Staff portrait: Helle Hannken-Illjes, technical communicator

by Uta Lange , Helle Hannken-Illjes on April 25, 2023

Helle Hannken-Illjes is a technical communicator at parson. We talked to her about her career and the future of technical documentation. 

To read the full interview, switch to German. 
 

Helle Hannken-Illjes, technical communicator

 

 

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