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Street Address Barletta AvenueEstero, Florida Street Address
PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLESkillsMission-specificCommunicationsSEOSocial Media ManagementAfter beginning work in writing radio advertising and news reporting as a teenager.. I went on to have a career of more than 30+ years as a writer & Editor for television, magazines & newspapers in America and the Caribbean,but have also published more than 100 non-fiction books.
ExperienceYears of publishingExperienceSales & public RelationsWebsite developmentTurner Publishing CompanyJuly,1995 to October,2000 June, 2013,Paducha, Kentucky As editor & ghostwriter at this company formerly known as Americas leading publisher of military history. I collaborated in publishing of more than 100 books working with all branches of military, facilitated new streams of revenue to increase profitability through expanding into new marketsPalm Beach Media GroupNovember 2000- March 2006The Palm Beach Media Group publishes a variety of high-end lifestyle magazines catering to affluent audiences in Naples, and Palm Beach Florida. I was attached to the most profitable of those publications Naples Illustrated, where critical leadership was needed during the crisis of chief editor and managing editor taking maternity leave at the same time maternity leave. I fulfilled both roles and stayed on for the next few years as a feature writer, editor and photographer. Director of Communication Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce January 2007 February2011As DOC, my role included press releases, newsletter composition and event coordination for the more than 1800 members of Naples Chamber of CommerceBusiness world Publishing Inc./ Senior Editor /April 2012 to July 2014As Senior Editor and Chief Writer, I produced content under contract for Major Corporations, International Trade Associations, and Municipal Governments through United States and Canada During my tenure, monthly revenues increased from 70-80k per month to more than 130k to 150k per month ( the company has since changed hands and is now known as Business View).EducationB.A. DegreeAcademic Awards inComposition,Public SpeakingMurray State UniversityJune 1981 to June 1985, Murray, KentuckyAt age 14, I moved to Murray State University and began taking a range of classes which included computer programming. PCs were still emerging and I had the idea that computers would be less intimidating to non-techies if they could speak with the machine. This lead me to create SIDNEY ( Simulated Intelligent Dialogue Network Interface) . I found program writing too boring. And focused on other pursuits but earned academic awards in composition, art, and public speaking.As I was still attending high school classes on the side while attending MSU. Upon graduation from HS, I took a scholarship to another University. Union University / Bachelor of ArtsJuly 1985 to June 1988 - Jackson, TennesseeUpon receiving a scholarship in speech & debate - I enrolled at this private Baptist University in TN. and went on to be elected as Vice President of Student Council. During this era, there was an endeavor where two law students from Oxford University traveled from England to America to challenge students throughout country to public debate events. I was selected to represent Tennessee, ( and they beat me like a dirty rug) However I later devised a model involving new methodology for media coverage of terrorist events. My speeches and advocacy for this led to a state award. In other activities<I helped Charter a new University chapter of the Kiwanis Club a major, feat for a Catholic Mens Organization to operate at a Baptist University.Awards In addition to having hundreds of awards for the writing of poetry. Ive earned national awards for public speaking and in 2000 garnered the The Thomas Mckean memorial cup award for outstanding automotive research from the Antique Automobile Club of America for the book LaSalle:Cadillacs Companion Car, a book with Ron Van Gelderen & Matt LarsonNational award for technological Innovation & outstanding Customer Service by a technology team for work with SaaS enterprise known as REfindly.Distinguished with honorary title of Kentucky Colonel by KY Governor Paul Patton |
