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Fiona is responsible for ensuring that Dyalog is completely and accurately documented.
Fiona studied Engineering at university, gradually specialising from a general engineering overview into civil engineering, then further into materials engineering, ultimately leading to a PhD in metallurgy. Whilst this satisfied her love of maths and logic, it wasn’t until she was writing her thesis that she realised that it was possible to combine this with her love for the English language. She decided to look for a career that would allow her to continue with both, and discovered technical authoring.
After a decade honing her writing skills it was time for a change that would satisfy her nerdy side more than telecommunications software could(!). Dyalog Ltd decided to seek a Documentation Manager just as Fiona started to investigate opportunities; although her hands-on programming experience had mainly been with Pascal and Fortran to that point, APL looked intriguing and she applied for the role. Amazingly, she then discovered that Dyalog Ltd’s HQ is located in the same village that she had moved to five years before and is only a 15-minute walk from her house! Fate was clearly intervening, and she soon joined the team in Bramley. Working with APL characters (both glyphs and of the human variety) has proved to be intriguing, stimulating, and rewarding, and she still sometimes can’t believe her luck in finding a Fi-shaped hole almost on her doorstep.
We promote a culture where innovation, fun, pride, and acceptance is part of our everyday life. We come from a variety of backgrounds, and we learn from each other’s diversity.
…or perhaps even join the team!
Technical advice and assistance on all aspects of Dyalog usage is available by e-mail (support@dyalog.com) and/or telephone (+44 1256 830030 – limited to U.K. office hours). Limited advice on design and coding is available, but is not intended to replace the use of the printed and on-line documentation. Except when reporting an issue with the software, users are encouraged to seek advice from the user community via the Dyalog Forum (reading the content of the forums does not require membership).
