My Journey

Work Experience

A timeline of my professional journey and skills.

Skillset

Experience

Senior Technical Writer 04/2023 - Present

Cloudflare

  • Improved Fundamentals documentation user sentiment from 21% to 92% satisfaction by redesigning How Cloudflare Works and launching a Get Started onboarding entry point.
  • Boosted Cloudflare One documentation video visibility 3,378% by migrating the SASE video series from isolated Learning Paths into contextual product documentation.
  • Accelerated junior team delivery and improved stakeholder collaboration by mentoring on ticket prioritization, workflow management, and conflict resolution.
  • Enhanced the Durable Objects developer experience by aligning PM, Engineering, and Dev teams through a targeted in-product workflow workshop addressing key technical pain points.
  • Boosted Cloudflare One documentation engagement 61% and drove record page views by implementing a scalable framework for embedding technical video content.
  • Reduced video production lifecycle 50% (1 month → 2 weeks) by building a Gemini-powered script generation tool that streamlined stakeholder review and approval.
  • Designed a strategy for a new developer learning platform by delivering a high-fidelity prototype and roadmap via AI-driven competitive analysis and a Windsurf mockup.

Technical Writer 11/2020 - 03/2023

Cloudflare

  • Established a unified content taxonomy for the PCX documentation ecosystem by architecting a comprehensive Domain Model that aligned product concepts, navigation, and technical content.
  • Standardized the developer experience across the API ecosystem by authoring and implementing API content strategy guidelines for consistent endpoint, parameter, and schema descriptions.
  • Formalized Cloudflare dashboard notification emails by creating scalable templates and content guidelines for all automated product communications.
  • Led the 2023 PCX internship hiring cycle, screening 200+ applicants and managing the end-to-end recruiting process to successfully hire a top candidate.
  • Increased R2 documentation traffic by 18,000+ monthly views by leading an in-product workflow workshop that identified gaps and guided a targeted content overhaul.

Principal Technical Writer 04/2019 - 11/2020

Blackbaud

  • Created developer help content for Blackbaud's Stache documentation-as-code platform, enabling engineers to write, publish, and maintain product documentation using Git-based workflows.
  • Supported engineering teams adopting the SKY UX open-source framework by developing developer documentation and implementation guides that improved onboarding and framework usability.
  • mproved team productivity and documentation quality by training the technical writing team on Git workflows and documentation-as-code best practices.
  • Increased product visibility and adoption by producing high-impact teaser videos, including a feature video used by Blackbaud's CEO at the 2019 bbcon keynote.
  • Accelerated adoption of Raiser's Edge NXT by designing role-based interactive product tours that helped new users explore key workflows and increase engagement.

Senior Technical Writer 04/2016 - 03/2019

Blackbaud

  • Supported the Luminate Beta launch by producing a Get Started guide in Adobe InDesign and a teaser video in Camtasia to onboard early users.
  • Owned the Lists documentation for Luminate Beta, tracking engagement with Google Analytics to identify usage patterns and inform future content improvements.
  • Updated and maintained legacy PDF documentation across multiple Blackbaud CRM modules, improving content accuracy and usability for customer-facing product guidance.
  • Migrated 50+ documentation projects from Team Foundation Server to Git, modernizing the infrastructure and achieving 100% adoption of a Git-based workflow in Visual Studio.
  • Presented at MadCap Software's MadWorld conference, sharing guidance on selecting source control systems for documentation teams and demonstrating practical uses of MadCap Analyzer.
  • Enabled adoption of a new engineering incident management process by producing training videos used across the engineering organization.

Technical Writer II 04/2014 - 03/2016

Blackbaud

  • Promoted to Lead Writer for Luminate Online's TeamRaiser, owning core product documentation and coordinating updates across releases and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Migrated all Luminate Beta documentation from TFS to GitHub, leading the Austin team's source control strategy and training to achieve 100% Git adoption.
  • Updated and maintained legacy Blackbaud CRM PDF documentation across multiple product areas, improving accuracy and usability of customer-facing technical content.
  • Reduced disruption during a major source control transition by creating a centralized WordPress troubleshooting hub with targeted guides for the documentation team.

Technical Writer I 04/2013 - 03/2014

Blackbaud

  • Created administrator documentation for Luminate Online TeamRaiser using MadCap Flare, delivering online help, feature graphics, release notes, and product videos.
  • Produced feature announcement videos and voice recordings in Camtasia Studio to support Luminate Online and Luminate CRM product releases.
  • Updated and maintained legacy Blackbaud CRM PDF documentation across multiple product areas to improve accuracy and usability for customers.
  • Migrated hundreds of legacy Luminate Online help files to MadCap Flare, enabling responsive HTML output and significantly improving documentation accessibility and maintainability.