Summary Statement

Technical Writer with more than 10+ years of experience translating complex AdTech, SaaS, and data-platform concepts into clear, user-centered content. Specializes in content design, UX writing, and documentation systems for enterprise and developer-facing products. Proven partner to product, design, and engineering teams, using analytics and user feedback to shape scalable content frameworks and improve product usability.

Work Experience

Manager, Technical Writing & Documentation

October 2024 - Present
Samsung Ads, Mountain View, CA
  • Designed scalable content frameworks and writing standards that improved clarity, consistency, and usability of Ads platform documentation across technical and non-technical audiences, including GenAI-assisted content workflows.
  • Partnered with product, engineering, UX, and support teams to design content workflows informed by support tickets and user feedback, improving issue visibility and enabling more targeted content and UX improvements.
  • Applied analytics and usage data to evaluate documentation effectiveness, identify high-impact content gaps, and iteratively improve content structure, taxonomy, and user experience.
  • Designing a generative AI–assisted content framework to improve discoverability, consistency, and accuracy of Ads platform documentation.
  • Building LLM-based content analysis agents that synthesize support tickets, product feedback, and usage data to surface high-impact UX and content design improvements.
  • Designing a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) content system for internal knowledge bases, including governance, source ownership, and lifecycle standards to support reliable, user-centered knowledge retrieval.

Senior Technical Writer

September 2019 - June 2024
Treasure Data, Mountain View, CA
  • Designed content models, information architecture, and UX documentation for APIs, SDKs, and data workflows supporting enterprise AdTech and ML use cases.
  • Collaborated with UX, product, and engineering teams to design content and UX documentation across multiple product touchpoints, influencing product decisions from early discovery through launch.
  • Pioneered Treasure Data’s first developer documentation portal, accelerating implementation and saving $500k annually by improving alignment time between FE and BE teams.
  • Established Jira Service Desk for Docs, reducing ticket resolution from months or weeks to fewer than 36 hours, setting standards for documentation efficiency.
  • Directed monthly release note process, increasing operational efficiency and enabling stakeholders to focus on innovation and high-value activities.
  • Partnered with Product Ops and Technical Program Management, enhancing operational workflows, dismantling silos, and fostering a collaborative environment.

Writer & Editor

January 2014 - Present
Freelancer, Los Gatos, CA
  • Competitive intelligence, content strategy, and technical documentation for B2B, B2C, and pharmaceutical clients, ensuring alignment with client objectives, timeline, and budget.

Magazine and Features Editor

March 2016 - March 2019
New SV Media, San Jose, CA
  • Directed the production and content strategy of two weekly lifestyle magazines and front-page centerpieces for three weekly newspapers. Delivered award-winning material.
  • Managed writers and photographers, providing mentorship and skill enhancement through feedback and professional development.

Technical Writer (Trainer)

December 2012 - May 2016
Learning & Employee Development - SCC, San Jose, CA
  • Led initiatives for new software implementations for a $1 million education fund served by 16,000 employees in 27 user groups.
  • Delivered employee training and managed learning partners.

Certifications

Generative AI Fundamentals

2024 - 2026
Databricks

Foundational knowledge of generative AI, including large language models (LLMs).

Dispute Resolution

Office of Human Relations, County of Santa Clara

Mediation principles and practice as a process to resolve conflict through effective communication, fostering understanding, and mutual respect.

CSPL

Behavioral Health Services, County of Santa Clara

Defuse and de-escalate individuals in crisis.

Projects

A brief sample of the projects was the primary author or project manager.

Delegated Groups - This collection of documents describes how a company might leverage a regional administrator to oversee a set of users with permissions to specific policies.
Illustration - Delegated Groups - This image offers a visual description of how Delegated Grouping works.
API Developer Portal - Identified a need for improved API documentation, built a business case, gathered metrics, got stakeholder buy-in, and launched the first iteration 18 months later.
Journey Orchestration - This document enables users to follow and manage a customer journey, including creating and editing key decision points.
LLM/Gen AI - GenAI for predictive modeling using RAG to enhance LLMs, offering efficient process automation with personalization and feedback analysis via a virtual assistant.

Strengths & Competencies

Advertising ​Platforms ​/​ ​AdTech, Competitive ​Intelligence, Content ​Design, Content ​Strategy, Content ​Systems, Cross-​Functional ​Collaboration, Developer ​Documentation, Enterprise ​UX, Generative ​AI, Governance, Information ​Architecture, Mentoring, NLP, Onboarding ​Development, Policy ​Development, Process ​Automation, Project ​Management, Release ​Documentation, Strategic ​Planning, UX ​Writing

Skills & Proficiency

Jira & Confluence

Linux

Markdown

HTML5 & CSS

Git

Python

C++

Additional Tools - Claude ​Code, ClickHelp, Cline, Confluence, CSS, Doc360, Docker, Figma, Git, HTML, JavaScript, JIRA, JSON, Linux ​CLI, Markdown, OpenAPI, Python, Redocly, Regex, SQL, Sublime ​Text, VSCode, Zapier. Whatever you’ve got!