Many of the documents I've created are available only internally or are restricted by NDAs, but the selection on this page offers some indication of my versatility and depth. I'm especially good at translating technical concepts into language appropriate for the intended audience of consumers, engineers, or scientists.

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Note: The Allen Institute announced the retirement of the Human Immune System Explorer (HISE) platform mid-migration to a new UI, and the migration was never completed. The screenshots below show the intended final formatting.

Technical Writing Samples

SDK: get_file_descriptors()
Allen Institute: SDK Tutorial

This Django CMS tutorial shows data analysts and scientists how to use the get_file_descriptors() SDK.

Image showing data flow document
Allen Institute: Data Flow Document

Technical documentation page explaining HISE metadata and data flow.

UI of the Ask Avery chat agent
Allen Institute: Chat Agent

Gated Gemini chat agent I built with engineering support for UI, GCP IAM admin role configuration, and deployment.

Data discoverability tutorial
Allen Institute: Data Opt-in Doc

This step-by-step tutorial describes the opt-in process for making human metadata fields publicly discoverable within the HISE platform.

Deidentified data document
Allen Institute: Deidentified Data Doc

This policy guide covers deidentified human subjects data, NIH access tiers, data masking, and metadata validation.

Description of vulnerability notifications
Allen Institute: Security Document

This document helps users understand and act on the IDE vulnerability notifications they receive periodically by email.

Alexa Extra page
Amazon: Alexa Extra

I created this pre-AI artwork (using a stock image as the base) and wrote the content for all Alexa Extra feature pages.

Screenshot of Alexa Skills Foundations course opener.
Amazon: Alexa Skills Course Opener

For this Alexa Learning Lab beginner course, we wanted an approachable, gamified look and feel.

Screenshot of Alexa Skills Foundations sample page.
Amazon: Alexa Skills Sample Page

Interactive course elements, such as this set of flashcards, keep learners engaged.

Screenshot of a tutorial that shows how to develop an Alexa skill for multiple languages.
Amazon: Alexa Skills Tutorial

This tutorial explains how to create an Alexa skill in multiple languages.

Amazon Alexa API Reference
Amazon: Alexa API Reference

This is a simple API reference document for the Alexa Radio Skills Kit.

Page explaining the code tab in the developer console
Amazon: Alexa Dev Console

This Developer Console code tab showcases console functions and how to use them.

Screenshot of private folders tutorial
Allen Institute: Private Folders Tutorial

This document explains how scientists and analysts can move files from a laptop to an IDE for analysis.

Screenshot of a technical document titled 'Increment Your Device Firmware.'
Amazon: Alexa Semantic Versioning

Technical document that explains the use of semantic versioning in Alexa Connect Kit.

Equinix Fabric API documentation page
Equinix: Fabric API Documentation

At Equinix, I was responsible for documenting the company's flagship product, Equinix Fabric.