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.

Technology pitstops – do you have one?

Technology pitstops are critical items I tell projects that they must consider. The way we produce, deliver and manage tech data today is vastly different to how we will provide data over the coming years. We only have to look at the changes in technological capability over the last few years to appreciate the rate…

Five things to expect from TDW

Five things to expect from TDW and the content coming your way, premium, free and other industry events. This week no formal tutorial for our weekly update. We are running around like crazy, completing some customer-specific projects. To keep you informed, here are some of the things you can expect from TDW and our members…

Issuing unverified S1000D modules

Issuing unverified S1000D modules was the question of the week this week. S1000D provides many controls over our data module’s state, ranging from version control numbers for controlling draft states and issues states of our modules. S1000D also includes quality assurance states for each module, enabling us to identify the module’s quality assurance status, be…