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	SUMMARY Editor with 25 years experience in news and feature publications, technical documentation, marketing communications, and computer-based training. Colleagues, and readers have praised my work as original, accurate, fair, and compelling. July 1993- Present: Writer and Editorial Consultant San Diego and San Francisco Bay Area, California Projects have included: Contributing editor to Disney Adventures Magazine. Produced "Technomania" section, writing and editing features about computers, the Internet, and technology. Consulting editor to Shape magazine. As Associate Editor of San Diego Online, helped launch the web's first city magazine. Produced extensive S.D. visitor guide using HTML. Contributing writer/editor to Gannett's USA Weekend magazine (circulation: 40 million) with acknowledgements including the "Best Magazine Edition" award from The Association for Women in Communications and a Unity Award in Media, which recognizes accurate exposure of issues affecting minorities and disabled persons. Produced corporate marketing materials, including annual report for UC-San Diego and marketing research for Hewlett-Packard. Developed software training manuals and on-line help. September, 1989 - June 1993: Managing Editor - San Diego Business Journal San Diego, California Researched and comprehended new subjects quickly; packaged information effectively; identified needs of various audiences; and juggled multiple projects while handling conservative budgets and aggressive schedules in a busy newsroom. Met weekly production deadlines for this 64-page newspaper. Supervised the work of ten reporters covering biotechnology, real estate, healthcare, city government, and other business beats. Edited stories for accuracy and style; designed layouts; wrote headlines and editorials. Dramatically upgraded 15 annual magazines. Developed and supervised editorial and design freelance staff. Won numerous San Diego Press Club awards and special recognition from the San Diego Society of Psychiatric physicians for coverage of mental health issues. May 1983 - September 1989: Writer, Consulting Editor San Diego, California Specialized in producing feature stories, technical documentation, market research, and computer-based training materials. Clients included: Ranch & Coast Magazine senior editor), Whittle Communications, USA Today, Hewlett-Packard, Courseware-Arthur Anderson, Inc., IBM. March 1978 - April 1983: Senior Editor/ Whittle Communications Knoxville, Tennessee Produced monthly high-quality glossy film magazine, bi-weekly college news poster, and five annual magazines on subjects ranging from healthcare and parenting to travel and films. National circulation: 750,000 to 1,200,000. Education: Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications (High Honors), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, August 1978. Emphasis in News-Editorial Journalism.
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