Jake Tanis

I enjoy creating tools and documentation that help others perform their technical tasks.

Projects

• Ennoia - A book note app created with Python (Flask).
• Vigenère cipher - A Python script that encrypts and decrypts messages through a Vigenère cipher.
• Space to underscore converter - A Python script that replaces spaces in multiple filenames with underscores.
• Ennoia API documentation - API documentation for Ennoia. Created according to OpenAPI specifications with Redocly CLI.
• MadCap Flare Build Notification - Instructions on how to implement target build notifications with Python and Batch scripts.
• Search Engine - An HTML and CSS project that performs Google searches. Project 0 of the Harvard CS50 curriculum.
• Bible Super Search API documentation - A revision of the API documentation for the Bible Super Search API. Edited to OpenAPI specifications with Redocly CLI.
• Zen4 Knowledge Base - Software and hardware instructions for a theoretical software company named Zen4. Made with MadCap Flare during my MA.
• My portfolio - Includes my resume, technical writing samples, and blog posts.

Open Source Contributions

• DeftSharp.Windows.Input
• pallets/flask

Experience

Technical Writer at OPEX Corporation, 2024-Present

• MadCap Flare, SVN, Git, Confluence, Jira, Sharepoint, VisualSVN
• Documented the help menu for the Infinity Human-Machine Interface (HMI).
• Created internal documentation for SVN and Flare troubleshooting.
• Edited maintenance manuals for the Infinity machine with MadCap Flare.
• Assisted technical writers on my team with SVN issues and protocols.
• Worked with senior writers to update manuals.
• Collaborated with engineers to gather information needed for machine manuals.

Technical Communicator I at ARGO Data Resource Corporation, 2022-2024

• MadCap Flare, Git, GitHub, CSS, HTML, Jira, VS Code
• Wrote and edited user guides, installation guides, configuration guides, and release notes for software applications.
• Worked with development, product, technical support, customer support teams, and stakeholders to improve customer experience of documentation.
• Assisted fellow team members on troubleshooting MadCap Flare and Git issues.
• Worked with developers to update the Online Help for the OASIS product to be role-based.
• Developed a new stylesheet to include modern UX styles for the Online Help of the OASIS product.

Technical Writer Intern at ARGO Data Resource Corporation, 2022

• MadCap Flare, Microsoft Word, Git
• Edited user guides.
• Performed peer reviews.

Education

• Professional and Technical Communication, MA, University of North Texas, 2022
• Animal Science, BSc, Texas A&M University, 2020