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Technical Writing

What colleagues and trainees say about the instructor

"In hi-tech, explaining complex technical topics in documents and presentations is mission-critical. During the years I worked with Eli Jacobs I saw him deliver lectures and training courses to a range of personnel—engineers, marketing and senior management—around the world.

He leaves his audiences fascinated and with a crystal clear understanding of the material.

He is one of the best technical communicators I've seen in my 20 years working in the field of technology."

Gadi Tirosh
Jerusalem Venture Partners, General Partner
Former Vice President of Marketing, NDS

Dear Eli,

As I reflect on our long association I am particularly grateful that you were my mentor during my first months working as a technical writer. Although, having taken a technical writing course, I was well acquainted with the basics of the work, I soon realized that there was so much more about hi-tech that I needed to learn.

You always insisted on having firsthand knowledge, learning from the system architects how things worked on paper and seeing all the equipment and understanding how things really worked in the lab. Your exceptional pedagogical talent and patience made it a pleasure to work with and learn from you.

I’m convinced that no one knows better how technical writers operate in high-tech environments.

- Chaim Mayerson Senior
Technical Writer

Eli,

Teaching is an essential aspect of technical writing.

I learned of your expertise as a teacher when you mentored me in NDS technology. I saw from the documents that you wrote that you were able to extend your teaching gift to your writing.

Moreover, you recognize that it takes hard work and a sensitivity to technology to be able to produce effective technical documentation. You know what it is to be a technical writer rather than a technical scribe.

I am confident that anybody with the basic necessary skill set and willingness to work will greatly benefit from training with you.

Regards,
Yehezkel Missel, PhD Program Manager at NDS
Former Senior Technical Writer


	About JBS

	JBS was founded and is headed by Eli Jacobs. Eli has been working in technical communication since 1994 in the areas of multimedia and digital TV. Before that he was employed by the Hebrew University as a teacher trainer and wrote, edited and published text books. As a born communicator, Eli is known for his ability to tackle complex topics and make them clear: in writing, presentations, training material and marketing collateral. Jacobs is well-known for his dynamic lecturing style. He is a premier presenter who has lectured before large audiences at conferences around the world in English and Hebrew. Upon moving to the hi-tech arena, Jacobs brought his pedagogical background to bear, developing and delivering dozens of technical training courses. He is known as an outstanding technical trainer. Jacobs’s curriculum vitae includes noteworthy accomplishments in managing technical projects and bringing new technologies to market. Eli holds a Master’s of Science from Johns Hopkins University and patents in the fields of digital TV and data structure methodologies. During his tenure at NDS, Eli pioneered the company’s interactive TV product in both technical and marketing roles. During the years he was responsible for global marketing initiatives for Value@TV, the product had over $15 million in sales. While at NDS, Eli worked with major companies across 5 continents, including BSKYB (UK), DIRECTV (USA), QVC (UK & USA), Foxtel (Australia), OpenTV (Europe, USA) and many other industry leaders. Between 2001-2003 Jacobs was a contributing member to the DVB standards committee. Working alongside leaders from Philips Electronics, Sun, Microsoft and others, Jacobs authored the requirements specification for DVB-MHP-PCF. Among his other roles at NDS, Jacobs served as a documentation manager for 4 years. In collaboration with one of Israel’s leading developers of content management tools, he designed and implemented a range of structured and data-base driven documentation projects, with his first project in this area going back to 1998. Jacobs brings JBS a wealth of knowledge in the areas of technology, marketing, documentation, management and leadership. The JBS Roster JBS’s team includes professionals with experience in technical and marketing writing, software development, system architecture, system engineering, project management and more.