"Every morning a gazelle wakes up knowing that he must run faster than the fastest lion. Every morning a lion wakes up knowing that he must run faster than the slowest gazelle. Every day, whether you’re a gazelle or a lion, you must hit the ground running in order to survive." Adapted from an African saying
For more than 20 years as a marketing and technical communicator, I have planned and produced just about every type of communication piece, from data sheets to user guides, corporate presentations to RFP responses and all communication pieces in-between.
I am an experienced writer, editor and designer, as well as an award-winning cartoonist. I am proficient in a variety of business software applications, deadline-driven and quality-focused, with experience managing outside resources, as well as inside projects. I’m productive, creative and reliable.
My background includes strong skills and proven accomplishments in the areas of Marketing Communication, Technical Communication, Writing and Editing, and Graphic Design. I am a creative problem solver and team player.
My professional experience includes:
Please go to my Contact form and send me a request or give me a call at 503.702.4498.
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Love Your Clientele … Part of a two-man team that created the concept, wrote copy, and art directed final piece ("Love Your Clientele" became a national, successful promotional campaign)
Chrome’s Data Fuels … Wrote copy, art directed layout
Chrome Helps the Last… Wrote copy, art directed layout
Clientele by Epicor/Sales and Marketing … Wrote copy, worked with the designer on the layout
From Data to Descriptions… Wrote copy, art directed layout
Chrome Engine… Wrote copy, art directed layout
Chrome Carbook… Wrote copy, art directed layout
How to Describe Vehicles and Influence Sales … Selected topic, wrote copy for magazine column under company president byline
The Whole Vehicle and Nothing But… Selected topic, wrote copy for magazine column under company president byline
Good Remodelers Make Good Neighbors … Assigned topic, wrote copy
Search Engines Rule, Part I… Assigned topic, wrote copy
401k Promotion: Brave Investor … Created concept, wrote copy, art directed final piece
Billables Are Forever … Created concept, wrote copy, did layout (series of 007-related in-house posters to celebrate the release of our 7.0 product)
Yo quiero Clientele… Created concept, wrote copy, did layout (series of television commercial parodies to celebrate a new product release)
New Version of Chrome … Researched and wrote release
Chrome Releases Canadian… Researched and wrote release
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