Expert Profile
There are no substitutes for the right words--and your success can depend upon finding them. That's what I can do for your business. I've honed my craft during a 25-year career and developed a specialty in communicating complicated ideas to a broad audience clearly, creatively, and concisely.
FREELANCE WRITER/EDITOR 1999 TO 2000, 2001 TO 2005, SEPT. 2008 TO PRESENT
2012-Created the online content, blog posts, and PR materials for*****, a new Personal Health Record (PHR) based in Brooklyn, NY
2012-Created online content, blog posts, newsletter articles and PR materials for eFront Financial Solutions, Inc., a provider of software solutions for the alternative investment industry, based in Paris, France
2011-Created content for the re-launch of the***** website and developed marketing and PR materials for this NYC-based software development company
2011-Created brand-focused content for the re-launch of the***** website
2010-Designed and wrote “Integrating Social Media into Your Customer Contact Center,” a presentation created for Liat Meyers Consulting, LLC.
*****: Contracted to co-author a book about breakthroughs in anti-aging science with Bill Andrews, Ph.D. of Sierra Sciences, LLC
2009-Created the LAN documentation for the CHDI Foundation, Inc., a charitable medical research foundation and a client of Mail Messenger Networks, Inc.
*****: Lead contract resource for marketing communications, technical communications, and brand development for BoydGroup Solutions, LLC, a technology and management consultancy
2004-Led the copywriting efforts for Quinn Fable Advertising, a boutique direct marketing agency in midtown Manhattan. Fortune 500 clients included AT&T Wireless, Church & Dwight, and United Technologies
2003-Created the brand messaging, Web content, sales presentation content, and sales support literature for a leading regional financial services company
HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. (HMS), NEW YORK CITY JUNE 2007 TO SEPT. 2008
Senior Writer, Marketing and Corporate Communications
Principal creative resource for all marketing, public relations, advertising, and internal communication efforts for this cost management company serving government healthcare programs.
• Created all marketing collateral for the launch of a new business line aimed at state Medicaid agencies.
• Authored speeches, editorials, letters, and all internal communication for the President and COO.
ORCHESTRIA CORPORATION JUNE 2005 TO JUNE 2007
Senior Corporate Writer
Sole resource for all written content in support of marketing, sales and operations for this compliance software company. Responsible for maintaining an effective and consistent tone for all collateral.
• Created content for the entire re-branded website within an eight-week deadline.
• Authored a series of by-lined articles with associated podcast scripts.
SNICKELWAYS INTERACTIVE, NEW YORK CITY 2000 – 2001
Manager, Communication Services
Principal communication and editorial resource for a leading e-commerce consulting services company. Managed communications, created by-lined articles, presentations, and other marketing and sales material.
EASTMAN SOFTWARE, INC., NEW YORK CITY 1997 – 1999
Senior Supervising Documentation Specialist
Led the development of new information delivery methods for end-user and technical documentation for this leading software company serving the insurance and banking industries.
HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC. (HMS), NEW YORK CITY 1995 – 1997
Manager, Editorial Support Unit (ESU)
Founded, designed, and led the ESU, which successfully increased the effectiveness and value of the corporate, marketing, and technical communications.
INTERNATIONAL TECHVANTAGE GROUP, INC., NEW YORK CITY 1993 – 1995
Project Manager
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK 1989 – 1991
Editor, Northeast Parallel Architectures Center (NPAC)
B.A., Liberal Arts, New York University, May 1988 (major: journalism)
University of Oxford, "Universe of Science" program, 1986, Oxford, England
American Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduate, class of 1978
Alpha Sigma Lamda national honor society
New York University Founders Day Award for academic excellence, April 1988
PUBLICATIONS
“A Tweet Is Not a Ballot,” in The Daily Odyssey, from http://*****,•2013/01/25
“The End of Aging,” In Parentheses Literary Magazine, Issue 3, Volume 1, January 2013
“The N.R.A.’s Response to the Newtown Shooting,” The New York Times, December 21, 2012
“Take me out of this ballgame,” May 5, 2011, from http://*****
“Brevity Is the Soul of…What?” August 14, 2010, from http://*****
“The Twitter Style of President Abraham Lincoln,” June 10, 2010, from http://*****
“Can words Change the World?” June 10, 2010, from http://*****
“Medical Support: The Challenge Begins,” Child Support Quarterly, Winter 2008, Volume 55, No. 27
“The Acquittal in the Sean Bell Case,” The New York Times, April 29, 2008
“E-Thics: A New Moral Methodology for Business” The Journal of Investment Compliance, Summer 2006
“The Ways of Rebuilding Iraq,” The New York Times, August 26, 2003
“Stories of the Dead” The Philadelphia Independent, April 2003
“What Bloomberg Wants,” The New York Times, January 26, 2003
“A Housing Plan That Falls Short,” The New York Times, December 14, 2002
“The Village 'Mayor' And a New Constituent,” The New York Times, November 10, 2002
“Validation of Rent Laws,” The New York Times, August 19, 2002
“A New Direction for the F.B.I.,” The New York Times, May 31, 2002
“Bloomberg's Travels,” The New York Times, February 24, 2002
“Butterflies and Brotherhood in a New World” The Philadelphia Independent, January 2002
“Israel, America and the Fight Against Terror,” The New York Times, October 11, 2001
“Can New York Recover Without Giuliani?” The New York Times, October 3, 2001
“E-Merchandising” The Handbook of eBusiness, copyright July 2000, Warren, Gorham & Lamont
“Wireless Broadband Systems: Can They Challenge the Cable Monopoly?” copyright 1994, LINK Resources, Inc.
Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems: U.S. Markets, Technologies, and Opportunities – ***** Analysis, copyright 1993, Allied Business Intelligence, Inc.
“ADSL Technology: New Life for Old Wires,” copyright 1993, LINK Resources, Inc.
“The Roar of the Dragon,” copyright 1991, China, Glass & Tableware Magazine
“Tabletop Enters the Information Age,” copyright 1991, China, Glass & Tableware Magazine
“Parallelism in Theories of Social Choice,” copyright 1990, Parallel Computing News, Syracuse University
“Quantum Chromo-Dynamics on The Connection Machine,” copyright 1990, Parallel Computing News, Syracuse University
“Find/SVP: Getting the Answers to Today’s Business Questions,” copyright 1988, Business Planning Quarterly
CONSULTANT FOR:
eFront Financial Solutions
AlwaysMed, Inc.
Blackbird Group, Inc.
Media Connect Partners, LLC
BoydGroup Solutions, LLC
Quinn Fable Advertising
T.F. Chen Art for Humanity Foundation
The Center for Social and Emotional Education
Ambience, Inc.
Ace Payroll, Inc.
James M. McMahon, Ph.D. (author, In Praise of Psychotherapists)
The Philadelphia Independent (monthly newspaper)
Peter Doukas for City Council (political campaign)
Lifetime Entertainment Services
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
LINK Resources, Inc., an IDC Company