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.
The S1000D RPC – What, Why and How? Our latest short tutorial was inspired by a TD-iQ subscriber asking if the adoption of the Responsible Partner Company code (RPC) was correct on their project. This was a sensible and reasonable question which many projects have had over the years. This is a question that comes…
FAA v MRO, Galileo Project, ALTAY and more – Thursday Thoughts Episode #9 This weeks Thursday Thoughts (Episode #9) LIVE was back and in the news this week we looked at all the industry news affecting technical publications, from Boeing and the 2m shortfall in aerospace workforce through to the Galileo project affected by Brexit…
Why does S1000D Software cost so much? FREE tutorial available now – S1000D Software and why it is so expensive? To answer this question we will need our trusty TDW triangle, a pen, some industry knowledge and 25 years of working in this market. We explain to you the dynamics of the software market, specifically…
Thursday Thought – This IS going to be a big problem! What is the BIG PROBLEM? As promised this week we recorded our Thursday Thought (notice no s) to make up for our hardware failure on our broadcast PC. We took one specific question and topic that we at TDW are involved in regularly and…
Just because we create modular data! Podcast Episode #8 One of the biggest complaints we hear about using modular data is that many vendors think that because we produce modular data we should deliver modular data to an end-user. In this episode Mike looks some of the frustrations he hears from talking to end-users and…
At the annual Army v Navy game courtesy of CDS Defence Support TDW were lucky enough to be invited to this years prestigious Army v Royal Navy match, courtesy of the hospitality of CDS Defence Support. A fun look at this fantastic day and a huge thank you to the team at CDS Defence Support…
GDPR, TDW, Tech Pubs and YOU! The new GDPR regulations are about to hit the streets in Europe, anyone doing business within or with the European Union WILL be affected by these new rules. But what does this mean for TDW, Tech Docs and YOU? Watch this full video to see what we are doing…
TDWLive #8 and Innovation in Information “The Future of Technical Publications” It’s time to book your spaces now for these two great events from TDWLive and Innovation in Information TDWLive #8 [mks_separator style=”double” height=”2″] TDWLive #8 – Annual Tech Data World event – focused on the needs of those DOING technical data production, procurement and…
Episode#8 – Is S1000D used in Space? Do you use S3000L? Loads of great content in Episode#8 – One of the main questions we were asked this week was around the use of ASD S1000D in the space sector – Mike talks about the programmes he knows that have used S1000D as well as some…
GDPR, BREXIT, S1000D CSDB’s and a message from Moscow – Thursday Thoughts Episode#7 BREXIT a term that polarises opinion, but this week BREXIT makes an appearance in our weekly technical information update and our Thursday Thoughts. Rolls-Royce, as well as many other industry leaders in Europe, is taking steps to move business activities away from…