RESUME
Extensive experience in publishing, corporate communications, design, copywriting, editing and electronic prepress across a broad range of retail, financial, media and government accounts. Strong web-publishing and computer skills.
The
Denver Post
Hired as the first online
columnist for The Denver Post in 2000. Wrote more than 1,000 entries
over the past seven years. Continue to post a weekly blog on denverpost.com.
Previously, Creative Services Manager for
The Post. Supervised a staff of 15 copywriters, features writers, editors and
designers in support of The Post’s public relations, advertising and marketing
effort.
Denver
Newspaper Agency
Since the merger of the business operations of
Denver's two daily newspapers in 2001, I have been directly involved in all
aspects of newspaper publishing including the creation
of ads and pages, acting as liaison to The Post's newsroom and coordination
of daily production in a deadline-driven, highly sophisticated pagination environment.
Experience
After college I worked as copywriter,
editor, designer, creative director and production manager at various advertising
agencies and internal marketing departments. Learned a lot about
writing, editing, design, production and account
management while growing a very thick skin. Prior to joining The
Post I ran my own agency for five years.
Education
B.S. in Communications, the
Ohio State University.
Software
Proficient in Mac OSX, Windows,
MS Word, Dreamweaver, PhotoShop, Acrobat.
Working knowledge of CS Suite including InDesign and Illustrator as well as
Flash and MS Excel. Hands-on knowledge of
electronic prepress and pagination software including UniSys Hermes and PPi.
Know some HTML but only use it to edit stubborn Dreamweaver code these days.
Web
Became
interested in web publishing in 1998. Learned HTML and associated design applications
over the ensuing years. Wrote an online column for The Denver Post titled Colorado
Journal for six years. Discontinued the column last year and now post a weekly
blog on denverpost.com centered, primarily, on
environmental issues. Constructed company intranet
site as well as several other websites over the course of the past ten years.
Personal
A love of the outdoors brought my wife, Julie, and I to
Colorado in 1984. Our daughter is currently attending CSU. The things
we enjoy most are; camping, skiing, hiking and just about anything involving
sunshine and fresh air. Our home is solar-powered which has sparked
a strong interest in renewable energy, especially
solar PV. We are currently forest stewards and live in the foothills west of
Fort Collins.
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