Andrew Johnston
Senior Technical Editor at BlackBerry QNX
La Pêche, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolAndrew Johnston is a seasoned technical editor and writer with 11 years of experience translating complex APIs and developer tools into clear, usable documentation. Currently a Senior Technical Editor at BlackBerry QNX and operating his own consultancy, he blends product-focused API reference work with strategic communications for international clients. At Shopify he maintained REST and GraphQL references, led an API docs team as scrum master, and coordinated cross-team launches—experience that informs his pragmatic, launch-aware approach to docs. His background spans developer-facing SDKs, integration guides, SharePoint intranets, and operational process documentation, reflecting comfort across developer and business audiences. Based in rural Quebec, he pairs a philosophical and music arts education with a practical technical communications career, an uncommon mix that surfaces in creative, audience-centered documentation.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
BFA, Integrated Music Studies, BFA, Integrated Music Studies at Concordia UniversityBA, Philosophy, BA, Philosophy at Carleton University
French, English
Github Skills (42)
git10
raspberry-pi-pico10
github10
api-blueprint10
api-documentation10
documentation-generator10
patch9
asciidoc9
checkout9
swagger9
square9
raspberry-pi-camera9
api9
redoc9
credit9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
andrewjtech123/andrewjtech123.github.io
May 2015 - Jan 2024
Contributions:30 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 10 months
andrewjtech123/rebilly-validschema
Oct 2016 - May 2017
Contributions:4 PRs, 274 pushes, 6 branches in 7 months
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