# Resume
I'm a technical writer and developer, focusing on creating and maintaining documentation for developers. I contribute to open-source communities and am knowledgable about W3C accessibility guidelines.
# Tech writing & Documentation management
Moov Financial | April 2023 - Present
I partner with product managers and engineers to write payment integration reference guides and tutorials. I also contribute to the frontend of the docs platform by creating templates and UI components with Hugo.
My other responsibilities include maintaining the API, managing the changelog and docs newsletter, and contributing to the overall content and SEO strategy.
Documentation site (opens new window) | Company site (opens new window)
CircleCI | August 2021 - February 2023
I interacted with CircleCI's open-source community through PRs and issues opened on GitHub. Anyone can contribute to the docs, so I would review contributions for accuracy, consistency, and style. I also partnered with product managers and engineers to write continuous integration reference guides and tutorials. While I updated and wrote new content for the entire docs site, I owned the runner section.
My other responsibilities included maintaining the API and creating UI components with React for the docs platform.
Open-source documentation site (opens new window) | Company site (opens new window)
Animalz | November 2020 - August 2021
In an agency setting, I wrote two kinds of long-form content for clients. I researched and wrote technical content optimized for search engines and I ghostwrote engineering blog posts. I interviewed engineers to understand technical builds, process, and intentions. Then, I would turn those interviews into tutorial blog posts.
- How we built react components for any front end (opens new window)
- Your go-to guide to notification customization with MagicBell (opens new window)
My other responsibilities included creating TOFU content strategies, increasing SEO rankings and domain authority, and providing monthly reports to clients.
Company site (opens new window)
Personal technical writing
As a creative developer, I focused on SVG manipulation and animation. I started writing technical content to explain to designers how I built specific projects we collaborated on.
- How to render responsive SVGs on all browsers (opens new window)
- From A-to-Z with D3 (opens new window)
# Frontend development
WeTransfer | September 2017 - November 2020
I was one of two developers in the in-house creative studio. I partnered with designers and project managers to create unique, global advertising campaigns and interactive websites. Our advertising campaigns were built with vanilla JavaScript, jQuery, and animation libraries like GSAP and Three.js. I also created and maintained various company websites with React and Vue frontends.
In addition to traditional development, I helped other teams manage content through the headless content management system, Contentful. This included updating content and setting up a system for translations. I also helped the email marketing manager maintain segmentations, set up GDPR compliance, and create custom email templates.
Greenfield development projects:
- Craig Taylor, Anything but guns (opens new window)
- 2018 Ideas Report (opens new window)
- Advertising campaigns (opens new window)
Creative projects my team collaborated on (caution: flashing animation on the Björk page):
- Yes, but why? Tate Modern collaboration (opens new window)
- Björk & Jesse Kanda collaboration (opens new window)
- FKA twigs collaboration (opens new window)
Websites I maintained:
- WeTransfer site (opens new window)
- WePresent (opens new window)
- Ideas by WeTransfer blog (opens new window)
A sample of emails I developed:
- WePresent roundup (opens new window)
- Plus marketing (opens new window)
- Newsletter signup (opens new window)
# Other work experience
Apple | 2008 - 2015
I held a handful of retail roles including:
- Sales
- Visual merchandiser
- Scheduling administrator
In the sales role, I worked with customers to solve software and hardware problems. I also helped managers open and close the store, which included cash reconciliation and submitting daily reports.
As a visual merchandiser, I managed the software on all internal store devices as well as customer demo devices. I led overnight teams in preparation for product launches — we set up new products, merchandising, and window displays.
As a scheduling administrator, I managed employee schedules, vacations, and what roles each person would fill for the day.
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# Technical skills
I've gained skills through formal education, self-education, and work. My work history includes specialization in advertising, marketing, continuous integration, and payment platforms.
| Tech writing | Development | SEO & Content | Design |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markdown | HTML | Content strategy | Figma |
| AsciiDoc | CSS & SCSS | Content management systems | Adobe Creative Cloud |
| OpenAPI spec | Hugo & SSG concepts | Keyword targeting | SVG manipulation |
| Swagger | React | Domain ranking | Asset management |
| Docs-as-code | Vue | Email spam rating | |
| Git | Vanilla JavaScript | Google Analytics | |
| Information architecture | Node | Translation management | |
| Project management | HTML email customization | ||
| Open-source engagement | GSAP & JS animation concepts | ||
| Newsletter & changelog management |
# Education
Turing School of Software & Design
Frontend development program graduate
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Champlain College
BS in Communication & writing
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Griffith University
Study abroad program in Brisbane, Australia
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This website was built with VuePress (opens new window) and deployed with Vercel (opens new window).