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What colleagues say

  • “Cate impressed me not only with what she produced but with the process by which she produced it. She made linguistics and design principles a foundation of her work, resulting in productive discussions and outcomes. Her organizational skills and mastery of process were another matter of note. Never did I feel more secure that the needs of my team were being met than when I was working with Cate.” Lead Member of Technical Staff, Fortune 500 Company
  • “Cate worked to avoid ambiguity within the larger lexicon on features that were complex, nuanced, and often behaved differently depending upon the customer’s configuration. The result was clear and consistent API names and concise, usable doc that have served our customers well.” Software Architect, Fortune 500 Company
  • “Cate impressed me with her ability to distill nuanced technical capabilities into clear UI text and documentation. She was a collaborative partner to PM and engineering, asking just the right questions to help us clearly articulate product capabilities and create an excellent user experience.” Product Leader, Fortune 500 Company
  • “I trust Cate to build and follow a systematic approach, especially when there is a lot of outside chatter. She receives my highest recommendation.” Product Leader, Fortune 500 Company
  • “I very much enjoyed working with Cate, and I appreciated her thorough, systematic approach to making sure the content sauce got mixed!” Senior Member of Technical Staff, Fortune 500 Company
  • “We worked closely together on some very high profile projects and the text had to be absolutely perfect. Her knowledge, patience, kindness, and thoughtfulness were instrumental to the success of the projects and to helping me learn the ropes at a new job.” Writer, Fortune 500 Company
  • “Not only is Cate an extremely talented writer, she was able to manage constant change both in designs and product/engineering requirements. She also made a great co-pilot for me in terms of identifying missed use cases and when UI text was needed (or not) to help clarify the experience.” UX Leader, Fortune 500 Company
  • “I was continually impressed by Cate’s ability to keep our larger product goals in focus even in the smallest details of both UI text and doc writing. Her active, insightful participation in product research and development proved especially invaluable, with a perspective that always kept customers’ jobs to be done close to the heart.” Product Leader, Fortune 500 Company
  • “Cate brought a level of organization and clarity that elevated our work across the board. And her ability to distill complex concepts into clear, usable language made a noticeable difference in the usability of our product.” Lead Product Designer, Fortune 500 Company
  • “You improved the product!” Product Leader, Fortune 500 Company