Toby Drake — Product Engineer
I develop and deliver content to help users configure, run, and troubleshoot cloud software. Work I’ve done: technical writing, content strategy, technical graphics/illustrations, blended learning instructional design, project management, and business analytics. Things I know about: Confluent Partner Integrations, Confluent Custom Connectors, Apache Kafka, fully-managed Kafka connectors (for Confluent Cloud), self-managed Kafka connectors (for Confluent Platform), Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Fedora, Kubernetes, OpenShift Container Platform, Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud (GCP), Alibaba Cloud, AWS Management Console and AWS CLI, Azure Portal and Azure CLI, Google Cloud SDK, Aliyun CLI, Azure Stack, high availability (HA) clusters, Ansible, Helm, Python, JavaScript, JSON, Docker, SQL Server, git, GitHub, GitLab, Atom, reStructuredText, AsciiDoc, Markdown, MadCap Flare, Agile, XML, Cisco IOS, Pro/Engineer (3D Graphics) SolidWorks (Graphics), Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, Captivate, AutoCAD, HP Server Management tools, Tandem (Compaq/HP) NonStop systems, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Subversion, Visio, UNIX, Fiber installation, and IP Telephony.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Technical Writer with expertise in cloud documentation.
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Experience: 20 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Technical Writing
- Cloud
Career Highlights
- Expert in technical writing for cloud software.
- Proficient in multiple cloud platforms including AWS and Azure.
- Strong background in instructional design and blended learning.
Work Experience
Confluent
Staff Technical Writer (3 yrs 2 mos)
Senior Technical Writer (2 yrs 6 mos)
Red Hat
Senior Technical Writer / Cloud Platform SME (2 yrs 7 mos)
Alert Logic
Senior Information Developer (8 mos)
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Medical Writer (9 mos)
Schlumberger
Technical Writer (2 yrs)
Acxiom
Business Analyst (2 yrs)
Hewlett-Packard
Information Engineer (2 yrs)
Cisco
Lead Technical Writer (2 yrs)
Dell
New Product Training Advocate, Dell Global Learning (5 yrs 2 mos)
Education
BA at Texas Tech University