Tom Archer
Senior AI And Content Developer at Microsoft
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Top SchoolTom Archer is a Senior AI and Content Developer at Microsoft with 11 years focused on building platforms that scale documentation, developer tooling, and automation. He engineers AI solutions using Python and Azure OpenAI to generate and refine API docs and code samples, and has authored over 100 Terraform-on-Azure articles and samples. With roots in hands-on systems work dating back to the 1980s and leadership roles at AT&T and Archer Consulting Group, he combines deep platform architecture experience with pragmatic content engineering. Tom is also an active technical writer in prominent repos like AspNetCore.Docs and azure-dev-docs, where his contributions improve clarity and developer onboarding. He has a knack for turning customer feedback into production Python apps and documentation workflows that reduce friction for engineers. Based in Las Vegas, he brings a rare blend of legacy systems wisdom and modern AI-driven content automation.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Applied Mathematics, Applied Mathematics at Southern New Hampshire University
Spanish, Sign Language
Github Skills (15)
api-rest10
rest-api10
asp-net-core10
api-design10
restful-api10
documentation10
mergetool9
conflict-resolution9
merge-conflicts9
conflict9
content-management9
content-management-system9
html8
dotnet-core8
csharp8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
MicrosoftDocs/azure-dev-docs
Aug 2019 - Jan 2023
Public repo for Azure developer SDK documentation
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:1495 commits, 59 PRs, 43 pushes in 3 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Tom's commits primarily involve fixing formatting issues and resolving merge conflicts. The majority of changes appear to be related to the `.acrolinx-config.edn` file, indicating a focus on documentation style guides or content management. The changes to `main.destroy.tfplan` are binary, which are likely artifacts of the build or deployment process, meaning that this user may be involved with some automation aspects that would require documentation.
public-repoazure-functionssdksdk-documentationazure
dotnet/AspNetCore.Docs
Jul 2015 - Oct 2015
Documentation for ASP.NET Core
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:27 commits, 25 PRs, 68 pushes in 2 months
Contributions summary:Tom primarily contributed to the repository by creating and updating documentation related to ASP.NET Core. Their commits added a new article on static files, modified existing documentation on DNX command line changes, and updated content in multiple files, including those related to servers, DNX console, and tag helpers. These changes involved detailed explanations of various features and concepts within the ASP.NET Core framework, and they revised existing content for accuracy and clarity.
aspnetaspasp-netnet-coreaspnet-core
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