Tricia Spayer
Tricia Spayer
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- Name: Tricia Spayer
- Member Status: Senior Member
- Current Community: Northeast Ohio, Single Sourcing SIG, Information Design and Architecture SIG
- Current Professional Title: Technical Writer/ Illustrator
- Company: Pressco Technology Inc.
- Company Location (City, State, or Country): Solon, OH
- Personal Website
- Member since 2000
STC Service
Positions held
- Presenter, 2009 STC International Conference
- Reviewer, Proposals for Programs, 2009 STC International Conference
- Current Chair, Northeast Ohio STC (NEO STC) Bylaws committee
- Immediate Past President, NEO STC 2008–2009
- President, NEO STC 2007–2008
- Member, planning committee STC Regional Conference 2007
- Vice President, NEO STC 2006–2007
- Secretary, NEO STC 2003–2006
- Membership committee, NEO STC 2001–2003
Awards
- President’s Achievement award, NEO STC 2009
- Distinguished award, STC International PR competition 2008
- Chapter of Excellence award, STC 2008
- Merit award, NEO STC technical publications competition 2005
- Best of Show/ Excellence award, NEO STC online competition 2004
Education and other (non-STC) Professioanal affiliations, honors, awards
- Bachelor of Electronic Engineering Technology (BEET), Magna Cum Laude, ETI Technical College
- Studied electronics engineering
- Attended five STC annual conferences, including the last four
- Competent Communicator award, Toastmasters International
- Treasurer, Swagelok Impact Toastmasters
- Toastmasters District 10 Conference
- Board member, Valley Ranch Homeowners Association
- Active fundraiser for Step Out to Fight Diabetes for last eight years
- Attended most Northeast Ohio STC meetings, workshops, and conferences in the last six years
Professional Experience
- Technical Writer/Illustrator for Pressco Technology Inc. since 1996
- Write and maintain all hardware and software user manuals. Contributor to CEO, president, and marketing, sales, and training departments.
- Wrote a business plan for, won approval, and implemented a content management/single-sourcing software package that is in use throughout several departments. Currently manage the database and train other departments.
- Create brochures and trade show graphics
- Re-designed and maintained our corporate website for six years
- Active member at NEO STC since 2000, filling volunteer roles from membership manager to president
- Achieved Chapter of Excellence award during my year as president
- Participated on a committee that held a highly successful regional conference during my year as president
- Before Pressco, I worked for several years as a technical support specialist/repair supervisor for electronic equipment, and sold wholesale computer hardware to resellers
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