A trained aircraft engineer (rotorcraft), I entered in to the field of technical information writing S1000D data modules on a major European military platform.
After a series of high profile project roles and the privilege of supporting clients worldwide, I ended my 'employed' career at a subsidiary of Boeing Aircraft after I decided to leave and focus on TDW full-time.
From my time supporting clients worldwide, I could see that there was a market need for an independent organisation that could be a trusted advisory source for those needing to implement successful technical information strategies.
I am passionate about the art of technical communications and the process, software and skills needed in our market.
Effective Data Reuse in S1000D This week sees the full and final release of the long anticipated Effective Data Reuse in S1000D TD-iQ course. In this full video lead course, we look at the areas where S1000D is strong at data reuse and where S1000D struggles, by design, to handle cross project data reuse. The…
This weeks Thursday Thoughts! In this weeks Thursday Thoughts, we broadcast LIVE over Facebook, YouTube and our own website – attracting viewers from all around the world – our major topic was answering a question around the S1000D Process Module What did we discuss this week? Industry and Member news Industry news including Airbus job…
Thursday Thoughts – Question and Answers Thursday Thoughts – Question and Answers – In our first Thursday Thoughts streamed LIVE to our Facebook page Mike looks at a number of key topics around technical communication in the aerospace and defence sector today. Mike gave some examples of the types of questions we get in at…
Why you should keep learning – Podcast#3 Why you should keep learning – In Episode#3 of the TDW podcast Mike talks about the key reasons he believes why you should keep learning and that keeping your skills current and relevant in the technical information field is vital to survival! Traditional technical information production and deployment…
Selecting software or service providers – FIVE things we look for (Part 1) Did you miss this weeks live TD-iQ presentation “Selecting software or service providers – FIVE things we look for”? Where we answered a question we were recently asked by one of our global clients – “What are the main things you look for…
Follow our Facebook page and join us for Thursday Thoughts! Starting 1st March, Thursday Thoughts from Tech Data World, we will be LIVE every Thursday on our Facebook page answering a question or two that has come in to us at TDW and sharing some of our thoughts, observations and ideas as well as those questions…
The FIVE top things I look for when advising a client (Part 1) This is a reminder that we will be LIVE on TD-iQ this coming Thursday when we will look at the FIVE things we look for when advising a client on selecting software and/or a service provider. This is part 1 of 2!…
Episode #2 – Now available In the episode Mike talks about how and why he fell in to technical writing and the genesis of TDW – why he gave up a great job to focus on TDW full-time, a gamble he does not regret! Listen to the end for our great new TD-iQ jingle! Listen…
TDW-Live#8 – 13, 14, 15 November – Congresbury, Bristol, UK It’s time to mark your calendars with this years confirmed dates for the annual TDW-Live event! Delegate bookings will open early March, vendors wishing to exhibit should confirm with TDW as soon as possible as a number of tables have already been allocated. Current confirmed…
Final list of presentations from TDW-Live#7 now on TD-iQ We have now made available all of the final presentations from TDW-Live#7 on TD-iQ. Full subscribers may now watch these presentations via your TD-iQ dashboard, conference delegates may watch the presentations from the days that they attended. If you would like more information on how you…