Section 4.0

Case Studies

Twenty six years of professional practice — documented, verified, and linked to the work itself.

Three tracks. Eleven case studies. Each track presents a thesis — about the depth of the technical writing practice, the rigor of the instructional design practice, and what AI-augmented collaboration looks like for the two inter-working disciplines when applied at professional scale. Every card below links directly to the full set of case studies.

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Not sure which track to read first? Each track is designed for a different evaluative question.

Evaluating TW depth

Read Track 1 in full. Then check whether the Agile Scrum and Docs-as-Code context in each case study matches the environment you are hiring for.

Evaluating ID credentials

Read Track 2 in full. Note the workflow stage each artifact represents — analysis, design, development, or deployment — and whether the range matches what your L&D program requires.

Evaluating AI methodology

Track 3 is in development. When complete, it will document original methodology that emerged from the work in Tracks 1 and 2 — not a work history, but a practitioner's framework for AI-augmented professional collaboration, transferable beyond this portfolio.

Track 1

Technical Writing

Four employer engagements across 26 years of senior technical writing practice — API documentation, enterprise network infrastructure, SaaS platform documentation, and retail technology. Each case study documents a specific organizational problem, a documented approach, and a measurable outcome.

Each card below shows the headline result. The full problem, approach, and outcome — with writing samples and tools — are one click away in the case study.

After reading these four case studies, you will be able to evaluate whether the range, depth, and environment match what you are hiring for.

4.1.1 Amazon Services

Senior Technical Writer L6  ·  API Documentation

80% reduction in customer-reported issues

API Documentation at Enterprise Scale

Overhauled the API documentation roadmap through structured gap analysis and daily SME collaboration within Agile Scrum sprint cycles.

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4.1.2 Cisco Systems

Senior Technical Writer  ·  Team Lead  ·  8 Years

CSAT: 4.3 → 4.8 in one quarter

Enterprise Documentation and the Customer Contact Program

Conceived and led a structured customer interview program that produced measurable satisfaction lift and was adopted as a Cisco best practice.

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4.1.3 Ephesoft LLC

Senior Technical Writer  ·  SaaS Documentation

90% reduction in customer support issues

Built from the Ground Up — SaaS Documentation Standards That Outlasted the Company

Built and launched a completely new series of best practices, engaging with six departments and achieving new quality standards and customer satisfaction scores that continued even after a subsequent company acquisition.

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4.1.4 Cloverleaf Media / ShelfPoint™

Senior Technical Writer  ·  Retail Technology

Training plan adopted as field standard

Proximity Detection Technology — Field Engineer Training

Conceived and designed the prototype training plan for ShelfPoint™ retail proximity-detection hardware deployment and calibration.

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Additional Track 1 case study — post-launch

Track 2

E-Learning Instructional Design

Three e-learning projects demonstrating the full instructional design workflow — from adaptive learning architecture and enterprise LMS deployment through a UCI-graded certification storyboard and a practitioner-authored comprehensive course with Bloom's Taxonomy integration across 87 learning objectives.

Each card names the ID workflow stage the artifact represents. The full design rationale — including audience analysis, Bloom's alignment, and production decisions — is in the case study.

After reading these three case studies, you will be able to evaluate whether the instructional design methodology, the platform experience, and the production depth align with what your L&D program requires.

4.2.1 Hitachi Data Systems

Instructional Designer  ·  Area9 SmartBuilder  ·  HDS Academy

First adaptive deployment in company history

Adaptive Learning Prototype and Best Practices Initiative

Pioneered adaptive learning technology at HDS Academy. Authoring standards became official policy governing all subsequent course development.

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4.2.2 Cloverleaf Media / ShelfPoint™

E-Learning Design  ·  UCI Certificate Program  ·  Graded

UCI certificate program — top grade

ShelfPoint™ Engineer Performance Training Storyboard

UCI-graded five-module storyboard for field engineer onboarding. Demonstrates complete ID workflow from audience analysis through interaction design.

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4.2.3 Technical Writing in Agile Scrum

Course Author  ·  UCI Practicum  ·  Comprehensive Edition

87 Bloom's-aligned objectives  ·  8 modules

A Brand New Course — Built from 400 Hours of Original Research and Four Years of Experience in Agile Scrum

A unique, practitioner-authored course designed for technical writers in Agile Scrum environments. Four versions of this course are in active development. The Master Course Syllabus is available.

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Track 3

AI-Augmented Professional Practice

Three case studies documenting original methodology developed through sustained, high-intensity AI collaboration. This track is not an employment history. It is an intellectual contribution — governance frameworks, information architecture principles, and best practices for professional collaboration with AI that emerged from doing the work documented in Tracks 1 and 2.

Each card names the primary methodology contribution. The full governance framework, design decisions, and transferable principles are in the case study.

After reading these three case studies, you will be able to evaluate whether the AI collaboration methodology documented here represents the level of structured, rigorous practice your organization needs.

4.3.1 Project Management and Information Architecture

AI-Augmented Practice  ·  Original Methodology

Original governance framework — transferable methodology

When the Process Becomes the Deliverable

A three-pillar document system, a two-layer schema taxonomy, and a carry-forward protocol — all emerging organically from the work itself.

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4.3.2 Website Development

AI-Augmented Practice  ·  ScribeAndStrategy.com

Full portfolio site — designed and built with AI collaboration

Building ScribeAndStrategy.com — Architecture, Design, and Iteration

Seven-page portfolio site designed from first principles using AI collaboration. Documents the design decisions, platform choices, and iterative refinement process.

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4.3.3 Course Development

AI-Augmented Practice  ·  TWAS Comprehensive Edition

87 objectives  ·  8 modules  ·  Complete Bloom's Campaign

From Manuscript to Curriculum — AI-Augmented Course Development

Documents the process of transforming a 272,000-character course manuscript into a fully Bloom's-aligned curriculum artifact, including the campaign methodology and the instructional design philosophy behind it.

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Track 3 — AI-Augmented Practice

Original Professional Methodology

In the course of developing ScribeAndStrategy.com through sustained AI-augmented collaboration with Claude AI (Anthropic), a body of original professional methodology emerged that constitutes its own intellectual contribution. This methodology is documented as Track 3 of the portfolio and is available as a transferable framework for any practitioner managing complex AI-augmented projects.

Emergent Discovery Principle

Track 3 case studies, blog architecture, two-layer schema, and Bloom's Campaign all emerged from doing documented work — not from planning sessions. Structured work creates the conditions for unstructured insight.

One dozen discoveries, or related strategies, developed in organic fashion during design of this website and the related content, particularly for the Blog page and six related theses. More information is imminent.

A writer's heart, a strategist's mind, and a trainer's soul

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