Mark Michon
Documentation Specialist
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Top SchoolMark Michon is a technical writer, developer educator, and frontend developer based in Portland, Oregon with 10 years of experience. He specializes in making complex developer tools and security concepts accessible by blending clear documentation with front-end UX improvements. His open-source work includes documentation and UI modernization for Bearer (a SAST/security scanning tool)—revamping navigation, CLI help copy, search, and breadcrumbs—and contributions to the high-profile Gatsby project to improve accessibility, SEO, and performance. Pragmatic and detail-oriented, he ships documentation that feels like product features and measurably improves developer adoption.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts, Associate of Arts at Valencia CollegeBA, BA at University of Central Florida
Dutch, French, English
Stackoverflow
735reputation
37kreached
15answers
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gatsby
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Github Skills (30)
accessibility10
javascript10
eleventy10
documentations10
static-site-generator10
css10
tailwind-css10
webaccess10
javascripts10
front-end-development10
html10
gatsby10
react10
documentation10
frontend-development8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
Bearer/bearer
Oct 2022 - Feb 2023
Code security scanning tool (SAST) to discover, filter and prioritize security and privacy risks.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer & Frontend Developer (Documentation Focus)
Technical Writer & Frontend Developer (Documentation Focus)Contributions:59 reviews, 65 commits, 126 PRs in 4 months
Contributions summary:Mark primarily contributed to the documentation of the project, including updating the CLI help copy and creating pages for various topics. They focused on updating and improving the documentation site, including implementing theme updates, navigation revamps, and data type explanations. Additionally, the user made frontend improvements, adding breadcrumbs, search functionality to rules, and fixing layout issues within the documentation. Their work centered around enhancing the user experience and clarity of the project's documentation.
protectbugbountycode-qualitysastcompliance
gatsbyjs/gatsby
Aug 2017 - Dec 2017
The best React-based framework with performance, scalability and security built in.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 7 PRs, 40 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Mark contributed to the GatsbyJS repository by updating various frontend components and templates. They primarily focused on modernizing the codebase to align with current best practices, including updating React-Helmet syntax and adding accessibility features. Their work involved modifying layouts, templates, and components to improve the user experience and ensure proper SEO. The user also implemented viewport-based prefetching to improve performance.
gatsbyreactweb-appfastestcompiler
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