Chloe Peterson Cochrane
About Chloe Peterson Cochrane
Chloe Peterson Cochrane serves as a Staff Technical Writer at Fivetran, where she has worked since 2019. With a background in anthropology and extensive experience in technical writing and communications, she contributes to documentation standards and user-facing content.
Work at Fivetran
Chloe Peterson Cochrane has been serving as a Staff Technical Writer at Fivetran since 2019. In this role, she is responsible for writing and editing user-facing error messages and dashboard content. She collaborates with a global team to establish and maintain documentation standards, style, and terminology. Cochrane employs a docs-as-code approach, which integrates documentation processes with engineering and product management teams, enhancing the overall efficiency and clarity of technical communication.
Previous Experience
Before joining Fivetran, Cochrane worked at BrightBytes as an RFP Writer & Research Associate from 2017 to 2019. She also held the position of Exchange Operations Associate at Amobee from 2014 to 2016. Additionally, she interned at the Terra Foundation for American Art as a Communications and Publications Intern from 2012 to 2013 and worked as an Anthropology Department Intern at Vassar College from 2013 to 2014. She briefly worked at Koru, Inc in 2014.
Education and Expertise
Chloe Peterson Cochrane holds a Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology and French & Francophone Studies from Vassar College, where she studied from 2010 to 2014. She also studied at Université Paris Diderot, Paris 7, focusing on Anthropology and Sociology for one year from 2012 to 2013. Additionally, she attended Middlebury at Mills French Language School, where she studied French Language and Literature for 11 months in 2012. Her educational background supports her expertise in technical writing and communication.
Internship Experience
Cochrane's internship experience includes a role at the Terra Foundation for American Art, where she worked as a Communications and Publications Intern from 2012 to 2013. She also interned at Vassar College in the Anthropology Department from 2013 to 2014. These internships provided her with foundational skills in communication and research, which she has applied in her subsequent professional roles.
Skills and Methodologies
Chloe Peterson Cochrane utilizes a docs-as-code approach in her technical writing, which allows for seamless integration of documentation with engineering and product management processes. Her collaboration with a global team ensures that documentation standards, style, and terminology are consistently maintained. This methodology enhances the clarity and usability of technical documents, making them more accessible to users.