{"id":622,"date":"2020-04-27T21:28:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T21:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bslthemes.com\/ryancv\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2025-11-20T18:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T18:05:15","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mikejsmith.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"622\" class=\"elementor elementor-622\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1368f2f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1368f2f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d69b8b\" data-id=\"8d69b8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b939dc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ryancv-about-me\" data-id=\"b939dc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ryancv-about-me.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<!-- About -->\n\t\t<div class=\"content about\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- title -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t<span >About Me<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- content -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-d-6 col-t-12 col-m-12 border-line-v\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div ><p><strong>Hello! I\u2019m Michael J Smith<\/strong>, a technical writer and content strategist who turns complex systems and technical initiatives into clear, intuitive content experiences.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-d-6 col-t-12 col-m-12 border-line-v\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRole:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTech Writer\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFocus:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContent Strategy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpertise:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDocumentation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIndustry:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSaaS\/Cloud\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac2a78f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac2a78f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15d3f26\" data-id=\"15d3f26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7412363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ryancv-services\" data-id=\"7412363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ryancv-services.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Services -->\n\t\t<div class=\"content services\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- title -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t<span >My Skills<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- content -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row service-items border-line-v\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- service item -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-d-6 col-t-6 col-m-12 border-line-h\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-wrench\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContent Development\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>High-quality, compelling content that meets business goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- service item -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-d-6 col-t-6 col-m-12 border-line-h\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-pen\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTechnical Writing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Transform complex technical information into clear, concise documentation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- service item -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-d-6 col-t-6 col-m-12 border-line-h\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chart-line\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnalytics\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Measuring the effectiveness of content and making data-driven decisions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- service item -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-d-6 col-t-6 col-m-12 border-line-h\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"service-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStrategic Thinking\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Understanding business goals, audience needs, and the marketing funnel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18b4760 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18b4760\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-094a289\" data-id=\"094a289\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35e1624 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ryancv-fun-facts\" data-id=\"35e1624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ryancv-fun-facts.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Fun Fact -->\n\t\t<div class=\"content fuct\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- title -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t<span >Fun Facts<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- content -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row fuct-items\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- fuct item -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-d-3 col-t-3 col-m-6 border-line-v\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fuct-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-microphone-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t100+ <br>Candidates interviewed\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- fuct item -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-d-3 col-t-3 col-m-6 border-line-v\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fuct-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-car-side\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 <br>Race cars driven\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- fuct item -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-d-3 col-t-3 col-m-6 border-line-v\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fuct-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-coffee\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2,875+ <br>Cups Of Coffee\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- fuct item -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-d-3 col-t-3 col-m-6 border-line-v\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fuct-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-flag\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t13 <br>Countries Visited\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6c68ba elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6c68ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96793b8\" data-id=\"96793b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdab611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ryancv-quote\" data-id=\"bdab611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ryancv-quote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Quote -->\n\n\t\t<div class=\"content quote\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- title -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t<span >Quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- content -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-d-12 col-t-12 col-m-12 border-line-v\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"revs-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI have to hand it to Mike -- he's a good man in a tight spot, a reliable leader and a rock-solid editor. 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