Ruslan Kotowski
Technical Writer
- FULL NAME Ruslan Kotowski
- Age 34
- ADDRESS Amsterdam, Netherlands
- EMAIL kotowski.ruslan@gmail.com
- PHONE +31 68 758 43 50
- LinkedIn ruslankotowski
About Me
Hey there!
I'm a Tech Writer with 10+ years of experience working in software companies. I'm currently with Miro — a visual collaboration platform for many of the world's leading companies. Responsible and confident, I enjoy challenging myself with exciting and inspiring projects and highly value a place in an innovative and productive team.
Professional history
Senior Technical Writer
Miro
As a Senior Technical Writer in the DevRel team, I play a key role in building a strong developer community around the Miro Developer Platform. I drive the strategy for the developer portal and establish effective documentation practices and processes. Additionally, I support engineers by ensuring that features are well-documented and accessible, facilitating their smooth delivery.
Technical Writer
Adyen
At Adyen, I wrote and maintained technical documentation for multiple financial products. Documentation included guides, tutorials, API references, and release notes. I worked closely with the product and engineering teams to prioritize documentation tasks based on project deadlines and product development cycles.
My focus included creating detailed API documentation, covering endpoints, parameters, request/response examples, and authentication details. Additionally, I contributed to the early stages of API design and participated in API testing to ensure alignment between functionality and documentation.
Technical Writer
WorkFusion
At WorkFusion, I created documentation for customers and developers (user guides, release notes, tutorials, etc.). My daily activities included communication and collaboration with Development, Product, and Marketing teams.
I led all documentation-related activities in the company, including a company-wide initiative of migrating the knowledge base to a Git-based "docs-as-code" framework.
Technical Writer
Wargaming.net
Created documentation for developers, managers, and publishers. Collaborated with SMEs from distributed teams. Successfully participated in several large scale company-wide documentation projects. Took part in establishing the documentation delivery flow for third-party developers.
Technical Writer/Business Analyst
Wargaming.net
Created, edited, and managed project documentation, localization, development reports, wrote content for the App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, World of Tanks portals, etc.
Certifications
Python Basics
IT Academy, Jun 2017
Business Analysis
ITMINE, Dec 2016
ICAgile Certified Pro
ICAgile, Dec 2013
Interests
Outside my day job, I do sports and travel. Besides, I'm genuinely interested in music, the technology behind music production, and everything that surrounds it. I play the guitar in a band and enjoy experimenting with sound and equipment.