Technical Writing
MXW neXt Conferencing System
Technical content and illustrations for next-generation A/V conferencing system
MXW neXt is a complete solution for meeting room and presentation applications. Digital audio is routed across a network of access points, digital-to-analog converters, and computers. RF coordination is automatic and continuous, offering worry-free wireless audio transmission for every event.
SLX-D Portable Wireless
Technical content and illustrations for flexible wireless audio system
SLX-D Digital Wireless delivers clear audio and stable RF performance with easy setup and rechargeability options. SLX-D is built to handle a wide range of applications, from day-long conferences to nighttime performances.
Stem Ecosystem Platform
Updated technical content for acquired portfolio of small-room conferencing solutions
The Stem Ecosystem Devices are designed to be a complete solution by pairing hardware with the Stem Ecosystem Platform. Shure acquired Stem Audio in 2020, resulting in a complete rewrite of all user documentation, to meet current style, branding, and compliance guidelines.
MXW User Guide
Full overhaul of technical content for legacy wireless system guide
The Shure Microflex Wireless Series (MXW) is a complete microphone solution for flexible meeting rooms and boardrooms. In 2021, a major software update and overall documentation refresh prompted a full content audit and rewrite.
Microflex Complete System Guide
Technical content and illustrations for conferencing and interpretation hardware
In 2013, Shure took over distribution of Danish Interpretation Systems (DIS) conferencing systems under the new Microflex® Complete (MXC) brand. My first major project at Shure was bringing documentation for the entire DIS portfolio in line with our writing style in our CMS, creating new illustrations, and working with software and hardware teams to document added functionality.
B2B Writing
“As early as the 1980s, master moldmaker Len Graham has been trying to figure out how to automate moldmaking. His brainchild, the “megacell” in the medical containers and closures division of Rexam Mold Manufacturing, Buffalo Grove, Ill., is a proving ground for new automation techniques in an industry previously considered impossible to automate. ”
“[W]e aim to be a technology innovator. For example, while most of the industry just recently started working to integrate and understand 5-axis technology, we started working with those machines 13 years ago. We are doing the same thing with 3D printing of aluminum and titanium. We try to pioneer new technologies as they become available. ”
“[In 2017], in its fifth iteration, ME’s 30 Under 30 has become something of a tradition—one inspired by and supportive of SME’s longstanding efforts to improve and grow the manufacturing workforce. This year’s class of honorees is a diverse and highly educated group. It is also one supported by people connected with the program in its early years who are giving back to manufacturing workforce development.”
— 30 Under 30: Recognizing the Future Leaders of Manufacturing (SME)
Creative Writing & Editing
The Bakery Box
Original short fiction
"He wasn't a baker, but he loved the idea. Cakes and pastries and breads and cookies—some of the best things come out of an oven! But baking takes patience and discipline and thumbs, and Bear was just a bear."
A bedtime story about creativity, gratitude, and intention.
Alone Rewinding: 25 Years of Fatherhood & Music
Editing, print layout, ebook layout, audiobook formatting
Singer-songwriter Jonah Matranga's memoir about raising his daughter while making music for a living. It's loosely based around 36 songs written over the years; the soundtrack is included with all versions of the book, and songs are integrated into the audiobook presentation.
Atomic! A Post Nuclear Superstation Adventure
Editing
A Kickstarter-funded project by podcaster Gary Butterfield, in the style of early-90s video game pulp fiction. The second book in the "Power Worlds" series, the story is a send-up of the post-apocalyptic roleplaying games.
