Michael Eby
Technical Writer at Starburst
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Eby is a Technical Writer and analyst with eight years of experience translating complex data and archival knowledge into clear, actionable documentation. With a background in digital media studies (MA) and formal training in data science, he bridges humanities-informed research practices and technical rigor. He has contributed to high-profile open source projects like Trino, improving performance and glossary documentation for a widely used distributed SQL engine. Michael’s career spans data analysis roles in health-tech and hands-on archival work at leading art institutions, giving him a rare blend of domain literacy and data fluency. Currently at Metabase after shaping docs at Starburst, he excels at making backend systems and query behavior understandable to diverse audiences. Colleagues rely on him for precise, consistent content that reduces onboarding friction and surfaces subtle performance trade-offs.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Bachelor of Arts - BA at New York UniversityData Science, Data Science at Flatiron SchoolMaster of Arts - MA, Master of Arts - MA at Goldsmiths, University of London
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Github Skills (9)
query-engine10
databases10
big-data10
sql10
documentation10
database10
data-science9
javas3
java3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
trinodb/trino
Feb 2023 - Mar 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:5 reviews, 17 PRs, 8 comments in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to the documentation of the Trino project. Their work involved renaming and updating documentation related to Hive connector performance tuning, object storage definitions, and various properties. They also improved documentation for time zone functions and updated glossary entries, showcasing a focus on clarity and consistency in the project's documentation.
prestodbdbmsindexingjdbcbigdata
michaeleby1/python-for-loops-lab-data-science-intro-000
May 2019 - May 2019
Contributions:351 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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