Bioinformatics

University of Saarland, Germany
Saarbruecken, Germany
12-2015

Skills

  • Goal setting
  • Entrepreneurial personality
  • Strategic thinking
  • Customer relations
  • (Web-)Programming: Java, Javascript, Python, Perl (& BioPerl), R, CSS, HTML, PHP, MySQL
  • Tools: JIRA, Confluence, Content-Management-Systems (Joomla, WordPress), Development environments (Eclipse, NetBeans), Selenium (testing), Git
  • Bioinformatics: Gene annotation, Structural Bioinformatics, Machine Learning (Weka), Databases

Accomplishments

    accomplishments

  • Achieved [Result] by introducing [Software] for [Type] tasks.
  • Supervised team of 6 staff members.

Languages

Spanish
Professional Working
English
Full Professional
German
Native or Bilingual
Dutch
Full Professional
Hindi
Elementary

Certification

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Publications

„Leben in den Niederlanden“ (book published in December 2014, publisher „Interconnections“)

• Keller, Andreas; Geisen, Stefanie; Stähler, Cord; Sickert, Daniel. 2015.

   Prognostische miRNA Signaturen in MS (CIS) Patienten. Germany Patent, filed June 26, 2015.

• Geisen, S., Barturen, G., Alganza, A. M., Hackenberg, M., and Oliver, J. L. (2014).

   NGSmethDB: an updated genome resource for high quality, single-cytosine resolution methylomes. Nucleic acids

   research, 42(1), D53–9. doi:10.1093/nar/gkt1202

• Barturen, G., Geisen, S., Dios, F., Hamberg, E. J. M., Hackenberg, M., and Oliver, J. L. (2013)

   CpGislandEVO : A Database and Genome Browser for Comparative Evolutionary Genomics of CpG Islands.

   BioMed Research International, Volume 2013, Article ID 709042 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/709042

Timeline

Technical Writer

Valantic
11.2023 - 09.2024

Webdesign & WordPress Courses - Entrepreneur

Website Leicht Gemacht LLC
08.2020 - Current

Technical Writer & Software Tester

Genedata GmbH
01.2016 - 09.2022

Research Assistant (Alongside Master's Degree)

Saarland University, Epigenetics & Controlling
10.2014 - 10.2015

Student Employee (Alongside Bachelor's Degree)

IQ Corporation
02.2011 - 09.2014

Assistant Team Lead in IT-Service Desk

Gruner + Jahr AG
01.2007 - 06.2010

Technical Consultant

Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung Gmb
07.2006 - 12.2006

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Master of Science - Bioinformatics

University of Saarland, Germany
Stefanie Motiwal