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Senior Technical Writer | Content Strategist | Editor

I turn complex information into clear, useful content people can understand, trust, and act on.

Senior technical writer, content strategist, and editor with experience across enterprise healthcare, publishing, and independent consulting. I specialize in translating complex technical, operational, and regulatory information into documentation people can understand, trust, and use.

How I work

I work closely with subject matter experts and cross-functional teams to understand complicated processes, identify information gaps, and create content that serves both business needs and the people actually using it.

My work includes technical documentation, SOPs and workflows, knowledge bases, training and onboarding materials, content strategy, and substantive editing.

Available for remote opportunities in technical writing, knowledge management, content strategy, training and enablement, editorial, and content operations.

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Writing and Content Samples

A collection of writing that showcases my ability to inform, persuade, engage, and move audiences to action across topics, formats, and channels.

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First Draft Energy: Why Writers Need to Stop Querying Too Soon

Persuasive Digital Content Β· Editorial

Excerpt from an original essay published in Letters from Kindlebrook, my author newsletter. Written for aspiring and working authors, the piece uses humor, direct address, and publishing expertise to persuade readers to reconsider how they approach manuscript submission.

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Art in Uncertain Times

Persuasive Editorial Β· Cultural Commentary

Excerpt from an original essay published in Letters from Kindlebrook. Written in response to contemporary political and cultural uncertainty, the piece uses humor, narrative voice, and emotional appeal to explore art as resistance, refuge, and connection.

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Enterprise Experience

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Fourteen years inside enterprise healthcare taught me that documentation is infrastructure, not paperwork.

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At Gainwell Technologies, I supported Medicaid operations through documentation used across business, operational, compliance, and technical teams. My work included SOPs, policies, workflow documentation, training materials, knowledge resources, and process guidance, along with documentation governance, quality review, and cross-functional collaboration.

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Featured Documentation Samples

The following samples represent the types of documentation I developed throughout my career supporting enterprise healthcare operations.

Healthcare Prior Authorization Workflow Guide

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Audience:

Medicaid operations and provider-facing teams

Challenge:

Translate a complex, multi-step prior authorization process involving multiple departments, requirements, and escalation paths into usable guidance.

Solution:

Designed a task-focused workflow guide combining step-by-step procedures, decision points, documentation requirements, and escalation guidance.

Skills demonstrated:

Process analysis, workflow documentation, SME collaboration, information architecture, healthcare documentation

Tools:

Microsoft Word, SharePoint, Visio

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Employee Onboarding SOP

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Audience: New Employees

Challenged: Reduce onboarding confusion and improve consistency.

Solution: Developed structured onboarding procedures and reference documentation.

Tools: Word, SharePoint.

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Knowledge Base Article Collection

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Audience: Internal Staff

Challenge: Improve access to frequently used operational information.

Solution: Developed searchable knowledge base content and standardized article templates.

Tools: SharePoint, Confluence.

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Tools & Technologies

Documentation & Content

Document & Knowledge Management

Process & Collaboration

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Industries & Domains

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Professional Experience

Senior Editor & Documentation Lead

City Owl Press | Remote | 2018–Present

Lead complex editorial and content projects from acquisition through publication, coordinating authors, editors, production teams, and other stakeholders across structured review and approval workflows. Develop editorial guidance, documentation standards, process resources, and author-facing materials that improve consistency and help projects move efficiently from initial evaluation through final delivery.