Gordon McLean

Current

• Technical Information Manager at Sword ciboodle

Past

• Senior Technical Author at McLaren Software Ltd
• Documentation Specialist at (Sage) Tetra
• Technical Author at Dr. Solomons

• Technical Author at crossaig

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Industry

Computer Software

Gordon McLean’s Summary

I have been working in the software industry for over 14 years, mainly as a Technical Author. The technical communications field includes many different disciplines and, as such, I firmly believe it can bring business benefits across an organisation.

I am a member of the Information Architecture Institute, and ISTC.

Gordon McLean’s Specialties:

Managing a Publications team, single sourcing documentation, information design, web design, software documentation, information architecture.

Gordon McLean’s Experience

• Technical Information Manager

  Sword ciboodle

  (Computer Software industry)

  January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)

  Responsible for the Publications Team, and all technical product information output.

• Senior Technical Author

  McLaren Software Ltd

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

  August 1999 — December 2006 (7 years 5 months)

  Combined Technical Author position with responsibility of hiring team members and ownership of QA procedures for the team.

• Documentation Specialist

  (Sage) Tetra

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  November 1998 — July 1999 (9 months)

  Was brought in to oversee move from traditional documentation (printed docs) to a fully online (java-based) help system.

• Technical Author

  Dr. Solomons

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

  September 1997 — October 1998 (1 year 2 months)

  Oversaw the production and maintenance of the Virus Encyclopedia (printed and online). Responsible for the print runs of all "with product" documentation. Involved in the planning and design of an online virus definition update system for corporate customers.
  
  Company bought by McAfee.

• Technical Author

  crossaig

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  April 1994 — September 1997 (3 years 6 months)