Professional/Personal Overview
My grandfathers were coal miners. Now the callouses on my hands have come from playing golf all over the world, typing millions of words and constantly repairing my 106-year-old home, doing yard work and playing basketball. Those two men made it easier for me to have spent the last 26 years covering everything from 4-H shows to golf in Dubai, the first reported case of AIDS transferred from mom to unborn child in Pennsylvania or swimming with sharks in the Camden Aquarium (supply your own punchline there). I am a versatile writer and editor and enjoy everything from lifestyle and reader-service work to hard news, custom content and sports stories. I love to roll up my sleeves and do whatever it takes to get the job done and know that I can be of service.
Work Info
Expertise
Content Editor (online)
5 Years
Editor
26 Years
Writer
26 Years
Specialty
Family, Children & Teenagers
13 Years
Lifestyle
15 Years
Sports & Recreation
15 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
26 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Sports Illustrated (6-10), Menshealth.com (3-5), Edible New Jersey (3-5)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Mastro Communications (11+), NJ Hall of Fame (11+), Steven A. Cox Charity Classic (11+)
Other Work History
Deputy Managing Editor, Time Inc. Content Solutions; Editor, New Jersey Monthly
Computer Skills
Mac and PC proficient; InDesign; InCopy; iMovie; Twitter; TweetDeck; Facebook; LinkedIn; Ruby on Rails and other CMSs; Omniture; Chartbeat; Microsoft Office Suite
Technical Skills
iMovie, iPhoto
Equipment
Macbook Pro, Nikon DSLR camera, audio recorder,
Work Permits & Visas
authorized to work in the USA
References
available on request
Awards
− From 2008 to 2010, recieved numerous Pearl Gold and Silver Awards for NYSE and Parks magazines and websites; Fortune Small Business earned The ASPBEs 2008 and 2009 Magazine of the Year awards − From 2003 to 2008, New Jersey Monthly received 58 NJ Society of Professional Journalists awards in investigative, feature and opinion pieces, as well as City and Regional Magazine Association awards − 1994 Jesse H. Neal Award, American Business Press Association, Cash and Carry (Golf Pro Magazine)
Associations
Golf Writers Association of America, NJ Press Association
Other
Written or co-written: − Golf After 50: Playing Without Pain (Rodale Press, isbn: 1594860793) − Golf Hideaways (Rizzoli Press, isbn: 0847826120) − Golf Past 50 (Human Kinetics, isbn: 0736002111)
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.