Professional Experience#

Technical Consultant (Remote)

Transfer Online, Inc. — Contracted via TCW Global 08/2023 – present

  • Led QA Automation and Technical Writing efforts across multiple software projects throughout the full Software Development Lifecycle.

  • Developed user manuals for Community Investment Trust (CIT).

  • Built an agentic ecosystem which helped increase robust manual creation and test development by 300x.

  • Regularly integrated Docker, CI/CD, and Azure into workflows.

  • Designed and developed accessible, scalable API documentation using Python, Sphinx, OpenAPI, and Swagger, keeping reference content aligned with evolving specifications.

  • Designed, implemented, and maintained automated UI and integration testing suites using Playwright, with a strong emphasis on maintainability, documentation, and rapid exploratory testing support.

  • Developed integration testing frameworks and reusable automation patterns shared across several products, reducing duplication and onboarding time.

  • Oversaw end-to-end QA processes, including test planning, test case creation, execution, and best practices across manual, exploratory, integration, and automated testing.

  • Led weekly developer meetings with both onshore and offshore teams, supporting coordination, prioritization, and cross-functional communication.

  • Designed a unified single-source, multi-output Sphinx documentation system powering four user manuals (Enterprise, Investor, Sponsor, CIT Corp) from a single codebase, reducing documentation maintenance overhead.

  • Implemented and customized a Sphinx-based documentation pipeline for C#, restoring a previously nonfunctional autodoc workflow and supporting a multi-project documentation ecosystem through custom configuration, intersphinx mappings, and syntax highlighting.

  • Built custom Sphinx extensions and Python tooling to support interactive documentation features, automated image redaction, dynamic figures, and bulk transformations between Markdown, reStructuredText, and structured JSON outputs.

  • Engineered PDF and asset generation pipelines using Python, LaTeX, and wkhtmltopdf to produce properly formatted PDFs.

  • Designed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure Static Web Apps, supporting parallel builds, automated versioning, staging-to-production promotion, and docs-as-code quality gates such as link checks and warning budgets.

  • Enhanced documentation user experience with custom JavaScript and CSS, including unified navigation across documentation portals, context-aware sidebars, mobile usability fixes, and developer-focused features such as tooltips and copy-to-clipboard utilities.

  • Owned end-to-end documentation strategy, including API references, user manuals, internal technical notes, and accessibility guidelines, with a focus on scalability, navigability, and future LLM-assisted use cases.

  • Identified and evaluated opportunities to apply local large language models to QA and documentation workflows.

  • Integrated LLM-assisted tooling, including the Claude Code CLI, into Bash and Python workflows to accelerate regression analysis, test creation, and documentation updates while maintaining human review and quality control.

  • Designed and deployed an MVP full-stack document management web application using a Test-Driven Development approach, featuring multi-approver workflows, full audit trails, and role-based access controls.

Technical Writer (Remote)

Transfer Online, Inc. — Contracted via TCW Global 08/2023 – present

  • Designed and maintained RESTful API documentation from YAML using Sphinx, Markdown, and RST, and developed a documentation management system on Read the Docs, versioned with Git/GitHub.

  • Collaborated closely with developers to validate API behavior and ensure documentation was accurate, complete, accessible, and aligned with product requirements.

  • Modernized legacy documentation by converting manuals and PDFs to RST (including a comprehensive 70-page product manual), improving information architecture, SEO, and readability.

  • Authored tech stack documentation, feature pages, and product manuals for multiple software products, with a consistent focus on accessibility and clear user guidance.

  • Created API mock data in Python (Faker, random, json) and developed an integration testing suite and API test coverage using Postman.

  • Built Python tooling (regex-based database analysis exported to Excel) to detect data outliers and support data quality checks and test design.

  • Designed and implemented an end-to-end QA Testing Strategy and Plan; developed a PowerPoint presentation and presented the strategy company-wide; led manual and exploratory QA sessions and logged findings in Asana.

  • Explored local and hosted LLMs (including OpenAI’s API) to extend regression test coverage and scale documentation workflows, such as automating PDF-to-RST conversion and legacy manual updates.

  • Participated in weekly standups and cross-functional meetings, providing QA and documentation insights and working with internal and external stakeholders as needed.

Technical Writer

ATI — Contracted via Actalent 05/2022 – 07/2023 | Albany, OR

  • Developed PowerShell script with .NET objects to batch update the formatting of old Word documents.

  • Spearheaded the development of new Word templates, which utilized word styles and multi-level lists (increasing efficiency 5X).

  • Generated documents at a rate 71% greater than the second most published.

  • Published all documents while maintaining OSHA standards.

  • Co-authored instructional manuals with project managers and engineering teams.

  • Played a critical role in cultivating relationships, as well as contributing to the content, planning, and designing of multiple projects.

  • Collaborated with users to define operational specifications.

  • Revised old documentation to align with updated standards.

  • Adhered to design standards, creating cohesive documents, styles, and templates.

  • Utilized technical and communication skills to refine content.

  • Incorporated operator feedback for content improvement.

  • Managed document creation and maintenance across multiple divisions and at least ten departments.

Author/Freelance Writer

Teacher Created Materials (remote) 12/2021 – 12/2022

  • Independently researched and wrote “South America” for a 5th-grade audience.

  • Crafted engaging educational content for “180 Days of Reading.”

Desktop Support Specialist

Northern Kentucky University IT 02/2019 – 05/2021

  • Received an award for proactively resolving IT problems.

  • Regularly responded to questions in person, over the phone, and via email.

  • Regularly assisted NKU employees and students in the problem-solving process.

  • Regularly installed, modified, and repaired computer hardware and software.

  • Often provided support for workstation configuration.

  • Regularly followed up with employees to ensure the resolution of their issues and meticulously documented problems and solutions in NKU’s service desk software.

  • Skillfully managed multiple support tickets, maintaining high service quality.