Alexis McAllister

As a Computer Science major at NYU and a former software engineer, I understand that programmers need clear, concise documentation.

My Portfolio

Unfortunately, I don't have samples from my last two jobs for proprietary reasons. I have experience with both user-facing guides and API documentation.

EBM Installation Guide

Client: Shakespeare & Co.

Project: Engineer Installation Guide

Date: 2019

The Espresso Book Machine (EBM) is a book printer which allows bookstore customers to have their own PDFs, or those from a catalog, printed on-demand into bound hard copies. I was hired on to update legacy code to run on modern MacOS, as well as to document the existing codebase. This guide is meant for future software engineers who are comfortable with command-line but may not be used to the EBM, MacOS, or the languages and plugins used by the system.

This guide was originally written in Markdown.

Squishy Toy Tutorial

Client: Myself

Project: Crafting Tutorial

Date: 2024

I am an artist in my spare time, and one thing I make and sell is silicone rubber stress "squishy toys". Some of my customers have asked how I make them. I made this tutorial to have something to point to when people have questions. It is meant for other artists who have some sculpting ability but are not familiar with using silicone or making molds.