ü Accomplished journalist and editor with 20 years experience
ü Skilled at creating and executing editorial calendars and content
ü Extensive contacts in industry; government; and energy
ü Knowledgeable in science & technology; manufacturing; government; sustainable business; energy
ü Polished and accomplished presenter
ü Strong Industry Analyst, NGO relations
INDUSTRY WIZARDS (project) 2007
Editorial Chairman
New portal on product development, grown from highly successful and existing RFID Wizards portal. Under development, hard launch November 2007
Ø Provide editorial direction
Ø Grow portal to cover five new vertical markets
Ø Cultivate relations with government, industry analysts, Fortune 1000 companies, for editorial content
Ø Write original content
Ø Cultivate web presence
Result: Cooperative agreements with Avery Dennison for master class series;
Result: Cooperative agreement with CMP Media for joint marketing & sponsorships
CONQUEST BUSINESS MEDIA 2004 – 2007
Editor in Chief
Leading journals on best practices and theory, “The Manufacturer,” “Energy Business,” and “Green Business Strategy”
Ø Cultivate relations with government, industry analysts, Fortune 1000 companies, for editorial content
Ø Manage freelancers, assistant editors, art department
Ø Cultivate web presence
Result: 220,000+ hits per month, Manufacturer website
Spokesperson
Ø Represented Conquest Business Media at industry symposia, tradefairs (e.g., moderated panels at AIM Global 2006 event, Supply Chain Council 2006 Executive Retreat, SAS Global 2007 User Forum)
Ø Hosted and moderated nPhase, ActivPlant custom events
Content editor, industry events
Ø Developed content for “Manufacturer LIVE,” “Manufacturer LEAN,” and Master Class events
Result: LEAN event included speakers from Raytheon, Gorton’s, Littelfuse, Symbol Technologies, Ross Controls, TBM Consulting, receives 97% attendee approval;
Result: LIVE 2007 sponsors included Deloitte & Touche; Infor; Activplant, etc.
Result: LIVE 2007 event speakers included Constellation Energy, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters; AstroZeneca; Ford Motors; Johnson & Johnson, etc.; receives 95% approval for content
Result: Lean Accounting Master Class received 95% attendee approval
FREELANCE JOURNALIST, SPEAKER 1997–2004
Selected Contracts
Reed Elsevier, Keller Publishing, Penton Publishing, Thomas Publishing
Ø 50+ freelance articles on information technology; logistics; world trade
Mensa USA
Ø Lectured at regional gatherings, The Paranormal as Primitive Science
New Hampshire International Trade Resource Center.
Ø Conduct yearly seminar, Trade Fairs: Marketing Tips for Success
Quinlan Publishing Group
Ø Wrote several freelance articles on fire-service related topics (e.g., police procedurals, media relations, HAZMAT in residential fires, handling bad PR)
Holland Mark Martin Advertising Agency
Ø Marketing pieces, websites and French translations, edited and wrote direct mail pieces for. HMM clientele included Marriott Corp., The Boston Celtics, Delta Dental, Polaroid, US Trust.
Editorial Services of New England
Ø Wrote curricula vitae on eminent oceanographers/marine biologists for Metcalf & Eddy, Inc., for coastal management proposal to the Government of Egypt.
DECISION RESOURCES, INC. 1997–1998
Program Manager, Editor, Writer
Ø Researched, edited, authored market research reports and competitive analyses of Dow Chemical and Rhône-Poulenc
Ø Topics included: The coming marketing boom for Vitamin E.
Ø Identified and cultivated industry experts to author/coauthor/advise on market research reports (e.g., Dow CEO Wm. S. Stavropoulos for Dow Chemical report).
Result: significant production of revenue-generating reports for subscriber group
EDUCATION
§ B.S., Chemistry, Merrimack College, Massachusetts 1985
§ Sigma XI Scientific Research Association
