Lorna Mitchell
API Architect at OpenAPI Initiative
Kirklees, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolLorna Mitchell is an API architect and seasoned developer with 16 years’ experience building developer experience, APIs and SDKs across startups and large organisations. She currently shapes industry API standards at TM Forum and the OpenAPI Initiative, after leadership roles including VP of Developer Experience at Redocly and Head of Developer Relations at Aiven. Her hands-on background spans backend PHP work on notable projects like the Vonage PHP SDK and contributions to open-source tooling and documentation such as rst2pdf and Joind.in. Lorna combines technical leadership—hiring and growing teams, launching products—with a strong focus on practical developer-facing assets: docs, SDKs, integrations and error-handling improvements. Colleagues know her for turning messy API ecosystems into clear, usable developer platforms and for an eye for detail that shows up in both code and documentation.
16 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Data Science, Data Science at CourseraMEng Electronics and Computer Engineering, MEng Electronics and Computer Engineering at University of YorkA-Levels Maths Physics Further Maths, A-Levels Maths Physics Further Maths at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Stackoverflow
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124answers
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Github Skills (26)
restructuredtext10
apidoc10
pdf10
php10
api10
rest-api10
documentation10
guzzle9
phpunit9
error-handling9
database-management9
data-modeling8
openapi6
oauth6
mobile-application6
Programming languages (25)
Github contributions (5)
joindin/joindin-web2
Jan 2013 - Mar 2016
HTTP Frontend For the Joind.in API
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:227 commits, 101 PRs, 79 pushes in 3 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Lorna primarily contributed to back-end functionality, focusing on improving the data model. Their work included storing event URIs in the database, fetching event data, and adding features to the event object. They also implemented modifications to the API, including handling HTTP headers, which indicates involvement with API integration. These changes demonstrate a focus on improving data storage and retrieval within the Joind.in API.
apijavascriptfrontend
rst2pdf/rst2pdf
Jan 2018 - Nov 2022
Use a text editor. Make a PDF.
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:87 reviews, 127 commits, 128 PRs in 4 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Lorna primarily contributed to the documentation of the `rst2pdf` project. Their work includes fixing typos, adding formatting, updating file names, and removing niche content from the manual. They also updated the README and added a CONTRIBUTING file to improve open-source collaboration. Additionally, they added release notes for the snap package and documented the supported styles.
pythonpdfpdf-generationrestructuredtextpresentation-tools
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