Course Leader  –  Profile

Philip Tory
AUTHORGRAPHIC LTD

Following his BSc degree in Physics with Electronics at Bath University, Philip went on to study Control Engineering to Masters level at Sussex, Warwick and Bangor Universities, and holds a  Management Diploma from the Open University.

In a career spanning more than 35 years, he began his working life as an electronics development engineer, specialising in a variety of electronic and electromechanical equipment. In different companies, he has taken products through from concept to production, and designed automatic test equipment for final QA. He has worked on projects such as the Concorde flight computers; medical electronics; car park control equipment; and fly-by-wire systems for fighter aircraft. For two years, he was a drawing office manager.

He then moved on to sales, and broadened his experience to include marketing, franchise management, installation, technical support, customer and staff training. All included documentation of such things as:
   - Leisure Management computer systems
   - Mobile floodlight & generator systems
   - Development systems for programming microchips
   - Electronic components distribution
   - Capital systems sales.

Before starting his own Technical Authoring business in 2000, he was a Software QA and Product Manager for three years, which included responsibility for all product documentation.

In these various situations, Philip has written technical documentation covering:
   - User Manuals
   - Installation Guides
   - Software Upgrade Notes
   - Technical Specifications
   - Online Help Guides
   - Sales Proposals
   - Test Procedures.

Over the past 8 years, Philip has written technical and business material for, or conducted training in, over 50 companies. These include industries as diverse as financial services and banking; shipping management; software development; telephone billing; pharmaceutical and medical; higher education and forensic science; housing management and will writing.

He therefore brings a wealth of experience from which all course delegates will benefit.