Work.

25+ years of technical content creation across EV infrastructure, electric motorcycles, bicycles and components, network hardware, SaaS, and more. Documentation platforms, certification programs, service manuals, developer portals, and the back-end tools that power them. I'm a technical writer at heart, but with so much more in my toolbox. I'm a natural problem solver, and will go the extra distance to make things work.

25+
Years
2k+
Docs shipped
18+
Language variants
8
Companies
300+
PDFs in one platform

A real human
behind the docs.

I'm a technical documentation leader who has spent over two decades building content systems. I work where complex infrastructure meets the person who needs to understand it.

At ChargePoint, I architected a documentation platform from scratch: JSON schema design, Node.js, CI/CD integration, automation, SSO infrastructure, and the front-end that made it all navigable. I didn't just manage the team — I built the thing. We lacked both financial and human resources, so I used stack I had implemented previously at Specialized, and hit the ground running.

Previously: Zero Motorcycles (CAN-based EV software docs), Sleuth (SaaS DORA metrics), Specialized Bicycle Components (12 years, consumer-facing documentation), FOX Factory (3 years, consumer-facing documentation), Castelle (1 year, F1 help-based documentation for fax network server product). Every role has been about the same core challenge: take a hard technical system and teach it to people who need to use it.

Outside of work, I'm a trail steward with Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship, an STC member since 1995, and a former U.S. Marine.

MadCap Flare JSON schema Node.js PowerShell SSO / OIDC / SAML CI/CD pipelines C# / .NET Azure JavaScript LearnUpon LMS Terraform (learning) Final Cut Pro X Adobe Suite PHP / jQuery Salesforce / SOQL
25+
Years in
Tech Content
4k+
Docs & Pages
Shipped
30+
Language
Variants
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The trail is a natural feedback loop.

Documentation platform engineering.

Platforms I've built, programs I've led, and applications I've made for roles I really want.

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Career · Full History
Resume &
Experience
From Hawk Missile Technician (USMC) to Technical Content Development Manager at ChargePoint — 25+ years across EV infrastructure, electric motorcycles, bicycle components, network hardware, SaaS, and more.
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Case Study · ChargePoint
Product Reference
Documentation Platform
Built from scratch — a JSON-driven portal hosting 394 PDFs across 1,147+ language variants. Custom Node.js pipeline, CI/CD integration, PowerShell + Salesforce SOQL data sync, and a front-end filtering system.
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Case Study · ChargePoint
Product Reference
Documentation Platform
Built from scratch — a JSON-driven portal hosting 394 PDFs across 1,147+ language variants. Custom Node.js pipeline, CI/CD integration, PowerShell + Salesforce SOQL data sync, and a front-end filtering system.
See platform →
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Open Source · GitHub
Code &
Contributions
PowerShell automation, JSON schema tooling, Node.js pipelines, and documentation systems built in the open. The technical side of a career spent treating docs like software.
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Live site PDFs Code
2022 – 2026
ChargePoint, Inc.
Product Reference Documentation Platform
JSON-driven portal: 394 PDFs, 1,147+ language variants. Custom Node.js pipeline, MadCap Flare, CI/CD integration, PowerShell automation, SSO/OIDC/SAML connector, and certification programs.
MadCap Flare JSON schema Node.js PowerShell
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PDFs Confluence
2021 – 2023
Zero Motorcycles
EV Software & CAN Bus Documentation
Internal software documentation for CAN-based electric motorcycle development. Hardware validation, SME collaboration, and documentation deployment via Atlassian Confluence and Jira.
Confluence CAN bus Embedded systems
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PDFs
2021 – 2021
Sleuth
Software Dev Tools Documentation
Soft engineering intelligence platform
Confluence DevTools Blog articles
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Live site PDFs Video
2008 – 2021
Specialized Bicycle Components
Technical Service Website & Content Library
11 years managing 4,500+ product pages on service.specialized.com. Technical service manuals, how-to videos (Final Cut Pro X), and platform migrations using PHP, JavaScript, and HTML/CSS.
PHP / JS Video Online help
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PDFs Video
2004 – 2006
FOX Factory
Owner's Manuals, Service Guides & Videos
Owner's manuals, service manuals, and how-to videos for suspension products. Translation coordination into multiple languages, addenda and errata management, and corporate website updates.
InDesign Translation Video
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F1 help Online help
2006 – 2008
Castelle
Network fax software
Migrated from using RoboHelp to the then-new MadCap Flare v1.0
Print Online help F1 help
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