Michael Pytlak
Principal Technical Writer at Imprivata
Melrose, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Pytlak is a principal technical writer with two decades of experience shaping documentation and information architecture for enterprise security, identity, and access management products. He has led documentation teams, architected large-scale help systems (including 50+ upgrade paths and virtual appliance migrations), and automated builds with source control and Jenkins to integrate docs into agile delivery. Comfortable with hands‑on product installs and VMware images, he translates complex multi-tier, high-availability architectures into task-based and conceptual content for diverse audiences from admins to security analysts. Michael combines mentoring and project management with deep tool fluency (MadCap Flare, Author‑it, FrameMaker, Confluence) and a pragmatic focus on reducing support load through clearer documentation. Based in Melrose, MA, he holds a Master’s in Technical and Professional Writing and is known for reframing documentation strategy to serve both online help and PDF deliverables across localization and continuous release cycles.
4 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts English, Bachelor of Arts English at Stonehill CollegeMasters Technical and Professional Writing, Masters Technical and Professional Writing at Northeastern University
Github Skills (23)
libvirt10
kubernetes10
vsphere10
commons10
ovirt10
gcp10
openstack10
openshift10
vms10
documentation10
ansible9
styles3
operator3
kubernetes-operator3
linter3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
mjpytlak/openshift-docs
Jun 2021 - Mar 2024
OpenShift 3 and 4 product and community documentation
Contributions:1017 pushes, 244 branches in 2 years 9 months
commonskubernetesopenshift
mjpytlak/previews
May 2023 - Aug 2023
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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