Biography
Edward Fenner has been writing and editing professionally full-time since 1985. Educated in computer maintenance technology, broadcasting, journalism, and corporate & technical communications, Edward has put his extensive training and work experiences to use with some of the top institutions, corporations, and government agencies in Canada, the United States, and abroad.
For example, on contract to General Motors of Canada, Edward was one of Canada’s senior publications editors in the defence industry. He managed editorial production of some of Canada’s largest technical publishing contracts with the armed forces departments of Canada, the United States, and others.
On other contracts, Edward has served as a writer, editor, publisher, strategist, or communications advisor to: York University, IBM Canada, Cybermation, Dofasco, Found Aircraft Canada, plus has consulted on or created marketing products for Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, NASCAR, 7-Eleven, and many more businesses.
Edward is well respected for his dedication to customer satisfaction and to his outstanding reputation for producing top-quality communications materials, services, and messaging. Edward believes in continuous improvement and is enhancing his skills at York University in Toronto. He is also a volunteer and is the founder, past president, and past media manager for the York University Mature Students Organization (YUMSO); and is currently developing a national mature student network called CAMSO. Edward's love of literature is represented by his volunteer work mentoring students at York Univesity's Existere - Journal of Arts and Literature and as the past publicist to the Words Alive Literary Festival.
He currently works in publishing and communications at the Office of the Associate Vice-President International at York University. In 2008, Edward was named a Fellow of Vanier College. He is a mature student and graduated in June 2010 with a BA (Honours, summa cum laude) in professional writing and was awarded the Murray G. Ross Award - York's highest honour given to a graduating undergraduate. He is now engaged part-time in York University's Science and Technology Studies' Master's degree program.
Edward has an extensive background and expertise in: publishing, editing, and professional writing; technical , corporate, and media communications; adult learning issues; and LAVs (Light Armored Vehicles, wheeled, produced by GM/General Dynamics).
Edward Fenner's academic research interests are: electronic publishing history (from desktop publishing to print-on-demand); publishing via mobile/remote devices (smart phones, laptops, news displays, etc.); electrical inventors of the 19th and early 20th centuries (esp. Bell, Fessenden, Tesla, & Van de Graaff) and their impact on science and technology; retro technologies redeveloped for the 21st century (e.g. pneumatic tube transports (PTTs), steam heating, HVDC); steampunk culture, design, and literature; and electronic learning technologies for adults.
Short Biography
Edward Fenner has written and edited professionally full-time since 1985. Educated in computer maintenance technology, broadcasting, journalism, and corporate & technical communications, Edward has put his extensive training and work experiences to use with some of the top institutions, corporations, and government agencies in Canada, the United States, and abroad. He is a mature student and graduated in June 2010 with a BA (Honours, summa cum laude) in professional writing and was awarded the Murray G. Ross Award - York's highest honour given to a graduating undergraduate. He is now engaged part-time in York University's Science and Technology Studies' Master's degree program where his research focus is the private papers of pioneering American nuclear physicist Robert Jemison Van de Graaff (1901-1967). He is also a volunteer and is the founder, past president, and past media manager for the York University Mature Students Organization (YUMSO); and is currently developing a national mature student network called CAMSO. Edward's love of literature is represented by his volunteer work mentoring students at York University's Existere - Journal of Arts and Literature and as the past publicist to the Words Alive Literary Festival. He currently works in publishing and communications at the Office of the Associate Vice-President International at York University. In 2008, Edward was named a Fellow of Vanier College.
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
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