Technical Demo Guide: Introduction to GitHub
Course Activity: Working with SQL and Jupyter Books
Coding Work: Helpful scripts I created while working in the Asana Python SDK
Professional Statement
I am a technical and creative individual, who thrives in both collaborative and individualized settings. I have a passion for obtaining new knowledge. I am currently a senior technical writer at Pluralsight where I create and review technical content for students all over the world. Outside of my day job, I contribute to open-source projects and enjoy being part of a collaborative community.
Pluralsight and A Cloud Guru
As a senior technical writer at Pluralsight, I create and edit companion resources for technical courses. Course topics include cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), Linux, programming, DevOps, and security. I also design and develop internal training sessions for my team to provide professional development.
One of my greatest accomplishments in this role was co-authoring a course, Introduction to Azure Data Studio: An Explorer's Guide. I designed a majority of the course graphics, course content, and did my own recording and video editing.
I was also featured on an episode of the "Perspectives in Leadership" podcast. I discussed the importance of tech fluency and how tech careers are not just about being a developer.
Getting Things GNOME! User Help
Getting Things GNOME! (GTG) is a task management application for Linux environments.
When I started on the project, I worked on overhauling the old user manual and made updates for the newest release. View a recent copy of the user manual.
Google Season of Docs (GSoD) 2019
I was selected as one of the writers for the first Google Season of Docs. Status updates are available on my personal blog.
My proudest accomplishment on this project was an explainer video to help with students' technical literacy.
Higher Education Work
Before I started my technical writing career, I worked in various roles in higher education. Most of my work centered around end-user training and business process documentation — which led me to the world of technical writing!
For this project, I provided remote training and database solutions for TCNJ's Office of Graduate and Advancing Education. I had the opportunity to redesign a database that I created while working in a previous role. This student database allows a user to input student information as well as view all applicants. The database was used to track applicants in a special program and for storing admission information. I used Microsoft Access to develop the database. This allowed the office to easily pull reports and keep track of enrollment data.
Technical Writing Sample #1: Pre-College Programs Database User Guide
I provided technical support for WCU's assessment software system, Tk20 by Watermark. I also created a number of training videos to educate learners on how to use the assessment software system. I was able to use these videos during in-person training classes as an additional resource.
Technical Writing Sample #1: Assessment Software Student User Guide
Tutorial Video Sample #1: Tutorial for Student Assignment Submission
Tutorial Video Sample #2: Tutorial for Assessing a Student Assignment