Widely experienced as a local newspaper reporter, freelance journalist, and page layout editor for several Sonoma County, California, and San Francisco Bay Area newspapers and magazines, I have covered a wide gamut of topics from local politics and business to varied feature articles about local personalities. I have also written for newspapers in Central Florida, edited newsletters, produced direct marketing publicity materials, and freelanced as a wine and travel writer while residing in Bordeaux, France, and working in public relations for Bordeaux wines. I have also taught English as a Second Language (ESL) at the university level and at Agilent (a high tech firm in Sonoma County) for selected engineers.A former resident in France, I am fluent in French and continue to speak it daily. I also draw upon a good working knowledge of Spanish and Portuguese.As an independent editor and copywriter I write, edit, or proof a wide range of written materials including newsletters, brochures, press releases, Web site content, profiles, catalogs, resumes, all manner of business documents, and just generally, any written document that a client may wish to produce. I am also adept and experienced in:• Desktop publishing
• Copy layout
• MAC and PC design and editing environments
• Programs: InDesign, QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Microsoft Word
• Direct marketing materials
• Interviewing
• On-site work
• Independent contracting
• Meeting deadlines
At a time when text messaging and “inventive English” are becoming predominant in day-to-day language, noted business schools have realized that knowledge and training in proper English is eroding, prompting an inclusion of basic “business English” course requirements in their curricula. I am a perfect outsource solution for a business’s writing needs. I can take the words right out of your mouth to create your business’s own persona—your particular “voice”—in clear, succinct copy. 