Information Publisher
Australia
Information Publisher
Australia
My area of focus and expertise is in technologies, applications and business trends related to information publishing workflows. This includes document publishing, variable-data publishing and social publishing. My background technical knowledge and employment experience has equipped me with a strong understanding of such systems, their applications and markets.
information publishing, document publishing, long-document publishing, vdp, variable-data publishing, cross-media publishing, web-to-print, social publishing, social printing, workflow
(Publishing industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
I help people publish information.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2003 — September 2008 (4 years 11 months)
Develop and implement product marketing strategies, manage product launch processes, manage product life cycles from launch to end-of-life, manage promotional activities.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ADBE; Computer Software industry)
March 2001 — October 2003 (2 years 8 months)
Manage software pre-release programs for InDesign, InCopy and PageMaker, author product release notes and other documentation, manage and maintain feature database.
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)
May 1993 — July 1996 (3 years 3 months)
Stationed in Germany providing communications to 20th Armoured Brigade Headquarters, served in Bosnia, awarded UN medal, played with radios and guns.
MS , Printing Technology , 1998 — 2001
Completed and defended thesis 'An Investigation Into the Relationship Between Contrast and Resolution of a Printing System', 2001 Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) Graduate Student Paper Award, 1999 Harold W. Gegenhiemer Scholarship Recipient, 1999 Stationers' and Newspaper Makers' Scholarship Recipient, internship at Xerox Corporation.
BA (Hons) , Printing Management , 1996 — 1999
Awarded First Class Honours, 1999 Daily Mail Award Winner for Excellence in Printing and Publishing, 1997 Stationers' and Newspaper Makers' Scholarship Recipient.
kayaking, reading, writing, web development, blogging, testing Adobe pre-release software, sleeping
PODi, GASAA, ADMA, PrintPlanet forums, XMPie Users Group, InDesign User Group (Sydney chapter rep.)