Ryan Sternberg · Technical Writer · Sunnyvale, CA
Certifications &
Credentials
Fifteen years into a technical writing career in regulated industries — medical devices, surgical robotics, healthcare — I've been deliberately building skills that reflect where the field is heading. These credentials trace that arc: from deep technical communication roots through agile delivery, business analysis, and API documentation, toward AI fluency and content strategy for AI-driven products.
9
Earned
1
In Progress
4
Planned
15
Yrs Experience
In Progress
In Progress
API Documentation
University of Washington
Expected July 2026
Formal training in REST API documentation, developer portals, and technical reference writing — a new discipline for a hardware-focused technical writer.
API Docs
Developer Content
Recent & Active
Earned · Sep 2025
Business Analysis Certificate
University of Minnesota — CCAPS
Business Analysis
Requirements
Earned · Nov 2024
Agile Scrum Certificate
University of Minnesota
Agile
Scrum
Leadership
Earned · Sep 2024 · Expires Sep 2026
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
Scrum Alliance · Credential #1990924
Scrum
ScrumMaster
Earned · May 2024
Generate API Documentation from Postman
Coursera
API Docs
Postman
Earned · May 2024
Google AI Essentials
Coursera / Google
AI Literacy
Generative AI
Earned · May 2024
Learn Markdown
Scrimba
Markdown
Docs-as-Code
Earned
Foundations of UX Design
Google
UX Design
Content Design
Foundational
Earned · Oct 2015
Certified Foundation
APMP — Association of Proposal Management Professionals · ID #006295
Proposal Writing
Content Strategy
Earned
Topic Based Authoring Coursework Certification
Society for Technical Communication
Issuer ceased operations January 2025. Credential reflects structured authoring and DITA methodology training.
DITA
Structured Authoring
Planned — Anthropic Academy
Planned
Claude 101
Anthropic Academy
Foundations of working with Claude — features, prompting, and everyday productivity applications.
AI Fluency
Claude
Planned
AI Fluency
Anthropic Academy
Structured framework for responsible and effective AI collaboration — direct from the team that builds Claude.
AI Literacy
AI Strategy
Planned
Building with the Claude API
Anthropic Academy
Comprehensive API course covering authentication, tool use, prompt engineering, and agentic patterns — directly supports API documentation work.
Claude API
Prompt Engineering
Planned
ACP-120: Jira Administration for Cloud
Atlassian Certified Professional
Validates ability to configure workflows, manage permissions, automate processes, and administer Jira Cloud — building on daily use of Jira tickets in field service documentation workflows.
Jira
Project Management
Workflow Automation