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- Edited three books for Packt publishing.
- Technical editor for four books with Manning.
- "Technical Writing for Developers" for Packt publishing, released in March 2024.
- Working on a book on Ableton Live 12 for Packt publishing.
- Working on a book on Ableton Live 12 for Packt publishing. (Cancelled)
- Working on a book on Sustainable computing for Apress.

### Courses
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### Podcasts and Video

- My 8+ year-old podcast, "Chinchilla Squeaks".
- My 8+ year-old podcast, "Chinchilla Squeaks", recently renamed to "Tech Lounge".
- My YouTube channel is also now monetised with regular sponsorships.

Find links to all these at [chrischinchilla.com][2].
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- I run the Write the Docs meetup in Berlin and have organised other meetups in the past.
- I was on the organising committee for the 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 EU, and 2019 Australian Write the Docs conferences.
- I co-organised the "Tool the Docs" devroom at FOSDEM in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2024.
- I co-organised the "Tool the Docs" devroom at FOSDEM in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024, and 2025.
- I was a judge for the Mozilla open source awards in 2020.
- I run the Berlin Shut Up & Write© meetup with over 3,500 members, and thanks to the co-organisers, we run meetups almost every day.
- I run the Berlin Shut Up & Write© meetup with over 3,500 members, and thanks to the co-organisers, we run meetups almost every day. It is the largets chapter in the world and I was recently invited to speak at the community symposium.

## Work Experience

### Docker, Staff Technical Writer

_February 2023 - August 2023_
Docker Inc is a major contributor to many container-related technologies and its own commercial offerings. I was a staff technical writer on the documentation team and was attached to working on a number of commercial products. My responsibilities included:

- Working with product managers, engineers, and designers to create and maintain documentation for new and existing products
- Proposing and steering new improvement projects
- Editing and reviewing submissions from internal and external contributors
- Liaising and working with our developer relations and marketing teams for collaboration ideas
- Writing technical blog posts for products
- Providing guidance, mentorship, and feedback

### Chronosphere, Senior Technical Writer

_August 2020 - September 2022_

Chronosphere is the steward for M3, the highly available time series database, and its commercial offering. I was the sole tech writer for both projects, and my role included:

- Overhauling documentation and documentation platforms
- Documenting new features as they developed
- Creating and maintaining a style guide and automated style-checking tools
- Creating and maintaining tests, screenshot generation, and other documentation tools
- Editing and reviewing submissions from internal and external contributors
- Liaising and working with our developer relations and marketing teams for collaboration ideas
- Responsibility for metrics, planning, and delivery of documentation
- I wrote a handful of technical blog posts and a monthly Observability newsletter
- I hosted several video series interviewing staff members and external experts

### Freelance Technical Writer, Blogger and Developer Relations

_March 2017 - Present_

As a freelance writer and blogger, I have contributed to the blogs and documentation sets of multiple technical companies. These ranged from small cutting-edge startups to large enterprises. Clients and work include
When not working full time, I work as a freelance writer and blogger, I have contributed to the blogs and documentation sets of multiple technical companies. These ranged from small cutting-edge startups to large enterprises. Clients and work include

- **Parseable**: Technical blog posts and videos.
- **Aspect**: Documentation and documentation tooling.
- **libcamera**: Documentation of an open-source camera stack and framework for Linux, Android, and ChromeOS.
- **Dev Spotlight**: Technical blog posts for Salesforce, Kong, and others.
- **ReveCom**: Technical blog post editing for high-profile clients.
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- **KILT**: Working on documentation for the decentralised identity platform.
- **Slint**: Overhauling documentation for this cross-platform development tool.

### Docker, Staff Technical Writer

_February 2023 - August 2023_
Docker Inc is a major contributor to many container-related technologies and its own commercial offerings. I was a staff technical writer on the documentation team and was attached to working on a number of commercial products. My responsibilities included:

- Working with product managers, engineers, and designers to create and maintain documentation for new and existing products
- Proposing and steering new improvement projects
- Editing and reviewing submissions from internal and external contributors
- Liaising and working with our developer relations and marketing teams for collaboration ideas
- Writing technical blog posts for products
- Providing guidance, mentorship, and feedback

### Chronosphere, Senior Technical Writer

_August 2020 - September 2022_

Chronosphere is the steward for M3, the highly available time series database, and its commercial offering. I was the sole tech writer for both projects, and my role included:

- Overhauling documentation and documentation platforms
- Documenting new features as they developed
- Creating and maintaining a style guide and automated style-checking tools
- Creating and maintaining tests, screenshot generation, and other documentation tools
- Editing and reviewing submissions from internal and external contributors
- Liaising and working with our developer relations and marketing teams for collaboration ideas
- Responsibility for metrics, planning, and delivery of documentation
- I wrote a handful of technical blog posts and a monthly Observability newsletter
- I hosted several video series interviewing staff members and external experts

### Ethereum Foundation, Technical Writer

_August 2018 - August 2020_
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