SUMMARY:

MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS WRITER, EDITOR & CONSULTANT

Write promotional articles, e-newsletters, Web content and other marketing communications copy. Advise clients on marcomm strategies. Edit tech market research reports. Clients include:

• Carter & Burgess - National architecture, engineering, and planning firmed based in Fort Worth, TX
• Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker - Accounting and consulting firm based in Portland, ME
• Chazen Companies - Engineering firm based in Poughkeepsie, NY
• Applied Technology & Management (ATM) - Environmental, coastal and water resources engineering firm based in Charleston, SC
• SullivanKreiss - Recruiting firm based in Northborough, MA
• In-Stat (formerly Cahners In-Stat Group) - Technology market research firm based in Newton, MA

ZweigWhite, Natick, MA

MANAGING EDITOR

Wrote and edited articles for newsletters covering the architecture, engineering, construction, and environmental consulting industries. Laid out newsletters using Quark and Adobe Photoshop. Refreshed and updated Web site. Wrote press releases. Helped market newsletters and survey subscribers.

• Organized reader roundtable.
• Managed marketing awards judging.
• Recruited members for editorial advisory board.

Cahners In-Stat Group, Newton, MA

WEB EDITOR

Wrote news articles, opinion columns, white papers, press releases, and edited reports for technology market research company. Managed much of marketing content disseminated over the Internet.

• Tracked Web content and worked with Web staff to maintain Web site and maximize visibility of In-Stat content on partners' sites including negotiating for better placement.
• Reported to director of marketing.
• Covered wide-range of topics including networking, semiconductors, Internet, consumer electronics, and telecommunications.

CIO Magazine, Framingham, MA

SENIOR WRITER/STAFF WRITER

Wrote feature articles and shorter pieces for national publication with a readership of more than 120,000 information technology executives.

• Promoted to Senior Writer in February 1998.
• Researched and wrote series on IT management in South America.
• Conceived and created Web research centers in team setting on government and global business for www.cio.com. Specialized in technology and government issues.

The Keene Sentinel, Keene, NH

STAFF WRITER - BUSINESS SECTION

Wrote breaking business news and features and general assignment articles: police, fire, government and other news.

• Contributed to N.E. Press Award-winning coverage of President Clinton's 1994 visit to Keene.
• Generated most story ideas for local business topics.
• Successfully balanced business writing with general assignment duties.
• Duties included photography.

128 News, Wakefield, MA

EDITOR, MANAGING EDITOR, CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Wrote news and feature stories, assigned and edited freelance articles for monthly business newspaper focused on high tech. Duties included layout, design, ad placement and photography.

• Promoted to Editor in November 1992.
• Promoted to Managing Editor in September 1991.
• Devised editorial plan for 128 Info Source, monthly 24-page section on the local computer industry.
• Worked closely with advertising sales to design ads and coordinate ad placement.

The Eagle Times, Claremont, NH

STAFF WRITER

Wrote news and feature stories for 10,000 circulation daily newspaper. Duties included photography.

PrimeTimes, Wakefield, MA

STAFF WRITER

Wrote news and feature stories for weekly newspaper with a circulation of 50,000. Duties included headline writing, layout and paste-up.

BS Major: Mass Communications, Minor: Advertising/Public Relations, Emerson College, Boston, MA