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Re: Do tech writers write Engineering test reports?
Subject:Re: Do tech writers write Engineering test reports? From:Milan DavidoviÄ <milan -dot- lists -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Debra Kahn <kahndebra -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Thu, 8 May 2014 15:58:38 -0400
What industry/sector?
--Milan DavidoviÄ
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On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 3:09 PM, Debra Kahn <kahndebra -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I haven't encountered this before. So I am asking if any of you have. Is it
> kosher for a tech writer (experienced but no Engineering degree) to write
> up test reports (internal- and external-facing) for product tests conducted
> by a test tech or test engineer in a lab?
>
> I'm in an awkward situation where upper management expects this, but the
> engineers are questioning it.
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