Ryan Rasmussen

Lead Writer/Editor at Volpara Health
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand, NZ
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • German Elementary proficiency

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Credentials

  • ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP)
    ICAgile
    Mar, 2018
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • New Zealand
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Lead Writer/Editor
      • Feb 2021 - Present

      I set Volpara’s editorial strategy and write copy across several domains, including product marketing, customer success, investor relations, and clinical science. I wrote the application for the 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards, in which Volpara won both the global Healthcare & Life Sciences category and the New Zealand country category.

    • Content Manager
      • Apr 2020 - Feb 2021

    • Senior Writer/Editor
      • May 2019 - Apr 2020

    • Marketing Team Leader, New Zealand
      • Apr 2017 - May 2019

    • Technical Writer
      • Oct 2015 - Mar 2017

      Volpara Health is a leading provider of breast imaging analytics and analysis products that improve clinical decision-making and the early detection of breast cancer. Our award-winning, clinically validated software is used by breast imaging centres around the world to reduce the cost and mortality of breast cancer.As technical writer for Volpara Health, I write and edit software documentation and, in collaboration with the science team, white papers on the company's products. I also perform a number of marketing functions, including corporate communications, training video production, and website design and content writing. Most notably, I was the lead author and editor of the prospectus for the company’s successful listing on the Australian Securities Exchange, coordinating the collaborative efforts of multiple teams of lawyers, accountants and company directors in Australia and New Zealand. Show less

    • New Zealand
    • Wellness and Fitness Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Co-founder/Director of Marketing and Communications
      • Mar 2010 - Present

      Purchased and rebranded a holistic health collective serving Wellington's central business district and the greater region. Expanded the collective with the development of a yoga studio, revitalising the business into the leading one of its kind in the city, serving the public and a number of high-profile corporate and government clients.Developed brand and marketing strategies for the collective, including a consistent style that communicated the brand. Designed and maintained the website and social media platforms, coordinated public relations, maintained the client database, and wrote/edited ad copy. Show less

    • Co-founder/Director of Marketing and Communications
      • Oct 2013 - Oct 2015

      Led marketing, communications, and brand management for Pittsburgh's only mobile yoga business. Maintained the website and social media outlets, met with prospective corporate clients, and generated new business.

  • NFA Productions Limited
    • Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand
    • Screenwriter
      • Dec 2017 - Mar 2018

      Created original story and wrote feature film treatment and synopses. Created original story and wrote feature film treatment and synopses.

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Contract Copywriter and Web Editor
      • 2004 - Oct 2015

      Wrote, edited, and proofread a variety of internal and external documents and online content for a leading provider of medical foods: website content, product labeling, white papers, internal sales/training documents, and e-books. Coordinated content updates with a contract graphic designer. Wrote, edited, and proofread a variety of internal and external documents and online content for a leading provider of medical foods: website content, product labeling, white papers, internal sales/training documents, and e-books. Coordinated content updates with a contract graphic designer.

    • Contract Copy Editor and Web Editor
      • Apr 2015 - Jul 2015

      Copy edited the manuscript for the New England author’s forthcoming novel and built a new web site at http://www.ericdlehman.org. Copy edited the manuscript for the New England author’s forthcoming novel and built a new web site at http://www.ericdlehman.org.

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Marketing Manager
      • Mar 2008 - Jan 2010

      Led the DataSafe Platform’s product marketing, social media, and client communications strategies for sophistical financial services software. Collaborated with the executive management team and product managers to create targeted marketing programs aimed at increasing sales. Other tasks: writing and editing a variety of internal and external communications, including monthly client letters from the COO, and creating and publishing website content, coordinating work produced by Fiserv Global Services (Delhi, India) and the business line marketing team. Show less

    • Senior Technical Writer/Editor
      • Sep 2006 - Sep 2008

      Guided a team of six technical writers to meet documentation department standards in quality, consistency, and style for over 450 client-facing user manuals (over 19,000 pages).Managed the interdepartmental editing cycle and prepared documentation for software releases, and wrote and edited user manuals targeted to multiple audiences.

    • Technical Writer/Editor
      • Apr 2002 - Aug 2006

      Designed and updated document templates and department style guide; defined and communicated department procedures and user manual guidelines.

    • Technical Writer
      • May 1999 - Mar 2002

      Wrote user manuals, release notes, and related software documentation covering product installation and configuration, online help, and database maintenance. Interviewed SMEs to ensure accuracy of documentation.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Fixed-Term II Lecturer/Graduate Assistant
      • Aug 1994 - May 1999

      Taught technical writing, business writing, and rhetoric and composition. Developed course curricula, policies, and lesson plans. Taught technical writing, business writing, and rhetoric and composition. Developed course curricula, policies, and lesson plans.

Education

  • Carnegie Mellon University
    B.A., Professional Writing; Literary and Cultural Studies
    1990 - 1994
  • Penn State University
    M.A., English (Rhetoric Emphasis)
    1994 - 1997

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