A national award-winning self-starter with a solid work ethic and stellar track record. Proven ability to organize complex projects. A detail-oriented professional with demonstrated success in:

   ACHIEVEMENTS

Created a new unit within an existing marketing company. Produced instructional videos for physicians and their patients. Marketed videos to health care professionals, including physicians, clinics and dentists.

Provided input on reorganizing U.S. Tax Code to President Ronald Reagan and U.S. Treasury Secretary James Baker, during White House conference in 1985.

Successfully built startup broadcast news operation from scratch. Achieved 30% increase in audience ratings, with improved community awareness. Expanded and improved the unit over time.

Streamlined another existing operation, reducing overhead by 15% while improving product quality.

   PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Communication Specialist -- gmcf, Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia Medicare Foundation, Inc.
A not-for-profit company that contracts with Medicare to improve the quality of health care for beneficiaries.
Job description: Research, write, copy edit and assist in designing outreach materials for physicians, other providers and beneficiaries. Create successful health care marketing campaigns and provide statistical tracking. Produce quarterly newsletter for distribution to Georgia physicians. Provide and update Web site content. Project management and tracking with printers, vendors, fulfillment houses, shippers, etc.

Vice-president -- WebSitesConnection.com, Ocala, Florida                                      
Designed, published and maintained Internet sites for small businesses in several states. Marketed company products. Improved existing sites and indexed them for Internet search engines.

Editor -- Thurgaland Marketing, Inc., Ocala, Florida                                               
Independent contractor on numerous projects -- video editing, copy editing, consulting on medical video presentations, and Web site development.

Copy Editor & Writer -- CNN, Atlanta                                                                         
Checked writers' copy for Web site sections -- for grammar, punctuation, style, clarity, accuracy, attribution, image or graphic placement, headlines, subheads, captions, etc. Checked math, metric conversions, time zones, and HTML links. Found additional Web links to related stories.

News Anchor, Editor, Producer -- CNNRadio Network, Atlanta                                 
Wrote, produced and anchored award-winning hourly newscasts for the CNNRadio Network. Produced and anchored "In the Marketplace," a daily business and finance update distributed by CBS and produced by CNNRadio. Provided voice-overs for CNN show promos and CNN Headline News updates.

WSB    - Atlanta - News Anchor
WFBR - Baltimore - News Director/News Anchor
WGSO - New Orleans - News Anchor
WDXB - Chattanooga - News Director/News Anchor
WAKY - Louisville - News Anchor/Editor/Producer

   AWARDS

Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
Edward R. Murrow Documentary Award
Ohio State Journalism Award
Medical Association of Atlanta Gold Award
Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland Award of Excellence
Numerous Associated Press Radio-Television awards

   EDUCATION, SOFTWARE/TECHNICAL SKILLS

MS Office (Word, Works, Excel), Outlook, Eudora, HTML/FTP, Dreamweaver, HomeSite,
PaintShop Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, AVSTAR

Central Florida Community College - Ocala, Florida
     Dreamweaver 4.0, Web Site Graphics

University of Louisville - Louisville, Kentucky
     Business Statistics, Quantitative Business Analysis, Accounting

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