Matt Ness has spent well over 20 years in the exciting multiverse of technical communication. At Splunk, Matt is a Principal Technical Writer who has documented nearly every aspect of the company's core platform, collaborating with his fellow engineers, UX designers, and PMs to unlock the secrets of complex data analytics for their customers. Matt's previous employers have included PeopleSoft, Oracle, and Intuit. He has been a featured speaker at tech writing conferences such as Write the Docs, and helped start the San Francisco Write The Docs meetup chapter.