Samantha Vixie
Stay-at-Home Mom
La Honda, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSamantha Vixie is a technical writer and front-end contributor with a decade of experience translating complex hardware and software concepts into concise, user-friendly documentation and UI copy. Formerly at iXsystems, she improved FreeNAS/TrueNAS user guides, authored knowledge-base articles, created product photography, and committed dozens of UI tooltip and doc fixes to well-known open-source TrueNAS repositories. Based in La Honda, California, she combines editorial rigor and hands-on front-end work (HTML/CSS, Git) with practical UX sensibilities that improve discoverability and reduce user friction. Currently a stay-at-home mom, she applies systems design, budgeting, and project leadership to household operations while maintaining freelance photography and ongoing technical study. Her background in journalism and PR lends a storytelling edge to technical content, making complex setup and troubleshooting approachable for diverse audiences.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Communication, General, Bachelor's degree, Communication, General at Sheffield Hallam University
English
Github Skills (16)
uid10
javascript10
rs10
user-interface10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
graphical-user-interface10
nas10
documentation10
typescript-types9
angular9
typescript9
typescripts9
html9
storage8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
truenas/webui
Dec 2017 - Nov 2018
TrueNAS UI
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:104 commits, 67 PRs, 24 pushes in 11 months
Contributions summary:Samantha primarily contributed to the user interface of the TrueNAS UI, specifically enhancing the user experience by adding tooltips to various sections of the application. These changes involved modifying existing components to include informative tooltips for elements within the tunable form, NTP server configuration, certificate management, and alert service settings. They also focused on improving the user experience by adding tooltips for the add dataset page, and others.
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truenas/middleware
Apr 2016 - May 2016
TrueNAS CORE/Enterprise/SCALE Middleware Git Repository
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:10 commits, 18 PRs in 6 days
Contributions summary:Samantha primarily focused on updating the documentation within the FreeNAS/TrueNAS middleware repository. Their contributions involved correcting broken links, refining phrasing, and clarifying existing explanations within the user guide. The edits specifically target the `freenas_intro.rst` file, indicating a focus on introductory material and potentially usability improvements. Their work directly improves the accessibility and accuracy of the project's documentation for end-users.
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