Carol Gunby
UX Writer And Content Designer, Google Beam at Magnit Global
San Jose, California, United States
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Top SchoolCarol Gunby is a senior UX writer and content designer with 12 years of experience shaping developer and product documentation at scale, currently working on Google Beam. She blends API and developer docs expertise (Python code samples, API references) with hands-on UX copy, content strategy, and documentation tooling—having migrated multiple sites to MkDocs/Jekyll and implemented Vale prose linting to streamline editorial workflows. At YouTube she was the first writer on staff, built localization processes that dramatically reduced engineering hours, and cut support email volume tenfold by rethinking help content. Comfortable managing small teams and partnering with engineers, she has a rare mix of product, developer, and localization experience informed by formal training in UX design and e-learning. An often-overlooked strength is her background in applied mythology and permaculture, which surfaces in thoughtful information architecture and sustainable content systems.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate E-Learning Design, Certificate E-Learning Design at University of WashingtonCertificate Ecology of Leadership, Certificate Ecology of Leadership at Regenerative Design InstituteBA with honors Creative Arts, BA with honors Creative Arts at San José State UniversityUX Design Immersive, UX Design Immersive at General AssemblyGraduate Certificate Applied Mythology, Graduate Certificate Applied Mythology at Pacifica Graduate InstituteCertificate—Professional Sequence in Editing, Certificate—Professional Sequence in Editing at UC Berkeley Extension
Github Skills (44)
google-workspace10
apps-script10
common-expression-language10
google-apps-script10
javascript10
src10
srcset10
google-docs10
image10
protocol-buffers10
validation10
responsive10
responsive-images10
protoc10
imgix10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
bufbuild/buf-tour
Jul 2023 - Nov 2024
Contributions:7 reviews, 9 PRs, 17 pushes in 1 year 4 months
rakuista/connectrpc.com
Nov 2023 - Jun 2024
Docs, governance, and RFCs for Connect: Protobuf RPC that works.
Contributions:23 pushes, 2 branches in 7 months
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