Patricia Kutza

Vallejo, CA USA
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Professional Experience

Veteran small business and technology freelancer cut her professional teeth at such publications as Upside and Emerging Business Magazines and Office.com. She is fascinated with the converging developments in both the technology and hospitality niches, exploring these topics for Law Technology News, Porthole Cruise, Solano, Prosper, Comstock, Executive Traveler, Acura, San Joaquin, Valley Lifestyles, Excell and Today's Home Magazines, TravelTalkRadio and Jewish Exponent Newspaper.

Expertise

Researcher
25 Years
Technical Writer
30 Years
Writer
30 Years

Specialty

Entrepreneurship
20 Years
Technology
25 Years
Travel
15 Years

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
20 Years
Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
20 Years
Online/new media
15 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

30 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

TravelTalkRadio (6-10), Community Business Bank (3-5), RLM Public Relations (1-2), Haas Foundation (1-2), Aprimo (1-2), Comlinx (1-2)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Emerging Business Magazine (1-2), Law Technology News (3-5), San Joaquin Magazine (10+), Today's Home Magazine (10+), TravelTalkRadio (6-10), Upside Magazine (6-10), Valley Lifestyles (6-10), Comstock Magazine (6-10), Excell Magazine (6-10), BCC Research. (3-5), Tourism-Review (3-5), Imagination Publishing (1-2), Acura Style Magazine (1-2), Executive Traveler Magazine (1-2), East Bay Agency for Children (1-2), Office.com (10+), Prosper Magazine (10+), Solano Magazine (3-5), TechTarget (3-5), Jewish Exponent Newspaper (3-5), University of California Haas School of Business (1-2), Pages Magazine (1-2), TravelLady (6-10)

Technical Skills

Video Editing (Sony Platinum Pro), Photo editing (Adobe)

Computer Skills

LexisNexis, MS. Professional Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Windows NT, HTML, REXX, Sony Platinum Pro

Equipment

Laptop, digital camera, handheld GPS, microcassette, conventional camera with telephoto lense, camcorder

Awards

IBM Community Grant, President's Award

Associations

ICCP (International Certified Computer Professionals) Association; American Society of Journalists and Authors, Inc. (ASJA)

Showcase

Videos

Raising chickens in your own backyard
(Vallejo Community Issues Examiner 4/1/2012)
An exclusive video interview with Vallejo farmer and instructor Rita LeRoy
Docking your houseboat at Trinity Lake
(Vallejo Community Issues Examiner 10/15/2011)
Exclusive interview with Forever Resorts personnel who discuss Trinity Lake houseboating tips.
Best of Vallejo Community Issues Examiner: Kirk Waller, Storyteller
(Vallejo Community Issues Examiner 12/29/2009)
A roundup of favorite moments from our footage of Kirk Waller, master storyteller.
Napa Valley Wine Train Culinary Challenges
(Vallejo Community Issues Examiner 11/1/2011)
Napa Valley's Head of Marketing shares the culinary challenges of preparing food on the Napa Valley Wine Train.
Apalachicola Fishing Tips
(Vallejo Community Issues Examiner 11/1/2010)
Exclusive interview with Captain Clint Copeland. He gives fishing tips on location at Apalachicola Bay, Florida.
Best of Vallejo Community Issues Examiner: Little Shop of Horrors
(Vallejo Community Issues Examiner 4/22/2011)
Interviews with cast; sneak preview of scenes from Vallejo production of Little Shop of Horror
Sex, Celibacy and the Priesthood
(Vallejo Community Issues Examiner 7/1/2011)
An exclusive interview with Bishop Lou Bordisso, author of Sex, Celibacy and the Priesthood.

Small Business

VIP_Very Impressive Person
(Prosper Magazine 7/27/2024)
Airline Woes Fuel Jet Charters
(Prosper Magazine 9/1/2005)
Take the Stairs Instead
(EXCELL Magazine 9/1/2008)
Kay Ruhstaller
(San Joaquin Magazine 1/1/2009)
Trio of Family Businesses
(Solano Magazine 5/1/2004)
Brewing a Cup of Goodness
(San Joaquin Magazine 7/1/2008)
Eco-Torah Tour
(Jewish Exponent Newspaper 5/3/2007)
Cleaning House
(Emerging Business Magazine 12/1/2002)
Small Business IT Investment
(Prosper Magazine 8/1/2005)

Travel

Telluride Jazz Festival
(TRavelLady Magazine 7/1/2003)
No Idle Chatter
(Tourism_Review 8/1/2008)
Trail Mix
(Valley Lifestyles Magazine 4/1/2008)
Ahoy Mate! Pirates for a Day
(Tourism Review 6/15/2013)
Holman Ranch
(San Joaquin Magazine 3/16/2013)
On a Tank of Gas: Strait Scoop
(Prosper Magazine 3/6/2006)
Rambling on the Ramblas
(TravelLady Magazine 12/1/2002)
Love at First Ice
(TravelLady Magazine 2/1/2002)
Rosemary Beach
(TravelLady Magazine 5/1/2002)
Slummin' on Shasta
(TravelLady Magazine 12/1/2002)
Setting the Stage for Summer
(Jewish Exponent Newspaper 7/5/2007)

