Summary
Andrea Bichsel is a versatile technical communicator and small-business owner who blends seven-plus years of enterprise cloud content experience at Microsoft with hands-on sustainable agriculture and community leadership in Shelton, Washington. At Microsoft she developed end-to-end guidance and multimedia for cross-product solutions across Azure, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Microsoft 365—most recently focusing on Cloud for Sustainability and Cloud for Nonprofit—translating complex architectures into practical how-tos for diverse audiences. She has a long track record of cross-functional collaboration with engineering, PM, UX, and customers to turn real-world feedback into training, migration guidance, and content architecture. Outside tech she runs Hammersley Inlet Farm and Nursery, applies permaculture principles to land management, donates plants to nonprofits, and is an active chamber member—bringing practical stewardship and nonprofit board experience to her work. A classically trained cellist with decades of orchestral service, she combines creativity, pedagogy (M.A. in Adult Education & Training), and technical rigor to create clear, customer-focused content.
8 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
Continuing Professional Education Various, Continuing Professional Education Various at Coursera
M/AET Masters in Adult Education & Training, M/AET Masters in Adult Education & Training at University of Phoenix
Sammamish High School
BA English, BA English at Stanford University
French, Russian