Glenn Murray

Current

• Owner at Divine Write (Self-employed)

Past

• Technical Writer at Asco Security & Communications (now part of Siemens)
• Technical Writer at Solution 6 (now part of MYOB)
• Documentation Development Manager at Citect

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Education

• APESMA Project Management Certification
• Macquarie University
• Maquarie University

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Connections

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Industry

Writing and Editing

Websites

• My Company

Glenn Murray’s Summary

2002 - Present -- Business Owner – Divine Write Copywriting
1998 - 2002 -- Documentation Development Manager for Citect
1999 - 1999 -- Technical Writer Honeywell
1996 - 1998 -- Technical Writer / Copy Writer for Citect
1995 - 1996 -- Technical Writer / Copy Writer for Landis & Staefa
1994 - 1995 -- Technical Writer for Solution 6
1994 - 1994 -- CopywriterWork experience for Central Coast Media

Master of Arts (International Communication)
Bachelor of Arts (English Literature, Linguistics)

Glenn Murray’s Specialties:

Ads, websites, SEO copy, brochures, scripts, press releases, newsletters, speeches, case studies... Elegant, no-fuss copywriting that addresses your business needs and really speaks to your audience..

Glenn Murray’s Experience

• Owner

  Divine Write (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)

  July 2002 — Present (7 years 5 months)

• Technical Writer

  Asco Security & Communications (now part of Siemens)

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  March 2005 — June 2006 (1 year 4 months)

  • the copy for and production of all full colour glossy brochures and black and white product datasheets
  • managing production budgets
  • coordinating and overseeing each step of the production process including layout specs and interviewing and organisation of contractors (photographers, graphic designers, printers, etc.)
  • the reproduction of brochures for overseas interests
  • printing and binding of hard copy manuals
  • on-line manuals, and context sensitive help (HDK)
  • creating and updating hard copy functional specifications (Word 6 and Ventura)
  • writing the copy for the brochures and datasheets (Word 6 and Pagemaker5)
  • writing hard copy installation guides (Word 6)
  • drawing and importing graphics for the brochures and datasheets (Photoshop, Designer)
  • the development of project management plan for documentation
  • product development input
  • preliminary research of HTML for possible Web pages

• Technical Writer

  Solution 6 (now part of MYOB)

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  June 2004 — March 2005 (10 months)

  • on-line and context sensitive documentation of accountancy software packages (in-house hypertext software)
  • hard copy documentation of accountancy software packages (in-house documentation software)
  • travel to NZ to document NZ tax accounting package
  • the development of documentation standards
  • major input into the development of in-house hypertext software
  • on-line, context sensitive, and hard copy documentation of in-house hypertext software
  • entering of software bugs into bugs database

• Documentation Development Manager

  Citect

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  June 1996 — June 2002 (6 years 1 month)

  • constructing full colour glossy technical and marketing booklets
  • writing the copy for these booklets
  • writing press releases on various software features and releases
  • writing articles for in-house newsletter
  • editing various publications (such as the company prospectus)
  • design and implementation of a new on-line help system (including prep for manual printing, localisation & distribution).
  • maintenance of existing on-line manuals and context sensitive help
  • the management of a team of 3 other writers
  • implementing and maintaining effective standards and work practices for the team
  • administering the Visual Source Safe project for the documentation team
  • contributing to a user focus in GUI development
  • budgeting and scheduling team training activities
  • providing advertising materials
  • management of the localisation of the company’s software and documentation (including management of third party service providers - translators, etc.)

Glenn Murray’s Education

• APESMA Project Management Certification

  Project Management 2001 — 2001

• Macquarie University

  BA , English Lit & Linguistics

• Maquarie University

  MA , International Communication

Additional Information

Glenn Murray’s Websites:

• My Company