Meet Your Career Day Speaker: Andrew Brooke

The STC Toronto Career Day is quickly approaching. In the days leading up to the event, we’d like to introduce you to our panel of guest speakers who will help you realize, plan and prepare you for your career goals in the field of technical writing. On Saturday, September 25, they will share their expertise and industry knowledge with us at Seneca College (York University Campus), 70 The Pond Road, and we hope to see you there. In addition to the many great reasons mentioned, here’s one more reason why you should attend.

Andrew Brooke, Vice President, STC Toronto

Andrew is the Toronto STC Vice‐President and a Senior Technical Writer at Oracle. He has been a technical communicator since 1998. Prior to that, he worked in technical support, as well as in the printing industry. Andrew blogs regularly on the art, science, and philosophy of technical communication in his Writer's World column, which recently received an honorable mention on Mindtouch's list of the most influential technical communicator bloggers.

Leave your questions for Andrew in the comment section and join us on September 25 at the Career Day to have it answered.”

Meet Your Career Day Speaker: Michele Marques

The STC Toronto Career Day is quickly approaching. In the days leading up to the event, we’d like to introduce you to our panel of guest speakers who will help you realize, plan and prepare you for your career goals in the field of technical writing. On Saturday, September 25, they will share their expertise and industry knowledge with us at Seneca College (York University Campus), 70 The Pond Road, and we hope to see you there. In addition to the many great reasons mentioned, here’s one more reason why you should attend.

Michele Marques, Volunteer Manager, STC Toronto

Michele is a Lead Information Developer and corporate blogger at BMC Software. Throughout her 15+ years as a technical communicator, she has always sought to build and maintain connections with her professional network. She started making online connections before "the web." She is active in the STC Toronto chapter and is currently serving as Volunteer Manager.

Leave your questions for Michele in the comment section and join us on September 25 at the Career Day to have it answered.”

For more on Michele Marques, visit developer.bmc.com.

Meet Your Career Day Speaker: Pamela Patterson

The STC Toronto Career Day is quickly approaching. In the days leading up to the event, we’d like to introduce you to our panel of guest speakers who will help you realize, plan and prepare you for your career goals in the field of technical writing. On Saturday, September 25, they will share their expertise and industry knowledge with us at Seneca College (York University Campus), 70 The Pond Road, and we hope to see you there. In addition to the many great reasons mentioned, here’s one more reason why you should attend.

Pamela Paterson, Senior Member, STC Toronto

Pamela Paterson has over 10 years of experience writing and managing documentation projects. She works as part of a team or as a lone writer for local and international projects.

Pamela is very active in the technical writing community and the Society for Technical Communication. For several years, she has helped writers find jobs in her role as the Toronto STC's resume and career coach.

Leave your questions for Beth in the comment section and join us on September 25 at the Career Day to have it answered.”

For more on Pamela Paterson visit writertypes.com.

Meet Your Career Day Speaker: Beth Agnew

The STC Toronto Career Day is quickly approaching. In the weeks leading up to the event, we’d like to introduce you to our panel of guest speakers who will help you realize, plan and prepare you for your career goals in the field of technical writing. On Saturday, September 25, they will share their expertise and industry knowledge with us at Seneca College (York University Campus), 70 The Pond Road, and we hope to see you there. In addition to the many great reasons mentioned, here’s one more reason why you should attend.

Beth Agnew

Beth Agnew is a veteran technical communicator and the Coordinator of Seneca's Technical Communication postgraduate certificate program. She has worked with numerous high tech companies to create effective documentation, usable interfaces, and outstanding user experiences. She is a senior member of the Society for Technical Communication and has been a popular speaker at their annual conferences.

Leave your questions for Beth in the comment section and join us on September 25 at the Career Day to have it answered.”

For more on Beth Agnew, visit bethbuzz.blogspot.com and senecatechcomm.com.

Meet Your Career Day Speaker: Rob Hanna

The STC Toronto Career Day is quickly approaching. In the weeks leading up to the event, we’d like to introduce you to our panel of guest speakers who will help you realize, plan and prepare you for your career goals in the field of technical writing. On Saturday, September 25, they will share their expertise and industry knowledge with us at Seneca College (York University Campus), 70 The Pond Road, and we hope to see you there. In addition to the many great reasons mentioned, here’s one more reason why you should attend.

Rob Hanna, Mentor Program Manager, STC Toronto

Rob is a former director and board member of the STC and a past president of STC Toronto. Rob is currently serving on the STC Certification Committee and Body of Knowledge Task Force.

Rob Hanna is a leading expert in structured authoring and content management. He is the proprietor of ASCan Enterprises (est. 1991) specializing in DITA/XML, knowledge management, content management, structured authoring, and single‐source publishing.

Leave your questions for Rob in the comment section and join us on September 25 at the Career Day to have it answered.

Visit Rob Hanna on LinkedIn.

Meet Your Career Day Speaker: Ruth Parker

The STC Toronto Career Day is quickly approaching. In the weeks leading up to the event, we’d like to introduce you to our panel of guest speakers who will help you realize, plan and prepare you for your career goals in the field of technical writing. On Saturday, September 25, they will share their expertise and industry knowledge with us at Seneca College (York University Campus), 70 The Pond Road, and we hope to see you there. In addition to the many great reasons mentioned, here’s one more reason why you should attend.

Ruth Parker, B.Sc, MBA

Ruth has over 25 years of experience in teaching and in providing career, work and academic counseling to students at the University of Waterloo. Ruth is a qualified MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indicator) practitioner and has developed and delivered team‐building workshops in industrial settings. In addition, she has given workshops on change designed for women facing change in their personal or professional lives.

Leave your questions for Ruth in the comment section and join us on September 25 at the Career Day to have it answered.”

For more on Ruth Parker, visit RedClawPress.com.

Meet Your Career Day Speaker: Uri Galimidi

The STC Toronto Career Day is quickly approaching. In the weeks leading up to the event, we’d like to introduce you to our panel of guest speakers who will help you realize, plan and prepare you for your career goals in the field of technical writing. On Saturday, September 25, they will share their expertise and industry knowledge with us at Seneca College (York University Campus), 70 The Pond Road, and we hope to see you there. In addition to the many great reasons mentioned, here’s one more reason why you should attend.

Uri Galimidi, MBA, ACC, Executive Coach

Founder of The Will To Change Inc., an Executive, Career, and Personal Coaching practice, Uri is a certified coach and a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF). Uri is also a member of the board of directors and treasurer of the Toronto chapter of the ICF.

In the area of Career Coaching, Uri has developed a Career Strategy Framework, which includes a range of tools and techniques to help his clients to position themselves in the best possible situation to secure their target careers and jobs.

Leave your questions for Uri in the comment section and join us on September 25 at the Career Day to have it answered.