Tim Grantham

“I had the pleasure and enjoyment of working with Tim at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Tim communicates clearly and follows up with timely and detailed documentation. He was always organized producing sound documentation which directly helped reduce service and support calls. Tim brought enthusiasm to the documentation and process improvement programs he was managing. I would highly recommend Tim to any organization and would be delighted to work with him again.”

“Tim is an exceptional individual who is extremely process focused. He posesses a great work ethic with a high degree of professionalism. Tim is a strong advocate for Lean Practices both on the NPD side as well as in the Manufacturing arena. He is a rare individual who understands both the philosophy of Lean Thinking as well as the application.”

“Tim brings his excellent technical writing background forward when he designs user interfaces. He is able to understand the technical language used during software development and work closely with software developers throughout the development process. He manages to keep the user interfaces consistent while being inundated by the conflicting views and directions of the product’s stakeholders.”

“Tim Grantham stepped forward and became a very effective PPI (Practical Process Improvement) Process Manager in Thermo Fisher Scientific. As a PPI Process Manager, Tim would teach and coach process improvement teams as they tackle problems from any area or function of the business. Additionally Tim used his excellent technical writing skills to assist with the updating and rewriting of the company wide PPI training materials. He is a dedicated and adaptable individual who can be completely relied upon to complete assignments.”

“Tim is a gifted communicator who also has a good understanding of lean software development. He deftly communicates complex topics in a manner that is easily understandable. My experience with Tim has always been positive; he unfailingly has delivered on his assignments. He also has the ability to take a deep dive into a complicated subject area, distill the salient information, and then deliver it in a useful and user-friendly manner. I highly recommend Tim in the areas of technical communications and software user interface design.”

“I highly recommend Tim Grantham. He has brought invaluable customer insight and technical experience to our software design and development project. His contribution brought excellent structural enhancements to our software product and an overall high quality user experience.”

“I worked with Tim for 9 years. When he arrived at our business unit, Documentation was due for updating. Tim brought in proper documentation management, processes, production tools, and single sourcing. He also played a key role in a corporation-wide initiative to standardize documentation. His STC awards were well deserved. I appreciated having Tim as a colleague.”

“I met Tim at DITA East 2007 after he gave a presentation on agile documentation development. Following up on the points he made during his presentation, we enjoyed a lively and stimulating discussion over lunch. Tim impressed me with his intellect, wit, and dedication to his field. From what I learned of his work at Thermo Fisher Scientific, he's made substantial improvements to the user interfaces of scientific equipment, rendering them more intuitive and less error-prone. I recommend Tim with pleasure and confidence.”

“Tim has entered the Society for Technical Communications competitions for many years and is a regular winner of Merit, Excellence and, most recently, the highest award on a chapter level, Distinguished. His entries seem to improve with every year. In printed, or in online format, the materials he creates sets a standard that we all strive for. His background in single-sourcing and working with XML for technical publications is evident in the way that his content is organized, edited and published. Tim is also an excellent public speaker and clearly conveys technical information to audiences with a variety of backgrounds.”

“Tim is a colleague for whom I hold great respect. He is an excellent and award-winning writer and communicator, a very good manager, and an innovator in documentation and in user interfaces. I have learned a great deal from working with Tim. One part of Tim's philosophy -- which I am now convinced is true -- is that many problems that arise in the engineering industry can and should be viewed as problems in communication. Approaching problems from this vantage is useful, in that it results in solutions that address the root problem, not just the immediate symptoms.”

“I attended Tim's presentation at the 2007 DITA East conference in Raleigh, NC. I was impressed by his grasp of the DITA XML standard and the application of an Agile development methodology to technical documentation. Tim also demonstrated an impressive and creative plugin for the DITA Open Toolkit, designed to convert DITA to FrameMaker MIF format. His expertise and professionalism make him an asset to his organization.”

“For competence, depth of experience, and all-around reliability, you can't beat Tim Grantham. I'd gladly put him in charge of any writing or editorial project or any team I needed to field to get a job done right.”