Jon O'Donnell
@jonodonnell
Senior User Assistance Developer translating complex tech into clear user workflows.
What I'm looking for
I’m a Senior User Assistance Developer and technical writer with 20+ years delivering high-quality documentation for SaaS, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise software platforms. I interview subject matter experts and translate complex technical behavior into clear, accurate, usable user workflows, especially for feature planning through release.
At Oracle (Remote), I led documentation for complex platform capabilities including AI assistant and agent capabilities, and I documented Oracle Analytics Cloud and Fusion Data Intelligence with tutorials, conceptual guides, and reference content. I also led an internal AI task force to evaluate and implement AI-assisted documentation workflows, improving content creation efficiency and consistency across 6 annual release cycles.
Previously at CodeSecure (formerly GrammaTech), I restructured installation procedures and improved customer satisfaction by 30%. I streamlined documentation workflows to resolve 50 Jira tickets/bugs per release, boosted testing effectiveness by 200%, and reduced technical support inquiries by 25% through clearer technical content and improved accuracy, usability, and collaboration with engineering, product, sales, marketing, and customer success.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Contract Technical Writer
Various Organizations
Nov 2016 - Dec 2017 (1 year 1 month)
Served as a contract technical writer for MetroNorth Railroad, MPI, Inc., and Mastercard, delivering content on tight deadlines with 100% on-time delivery and improved readability. Authored thousands of DITA XML topics in Oxygen XML Editor to support a toolchain transition and introduced modern technical writing methods to a client project.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Manhattan College
Bachelor of Arts, English
Earned a B.A. in English from Manhattan College, completed in May 2005.
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