Professional/Personal Overview
Influencing people through clear, authentic, and compelling content. Copywriter and content developer with a keen imagination and a dedication to great user experience.
Work Info
Expertise
Content Editor (online)
1 Year
Technical Writer
10 Years
Writer
10 Years
Specialty
Lifestyle
1 Year
Technology
10 Years
Business (general)
20 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
11 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
The Boca Raton Observer (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Citrix Systems, Inc. (3-5), Sibyl Design, Inc. (1-2), Visual Data Systems (1-2), Youth Enrichment Center at Hilton-Winn Farm (1-2), CBS Interactive (1-2)
Other Work History
As a Director at Citrix Systems, I created an online library for technical articles, put in place a publishing stream from CMS to Web, and promoted my department's successes to both internal and external audiences.
Computer Skills
Office 2010 suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint). Windows XP, Vista, and 7. WordPress. Some Dreamweaver.
Equipment
Laptop, Nikon D90 SLR digital camera, audio recorder.
Foreign Language Skills
Some French.
References
Kelly Hurley, COO and Executive Vice President of Visual Data Systems
Associations
Gold Coast Public Relations Council
Other
B.A. in Economics and International Relations, Boston University
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Miami, FL. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
Magazine articles
(Boca Raton Observer , 4/1/2011)
Local woman makes comeback after beating late-stage ovarian cancer.
Corporate projects
(Visual Data Systems , 5/1/2011)
Project for corporate client. This content chunk is part of a larger piece the client uses in online marketing emails.
As part of a corporate culture change, I introduced a new voice and tone to make the customer-facing content more targeted, friendly, and personal.
(Citrix Systems, Inc. , 7/1/2010)
Create, edit, manage, and write for corporate newsletter updating employees on activities of division.
Non-profit projects
(Youth Enrichment Center at Hilton-Winn Farm , 5/1/2011)
Created and authored WordPress site for non-profit organization dedicated to providing nature-based education and experiences for children of all ages and abilities.
Fiction
(7/1/2009)
Short story, written for Gotham Writers' Workshop class on fiction.
(7/1/2009)
Short story, written originally for a Gotham Writers' Workshop class on fiction writing.
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June 4, 2013 | San Francisco
