Jill Nicholson
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Qualifications
BSc MSc(Hons) Grad Dip Geoscience(mineral economics) Dip Adv Technical Writing (USA)
Professional Associations
Australian Society for Technical Communication (ASTC)
Personal Data
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Phone/fax |
(02) 9417 4302 |
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Address |
2 Park Ave Roseville NSW 2069 |
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Operating name |
N&H Communications |
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ABN 90 145 531 309 |
www.nhcommunications.com.au |
Full Time Employment History
Professional geologist 1968-72
University of Technology 1973-94
Professional Experience Programs
Spring semester 1986-US Geological Survey,
Denver, Branch of Central Technical Reports. Guest lecturer, EPICS classes at the
Colorado School of Mines (CSM). Also presented Report and Thesis Writing, a
Brown Bag lecture series for post-graduate students.
Autumn semester 1991-Adjunct Assoc Prof Colorado School of Mines, taught EPICS
202 4s/hr-a communication course for senior students.
Consulting Activity 1995–present
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Training Courses developed & presented Writing Skills for Non-writers Indexes that Work Designing Task-Oriented Information & Training (USA) Technical Writing and Documentation Business Writing Skills Technical Writing Skills Managing and Estimating Documentation Projects Principles of Editing-University course Introduction to Editing Document Design – University course Engineering Communication – University course Writing Skills for Proposals and Tenders Advanced Technical Writing and Documentation |
Writing and Documentation Projects The Introduction to the Directory of Australian Mining Equipment, Services, and Supplies, Third edition, Austmine Ltd, in association with the Australian Trade Commission User and Administrator manuals Procedure and training manuals System architecture documents Preparation and planning of company templates Substantial and varied course manuals for my professional training courses Papers on a variety of subjects for Communication Journals and Newsletters |
Contract Work Full-time
ACUS division of Unisys–writing, editing and indexing computer documentation, training for company style and online documentation, 2 years.
Selected Contracts
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Integrated Research HPA (now Salmat) on going since 1996 RTA HCi |
Hewlett-Packard Kelly Services Woodslane Publishing University of Technology |
Training Activities
University
UWS–presentation of courses in Document Design, and Principles of Editing
UTS–presentation of Engineering Communication for the BAppSc in Aeronautical Engineering, Singapore, from 1998–present
CIT-PG Diploma in Technical and Scientific Writing–Curriculum panel, and teaching Managing Documentation Projects, 1999
Corporate Training
2005–2011
Microsoft Services 2006–present: Technical Writing and Documentation, Technical Writing Skills, Advanced Technical Writing Skills, in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and New Zealand.
Data#3 2007–present: Technical Writing Skills for Tenders, Technical Writing Skills, Advanced Technical Writing Skills in Sydney, melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.
Airservices Australia;Technical Writing Skills, 2008–present.
Sun Microsystems, San Diego (USA), 2000: Effective Writing Skills - 2 day course.
Technical Writing and Documentation and Technical Writing Skills courses on a repeat
basis to:
Andrew (formerly Nortel), Virgin Blue, EMC, Avanade, Boeing, Hicksons Lawyers,
The Aust. Assoc.of Clinical Biochemists and the Dept of Defence.
Public Training Courses
Technical Writing and Documentation, Canberra; 2002-present. Class participants mostly from Federal Government departments.
Kite Events & Conferences–public courses 2009–present: Tender Writing Skills, in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.
ASTC (Vic) 2005–present: Technical Writing and Documentation.
AMWA (Aus. Medical Writers Association) Professional Development program for 1 day Technical Writing Skills workshop in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009.
Selected Conference Presentations
ASTC Conferences–Sydney; 1995–present
5th World Conference of Science Journalists 2007, Melbourne
NSW Society of Editors
STC (USA) Conferences
Professional Association Activities
Australian Society for Technical Communication
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1996–1997 |
President |
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1992–1995 |
Committee and Conference organisation |
Society for Technical Communication, Australia Chapter
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2006–2008 |
Competition Manager |
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2003–2004 |
Treasurer |
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2001–2002 |
Inaugural President |