Lisa Donald
About Lisa Donald
Lisa Donald is the Director of Technical Publications at Styra, with a 20-year track record in technical documentation and extensive experience in creating user guides, installation guides, release notes, and compatibility matrices.
Title at Styra
Lisa Donald currently holds the position of Director of Technical Publications at Styra, a fully remote company. In her role, she is responsible for all documentation pertaining to Styra DAS, which is built on the open-source project Open Policy Agent (OPA). She collaborates extensively with cross-functional teams to identify and address documentation requirements.
Previous Experience at Rubrik, Inc.
Lisa Donald worked at Rubrik, Inc. in various capacities over a period of five years. Her roles included Technical Publications Manager from 2021 to 2022 and Principal Technical Writer from 2017 to 2022. During her tenure, she was responsible for creating and managing technical documentation that included User Guides, Installation Guides, Release Notes, and Compatibility Matrices.
Career Background and Roles
Lisa Donald has an extensive 20-year career in technical documentation. Her roles have included Principal Technical Writer at EMC in Irvine, CA from 2011 to 2016, and Contract Writer from 2016 to 2017. At EMC, she gained five years of experience creating technical documentation, similar to her subsequent roles.
Education and Expertise
Lisa Donald studied at San Jose State University, where she completed a degree in Communication Studies from 1985 to 1991. Her educational background has supported her career in technical documentation, where she is adept at crafting both concept-based and task-based user documentation. Her expertise extends to mentoring developers in writing technical documentation according to established technical publication standards.