What Should I Post to LinkedIn?
I often hear the question, “What should I post to LinkedIn?” Here are ten ideas that consultants might share on LinkedIn. Although LinkedIn isn’t the largest of all social media […]
PATCA Webinar: Marc Albin on Upcoming Demand for Consultants

In the video below, Marc Albin shares his view of the current conditions for engineering teams in Silicon Valley. He provides an update on what he sees for companies and […]
PATCA Featured Consultant: Omar Fahmi Khalid

Omar Fahmi Khalid Company: Vortex Innovation Labs LLC located in Dublin CA Omar Fahmi Khalid provides cloud-native microservice architecture and development consulting for infrastructure servicing machine learning and intelligent […]
Are you an Independent Contractor or an Employee? – The IRS 20 Questions Test

The IRS wants to make sure you pay your fair share of income taxes, and they would rather get it sooner than later. If you are classified as an employee, […]
Independent Contractor Agreement

Below are two sources where you can create an Independent Contractor Agreement. The INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT is an agreement between a Customer and a Service Provider, setting out the services […]
The Effective Proposal
Download pdf by Perry West Automated Vision Systems, Inc. Presented at a PATCA meeting on January 8, 2015 Many consultants get along without any special consideration to how they write […]
Network of Product Development Experts

PATCA is a network of design and product development consultants with experience in medical, life sciences, consumer products, energy, telecom, military, aerospace, commercial lighting, oil and gas, IoT, wearable, industrial […]
Three Ways to Present Yourself Professionally on Video

It is essential that you find your authentic voice and learn to communicate in a clear, courageous, effective way in today’s hyper-paced global business climate. In our every-day-changing-world, we are […]
Look, Sound & Act Like Yourself (or Better) on Video:Tips for the Faint of Heart

Are you annoyed with the way you appear on video, whether it is a video conference call or a video for your LinkedIn profile? Ginger Weeden shares tips on how […]
Spring 2020 Newsletter

Spring 2020 Newsletter (pdf)