Tracy D. Crider
Summary
Hands on engineer with seventeen years
varied industry experience, including supervisory. Experience in developing
and managing projects from inception through implementation. Noted for ability
to see larger business picture and to communicate technical problems to
upper level management.
Professional Experience
- Crider Consulting, Inc. Cardiff, CA
- 1992-Present
- President, Consultant
- Crider Consulting provides computer consulting services for business in San Diego County.
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- Marina Communications, San Diego, CA
- 1996-1996
- Systems Operations Manager
- Predicate Logic, Inc., San Diego, CA
- 1993-1995
- Systems Engineer
- Digital Equipment Corporation, Andover, MA
- 1987-1992
- VLSI Semiconductor Operations
- Engineering Supervisor
* Awarded "Outstanding Employee Contribution" Award
* Awarded 2 technical support awards
- Motorola Inc., Optoelectronics Division, Phoenix, AZ
- 1984-1986
- Process Engineer
- ITT Rayonier Inc., Jessup, GA
- 1979-1982
- Process Engineering Co-op
EDUCATION
- University Of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Received B.S. in Chemical Engineering, minor in Mathematics
and Computer Science.
Additional Courses:
- PASCAL Programming Project Management
- C Programming Business Needs Analysis
- VMS System Manager Training Basic Sales Skills
- VMS Cluster Survey Sales Support Specialist Training
- UNIX for VMS users Effective Supervisory Skills
- PathWorks for Macintosh Training Effective Meetings
- C++ Programming Marketing & Advanced Marketing
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PERSONAL
- • Born December 19, 1958 in Ft Walton Beach, FL
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- • Granted security clearance
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- • Producer and writer of cable television
series The Political Carousel. This program aired on 5 cable networks
for approximately a year presenting facts about the effects of Federal laws
on the lives of individuals and companies.
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- • Awarded the 1997 "Women of Vision
Award" by the League of Women Voters for efforts in leading Prop. 208
to be voted into law. This honor has also been given to Former Mayor O’Connor,
Helen Copley and ten years prior to another man.
- United We Stand America
- • Elected Membership Chair for Coastal
Cities Chapter, 51st Congressional District, San Diego County
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- • Issues Co-ordinator for 51st Congressional
District
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- • Elected State Co-Chair of the Campaign
Finance Reform Task Force. Assisted in the writing, deliberation, signature
gathering, co-ordination of efforts, press conferences, fundraisers and speaking
engagements for Campaign Finance Reform Initiative Proposition 208.
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- • Campaign Finance Reform Workshop and Panel;
created, coordinated and participated in a panel of nationally known Campaign
Finance Reform Organizations for the "1995 United We Stand America Conference"
in Dallas, Texas which had an attendance of over 8,000, including Members
of Congress. Organizations included in the workshops were The Center for Responsive
Politics, Common Cause, The National Voting Rights Institute, the Maine Voters
for Clean Elections and Members of Congress.
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- • Provided the conduit for the U.S. House
version of the McCain-Feingold Senate Bill called The Bi-Partisan Clean Congress
Act of 1995 (H.R. 2566) which was popularized by Ross Perot.
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- • Instigated the "Repeal of Former
House Speakers Perks" bill introduced in 1995 and again in 1997 by Rep.
Linda Smith of Washington State.
- Reform Party
- • Assisted in the planning, co-ordination,
advertising and distribution of signature gathering efforts required to create
the Reform Party in California.
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- • Elected Delegate to California State Convention
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and delegate to The National Convention 1998,1999,
2000
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- • Elected Chair of San Diego County Platform
Committee and serves on the California State Platform Committee, 1997, 1998,
1999, 2000
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- • Elected Representative to Reform Party
County Council via public ballot 1998-2000
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- • Elected Chair of County Council, Reform
Party of San Diego County 1998-2000
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