Hi, I’m Rachael. Welcome to my portfolio.

I’m a user advocate, communication nerd, and technical writer. I care deeply about human-centered content design and turning complexity into clarity. I believe great documentation builds trust, saves time, and helps people do meaningful work (it might even spark delight).

Since 2014, I’ve created accessible documentation for hardware, software, and SaaS products; written winning technical and business proposals for government system modernizations; created beginner-friendly software training; and developed and taught college courses in technical communication.

This portfolio site is built with Jekyll and GitHub Pages. Right now, it features samples of my work from across genres (see the list below), recommendations from leadership and peer feedback, a peek at my origin story, and an experimental resume.

Things are under construction around here, so check back often for updates. ✌️


Portfolio Highlights

Environments

Canonical Guide

Warp

Helped teams adopt environment configuration through clear conceptual documentation that reduced setup friction.

GitHub

Streamlined release documentation process and raised quality standards for major GHES releases.

Enterprise Onboarding Guide

Documentation Set

GitHub

Led creation of comprehensive guide that reduced support load and accelerated self-serve setup.

GitHub

Improved task success by clarifying complex, conditional setup process for organizational structure.

GitHub

Reduced setup friction by documenting a critical but previously undocumented prerequisite.

GitHub

Improved self-service onboarding by providing clear guidance for critical trial decisions.

Ohio Tax Modernization Proposal

Technical Proposal

Fast Enterprises

Led development of winning $50M+ proposal to modernize Ohio's personal income tax system.

Plain Language for UX Writing

Thought Leadership

UX Collective

Advocated for plain language as a core UX principle through featured Medium article.

Plurality Process Documentation

Process Documentation

Deloitte

Created first repeatable process for publication variants, reducing errors and onboarding time.