Senior Technical Communications

Federal-Grade
Documentation.
Plain Language
Precision.

15+ years delivering technical documentation for the CDC, HHS, NYSDOL, and enterprise clients. Section 508 certified. API documentation. Multimedia eLearning. Programmatic document generation.

Federal Agency Experience
CDC · HHS · NYSDOL · OMB
Accessibility Certification
Section 508 / WCAG 2.1 — CDC/Deque University · 95% Audit Pass Rate
Multimedia Production
300+ Training Videos · Camtasia · Synthesia · HeyGen · Adobe Captivate
Enterprise Systems
Microsoft Dynamics 365 · Azure Synapse · SharePoint · Power BI
Section 508 Certified WCAG 2.1 CDC · HHS NYSDOL Plain Language API Documentation Dynamics 365 Azure Synapse Swagger · Postman Camtasia · Synthesia Adobe Captivate Stanford AI Cert
Service Tiers

Documentation for Every Scale

From a single SOP to a full enterprise documentation program — every tier is grounded in federal-quality standards.

Tier 1

Wordsmith Starter

$150 – $400 per project

Single documents up to 2,500 words. Fast turnaround for SOPs, policies, email templates, and guides.

  • One document type, one revision round
  • Plain-language writing from source notes
  • Delivered as .docx or PDF
  • 3–5 business day turnaround
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Tier 2

Wordsmith Core

$450 – $900 per project

Structured multi-section documents up to 6,000 words with full TOC, branded formatting, and two revision rounds.

  • Full document structure with appendices
  • Brand color and font application
  • Two revision rounds
  • 5–7 business day turnaround
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Tier 4

Wordsmith Compliance

$1,500 – $4,000 per project

Federal-grade documentation for government agencies, contractors, healthcare, and regulated industries.

  • Section 508 / WCAG 2.1 — CDC/Deque certified
  • Participant guides, development guides, QC plans
  • SOW, SOQ, and grant narrative writing
  • 10–15 business days · tracked changes
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Tier 5

Wordsmith Enterprise

$3,500 – $15,000+ per engagement

Full documentation programs for ERP migrations, data warehouse builds, and healthcare IT initiatives.

  • D365, Dynamics GP, Azure Synapse documentation
  • Power BI specs, KPI matrices, data dictionaries
  • Programmatic document generation (Node.js)
  • Custom timeline · unlimited revisions in scope
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Add-on Wordsmith Media

Multimedia & eLearning

$200 – $6,000+

Training videos, AI avatar narration, and full eLearning courses. 300+ videos delivered for NYSDOL.

  • Screen-capture training videos (Camtasia)
  • AI avatar narration (Synthesia · HeyGen)
  • eLearning courses — SCORM/LMS (Captivate)
  • CLO/SLO aligned · Bloom's Taxonomy mapped
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Areas of Expertise

Confirmed Specialties

Each specialty reflects direct client delivery — not theoretical knowledge.

Federal & Public Health Documentation

User manuals, participant guides, development guides, and QC plans for federal agencies. 900-page CARMA user manual rewrite at CDC. Collaboration with OMB, program managers, and directors.

CDC · HHS · NYSDOL · OMB

Section 508 / WCAG Compliance

Certified accessibility documentation specialist. 95% audit pass rate on public health documentation. Full alt text authoring, document remediation, and accessibility audits for Word, PDF, PowerPoint, and Excel.

CDC / Deque University Certified

API & Developer Documentation

REST API documentation using Swagger, Postman, and OpenAPI specification. Functional and Technical Design documents. Developer portals via Docusaurus, Document360, and GitBook.

Swagger · Postman · OpenAPI · Docusaurus

Enterprise / ERP Documentation

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations migration documentation, data warehouse specs, column naming conventions, and Power BI developer specifications. Azure Synapse and SharePoint frameworks.

D365 · Azure Synapse · Power BI · SharePoint

Multimedia & eLearning Production

300+ training videos delivered for NYSDOL, improving onboarding efficiency by 67%. Full eLearning course development with CLO/SLO alignment and Bloom's Taxonomy mapping.

Camtasia · Synthesia · HeyGen · Adobe Captivate

Healthcare IT Documentation

HIPAA-compliant documentation for MRI labs, clinical data routing, and patient systems. Cybersecurity policy writing, Fortinet/UTM system documentation, and healthcare analytics. 12+ years of healthcare IT background.

