Correspondent

• 2004 - Present

Freelance columnist/correspondent covering religion, medicine, science, space, and good news from the whimsical to the unexpected. My journalism career extends from an AP Student Award for black and white photography of Nixon and Agnew to recent profiles of astronauts, researchers, and NGO leaders. Freelance columnist/correspondent covering religion, medicine, science, space, and good news from the whimsical to the unexpected. My journalism career extends from an AP Student Award for black and white photography of Nixon and Agnew to recent profiles of astronauts, researchers, and NGO leaders.

Marketing Consultant and Technical Blogger

• Mar 2014 - Dec 2014

Correspondent

• 2013 - Jun 2014

Freelance correspondent covering a wide variety of stories of interest to business executives. Filled the health care desk assignment until a permanent staffer was found. Currently under contract, but without portfolio. Freelance correspondent covering a wide variety of stories of interest to business executives. Filled the health care desk assignment until a permanent staffer was found. Currently under contract, but without portfolio.

Field Marketing Manager

• Aug 2004 - Apr 2013

Created and staffed, Marketing-West, the field marketing arm of a $55-60 million dollar/year corporation. Responsible for content-based, targeted marketing on line, in print, by email and with social media. Also developed and executed marketing plans for two unrelated NGOs (charities) including websites, social media, consulting, training, and rebranding. Specialized in concise, colorful and compelling communications with emphasis on both story-telling and photographic illustrations. Tracked campaigns, reported results, modified presentations as needed. Promoted products, seminars, workshops, new publications, profiled staff, interviewed customers, produced newsletters, technical tips and application notes. Wrote, copyedited, and managed styles. Created copyrights, trademarks, and service marks. Tracked patents, including competitive work. Show less

Sales Chemist/Territory Manager

• Aug 1990 - Aug 2004

Sales, installation, support of professional laboratory microwave instrumentation. Presentation of original seminars, set up and staffing of trade shows. Tracked and met sales quotas.Helped create and staff Dr. Microwave-an original email Q/A method of supporting customers. Created the first company proto-website and also NetWave, the company's first email list for publicizing new scientific papers, application notes, and product specials.

Sales Chemist/Territory Manager

• Sep 1986 - Aug 1989

Territory Manager with a broad portfolio of both environmental and research customers. Unique work with metal free chromatography, glycoprotein analysis, as well as traditional ion exchange work. Although Dionex (now Thermo) was best known as an environmental company, I pioneered the first all-biomedical territory to penetrate this new, highly competitive market for research chromatography, successfully calling on medical professors and researchers across a five-state area. Territory Manager with a broad portfolio of both environmental and research customers. Unique work with metal free chromatography, glycoprotein analysis, as well as traditional ion exchange work. Although Dionex (now Thermo) was best known as an environmental company, I pioneered the first all-biomedical territory to penetrate this new, highly competitive market for research chromatography, successfully calling on medical professors and researchers across a five-state area.

Chemist

• Mar 1977 - Sep 1986

Responsible for all chemical and physical testing to support Calgon's Activated Carbon (regenerated and first run) products including hazardous waste characterization, test adsorption experiments, reports and isotherms. Use of a variety of instrumental, wet methods, and physical testing. Also support to the Water Treatment laboratory including AAS, Ion Chromatography, and all other EPA, DEQ, and corporate methods used in the water treatment industry. Product documentation and interaction/support with non-technical field sales staff as well as supervising pilot runs at customer locations. Show less