Cody Hoag
Technical Writer at Google
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolCody Hoag is a Senior Technical Writer with over 14 years of experience translating complex cloud and developer-facing systems into clear, maintainable documentation. At Google he led documentation strategy for Google Distributed Cloud air-gapped, automating reference generation to cut manual work by over 90% and shaping documentation that supported over $1B in contractual commitments. Previously at Red Hat and Liferay he owned API reference quality, release notes strategy, and internal documentation build systems, often serving as lead Javadoc reviewer and tooling developer. He blends applied-math rigor with hands-on engineering—contributing Javadoc, build scripts, and Java fixes to notable open-source repos like Liferay—so his docs are informed by real code-level understanding. Based in Raleigh, NC, Cody focuses on scalable documentation processes that reduce maintenance burdens while improving developer experience.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Applied Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Applied Mathematics at North Carolina State UniversityCertificate, Computer Programming - Java, Certificate, Computer Programming - Java at Durham Technical Community College
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Github Skills (17)
javadoc10
liferay10
java10
javas10
api-design9
git9
osgi9
ant9
build-process9
version-control9
eclipse6
github-api6
gradle6
github6
asciidoctor6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
liferay/liferay-docs
Jun 2012 - Oct 2019
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:4653 commits, 11 PRs, 100 comments in 7 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Cody primarily focused on updating and modifying code within the project's codebase. Their work included modifying Ant targets to allow for whitespace and integrating DXP/CE functionality. The user also made changes to image paths to ensure the display of new images in the proper context.
liferay/liferay-blade-samples
Jun 2016 - Jun 2019
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:183 commits, 3 PRs, 7 comments in 3 years
Contributions summary:Cody primarily contributed to the Liferay Blade Samples repository by adding and modifying Java code. Their work focused on implementing Javadoc for several classes, which improved code documentation. Additionally, the user updated BND files to include bundle descriptions. The contributions span across different sample modules like controlmenuentry, corejsphook, and screenname.validator.
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