"Design" was Re: Tech Writing a Growing Field?

[Joanne Wittenbrook]

>As a technical writer I do not have "to  understand ... process for 
>designing a planetary gear train,"  I am  there to support you in documenting the 
>process.  You are the Subject  Matter Expert (SME) and it is my 
>assigned job to support you in documenting  the process.  After I document the 
>process, it is your job to ensure  that what I documented it correctly and I did 
>not miss anything.  We  are a team, sometimes only 2 people, sometimes the 
>entire staff working on  the project
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I'd like to get this engraved on a stone tablet for my office.
  Joanne