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.
WIND ME UP – 5 (ish) Things that wind me up! Podcast#15 Having worked in the technical communication market now for over 20 years. I have seen a number or traits, habits, actions and behaviours that I have to say really wind me up. They wind me up to the point of wanting to poke…
A2Z of S1000D A2Z of S1000D (works better if you use the US pronunciation of the letter Z) – Over the years I have picked up a tremendous amount of knowledge, know-how, opinion and lessons learned – I have seen those that want to start with S1000D and don’t have the first clue where to…
TT#18 – Flatirons, DITA v S1000D, Adobe TCS Adobe Technical Communication Suite, an S1000D Opportunity as well as a stay in a haunted hotel all in this weeks Thursday Thoughts Episode #18! This week Mike was on the road and recorded Thursday Thoughts from a ‘Haunted Hotel‘! Join Mike from the snug of the hotel…
Digitization, Flash, 3D Parts, Type 31E – Thursday Thoughts #17 An article on digitization from Rolls-Royce CEO makes our top ten news items this week, what else did we discuss in our new recorded version of Thursday Thoughts? All the links we mentioned in this weeks episode: 10 – Rolls-Royce Power Systems and an interesting…
Effective QR Codes in Technical Publications QR codes are an excellent way of driving users to content, protecting your technical publications and driving up user engagement with our content. In this course we are looking at the Effective use of codes in traditional technical publications. We start with looking at what these codes are and…
Tempest, Viking Air, Airbus all make TT#16 BAE Systems Tempest was announced at last weeks Farnborough Air Show, has this sparked a possible merger with Airbus and BAE Systems Fighter Jets? Well we mention this all in this weeks Thursday Thoughts. This week we have recorded Thursday Thoughts as Mike has a root canal appointment…
Farnborough 2018 – A day out at the airshow with TDW A day out at the Farnborough Air Show as called for and being members of ADS we get a couple of free tickets, and no one likes to pass-up on free tickets! Our office being only a 45 minute journey away, we rocked up…
Hosted software solutions and SSL? SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) – How will the changes to how Google Chrome handles insecure websites affect those using hosted or web-based software solutions? This was something we mentioned during Thursday Thoughts Episode 15 – once we mentioned the fact that Google Chrome was changing how they handle insecure sites…
Innovation in Information Goes Wrong – Serious Own Goal? Innovation in Information is something I am passionate about, those of you who have met me know that I get animated about technical information, but I also get animated about how we should be developing our content and content strategies and keeping pace with technological advancements…
Alfresco, Honeywell, Airbus A220, Cyber Security – #15 – Thursday Thoughts Alfresco wins DoD approval for defence information, what does this mean for open source based software solutions? No longer can we say that our data will not be placed in open source solutions? Numerous new projects announced, including BAE Systems Sea 5000, Rolls-Royce, Lockheed…