HIPAA · Fortinet · Healthcare Analytics
What We Deliver

Document Catalog

30 confirmed document types across six categories. Every entry reflects direct delivery experience.

Document Type Tier Starting Price Primary Use Case
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)Starter / Core$200 – $600Operational processes, employee training, quality control
Policy DocumentStarter / Core$150 – $500HR, IT, security, and compliance policies
Process DocumentationCore$400 – $800Workflow capture, onboarding, knowledge retention
User Manual / Product GuideCore / Pro$500 – $1,800Consumer products, software, agency systems (900+ pg experience)
Knowledge Base Article SetCore$300 – $900Self-service help centers, agency FAQ content
Training ManualCore / Pro$600 – $1,800Employee onboarding, software training, certification
Troubleshooting GuideCore$350 – $700IT support, product support, field technician guides
Release Notes / ChangelogStarter$150 – $350 / releaseSoftware updates, product versioning, sprint deliverables
White PaperPro$1,200 – $2,500Thought leadership, B2B marketing, policy research
API DocumentationPro / Enterprise$900 – $3,500REST APIs, SDKs — Swagger, Postman, OpenAPI, Markdown
Functional & Technical Design DocumentsPro$700 – $2,000System design specs, FDD/TDD for development teams
Developer Portal ContentPro / Enterprise$1,000 – $3,000Docusaurus, Document360, GitBook developer portals
UAT DocumentationPro / Enterprise$700 – $2,000200+ test cases delivered (NYSDOL) — QA, migrations, defect tracking
Participant GuideCore / Compliance$450 – $1,200Government training programs, state agency instructional guides
Development GuidePro / Compliance$700 – $2,000Agency system implementation guides for developers and analysts
Quality Control PlanCompliance$900 – $2,000Federal QC plans with risk management content for PMs and directors
Statement of Work (SOW)Core / Compliance$500 – $1,200Vendor contracts, government projects, proposals
Grant Application NarrativeCompliance$1,500 – $4,000Federal/state grants, nonprofit program funding
508 Accessibility Audit & RemediationCompliance$350 – $2,500Full WCAG audit with remediation report — 95% pass rate at CDC
Technical ReportPro$800 – $2,000Annual reports, assessment reports, public health findings
ERP Migration DocumentationEnterprise$3,500 – $12,000D365 Finance & Operations, Dynamics GP, state agency ERP migrations
Data Dictionary / Column Naming ConventionEnterprise$800 – $2,000Data warehouses, BI platforms, ETL pipelines, Azure Synapse
Power BI / BI Developer SpecificationEnterprise$1,200 – $3,500Dashboard specs, DAX pseudocode, KPI matrices, star schema models
SharePoint Documentation FrameworkEnterprise$2,000 – $6,000Intranet structure, content governance, metadata schemas
Healthcare IT & Cybersecurity DocumentationEnterprise$1,200 – $4,500HIPAA docs, Fortinet/UTM policies, clinical workflows, MRI lab guides
Screen-Capture Training VideoAdd-on$200 – $600Step-by-step software walkthroughs — Camtasia/Snagit
AI Avatar Video NarrationAdd-on$250 – $800Professional AI presenter narration — Synthesia / HeyGen
eLearning Module (Single)Add-on$800 – $2,000Interactive module with assessments and SCORM export — Adobe Captivate
eLearning Course (Multi-Module)Enterprise / Media$2,500 – $6,000Full course with CLO/SLO alignment, Bloom's Taxonomy, LMS delivery
Storyboard & Narration ScriptCore / Pro$300 – $700Full storyboard and script for client-produced instructional video
About

Senior Technical Writer & Instructional Designer

Craig William Brasmer

15+ years delivering technical documentation across federal public health agencies, state labor systems, and private enterprise clients. My work spans some of the most demanding documentation environments in the field — from a 900-page plain language rewrite of a CDC public health user manual to 300+ training videos produced for the New York State Department of Labor.

I hold a Section 508 accessibility certification through CDC and Deque University, achieving a 95% audit pass rate on public health documentation. My background includes Stanford University's AI and Public Healthcare certification and a Project Management certification through PMI.

