Elizabeth Woodbury is a senior content designer with 7 years of experience making technical information more findable, usable, and accessible, currently leading content strategy at Microsoft in Redmond. She blends user-centered design, technical writing, and terminology work—especially for IT professionals—to simplify complex cybersecurity and enterprise IT topics. Her hands-on contributions to the widely used MicrosoftDocs/windows-itpro-docs repo show a focus on content quality tooling and workflow, tuning Acrolinx configurations and exception processes to raise editorial standards. With an MSIM in Information Architecture and UX from the University of Washington and a background in archives and information science, she brings a meticulous, research-driven approach to content systems and governance. Colleagues rely on her to bridge product, policy, and pedagogy to make documentation both authoritative and learnable.
7 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM) Information Architecture User Experience Design, Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM) Information Architecture User Experience Design at University of Washington Information School
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) English Language and Literature General, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) English Language and Literature General at Whitman College
This repository is used for Windows client for IT Pro content on Microsoft Learn.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer / Documentation Specialist
Contributions:1 review, 1031 commits, 70 PRs in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Elizabeth's commits primarily involve modifications to the `.acrolinx-config.edn` file, suggesting a focus on configuring and refining the Acrolinx integration for content quality assurance within the repository. These changes include adjustments to scoring parameters, guidance profiles, and exception handling procedures. The commits update minimum score requirements and provide instructions for the exception processes. This indicates the user's work is centered around content quality and workflow management for Microsoft Learn content.
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Elizabeth Woodbury - Senior Content Designer at Microsoft