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

An exclusive video interview with Vallejo farmer and instructor Rita LeRoy
Exclusive interview with Forever Resorts personnel who discuss Trinity Lake houseboating tips.
A roundup of favorite moments from our footage of Kirk Waller, master storyteller.
Napa Valley's Head of Marketing shares the culinary challenges of preparing food on the Napa Valley Wine Train.
Exclusive interview with Captain Clint Copeland. He gives fishing tips on location at Apalachicola Bay, Florida.
Interviews with cast; sneak preview of scenes from Vallejo production of Little Shop of Horror
An exclusive interview with Bishop Lou Bordisso, author of Sex, Celibacy and the Priesthood.

Small Business

Travel

Lifestyle

Financial

Renewables

Technology

This is the executive summary of my 120+ page white paper (2nd edition)

Blog

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.
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.
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.
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.
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

This Living sustainably series contains book and product reviews, interviews, slide shows and videos about 'green living' topics
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.

Home and Garden

Lifelong Learning

Vocational biography
Vocational Biography

Marketing

General