After 10+ wonderful years at Google, I’ve decided to move on. My last day at Google was yesterday, April 10th.
My first Google gig was the docs for the Maps APIs. Next came Cloud AI and an open source machine learning platform called Kubeflow. Three+ years ago, I joined an internal Developer Relations team to work on docs for internal platforms and frameworks.
Over all my time at Google, the achievement I’m most proud of is Google Season of Docs. Season of Docs is a program that engages technical writers around the world to work for a period of time on various open source projects (similar to Summer of Code, but different). I initiated, designed, and launched the program. We ran the first year of Season of Docs in 2019. The program is still going strong, now managed by Google’s Open Source Programs Office.
Thank you Googlers! You’ve been an awesome group of people to work with. I’ve learned a lot and enjoyed so many wonderful opportunities. Thank you for being such a dedicated, interesting, charming group of people.
What’s next?
Writing will always be a big part of my life. It’s what I do. Whether it be technical communication, other sorts of communication, blogging, fiction, it’ll be there.
Will Trilby Trench make another appearance? She just might! (Trilby is a technical writer and action hero. Things happen to her and she happens right back at ‘em.)
I’ll be doing some volunteer work in the areas of emergency services (with the Australian SES) and conservation.
I’m also going to explore more of Australia. There’ll be some walking:
Encounters with wildlife:
Some 4WDing:
And more sedentary pursuits involving a piano, chocolate, and books.
See you around the corner!