Clarence Cromwell
Senior Technical Writer at Lightmatter
Oakland, California, United States
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Top SchoolClarence Cromwell is a Technical Publications Manager with 11 years of experience crafting developer-focused documentation for application security and software composition tools. Based in Oakland, he has led documentation for Synopsys products like Polaris, Defensics, and Black Duck Binary Analysis, improving API docs with task-based workflows and streamlining documentation processes and tooling. He combines an English literature background with formal training in programming and business communication to translate complex security and DevOps workflows into usable guides, SDK references, and installation materials. Clarence has experience as a solo writer and as a lead writer, producing everything from API references and CLI docs to release notes and support matrices for audiences ranging from engineers to CISOs. His earlier quality-administration role in ship repair taught him practical compliance and process discipline that still shapes his documentation standards. He helps developer teams write better documentation by treating docs as part of the product experience rather than an afterthought.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's English language and literature, Bachelor's English language and literature at University of MichiganMiscellaneous courses in programming and business communication, Miscellaneous courses in programming and business communication at Stanford Continuing StudiesStudies in web application programming/website development techniques, Studies in web application programming/website development techniques at City College of San Francisco
Github Skills (20)
community-management10
api-documentation10
bruteforce10
sphinx-doc9
scanner9
sphinx9
documentation9
cve9
network-security8
pentesting8
vulnerability-scanners8
owasp8
security8
penetration-testing8
vulnerability-management8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
cwcromwell/askme
Feb 2019 - Sep 2025
Contributions:26 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 8 months
San-Francisco-Write-The-Docs/lone-writers-guide
Mar 2018 - Jun 2019
The Lone Writer's Guide is the product of SF's ongoing hackathons. Find out more on our meetup page: https://goo.gl/A6EBEn
Contributions:99 commits, 26 PRs, 97 pushes in 1 year 4 months
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