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disable404 = true

disableRSS = true

disableSitemap = true

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theme = "hugo-orbit-theme-new"

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title = "+972 (0)52 6916188"

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degree = "BA with focus on Applied Math, Engineering and Physics"

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college = "Shakoof School for Interpersonal Communication and Counseling"

dates = "2013-2019"

degree = "Self-improvement through active listening and support"

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title = "Experiences"

[params.footer]

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title = "Interests"

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interest = "Guitar"

[[params.interests.list]]

interest = "Boxing"

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interest = "Classic Jewish texts"

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company = "Redis Labs - Tel Aviv, Israel"

dates = "2018 - Present"

details = "I am responsible for all aspects of the documentation. I was hired to migrate the documentation set from WordPress to Docs-as-Code and revamp the documentation site. My current focus is to integrate documentation into the release process."

tools = "VSCode, GitHub, Markdown, Hugo, CSS, AWS S3, AWS CloudFront"

position = "Sr Technical Writer and Documentation Manager"

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company = "Cloudify Platform Ltd - Herzliya, Israel"

dates = "2017 - 2018"

details = "As the first full-time writer at a cloud computing startup with a Linux environment, I evaluated the current state of documentation and planned new strategy. As a result I relaunched the Docs-as-Code documentation process and revamped documentation site."

tools = "VSCode, GitHub, Markdown, Hugo, Docker, CSS, AWS S3, Rackspace"

position = "Sr Technical Writer and Documentation Manager"

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company = "JBS Technical Writing - Netanya, Israel"

dates = "2017 – 2017"

details = "As a JBS consultant, I was the first writer at a data science startup. I evaluated the current state of documentation and planned new strategy. In addition, I interviewed engineers to rewrite significant sections of the knowledgebase."

tools = "Google Docs, FreshDesk"

position = "Sr Technical Writer and Documentation Manager"

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company = "Tufin Technologies Ltd. - Ramat Gan, Israel"

dates = "2011 - 2017"

details = "During my tenure at Tufin, I was the primary writer in the 150 member R&D organization working in Agile methodology. My tasks included terminology, user-interface texts, and user documentation for 3 products. I published documentation to PDF, in-product help and online knowledgebase. During that time, I improved documentation processes, including implementing knowledgebase enhancements, managing contract writers, and starting new initiatives to deliver more value to customers."

tools = "Author-it, Google Docs, Microsoft Word, CSS"

position = "Sr Technical Writer and Documentation Manager"

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company = "Check Point Software Technologies - Tel Aviv, Israel"

dates = "2008 - 2011"

details = "Managed 5 writers during major software releases with 20+ deliverables Designed and implemented documentation project management workflow in wiki-format. Directed training for Simplified English standard Migrated documentation team procedures and guidelines to Atlassian Confluence, with dedicated pages that show up-to-the-day status of projects. Optimized administration guides and online help to improve ease-of-use by simplifying document structure and language. Served as documentation release coordinator on multiple major releases including coordination of efforts between R&D, QA, Product Management."

tools = "FrameMaker, RoboHelp, Author-It, Confluence"

position = "Sr Technical Writer and Team Lead"

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title = "Languages"

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language = "Hebrew"

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language = "German"

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title = "Publications"

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# tagline = " - Grid theme for Hugo. It's a kind of boilerplate to perform anyone or anything quickly. Portfolio, collection, bookmarks, contacts and so on"

title = "Motivations behind managing documentation like code"

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# tagline = " - Simple FAQ Theme for Hugo. You may use this theme for building very simple FAQs or note lists."

title = "The process of learning to do docs like code"

url = "https://www.docslikecode.com/articles/cloudify-dont-stop-dreaming/"

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icon = "fa-rocket"

title = "Areas of expertise over 18 years of leadership"

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[[params.skills.list]]

level = "83%"

skill = "Project Management"

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skill = "Software Documentation"

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level = "61%"

skill = "Simplified Technical English"

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skill = "Documentation Management"

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skill = "Docs-like-Code"

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title = "Career Profile"