Hanan Lang

- Architected websites/wikis for Performance Monitor, SocialSite, and Update Center projects that lead to effective open-source community development in a central location. - Designed and developed task-based online help for the GlassFish Administration Console JBI module that aided in the adoption of the JBI open-source community. - Redesigned the structure of the online help system for GlassFish v2 creating task-help and reference-help modules resulting in clearer, concise help that met customer needs. - Defined and standardized on an intranet web structure for each project to establish unified content between sites leading to customer satisfaction with our websites. - Create team blog site that provided timely communication with GlassFish developer community.

I have immensely enjoyed working with Hanan for the six years or so we worked together at Sun on the Java Application Server product documentation. Hanan is very well organized and is a great mentor and coach. Initially after joining Sun, I was lost in the maze of product changes, doc requirements, and aggressive deadlines. However, Hanan’s leadership in marshalling the doc effort and setting up priorities helped me (and the other writers) to plan and deliver on time. Hanan is also a good repository of technical knowledge and especially, tracking changes from one release to the next. Fixing bugs on older releases was so much easier with Hanan around as she knew instinctively which release the issue applied to and what the technical implications of the fix were. Without Hanan setting the priorities straight and identifying the ‘big rocks’ during our weekly meetings, moving from FrameMaker to XML, and releasing a set of 15-20 documents for each release wouldn’t have been as smooth as it has been. Hanan would be an asset to any organization where highly complex projects with distributed teams are in play. I wish Hanan the best in her future endeavors.

“Hanan Lang and I worked together on GlassFish Enterprise Server projects. She is a superb writer who is skilled at designing information to meet user needs. She brought enthusiasm and focus to her work along with the ability to understand technical information quickly. Her leadership and organizational skills were a benefit to our projects.”

“Hanan Lang is a well-qualified and accomplished technical writer and project manager. I hired her as a writer in the fall of 1996, worked directly with her on joint projects from 1996 to 1999, and had projects peripheral to hers after that.

- She's a good, solid writer.

- She has a bias for technology, and learns the details of her subject from the user's point of view.

- She is an excellent team player. She contributes thoughtful input at meetings and to product designers.

- She's pleasant to work with and has a good sense of humor.

- She's extremely conscientious.

- She organizes her time well, and turns in her work on time or early.

- She volunteers for tasks.

- She's enthusiastic about her subject matter.

- She seeks others' input and uses the services of editors with alacrity.

Hanan would be an asset to any organization.”

"During my two years as a manager at Sun, I felt fortunate to have Hanan Lang as a senior member of my group. She was consistent in her focus, integrity, professionalism, and creativity, and was always anxious to accept new challenges. I would recommend her for any position requiring a skilled, highly motivated technical communications professional.”

“Hanan has excellent writing skills, and combines enthusiasm and commitment with an easy-going and co-operative nature. She is extremely reliable and dilligently follows up on her commitments. She is also highly adept at managing several assignments simultaneously, and is always willing to help out at short notice.”