Joe Johnson
Senior Information Engineer
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoe Johnson is a Senior Information Engineer who blends a decade of writing and teaching experience with hands-on data engineering and analytics knowledge, currently shaping technical content at Starburst Data. He specializes in developer-facing docs, information architecture, and customer education for SaaS and startup environments, and pairs that with practical coding skills in SQL, Python, Java, and JavaScript. An active contributor to the Trino project, he improves big-data SQL engine documentation—clarifying config, connectors, and functions for production users. Joe’s background in instructional design and human-centered UX gives him a rare ability to turn complex engineering concepts into accessible, actionable guidance. Based in Washington, DC, he’s passionate about accessibility, static site tooling, and the intersection of technical communication with open source.
5 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS Social Sciences Teacher Education, Bachelor of Science - BS Social Sciences Teacher Education at Florida State University
Github Skills (7)
query-engine10
documentation10
sql4
databases3
javas3
database3
java3
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
trinodb/trino
Jan 2023 - Feb 2025
Official repository of Trino, the distributed SQL query engine for big data, formerly known as PrestoSQL (https://trino.io)
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:14 reviews, 19 PRs, 33 comments in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Joe primarily contributed to the project by modifying documentation files. These changes involved adding new properties, correcting typos, clarifying behaviors, and reordering content within documentation sections. The contributions cover various aspects of the Trino query engine, including configuration options, connector details, and function descriptions. These updates likely aim to improve the clarity, completeness, and accuracy of the project documentation for users.
prestodbdbmsindexingjdbcbigdata
blvckcoffee/trino
Feb 2023 - Oct 2024
Contributions:48 pushes, 18 branches in 1 year 8 months
hbasebigdatabig-datatrinodatabase
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