Lifestyle

Fit to be Tried:_ This Time It's Personal
(Valley Lifestyles Magazine 7/1/2008)
Plenty to Gain While You Lose
(EXCELL Magazine 9/1/2008)
Sacred Circuits
(Valley Lifestyles Magazine 3/1/2008)
Dave Brubeck_Time Out
(San Joaquin Magazine 3/16/2013)
A Cinematic Endeavor: Sophoan Sorn
(San Joaquin Magazine 7/4/2008)
By Popular Demand: IS Co-housing Right for You?
(Prosper Magazine 6/1/2006)
Protecting the Green Grass of Home
(Bay Area Kids Magazine 8/1/2009)
1/7th of Heaven_Fractional Ownership
(Prosper Magazine 8/1/2006)

Financial

Pondering Pensions
(Prosper Magazines 3/1/2006)
No More Fence Sitting
(Prosper Magazine 10/1/2005)
The Power of Wills
(Prosper Magazine 2/1/2006)
Choose the Sales Path Right for You
(Prosper Magazine 9/1/2005)
Where There's A Will
(Prosper Magazine 10/1/2006)

Renewables

Clean Tech: All in the Family-Solar
(Comstock Magazine 7/27/2024)
Clean Tech: Community GeoExchange
(Comstock Magazine 7/27/2024)
Clean Tech: Wind Farmer
(Comstock Magazine 7/27/2024)
Harnessing the Elements
(San Joaquin Magazine 7/27/2024)
How Green is Your City
(San Joaquin Magazine 7/27/2024)
Dollars and Sense
(San Joaquin Magazine 7/27/2024)

Technology

Learn Outlook in 8 Minutes: Get Thee to YouTube!
(Law Technology News 6/7/2013)
Geting to Know your Navigation System
(Acura Magazine 7/27/2024)
Wireless Ways
(Who We Are-Computer Associates Magazine 11/24/2004)
ECharge
(Upside Magazine 3/1/2001)
Arthur Leavitt
(Upside Magazine 7/27/2024)
Virtual Books
(Upside Magazine 3/1/2000)
Freshwater Software
(Upside Magazine 7/1/2000)
Designing Tools for Living
(Office.com 8/1/1999)
Voice Recognition: Technologies, Markets, Opportunities
(BCC Research 7/27/2024)
This is the executive summary of my 120+ page white paper (2nd edition)
Voir Dire: Paper or Plastic?
(Law Technology News 8/5/2013)

Blog

90 minutes of separation: Franklin County_Where fish rule
(Vallejo Community Issues Examiner 8/1/2011)
In this 90 minutes of separation series, I feature compelling destinations typically 90 minutes away from Vallejo - by car, train, ferry, boat... This posting stretched the boundaries, taking my audience to Franklin County for fishing...and more R&R..It's indicative of my multimedia pieces...combining slide shows, custom video as well as text.
Living sustainably: Chickens on every block
(Vallejo Community Issues Examiner 4/1/2012)
In this edition of my Living sustainably series, I feature an exclusive video interview with Rita LeRoy, Vallejo-based farmer and instructor. She talks about the challenges and rewards of raising chickens in your backyard.
Vallejo hometown advantage: New theater director in Vallejo
(Vallejo Community Issues Examiner 3/1/2012)
In this Vallejo hometown advantage series, I highlight local personalities who live and/or work in Vallejo. This piece profiles Chelsea Abinante, a local and upcoming theatre director. Piece combines text and custom video.
Best of Vallejo Community Issues Examiner 2009_ Building the new City Playground
(Vallejo Community Issues Examiner 12/15/2009)
At the end of each year I celebrate the stories that my readership most enjoy reading (per Google Analytics). This piece, celebrating the wonderful community participation in the building of Vallejo's new City Playground, was very popular.
Connecting the dots: The power of 'Participatory Budgeting'
(Vallejo Community Issues Examiner 4/1/2012)
In this edition of my series, Connecting the Dots, I introduce my readership to the concept of participatory budgeting, which has just been approved for the city of Vallejo

Product Reviews

Living Sustainably: Principles of Urban Retail Planning and Development
(Vallejo Community Issues Examiner 2/1/2012)
This Living sustainably series contains book and product reviews, interviews, slide shows and videos about 'green living' topics
Our laws_your life: The Cyber Citizens Guide through the Legal Jungle
(Vallejo Community Issues Examiner 1/15/2012)
In the Our laws_your life series, I feature national , regional and state and local rulings with an emphasis on local impacts. This is a book review about legislation that relates to online usage.
This Girl and That Girl
(Travel Lady.com 6/1/2004)
First Class Sleeper
(Travellady.com 7/3/2003)
Four for the Road
(TravelLady Magazine 5/1/2002)

Home and Garden

Curb Appeal: Porches
(Today's Home Magazine 7/15/2007)
Multiple Perspectives
(San Joaquin Magazine 4/1/2008)
Kitchen with a View
(Today's Home Magazine 3/15/2007)
Outdoor Fabrics
(Today's Home Magazine 4/1/2007)
The Power of Green
(Today's Home Magazine 1/15/2007)

Lifelong Learning

Ichthyologist
(Bridges Initiative 7/27/2024)
Vocational biography
Smokejumper
(Bridges Initiative 7/27/2024)
Vocational Biography

Marketing

What's in a Name
(Aprimo Marketing 7/27/2024)
Webinars Don't Suck
(Comlinx Advertorial 7/27/2024)
CyberAlliances Press Release
(CyberAlliances 3/1/2001)

General

Resume
(7/17/2013)