Hi! I’m Jenny O’Shaughnessy, a technical writer and information developer with 14+ years of experience creating and editing complex technical and developer content for semiconductor and embedded systems products. I enjoy turning dense concepts into clear, actionable documentation that helps engineers and customers work more efficiently. I thrive in cross-functional, collaborative environments, and take pride in building editorial guidelines that improve quality, usability, and compliance across product lifecycles. I lead with curiosity, mentor teammates, and continuously refine processes for structured authoring, CCMS, and docs-as-code practices. I’m passionate about delivering accurate, helpful documentation that aligns with product milestones and supports both software and hardware teams.

Jenny O’Shaughnessy

Hi! I’m Jenny O’Shaughnessy, a technical writer and information developer with 14+ years of experience creating and editing complex technical and developer content for semiconductor and embedded systems products. I enjoy turning dense concepts into clear, actionable documentation that helps engineers and customers work more efficiently. I thrive in cross-functional, collaborative environments, and take pride in building editorial guidelines that improve quality, usability, and compliance across product lifecycles. I lead with curiosity, mentor teammates, and continuously refine processes for structured authoring, CCMS, and docs-as-code practices. I’m passionate about delivering accurate, helpful documentation that aligns with product milestones and supports both software and hardware teams.

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Hi! I’m Jenny O’Shaughnessy, a technical writer and information developer with 14+ years of experience creating and editing complex technical and developer content for semiconductor and embedded systems products. I enjoy turning dense concepts into clear, actionable documentation that helps engineers and customers work more efficiently. I thrive in cross-functional, collaborative environments, and take pride in building editorial guidelines that improve quality, usability, and compliance across product lifecycles.

I lead with curiosity, mentor teammates, and continuously refine processes for structured authoring, CCMS, and docs-as-code practices. I’m passionate about delivering accurate, helpful documentation that aligns with product milestones and supports both software and hardware teams.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Technical Editor at Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2012
Developed publication and editing checklists for MAD Editors and Information Architects; represented MAD Docs for XML debugging and tool creation with the SSD S team; managed the release of customer-deliverables to schedule; edited content for reference manuals, data sheets, errata, and application notes; developed new processes to track content changes and maintained revision history.
Information Developer at Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2014
Developed content for SoC documentation and conducted design reviews with SMEs; created documentation release schedules with Marketing and NPI Core Teams; trained new users in CCM S, authoring & editing in XML using DocToText Editor, Oxygen, XML MetaL, and Syntex Serna; debugged XML builds and publication issues; evaluated and selected new CMS/XML editing tools as part of a global documentation modernization initiative.
Information Developer/ Technical Writer at NXP Semiconductors
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2021
Acted as project manager for the Documentation team of the i.MX Applications Processors product line, coordinating documentation deliverables with engineering teams and aligning documentation releases with product milestones; represented Documentation on NPI Core Teams, reported progress & risks, and developed schedules with Program Manager, functional team leads, and senior personnel; scoped, wrote, edited, and published content for SoC documentation; facilitated reviews & approvals and integrated SME feedback; managed information development and content updates for software & hardware documentation projects in CMS; communicated schedules & release requirements to stakeholders using one-pagers and slide decks; debugged XML builds and publication pipelines and resolved formatting issues in the structured documentation system.
Senior Editor/Content Improvement Lead at NXP Semiconductors
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2025
Improved documentation quality & consistency by defining content & formatting rules and maintaining editorial guidelines for a team of technical writers; provided instruction on content standards for procedures, use cases, and code samples, and structured content in customer-facing and internal documentation; reviewed & guided content from senior & junior editors; measured content quality against standards and tracked improvement metrics for stakeholders; maintained IP specifications in CCMS, collaborated with engineers & SMEs, addressed tickets in JIRA & Confluence, and migrated content from legacy formats to company standards; worked with hardware & software engineers to validate functionality and incorporate feedback into docs; created IP documentation & architecture diagrams across multiple teams; managed terminology standards including inclusive language; created & maintained content in the Common Registrar Repository (CCR) Information Development system.

Education

Bachelor of Arts at Hendrix College
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2010
Edward Tufte Data Visualization Training at Edward Tufte Training
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011

Qualifications

Edward Tufte Data Visualization Training
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011

Industry Experience

Computers & Electronics, Manufacturing, Software & Internet