With over five years writing experience in the hi-tech and publishing industries, I can offer you a wealth of writing knowledge and expertise.

• Excellent interviewing, research, analytical, writing and editing skills
• Finely tuned communications planning and organisational skills
• Expertise in information design and usability testing
• Experience producing and maintaining a wide variety of communications outputs, including:


• Case studies
• Brochures
• Website copy
• Newsletters
• White papers
• Multimedia and video scripts
• Magazine articles
• Datasheets
• Internal communications outputs
• Advertisements
• Press releases
• Posters
• Direct mail campaigns
• User documentation.

My writing career spans more than five years in the hi-tech and publishing industries and includes a range of freelance projects for different businesses and organisations.

As a writer I assume responsibility for planning and implementing a wide range of communication outputs for different audiences and purposes, including new product releases and trade shows. Writing also requires excellent interpersonal communication skills and the ability to gather information from a variety of people.

• Post Graduate Marketing Management paper, 2005, Massey University
• Post Graduate Diploma in Information Design, 2004, Christchurch Polytechnic
• News Media Skills & Effective Business Writing courses, 2003, Media Associates, Christchurch
• Certificate in Adult Teaching, 1998, Taranaki Polytechnic
• Introduction to Media Studies & Television Studies papers, 1997, Massey University
• Honours in Sociology, 1997, Victoria University
• BA in Sociology and History, 1991 - 1993, Canterbury University

• Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and FrontPage
• Adobe Acrobat, Frame Maker, Photoshop and Illustrator
• QuarkXPress
• Macromedia Dreamweaver and HTML development experience