John Tait
Technical Writer at Martin-Baker Aircraft Co Ltd
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Tait is a seasoned technical writer and standards specialist with 13 years' focused experience in requirements management, DITA XML publishing, and drafting high-stakes technical standards across rail, oil & gas, and aerospace sectors. He has led end-to-end standards workflows—editing, modularising, and publishing complex documents—while coaching authors and committees to produce clear, auditable requirements and managing non-compliance processes. Comfortable with tools such as DOORS, Documentum, BowTieXP and SharePoint/Teams, he combines rigorous academic training (PhD in Materials Science) with practical skills in risk visualisation and document automation. Notably, he has translated dense engineering practice into usable digital products like RSSB’s Rule Book App and restructured essential standards (e.g. Network Rail’s Track 001) into modular, maintainable formats. Now contributing to aerospace safety at Martin-Baker, he brings a rare blend of technical depth, editorial craft, and standards governance experience.
13 years of coding experience
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh CampusDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Materials Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Materials Science at University of LeedsAlness Academy
English, Japanese
Github Skills (24)
scheme7
scheme-interpreter7
dita7
xml6
procedure6
static-site-generation6
stylesheets6
xslt6
markdown4
pdf4
docbook4
static-site4
epub3
jekyll3
esoteric-language3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
johngtait/johngtait.github.io
Jul 2017 - Nov 2024
Contributions:32 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 4 months
johngtait/ditabook
Nov 2012 - Sep 2017
Contributions:56 commits, 1 PR, 8 pushes in 4 years 10 months
policyditaprocedure
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