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Meryl Natchez
has been CEO of TechProse
since 1982. TechProse places technical writers, instructional
designers, and programmers on a contract basis. TechProse
also provides turnkey solutions to clients, acting as
an outsourced documentation and training department
for entire projects. Projects range from ongoing development
and management of a series of manuals and updates, to
fulfillment of global training initiatives, to development
of an online documentation and training interface for
enterprise use.
Natchez developed TechProse from a single person operation
to a corporation with over 50 employees. An alumna of
Harvard University, Natchez has received numerous awards
for business development and community service. She
is a founder of Opportunity
Junction, a nonprofit organization that provides
low-income Contra Costa residents with technology, literacy,
and life skills to become economically self-sufficient.
(Pump up your resume -- see the call for a volunteer).
Natchez has taught courses at San Francisco State University,
University of California Berkeley Extension, and California
State Sacramento. She is an international presenter,
who has spoken to business and technical audiences in
Japan, Munich, Paris and London, as well as the across
the United States. She is past President of the Northern
California Chapter of the National Association for Computer
Consultant Businesses and of The San Francisco Chapter
of the International Society for Technical Communication.
She is former chair of the Contra Costa Council Technology
Task Force.
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