EMPLOYMENT:
SCIENCE WRITER/WEB PROGRAMMER
NATIONAL HIGH MAGNETIC FIELD LABORATORY
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
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MARCH 2000 – PRESENT
TALLAHASSEE, FL
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FREELANCE SCIENCE WRITER
SELF-EMPLOYED
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1989 – PRESENT
TALLAHASSEE, FL
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- Editing (for print and Web)
- Writing news and feature articles for magazines and newspapers
- Designing, developing, and/or maintaining Web sites
- Researching and writing a book about Feral Monk Parakeets in
North America
- Desktop publishing brochures and newsletters
- Video scriptwriting.
VISITING EDITOR
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
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APRIL, 1998 – JAN., 1999
TALLAHASSEE, FL
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LABORATORY TECHNICIAN/WINE CHEMIST
LAFAYETTE VINEYARDS AND WINERY
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1984 – 1989
TALLAHASSEE, FL
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Responsible for product quality control from vine to wine, conducting chemical tests and sensory evaluations. Successfully upgraded testing procedures in the laboratory; developed production techniques for sparkling wine, and improved production line efficiency.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science (zoology)
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
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1973 – 1981
EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN |
Community College
OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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1971 – 1973
FARMINGTON, MICHIGAN |
SKILLS
- Writing and editing
- Interviewing, researching, fact-checking
- Desktop publishing
- Designing, developing, and maintaining Web sites
- Organizing and coordinating publications, events, and people
- Working on deadline, multi-tasking
- Computer skills
- Installing, configuring, and using hardware and software
- Windows 95, DOS, some Macintosh and UNIX
- Scanning, photo editing, creating graphics
Publications: FSU Research in Review, Tallahassee Magazine, Tallahassee Democrat, Medical Business Newspaper – South Florida Edition, TURF – South, Florida Grower and Rancher, Florida Government News
Professional Organizations: National Association of Science Writers, Tallahassee Writers' Association (past president), HTML Writers Guild
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