Craig Gilchrist

Principal Technical Writer at Boomi

Craig Gilchrist has over 20 years of experience in technical writing and documentation. Craig has held various roles in different companies, starting with ABT Corporation (now CA) as a Managing Technical Editor, where they managed a team of writers and developers. Craig then worked as a Technical Editor at Vignette, providing editorial support to a team of technical writers.

At Freescale Semiconductor, they served as a Technical Writer, providing end-user documentation for wireless phone platforms. Craig then joined Planview, Inc. as a Documentation Program Manager and later as a Lead Technical Writer and Online Trainer. In these roles, they directed a team of writers, created project schedules, and implemented innovative documentation approaches.

Craig continued their career at Logical Information Machines (LIM) as a Technical Writer, responsible for producing end-user documentation and marketing brochures. At Motive, they worked as a Technical Writer, collaborating with remote developers and creating various types of documents for Home Device Manager.

Craig then joined Bazaarvoice as a Senior Technical Writer, focusing on API documentation and supporting the Developer community. At Zenoss, they served as a Senior Technical Writer, authoring installation and administration documentation using Oxygen XML.

Craig'smost recent position is with SparkCognition, where they worked as a Senior Technical Writer, supporting the Darwin and SparkPredict development teams by creating API/SDK documentation, user guides, and release notes.

Currently, Craig is working as a Principal Technical Writer at Boomi.

Craig Gilchrist attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1985 to 1989, where they earned a Bachelor of Science degree. Craig then pursued further education at Middlebury College from 1990 to 1993, obtaining a Master of Arts degree.

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