Spotlights

In 2012, Serena Beck received her Certified Professional Technical Communicator (CPTC)™ designation. She has been a technical writer for 10 years at Haemonetics Corporation. She has had magazine articles published in STC Intercom, Alberta Venture, and Running Room...

In October's spotlight, we feature Joel Basart, an experienced technical writer who entered the field with a background in programming. In this interview, he discusses his transition to a career in technical communications. Question: How did you come to the field of...

In September's spotlight, we feature Catherine Girczyc, a senior technical writer who also pursues creative work, writing for television and prose markets. She is currently working as a senior technical writer for Western Union Business Solutions, producing software...

This month in Spotlights, we are learning about Barry Shanko who started as an electronics technician moving into freelance science and technology writing then into technical writing. His freelance science writing has appeared in publications including space.com, Air...

This month in Spotlights, we are learning about Christine Grimard! She is an experienced technical and business writer with extensive experience in customer service and call centre procedures, business plan production and marketing documentation. She has worked with...

Each month, Spotlights highlights a chapter member through an article about their accomplishments in the field and interesting facts about their life gained through an interview. This month, we are learning about Linda Farnworth! Linda has spent much of her career as...

This month we are spotlighting Dana Fujikawa who is a former software engineer turned technical writer and now operates his own freelance technical writing business: Essential Instructions Inc. Prior to freelancing, Dana built his technical writing experience at...

Each month, Spotlights highlights a chapter member through an article about their accomplishments in the field and interesting facts about their life gained through an interview. This month, we are learning about Simon Abbott! After a lifetime working as a production...