Technical Documentation Manager at ScyllaDB

18+ years of experience documenting everything from quick start guides to APIs. Open Source, Linux, and Git are my tools of the trade. I work in a Docs as Code Philosophy and teach what I know to anyone willing to listen.

Experience includes template and style guide design, user-stories and team management.
I quickly research and learn new technology. I am a professional and proficient writer with a flair for desktop publishing and page design.

I create and understands complex architecture diagrams and have experience in communication, security, authentication protocols, virtualization, etc.

Tool Chest includes Madcap Flare, Jira/Confluence, Git/TFS, XML, DocBook, FrameMaker, MS Office Suite, WebWorks, Visio, CorelDraw and More!

Trainer and Instructional Designer Certified RHCSA - Red Hat Certified System Administrator

Senior Technical Writer

Dates Employed: Feb 2018 - present

Responisbilities include:

• Write maintain, and edit all documentation
• Migrate content to reside in the same repo as code ("docs as code")
• Maintain web content and review contributions from developers
• Manage outsourced freelancers and projects
• Toolchest includes: GitHub, Sphinx, Restructured Text, CQL, AWS, GCE, all on Fedora

Where to find my work?

• Scylla Docs
• My Git Profile

Senior Technical Writer

Dates Employed: Feb 2016 – Jan 2018

Responsibilities included:

• Responsible for enterprise level security documentation and desktop and process analytics documentation.
• Work with developers, system architects, support, field engineers, UX team, QA, etc. to align customer requirements, features, and documentation needs.
• Skilled in Agile / Scrum development environments.