Thomas Raya
Microsoft Digital Transformation Architect
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolThomas Raya is a Microsoft Digital Transformation Architect with six years of cross-domain experience building secure, user-validated AI features and automated workflows on Azure, Power Platform, and Semantic Kernel agents. He pairs hands-on prototyping and Copilot-driven workflow design with pragmatic security using Azure B2C, helping legal-tech and enterprise teams move from ideas to production quickly. His background spans GitHub repo administration for Microsoft Learn content, SharePoint and Power Platform development, and operational leadership from military IT to corporate delivery, which gives him a rare blend of technical delivery and strategy. Colleagues praise his habit of asking the sharp “why,” surfacing blind spots others miss and turning complex constraints into clear, actionable work items. He also brings a quiet content-quality focus—evident from contributions to Acrolinx configurations across major MicrosoftDocs repos—ensuring documentation and automation meet high standards. Based in Austin, he aims to build reliable, maintainable, and ethically responsible solutions that deliver measurable value.
6 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
High School General Studies, High School General Studies at Pierce High SchoolBachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science at Texas State UniversitySecurity IT Associate Program Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Security IT Associate Program Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at New Horizons Computer Learning Centers-Austin, TX25 sh completed Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities, 25 sh completed Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities at Woodland Community CollegeCoding Boot Camp Computer Science, Coding Boot Camp Computer Science at The University of Texas at AustinCisco Routing and Switching, Cisco Routing and Switching at New Horizons Computer Learning Centers - Austin
English, Spanish
Github Skills (23)
content-management-system10
acr10
mvs10
ocs10
technical-writing10
mvc10
web-content10
office-js10
doc10
content-management10
coreos10
mv10
configurations10
msoffice10
content-model10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
MicrosoftDocs/OfficeDocs-O365ITPro
Oct 2019 - Jan 2023
Documentation for Office 365 Kaizala, Yammer
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:234 commits, 2 PRs, 1 push in 3 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Thomas's contributions center around updating and modifying the `.acrolinx-config.edn` file within the repository. Their work focuses on configuring Acrolinx, a tool likely used for content quality checks. The commits show the adjustment of quality scores, allowed filenames, and branch names, as well as updating templates for scorecards related to Acrolinx. These changes suggest a focus on refining content quality standards and integrating Acrolinx into the documentation workflow.
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MicrosoftDocs/windows-itpro-docs
Sep 2019 - Jan 2023
This repository is used for Windows client for IT Pro content on Microsoft Learn.
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:1 review, 1090 commits, 35 PRs in 3 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Thomas primarily contributes to the repository by updating the .acrolinx-config.edn file, which appears to be related to Acrolinx integration for content quality checks. Their commits include modifications to scoring requirements, content guidelines, and the inclusion of new links for content review. This suggests a focus on content quality, adherence to editorial standards, and integration of automated checks within the documentation workflow. The user also updates the table for Acrolinx reports.
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