Patrick Matas
Senior Techncial Writer at Becton Dickinson
Mountain View, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPatrick Matas is a senior technical writer based in Mountain View with over a decade designing user guides, online help systems, and release documentation for diverse global tech and medical companies. He has a strong track record modernizing legacy content into single-source, web-friendly formats—frequently converting FrameMaker and InDesign assets into MadCap Flare and MindTouch-driven knowledge bases. Patrick’s work spans enterprise storage and networking to medical devices, where he blends technical accuracy with user-focused troubleshooting and onboarding materials that measurably reduce support load. He pairs deep tool expertise (MadCap, FrameMaker, Illustrator, Camtasia) with hands-on HTML/JavaScript and graphics skills to produce polished, interactive help. Currently contributing to glibc support for Oracle Linux and previously focused on performance analysis, he brings an unusual combination of documentation craftsmanship and low-level systems curiosity. Educated in journalism and technical writing, he’s comfortable translating complex engineering details into clear, actionable content for both technical and nontechnical audiences.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate in Technical Writing, Certification, Certificate in Technical Writing, Certification at De Anza CollegeBS, Journalism and Mass Communications, BS, Journalism and Mass Communications at San José State UniversityCertificate in Commercial Art/Graphic Design, Certificate, Certificate in Commercial Art/Graphic Design, Certificate at Adult & Community Education, Sunnyvale, California.AA, Liberal Studies, AA, Liberal Studies at West Valley College
Github Skills (5)
glibc10
linux9
windows8
gcc7
x862
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
oracle/glibc
May 2019 - Jun 2022
Contributions:5602 commits, 1 push, 3 branches in 3 years 1 month
bminor/glibc
Sep 2020 - Dec 2021
Unofficial mirror of sourceware glibc repository. Updated daily.
Contributions:4 commits in 1 year 2 months
updatedglibclinuxwindows
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