Ryan Watters
Director, Principal Content Strategist
Dallas, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan Watters is a content strategy leader with 11 years of experience shaping digital content and UX for enterprise clients, now serving as Director and Principal Content Strategist at TIAA. He blends medical editing rigor from roles at the American Academy of Pediatrics and Precision for Value with agency-scale content strategy leadership at Rightpoint and EPAM. A hands-on practitioner, Ryan contributes front-end improvements to the popular Hugo documentation site, demonstrating practical skills in templating, CSS, and content architecture. Based in Dallas, he pairs an English studies background and medical-editing certification with a hobbyist developer’s curiosity, bridging editorial precision and modern web implementation. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex technical and clinical topics into clear, navigable digital experiences.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
The University of UtahCertification in Medical Editing and Writing Medical Editing and Writing, Certification in Medical Editing and Writing Medical Editing and Writing at University of ChicagoBachelor of Arts English Studies, Bachelor of Arts English Studies at Illinois State University
Github Skills (10)
css10
markdown10
content-management-system10
hugo10
markdown-it10
content-management10
templating10
self-organization10
front-end-development9
go4
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
gohugoio/hugoDocs
Dec 2016 - Mar 2019
The source for https://gohugo.io/
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:684 commits, 8 PRs, 1 push in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Ryan contributed to the Hugo documentation site by creating new pages, modifying existing ones, and updating the layouts and CSS. Their work involved updating code blocks, making improvements to the navigation, and refining the overall design and presentation of the site. They also demonstrated skills in content organization and template design within the Hugo framework.
gohugohugo-sitehugohugo-docs
rdwatters/hugo-story
Nov 2016 - Mar 2017
Contributions:11 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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