Brett Terpstra

Overview

Brett Terpstra is a Principal Software Developer at Oracle, based in Winona, Minnesota. He has over 25 years of experience in writing, documenting, and developing software.3 Terpstra is known for his prolific blogging at BrettTerpstra.com, as well as being the developer behind popular Mac applications like Marked 2, nvUltra, and Bunch.2

Career Highlights

• Principal Software Developer at Oracle (January 2022 - Present)13
• Principal DevRel Technical Writer at Oracle (January 2022 - July 2022)1
• Technical Writer at Oracle (May 2021 - January 2022)13
• Senior Front End Developer at AOL (July 2009 - January 2014)1
• Owner of Circle Six Design (January 2006 - February 2009)1

Education

• BA, Interactive Multimedia from Minneapolis College of Art and Design (1996 - 2000)1

Personal Projects

• Blogger at BrettTerpstra.com for over a decade23
• Developer of Mac apps like Marked 2, nvUltra, and Bunch23
• Host of the Overtired podcast2

Skills

• Proficient in HTML/CSS, JavaScript, C/C++, Ruby, Objective-C, Swift, Python, and more3
• Extensive experience writing documentation using Markdown with Git version management3

Certifications

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2022 Certified Foundations Associate4