Technical Copywriter for Piper Group plc

Before being acquired by BAE SYSTEMS, The Piper Group was one of the UK's leading technical information services businesses for the UK, European and global Aerospace and Defence sectors. I worked for the Piper Group plc and its clients for six years, and later as a freelance technical copywriter, on a wide-range of marketing, PR and technical copywriting.

For Piper Group plc, Bristol, UK

In 2006, the Piper Group launched a joint venture with BAeHAL software in India. I undertook their press release copywriting to support this initiative.

Earlier, I worked for Piper Group plc on projects including the following:

• Copywriter/copy-editor – internal and client newsletters (read a sample article from the Pipeline newsletter).
  
  
  
  
• Website content
• Business proposals
• PowerPoint presentations
• Brochure content for technical document localisation
• Datasheets
• Recruitment copywriting

For Rolls-Royce plc

• Technical copywriter on a ground-support equipment manual (GSE).

For Hyder plc, Welsh Water and United Utilities

• Technical copywriter – two CD-based O&M manuals.

For Hydro International plc, Bristol, UK

• Technical copywriter – several product manuals for Hydro International's overseas licensees.

For Airbus UK, Bristol, UK

• Copywriter for Airbus UK technical publications department.
• Copywriter and editor – monthly (TPRE Newsletter to update Airbus UK staff on a major technical publications re-engineering project.
• Copywriter for Airbus UK internal newsletter and poster campaigns.
• Article copywriting to support the A340-500/600 Operator deliverables team. My work subsequently formed the basis of a piece appearing in Airbus News.

For Tongue Tied Ltd, Bristol, UK

• Copywriter on the 'Bridging the Language Barrier' brochure created for Tongue Tied Bristol and subsequently adopted by Tongue Tied UK.
  
  
  
  
• Localisation copy-editing of a software user-manual for Tekla, a leading Finnish software house.