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I specialize in writing about how companies of all sizes use technology to compete. I've covered everything from games to mainframes and the chips that run them, as well as a multitude of industries. As a result, I have a minimal learning curve and offer quick turnaround for case studies, white papers, and Web collateral. |
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Technology - Corporate |
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(Symantec CIO Digest, 7/1/2008)
Facing resource limitations every day unleashes IT creativity for public sector CIOs.
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(Microsoft Midsize Business Center)
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(Microsoft Midsize Business Center)
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(Microsoft Midsize Business Center)
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(Microsoft Midsize Business Center)
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Technology - Consumer |
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(Computerworld, 1/25/2012)
Wireless bandwidth is like land in Manhattan -- it's extremely valuable because they're not making more of it. But we sure are using more of it. The wireless-industry association CTIA reported in October 2011 that the number of wireless devices in the U.S. had, for the first time, exceeded the number
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(MIT Technology Review)
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Technology - IT |
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(Computerworld, 11/14/2011)
Linux had a big birthday recently -- its 20th -- but the event may have been a tad bittersweet for its most devoted fans. According to recent results of the annual application development survey from Santa Cruz, Calif.-based researcher Evans Data Corp., Linux has slipped to third place in popularity,
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(CIO Leadership Forum, 9/1/2007)
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(Optimize, 6/1/2006)
An interview with Verizon Wireless’ VP of IT Ajay Waghray about integrating systems from Bell Atlantic, GTE, Vodafone, and others.
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(Ad Age)
A look at online video strategies in marketing and technology.
What marketing guru Katie Muldoon said about the Internet in 1997 -- "It's like high school sex. Everyone thinks everyone else is doing it. Everyone wishes they were doing it. Only a few are actually doing it. And the few that are doi
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Technology - Business |
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(Global Services, 10/30/2006)
What’s the truth behind claims that outsourced or offshore development projects fail more often than onshore projects? Skills aren’t an issue, but how you manage projects determine success or failure.
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(Global Services, 7/24/2006)
When your colleagues span the globe, your range of management skills must expand as well.
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(Electronic Business, 12/1/2005)
A profile of AMD CEO Hector Ruiz.
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(Electronic Business, 11/1/2005)
A look at the current work of the magazine's previous designees for CEO of the Year.
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(Optimize, 11/1/2005)
What went wrong with Informix?
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(Electronic Business, 1/1/2005)
My long, winding path out of obliviousness and into electronics.
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(Electronic Business, 1/1/2004)
A tribute to electronics and venture capital pioneer Eugene Kleiner.
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(Line56, 4/1/2001)
This is my favorite work of all in 30 years of journalism. A cartoon usually appeared on this page but the magazine was too financially strapped that month to commission an artist. We needed something humorous but inexpensive.
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Business Management |
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(Optimize, 1/1/2005)
Futurist Paul Saffo ponders the link between failure and innovation.
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(Optimize, 1/1/2005)
A Q&A with staffing consultant Leigh Branham.
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Medical Writing |
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(Tech Republic, 11/13/2002)
Connecting medical professionals to patient data to boost care and ease on-call issues is a great idea that sounds doable. Unfortunately, this organization's first attempt, a VPN system, didn't survive, despite heroic efforts by the tech team.
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(AllBusiness.com)
How to shop for and implement Medical Practice Management (MPM) and Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems — despite a fragmented, disjointed market.
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| Editor |
30 Years |
| Writer |
33 Years |
Specialty |
| Business (general) |
20 Years |
| Technology |
20 Years |
| Travel |
30 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
33 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Optimize (11+), Global Services (3-5), AllBusiness.com (1-2) |
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Cisco Systems (11+), Microsoft (11+), SAP (3-5), Symantec (3-5), Monster.com (1-2), Intel (1-2), AMD (1-2), American Express (1-2) |
Other Work History
I have worked at all the major technology publishing companies; have written and edited technology books; and spent 9 years as a travel writer/editor. |
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office, Interwoven Content Management |
References
Available upon request. |
Associations
American Society of Journalists & Authors |
Other
BA English, Stanford 1977 Stanford Publishing Conference, 1976, 1984
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Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near San Francisco, CA. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car. |
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