Professional/Personal Overview
I'm a career journalist with more than 18 years of experience writing for broadcast television, cable and print media outlets. After producing thousands of newscasts and writing full-time for several print powerhouses, I decided to form my own freelance company. Currently, I am working as a production manager/ ghostwriter/editor on several book projects for individual clients. Recent book editing projects include the autobiography of Ronald Wayne, titled "Adventures of an Apple Founder." I also continue to freelance write and fact check for several national and local magazines. My portfolio includes SNOW, Orlando Homebuyer, AOL.com, Conceive, Housing Wire, Orlando, Where Orlando, Winter Park, Airtran Airways Go!, and Portfolio Florida magazines. In 2009, I served as copy editor on a global climate change policy that was advanced at the Copenhagen Climate Conference.
Work Info
Expertise
Fact-Checker
3 Years
Producer (television)
13 Years
Writer
18 Years
Specialty
Politics
1 Year
Real Estate
4 Years
Lifestyle
6 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
17 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Orlando Homebuyer magazine (11+), Where Orlando/Orlando magazine (11+), Create Magazine (11+), SNOW magazine (11+), AOL.com (6-10), Lake Mary Life (3-5), Meeting Traveler magazine (1-2), Housing Wire Magazine (1-2), Conceive Magazine (1-2), 512K Entertainment (1-2), Go! magazine (1-2), Winter Park magazine (1-2), Resorts & Great Hotels magazine (1-2), Portfolio Magazine Florida (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Dr. Richard Huseman (11+), eWomen Network - Orlando chapter (11+), Builders Publishing Group (11+), Commission for Case Management Certification (11+), It's Only Proper (11+), FlexibleHelp.com (6-10), Page 15 (3-5), PR Works (3-5), Something in a Tin (1-2), Workforce Alliance of Palm Beach County (1-2), Global Urban Development (1-2), b*creative (1-2), Blackburst Entertainment, LLC (1-2), Multiplying Talents International (1-2), Orlando Advertising Federation (1-2), Goodie Tins (1-2)
Other Work History
Associate editor for Morris Visitor Publications; Associate editor at Create Magazine; Executive producer at Central Florida News 13; producer at SNN-Channel 6 and WOFL FOX 35; community news reporter and obit writer at Sarasota Herald Tribune
Computer Skills
All Microsoft office programs, All Mac-based programs
Technical Skills
Avid editing, limited HTML
Equipment
Apple MacBook laptop, Panasonic digital camera
References
Professional and personal references available upon request.
Other
Book ghostwriter/editor; provide editorial and social media strategy for clients; on demand news content generator; nationally recognized speaker on how to pitch articles to the media and writing for publications.
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Orlando, FL. I am willing to travel locally. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.