At the intersection of technical writing, instructional design, and software documentation, I build deliverables that don't just meet standards — they become the standard for the teams that use them.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Azure Synapse Power BI SharePoint Swagger Postman Docusaurus Document360 Camtasia Synthesia HeyGen Adobe Captivate Adobe Creative Cloud Lucid Charts GitHub / Bitbucket Datadog TCS MasterCraft CSS & HTML Node.js SQL / Azure

Agency & Client Credentials

CDC / HHS
CARMA user manual (900+ pages), plain language & 508 compliance rewrites, 95% audit pass rate
NYSDOL
UISIM project docs, participant guides, development guides, 300+ training videos, Dynamics ERP
OMB
Documentation strategy, QC plan authorship, risk management content for 5 PMs and director
NextEra Energy
Workday reporting docs, Bitbucket-to-Confluence quick guides, API-driven process documentation
SP Plus / TSA
API docs (Swagger/Postman), 60+ policies, SOP & O&M guides, Document360 version control

Certifications

CDC / Deque
Accessibility in Documentation — 508 strategy for Word, PDF, PowerPoint, Excel
Stanford
AI and Public Healthcare · Hospital Systems and Generative AI
PMI
Project Management certification
Microsoft
MCSE — Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
Portfolio

Sample Engagements

Anchor samples representing confirmed delivery capability across service tiers.

Federal / 508 Compliance · Wordsmith Compliance

CDC Public Health User Manual — Plain Language & 508 Rewrite

Complete plain language and Section 508 compliance rewrite of the 900-page CARMA user manual for CDC public health staff. Role-based security validation, SME interviews, and accessibility audits included. Achieved 95% pass rate.

Section 508 WCAG 2.1 Plain Language CDC 900+ Pages
State Agency · Multimedia · Wordsmith Enterprise

NYSDOL UISIM — Training Video Library & System Documentation

300+ training videos produced for NYSDOL's UISIM project using Camtasia, improving onboarding efficiency by 67%. Participant guides, development guides, and Dynamics ERP documentation. 200+ test cases executed, reducing post-implementation defects by 25%.

Camtasia Dynamics 365 NYSDOL Participant Guides UAT
API / Developer Documentation · Wordsmith Pro

API Documentation Suite — Swagger, Postman & Markdown

Functional and Technical Design documents, API templates in Markdown, and version-controlled documentation standards for Document360. Documentation standards reduced errors from outdated information by 22%.

Swagger Postman OpenAPI Markdown Document360
Enterprise ERP · Wordsmith Enterprise

Dynamics 365 Migration Documentation Program

Full documentation suite for a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations migration — data dictionary, column naming conventions, Power BI developer specification with DAX pseudocode and KPI matrices, and a SharePoint documentation framework.

Dynamics 365 Azure Synapse Power BI SharePoint Data Dictionary
Investment

Transparent Pricing

Project-based pricing across five tiers. All rates anchored to 2026 EFA and Upwork benchmarks for senior federal documentation specialists.

Starter

$150 – $400 3–5 business days
  • Up to 2,500 words
  • Single document type
  • 1 revision round
  • .docx or PDF delivery
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Core

$450 – $900 5–7 business days
  • Up to 6,000 words
  • Full TOC + appendices
  • Branded formatting
  • 2 revision rounds
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Compliance

$1,500 – $4,000 10–15 business days
  • Federal/agency documentation
  • 508 certified expertise
  • SOW, grants, QC plans
  • 3 rounds + tracked changes
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Enterprise

$3,500 – $15,000+ Custom — 3+ weeks
  • Full documentation programs
  • ERP migrations, BI specs
  • Programmatic generation
  • Unlimited revisions in scope
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Monthly Retainer Plans

Priority scheduling, templates, and strategy sessions included in every plan.

Essentials

$750 / month 8 hours included

Up to 2 documents/month. Priority scheduling. Monthly summary report.

Growth

$1,400 / month 16 hours included

Up to 4 documents/month. Template library (10 docs). Monthly strategy call.

Professional

$2,500 / month 28 hours + 4-hr rollover

Style guide, 508 tagging included, bi-weekly strategy call, media add-ons available.

Enterprise Partner

From $4,500 / month 40+ dedicated hours

Dedicated writer. Full program ownership. Media production. Custom SLA. Quarterly roadmap.

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Start Your Project

Let's discuss your documentation needs.

Whether you need a single SOP or a full enterprise documentation program, I respond to all project inquiries within one business day. Federal agency and compliance projects are welcome.

Typical response time: within 1 business day.