Mark Michon
Documentation Specialist
Portland, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMark Michon is a documentation specialist and developer educator with 11 years of experience translating complex frontend and API tooling into accessible guides, tutorials, and docs-as-code platforms. Based in Portland, he has driven measurable growth—boosting Bearer’s organic traffic by over 1200%—while modernizing docs sites with 11ty, Tailwind, and UX-focused frontend improvements. Comfortable shipping code and content, Mark contributes to notable open-source projects like Gatsby and Bearer, adding accessibility, performance tweaks, and clearer CLI/help copy. His background teaching web development to 1000+ undergraduates informs a pragmatic approach to curriculum-quality documentation and developer onboarding. He combines hands-on frontend dev chops with content strategy to make developer experiences easier to use and maintain.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts General Studies, Associate of Arts General Studies at Valencia CollegeBA Digital Media: Internet Interaction, BA Digital Media: Internet Interaction at University of Central Florida
Dutch, French, English
Stackoverflow
735reputation
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15answers
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gatsby
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Github Skills (26)
accessibility10
eleventy10
javascript10
static-site-generator10
css10
webaccess10
tailwindcss10
front-end-development10
html10
gatsby10
react10
documentation10
wpgraphql7
wordpress-graphql7
graphql7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
Bearer/bearer
Oct 2022 - Feb 2023
Code security scanning tool (SAST) to discover, filter and prioritize security and privacy risks.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer & Frontend Developer (Documentation Focus)
Technical Writer & Frontend Developer (Documentation Focus)Contributions:59 reviews, 65 commits, 126 PRs in 4 months
Contributions summary:Mark primarily contributed to the documentation of the project, including updating the CLI help copy and creating pages for various topics. They focused on updating and improving the documentation site, including implementing theme updates, navigation revamps, and data type explanations. Additionally, the user made frontend improvements, adding breadcrumbs, search functionality to rules, and fixing layout issues within the documentation. Their work centered around enhancing the user experience and clarity of the project's documentation.
protectbugbountycode-qualitysastcompliance
gatsbyjs/gatsby
Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
The best React-based framework with performance, scalability and security built in.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 7 PRs, 40 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Mark contributed to the GatsbyJS repository by updating various frontend components and templates. They primarily focused on modernizing the codebase to align with current best practices, including updating React-Helmet syntax and adding accessibility features. Their work involved modifying layouts, templates, and components to improve the user experience and ensure proper SEO. The user also implemented viewport-based prefetching to improve performance.
gatsbyreactweb-appfastestcompiler
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