I’m a writer working in tech in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA. I’m endlessly curious about technical writing / documentation, music, data, ethics in tech and data analysis, a11y, inclusivity, and so much more.

• Follow me on Mastodon @smore@mstdn.social.
• Follow me on Github @smoreface.
• Check out my resume on LinkedIn.
• Follow me on Twitter @smorewithface (dormant).

Webinars and interviews

• July 25, 2024 — Coffee and Content with Scott Abel and Patrick Bosek — Docs as Code is a Broken Promise

Conference presentations

• Splunk .conf20 — What’s missing? Reduce bias by addressing data gaps in your analysis process
  • Download the slides: SFU1748C.pdf
  • Read the blog posts
• Write the Docs Portland 2019 — Just Add Data: Make it Easier to Prioritize Your Documentation
  • Read the summary blog post
• Splunk .conf18 — Listening to the Data: Adding and Analyzing Music Data in Splunk
  • Download the slides: FN1065_ListeningtotheData_Final_1538852328898001rqBn.pdf
• Splunk .conf18 — Discriminatory Algorithms and Biased Data: Is the Future of Machine Learning Doomed? with Celeste Tretto
  • Download the slides: Discriminatory-Algorithms-Biased-Data-1248_1538787815124001CqqT.pdf
• Splunk .conf17 — Automating the Status Quo: How Machine Learning Algorithms Become Biased with Celeste Tretto
  • Download the slides: automating-the-status-quo-how-machine-learning-algorithms-become-biased.pdf

Profiles

• Interview with Sarah Moir on the Write the Docs website section Guide to Hiring and Getting Hired (2019)
• Meet the Splunker: Sarah Moir on the Splunk blog (2019)