Professional Experience
Editor of books, magazines, web sites, and corporate communications in the fields of pharmaceuticals, technology, finanical planning, insurance, and health. Twenty-five years of loving words and precise communication.
Expertise
Editor
15 Years
Content Editor (online)
5 Years
Copy Editor
15 Years
Specialty
Business (general)
10 Years
Personal Finance
5 Years
Health
5 Years
Industries
Marketing (in-house) - Fortune 1000 corp. clients
10 Years
Magazine - Local/Regional magazines
5 Years
Academia Teaching
6 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
25 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Science PROBE!, (10+), AURA magazine (10+)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Merrill Lynch (10+), Merck (10+), Aetna (10+), Delaware Investments (10+)
Other Work History
Journalism instructor: Texas Christian University
Adjunct instructor: Speech and Developmental English
Facilitator for University of Phoenix English cources
Foreign Language Skills
Not applicable
Unions
Not applicable
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office, file sharing, project management, publishing systems
Equipment
Computers, printers, production
Work Permits & Visas
Not applicable
References
Tommy Thomason
817-257-7000, Former colleague
Professor, Schieffer School of Journalism; Director, Texas Center for Community Journalism
Texas Christian University
2800 S. University Drive
Fort Worth, Texas 76129
t.thomason@tcu.edu
Lauro Munoz
832-824-1000
Occupational Therapist, Texas Children's Hospital
6621 Fannin St
Houston, Texas 77030
lmunoz1@comcast.net
Former student
Sid Karpoff
732-972-3471
Senior Content Strategist, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
27 Westbrook Court
Morganville, New Jersey 07751
sidkarpoff@msn.com
Former supervisor
Lee Kessler
847-266-7070
Formerly freelanced assignments for publications I edited
Owner, Lee Kessler Communications
660 la Salle Place, Suite 3a
Highland Park, Illinois 60034
cleancopy@leekessler.com
Awards
Philadelphia Writer's Conference: Genre writing first and second place
Associations
Intermittent: The Authors Guild; The Society of Professional Journalists; Sigma Delta Chi;
Kappa Tau Alpha, National Journalism Scholarship Society; Sigma Tau Delta, National English
Honor Society; Kappa Delta Pi, An Honor Society in Education; Trinity Arts Writers' Association; Austin Writer's Association; Oklahoma Writer's Association.