Glenn Emerson

Current

• Information Architect at Xerox Global Services

Past

• Technical Specialist Project Manager at Xerox
• Technical Editor at Kodak Commercial & Government Systems

Education

• State University of New York College at Brockport
• State University of New York at Buffalo

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• Patent Abstract
• Article on XML & Content Mgt

Glenn Emerson’s Summary

A specialist in content management and the DITA architecture, I am currently developing a unified content and information architecture strategy for Xerox. I have extensive knowledge of online help technologies, performance support (including a US patent) and technical communications. I have experience in ethnography, contextual inquiry, usability testing and instructional design.

I have been invited to speak at several industry conferences on the subjects of content management in DITA, managing legacy binary content, and multi-channel publishing of binary and XML content sources.

Glenn Emerson’s Specialties:

Skills:
Goal-directed Interaction Design
Usability, Ethnography, Contextual Inquiry
Content Conversion to DITA XML
Single-source and Multi-channel Publishing
Content Modeling
Change Management and User Coaching
Instructional Design, Technical Writing & Editing
Web Design
Online Help & Performance Support

Technical Communications Standards:
DITA
SCORM

Glenn Emerson’s Experience

• Information Architect

  Xerox Global Services

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; XRX; Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 2006 — Present (2 years 3 months)

  Lead content management and XML Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) adoption processes
  Develop a unified content and information architecture strategy for Xerox
  Develop and monitor vendor compliance with, Statement of Work for content management system implementation
  Coach technical writers and translators in DITA architecture, principles of structured (XML) authoring, and use of the content management system
  Manage relationships with key vendors and incremental resources, working with vendors’ engineers to resolve usability and performance issues of CMS and publishing systems
  Manage matrix team of senior technical writers, coaching them in information architecture principles through hands-on projects

• Technical Specialist Project Manager

  Xerox

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; xrx; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1997 — 2006 (9 years)

  Developed and edited customer and service documentation and training materials.
  Designed integrated performance support solutions.
  Supervised activities and edit work of vendors and contractors (technical writers).
  Assisted in design of patented UI for multi-lingual, production-scanning system that integrated concepts of user performance support with interactive software to reduce documentation costs.

• Technical Editor

  Kodak Commercial & Government Systems

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Writing and Editing industry)

  July 1995 — October 1996 (1 year 4 months)

  Contract position, editing technical documentation for a government project and monitoring the work of subcontractors.

Glenn Emerson’s Education

• State University of New York College at Brockport

  BA, International Studies, Economics, Art History, 1990 — 1993

• State University of New York at Buffalo

  Computer Science, Digital Media, Film & Video 1984 — 1986

Additional Information

Glenn Emerson’s Websites:

• Patent Abstract
• Article on XML & Content Mgt

Glenn Emerson’s Interests:

Semantic web, modular component-based information sets, content re-use and single-sourcing, coaching fast pitch softball, backpacking, model railroading, studio art

Glenn Emerson’s Groups:

Bright Path Conferences, HATT Yahoo Group, Webworks Roundup Users Group, CMS Strategies 2008, STC, Novatek

•    Content Management Professionals
•    Society for Technical Communication
•    The Enterprise Architecture Network
•    WebWorks.com Community
•    The Content Wrangler Community
•    Enterprise Content Management Writers' Community
•    Information Design

Glenn Emerson’s Honors:

Received US Patent (2005) for performance support oriented design of software user interface.

STC Merit Award for single-sourced design of Xerox iGen3 Online Help.

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