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Welcome to Andrea's CV

A selection of things I've learned and done at a selection of places. Here's a slightly longer PDF version.

Documentation and User Experience Lead


Fly.io (remote) -- 04/2023-09/2024

  • Created technical docs for developers, including how-tos, guides, references, and API docs. See all public contributions to the Fly.io docs repo in GitHub.
  • Solved customer problems in the Fly.io community, then added solutions and applied user feedback to the docs.
  • Collaborated with internal devs and support on docs, promoting a culture of contribution across teams.
  • Developed processes and style guides to make contribution easier.
  • Improved docs architecture iteratively over time.

Technical Editor: Community


DigitalOcean (remote) -- 10/2022-02/2023

  • Edited and wrote technical content for devs, focusing on Python and Java tutorials.
  • Prioritized topics for publication and review by analyzing content performance.
  • Tested all technical content and code samples.
  • Collaborated with the Developer Relations team.

Senior Technical Writer and Editor


Shopify (remote) -- 07/2021-07/2022

  • Wrote tutorials, partner docs, internal process docs, and style guides.
  • Helped transition ownership of the API reference docs from writers to developers by creating style guidelines and providing editing support.
  • Created contribution guidelines that enabled support advisors to contribute to docs using GitHub.
  • Mentored a new team member, helping them contribute to docs in their first week.
  • Developed relationships with support, engineering, product, developer relations, marketing, and UX design teams.

Technical Publications Team Lead


Amdocs —- 01/2014-07/2018

  • Managed a team of 4 writers and reported to the Director of Software Services.
  • Led a 2-year project creating internal docs for AT&T’s network automation platform.
  • Provided the initial docs to the Linux foundation for the open-source version of AT&T's platform (ONAP).
  • Created internal process and style docs.
  • Coached team members to align their career interests with company goals.

Senior Technical Publications Designer


Amdocs —- 07/2007-01/2014

  • Researched features and wrote documentation for installation, user, and API guides.
  • Worked with design and product verification in an Agile development environment.
  • Managed projects independently from start to finish.

Staff Technical Writer


Wind River —- 04/2006-07/2007

  • Researched and wrote Programmer’s and Migration Guides for the Interpeak IPnet stack.
  • Built successful relationships with developers in Sweden to assess and update their current docs.
  • Produced and designed content for the Online Support site.

Education

Technical Writer Diploma, Honours

Algonquin College

Environmental Studies/English (no degree; don't judge me)

Carleton University/University of Waterloo