Experience

Organic Communication

• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal

  • Feb 2009 - Present

  Looking for my next contract! Currently assisting with various engineering, construction and mining tender document preparation. Looking for my next contract! Currently assisting with various engineering, construction and mining tender document preparation.



Parsons Brinckerhoff Australia

• Australia
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intranet & Communication Consultant

  • 2009 - Nov 2010

  INTRANET Helped consolidate multiple intranets across the Australia-Pacific business into one SharePoint site. This site was part of a global intranet run out of New York, so it not only needed to meet the needs of the local users, but also integrate with the broader international platform. Work included project managing delivery to a schedule; developing a basic taxonomy to build from; identifying content for migration and working with the owners of that content to help them transition to the new site; training non-technical staff to take ownership of the presentation and maintenance of their content; change management communications with the business for the initial implementation and then ongoing developments; preparation of help and training materials; providing advice to the communications staff on how to get best strategic value from the home page; working closely with ICT staff to develop the platform to meet the needs of users and the business. COMMUNICATIONS Worked with the change management team during a major organisational restructure of the Australia-Pacific business. Provided strategic input and hands-on assistance with writing and editing of change management communications to various audiences across the business during the transition period. Show less



Opening the Door by Shelly Argent

• Editor

  • Feb 2009 - Sep 2009

  Assisted the author to organise and edit her memoirs into a manuscript. Text included helpful advice for families, gained from the author's experience as a peer support volunteer at PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). Editted and formatted the manuscript and provided advice to the author to secure a publisher. The book is now available from good bookstores and through the PFLAG Queensland website. Assisted the author to organise and edit her memoirs into a manuscript. Text included helpful advice for families, gained from the author's experience as a peer support volunteer at PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). Editted and formatted the manuscript and provided advice to the author to secure a publisher. The book is now available from good bookstores and through the PFLAG Queensland website.



Thiess Pty Ltd

• Australia
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager Online Communication

  • Jun 2001 - Feb 2009

  Responsible for managing the Australian intranet to meet strategic and operational needs.Responsible for managing the company's main website (www.thiess.com.au) to meet strategic and marketing objectives - including project management of a total redesign and restructure of the site in 2008. This incorporated shifting to inhouse hosting and rebuilding the site on the inhouse CMS.See also: Communication Advisor, Project Focus. Prior to these two roles Deanne was the Senior Proposals Co-ordinator for Thiess working from their Corporate office. Show less

• Communication Advisor, Project Focus

  • Jan 2005 - Oct 2006

  Responsible for restructuring and rewriting the company's management system; working closely with content owners and supervising a team of writers/editors.