More Than 25 Years As A
Versatile Freelance Writer/Editor

My work includes promotional, journalistic, and service writing on personal and commercial finance, luxury goods, organizational management, real estate, security, disaster recovery, civic improvements, community planning, sports, travel, meetings, and fashion. I also ghostwrite articles, books, newsletters, and speeches. I guarantee:

• Accuracy; attention to detail; organization: consistency in style and format; continuity; precision with numbers.

• Speed and efficiency: scrupulous attention to deadlines, with no loss of accuracy.

• Exceptionally broad general knowledge: quick grasp of new information and the ability to transform data into highly readable, clear, concise text.

• Diplomacy and integrity: effective communication skills and respect for confidentiality.

• Your peace of mind. Need something done yesterday? I'll have it to you yesterday. Bank on it.

Work Experience

Freelance Consultant — May 1986-Present
Most recent clients and projects include:

• The Wall Street Journal: special advertising sections on real estate, travel, and environmentally responsible development.

• J.D. Power & Associates: edited some thousands of technical articles, mainly on automotive subjects; wrote a series of articles on personal finance.

• American Management Association: a series of articles on various management and HR-related topics.

� The New York Times: special section on disaster recovery and crisis management for the financial sector and for corporate real estate owners and managers.

� Real Estate Forum: articles on commercial real estate, including design and construction, finance, security, the CMBS market and analysis of other investors including REITs, opportunity funds, conduits, etc., as well as profiles of leading real estate companies. Single-handedly wrote special sections on the country's largest debt and equity capital providers.

� J. Walter Thompson: nationwide print ad campaign for ladies' diamond rings.

• Economist Intelligence Unit (a sister publication of The Economist): articles on corporate real estate, terrorism insurance, information sharing, and security.

� National Jeweler: annual reports, retailer profiles, trend stories.

• The Meeting Professional: travel pieces and how-to articles for the meetings industry.

• Urban Land: articles on planned mixed-use communities.

• Worldco: business plan for Worldco LLC, a Wall Street-based day-trading firm.

• TIAA-CREF: advisory/instructional articles on personal finance for investor newsletters.

Gralla Publications — 1983-86

    Senior Editor; Editor in Chief (1985-86

• Catalog Showroom Business: Supervised writing, editing, and production

    Associate Editor ; Assistant Editor, Contributing Editor —
    (1983-85)

• Health Care Systems, Bank Systems & Equipment, Contract, Kitchen & Bath Business.

Ring Publishing Co. — 1983-89

    Senior Writer

• The Ring. Developed, researched, and wrote articles on boxing. Represented the magazine at championship bouts and on TV and radio. Gave presentations at association meetings.

Education

University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa — Bachelor of Arts

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