Wade Christensen Email & Phone Number

Tualatin, Or, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

- Bringing the next generation of Twilio’s developer documentation platform to life, driving the product vision and roadmap.- Team successfully built our new platform and migrated thousands of pages and tens of thousands of code samples.- Engaged with internal and external stakeholders to gather insights, ensuring alignment with customer needs.- Coordinated migration releases and communication with hundreds of product stakeholders to deliver our platform with minimal disruption.

San Francisco, California, Us

- Established and streamlined team processes and tooling, integrating Airtable and implementing agile practices.- Developed a comprehensive metrics framework, aligning with research findings and best practices identified by my colleagues to enhance and monitor documentation performance.

San Francisco, California, Us

- Top-rated speaker at Twilio’s SIGNAL conference, delivering live-streamed API demos.- Led the maintenance and enhancement of an open-source documentation platform.- Orchestrated the migration from Gatsby and Jekyll to Wagtail CMS, collaborating with multiple stakeholders.- Directed the development and release of an OpenAPI representation for SendGrid’s APIs.- Authored technical tutorials and maintained comprehensive product documentation.

• Designed and built web products and multimedia projects. In addition to client work, I built chat interfaces that implemented natural language processing with Wit.ai.• Work included small business websites, online teaching consulting, and motion graphics production.

Portland, Or, Us

• Collaborated with our curriculum designers to build multimedia online education materials. We worked to develop the best materials for those new to coding and technology. Treehouse content includes languages such as Python, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS; technical concepts such as HTTP, REST, and version control; and design practices such as A/B Testing, wireframing, and accessibility.• As a team lead, I coached curriculum designers' writing, on-camera performances, and use of media to create dynamic and engaging lessons.

Portland, Or, Us

• Trained the majority of our new curriculum designers with respect to our video production process. This included media training, writing coaching, and course design assistance.• Wrote, presented, and edited a Markdown course that exceeded student completion goals.• Authored several of the company's top-performing blog posts.• Established a content release strategy to provide customers with a predictable product.• Our team operated a high-volume production process, which required multiple network attached storage (NAS) devices and separate network infrastructure. I maintained the Portland office's infrastructure and worked with outside contractors to troubleshoot larger issues.• Collaborated with our marketing team, which required multiple days of travel with production gear, to spotlight the success of our students.

Portland, Or, Us

• Engineered a Python command line utility that automated project creation to keep our distributed team organized in a high-volume production environment.• To accommodate company growth, we moved production to Portland's premiere sound stage, Cine Rent West. I worked with Cine Rent West crew to schedule and record weekly video shoots.• Mentored new media producers and evaluated curriculum designers as part of the hiring process.• Edited technical videos on topics such as Python, JavaScript, SQL, and many associated frameworks.

Eugene, Oregon, Us

• 2014 Outstanding Classified Employee.• Collaborated with departments in the COE and the larger campus to advise on IT/AV hiring, evaluate technical options before purchase, and produce marketing media.• Instructed faculty and staff in the use of educational technologies for in-person and online courses. This included use of learning management software (LMS), classroom technical hardware, and online media delivery.

Eugene, Oregon, Us

• Specialized in creative systems solutions, including the redesign of a hardware/software system to create a course capture solution that salvaged ~$100K of sunk costs.• Provided all AV expertise for our technical team. The COE operates several environments that require secure recording. I recommended AV hardware (cameras, microphones, mixing boards, etc.) that would interface with our closed IT network infrastructure, bridging the IT and AV worlds.• Streamed and recorded multiple courses weekly for online delivery to remote students.

• Cinema Pacific hosts a sleepless 72-hour film competition for 12 teams. I provided all the editing supervision and technical support from kickoff to projection.• Ensured that every team completed its film in the allotted time and coordinated with multiple venues to prepare the final viewing.

• Hired with zero experience and promoted to the highest level of any student employee by the end of my tenure.• Worked across both content production and technical departments, managing video shoots, editing shows, and repairing hardware.

Eugene, Oregon, Us

• Flux is an award winning student magazine at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. I oversaw magazine feature stories (writing, photos, story, etc.), including most last-minute story additions.• Magazine awarded Columbia Scholastic Press Association: College Magazines Gold Crown | Gold Circle Awards: 1st Place Overall Design

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba (Postbaccalaureate), History

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Journalism, Spanish, Theater

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