Joseph P. Weakland, Ph.D.

Technical communicator and corporate futurist. Atlanta.

About

I am a technical communicator with a Ph.D. in English. I have spent my career explaining complex technology: first as a researcher and teacher, then in documentation and product communication for SaaS companies, and now in thought leadership on physical AI.

Experience

  1. Now

    Senior Strategic Planning Specialist, Honeywell Technologies, Forge & AI, since April 2026.

  2. 2017 to 2026

    Technical Writer, Kaseya (RapidFire Tools). Led documentation for four security and compliance SaaS products.

  3. 2016 to 2017

    Product Communication Specialist, RouteMatch Software. Documentation, sales proposals, brochures, marketing copy and video for public transit.

  4. 2015 to 2016

    Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Institute of Technology. Research on emerging technologies and writing. I taught technical communication for computer science design projects.

Education

  1. 2015

    Ph.D. in English, University of Florida.

  2. 2010

    M.A. in English, Florida Gulf Coast University.

  3. 2007

    B.A. in English, Florida Gulf Coast University, magna cum laude.

Working with AI

I build AI-assisted research, verification and agentic workflows with Python, the OpenAI and Claude APIs, and Microsoft Copilot.