DESKTOP PUBLISHING CONSULTANT

1987 to 1989

I was hired by the College Board to oversee production of a six-page daily newsletter printed during that organization's annual National Forum.

JOURNAL-NEWS PUBLICATIONS

1979 to 1983

I wrote hundreds of news and feature stories on deadline for this chain of weeklies based in Des Plaines, a suburb of Chicago.  Utilized skills in interviewing, photography, proofreading, graphic design, and pasteup.

 

I published freelance articles in the Chicago Tribune "Tempo" section, Chicago Tribune Magazine, and several other magazines.

I wrote "dot-software," a biweekly column on ASPs for CNET, the online news and content service, in 1999-2000. Here are a few sample titles:

"Webify Your Payroll"
"Punch Your Time Clock Online"
"Soup Up Your Online Sales Demos"
"Serve Up Super Tech Support Online"
"Online ASP Aggregration"

·        ISP Buyer's Guide, CNET, August 2000.

·        “Best Free Stuff Online,” an article I co-authored with Glenn McDonald for PC World, March 13, 2000.

·        E-Commerce Makeover, my monthly column for Computer Currents magazine:

·        “Purchase Path Detours,” Feb. ’00

·        “Make Hardware Purchases Easy,” Jan. ’00

·        “Maintaining Good Web Page Form,” Dec. ’99

·        “Flying the Confused Skies,” Nov. ’99

·        Cover Story, Computer Currents - “Online Shopping: Not So Safe?” Feb. ’00

·        Cover Story on Corrugated Supplies Corp., Publish Magazine, Sept. '00

·        Cover Story on Cisco Systems, Publish Magazine, Oct. '00

·        “Making Your Work Pay Off: Designing for Web Shoppers,” Publish magazine.

·        “I Get Around: Simplification Makes For Smoother Surfing, Publish magazine.

·        “Globalization: Web Design for a Multinational Audience,” Publish magazine.