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Alan Gray Orbis Foundation
2014 to present
Assignments - Analysing reporting systems and processes; Developing a customised writing style guide and templates to streamline, consolidate and improve efficiency and consistency of reporting; Training targeted management and talent in new approach and business writing.
Developing customised content for the Foundation's 10 Year Review.

Asset Forfeiture Unit
2008 to 2014
Assignments - Educational specialist developing writing skills in the legal environment; developing templates to create efficient throughput processes; developing and consensus managing of implementation of new Style Guide nationally; editing and transforming existing precedents into updated templates, according to the Style Guide; national training on legal computer templates and new Style Guide to enhance functionality of documentation and increase consistency across offices; customised computer skills training in MS Word and Excel; legal writing training to improve drafts of court affidavits in asset forfeiture cases.

Bradley Conradie Halton Cheadle
2014 to present
Assignments - Coordinating and editing multiple inputs to special investigating panel reports on the NHLS and the Fishing Rights Allocation Process 2013; developing customised templates and documentation and a dedicated style guide; formatting and document design for complex documents; training on a plain language approach to legal writing & drafting.

Department of Public Service and Administration
2010 to 2012
Assignments - Professional editing of documents for submission to Cabinet; development and delivery of customised writing skills programme, style guide and templates in the Office of the Chief Government Information Officer; advising on layout of reports, minutes and memoranda.

SADC Central Reserve Banks
2011 to 2017
Assignments - Legal Writing training for 30 delegates from across SADC to create a common understanding and greater coherence between the Central Reserve Banks – stemming from previous work on developing a model law for SADC Central Reserve Banks: course project manager and co-presenter with Professor Halton Cheadle (course convenor).
Workshop on a plain language approach to finalising a model law on National Payment Systems across the SADC region - supporting Professor Halton Cheadle.

Special Investigating Unit
2005 to 2012
Assignments - Co-developing a manual for conducting procurement investigations in RSA with Frank Kahn SC; developing a framework and sourcing content for a dedicated procurement intranet site; mentoring designated individuals on writing skills and processes; reviewing high-level reports destined for government officials, DGs, ministers and the Presidency; developing and delivering customised training material and courses; designing and updating templates for SIU documentation, reports and project plans and proposals; designing and maintaining a dedicated SIU Style Guide; reviewing internal SIU reports, newsletters and documentation.

Thesis/dissertation editing
2010 to 2018
Assignments - Editing and proofreading a range of Master's and PhD dissertations and theses for individual clients across a range of universities.

UCT Law@work Unit
2008 to 2016
Assignments - Co-convening/developing open Legal Writing Certificate Courses, developing dedicated legal writing training for the Asset Forfeiture Unit (National Prosecuting Authority), for the Directorate of Special Operations prosecutors ("the Scorpions"), and for the National Prosecuting Authority itself; consulting/reporting on training and further research for the Asset Forfeiture Unit.

United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime
2009 to 2010
Assignments - Undertaking capacity-building project for Swaziland Anti-Corruption Commission – setting up SOPs and templates, and training investigators in a project-management approach to investigations; professional communication, project management and computer skills specialist.