I’ve just finished a couple of weeks of, well, document wrangling is the only way to describe it. A large corporate client had several projects that were being held up because the supporting documentation wasn’t finished so they threw the
RACT Journey magazine article
An article I wrote about scooters was published in the October 2011 edition of RACT’s Journey magazine. It was fun to write about something I enjoy.
Red Jelly – various wordsmithing tasks
I’ve been working with Hobart marketing company Red Jelly, writing copy for corporate newsletters and editing documents. My bent for all things technical or scientific is allowing me to help lots of their clients. I confess I love the variety.
Newsletter about natural resource management
I had a great time writing the Winter 2011 edition of NRM South‘s newsletter. It’s aimed at people who work in the natural resource management area. All of the topics were fascinating and I enjoyed talking to people whose work
Training material for Finance One implementation
In 2010 the University of Tasmania employed me and Bruce Ransley of Impress: clear communication to determine their training requirements for implementation of their new financial software package, Finance One. We assessed the needs of each user group, helped the
Preventing the spread of freshwater pests and pathogens
In 2009 I did a structural edit and proofread of a freshwater field hygiene document for NRM South. I reviewed existing material and proposed graphical summaries to explain key concepts to the main audiences. I also drafted text and concepts
Structuring, writing and editing report on ICT Strategic Guidelines
In 2009 and 2010 I helped prepare, write and edit strategic guidelines for DEEWR. These were intended to help Australian schools to incorporate ICT into teaching, learning and administration. The guidelines included case studies of good practice. This work was
Improving the way policy recommendations are written
DPAC employed me and Bruce Ransley (Impress: clear communication) in 2010 to develop a training course to teach their policy advisors how to use a new framework for writing/evaluating policy. This was a pilot project and the training was developed
Climate change case studies for LGAT
In 2010 I interviewed representatives from local Tasmanian councils and wrote case studies about their climate change projects for an LGAT publication. This was fascinating and very encouraging, from a personal perspective. This work was done with Bruce Ransley of
Business procedures for superannuation company
For the past several years I have helped RBF Tasmania to scope out, prioritise and draft the documentation they need to maintain their information system’s security and integrity. This involved regular meetings with the clients, detailed record-keeping of progress, interviewing