Nate W
Head Of Mentorship And Documentation, CNCF
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Top SchoolNate W is a multidisciplinary technologist and documentation leader with 11 years of experience, currently serving as Head of Mentorship and Documentation for the CNCF at the Linux Foundation in Vancouver. He blends developer advocacy, technical writing, and front-end/devops engineering to help cloud-native projects ship clear, accessible documentation—work that includes contributions to high-profile repos like the Kubernetes website and etcd.io. Nate has led TechDocs teams and mentorship programs (LFX, GSoC, Outreachy), pairing program management with hands-on edits that keep documentation and interactive tutorials current. His background in interaction and book design informs a meticulous approach to information architecture and usability, and he maintains a portfolio exploring type and design.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma in Computer Information Systems, Diploma in Computer Information Systems at Kwantlen Polytechnic UniversityAttended Graduate School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Attended Graduate School of Interactive Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University
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Github Skills (12)
kubernetes10
hugo10
go10
front-end-development10
kubernetes-pods10
documentation10
javascript9
html9
css8
version-control8
cicd8
sass7
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
etcd-io/website
Dec 2020 - Nov 2021
etcd.io
Role in this project:
Technical Writer & Front-end Developer
Technical Writer & Front-end DeveloperContributions:297 reviews, 67 commits, 231 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Nate primarily contributed to the website's documentation and front-end components. They updated the versioning system, including dropdown menus and deprecation warnings, and revamped internal links. The user also implemented a quickstart page and performed general cleanup tasks, such as removing unnecessary files and updating the Makefile. Additionally, they integrated Lunr search functionality to improve user experience.
etcd
kubernetes/website
Oct 2020 - Nov 2022
Kubernetes website and documentation repo:
Role in this project:Backend & DevOps Engineer
Backend & DevOps EngineerContributions:1 release, 297 reviews, 49 commits in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Nate's commits primarily involve merging updates from the upstream main branch into a development branch (dev-1.24). These merges include changes to configuration files (go.mod) and documentation. The user also made changes to several files associated with the project's documentation, and example and testing setups, including the removal of references to deprecated features and the addition of notes related to interactive tutorials. These activities indicate an ongoing effort to keep the documentation up-to-date and synchronized with the latest version.
kubernetes
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