Pete

A results-oriented professional communicator with 20 years of experience in writing, editing, and producing information in media ranging from national magazines to Fortune 500 company intranets. A proven manager and team member. Accustomed to working under deadline pressures while balancing multiple projects with high levels of responsibility.
Editor in Chief Modern Applications News – a monthly national business-to-business magazine for metalworking and machining job shops and small contract manufacturers Managed and guided the editorial direction of a magazine targeting the vertical market of independent metalworking companies Responsible for editorial direction and design of the magazine Wrote editorials Wrote and edited news and feature articles
Information Developer National City Corporation – Office of the Common Way Due to the fluid nature of National City Corporation's IT structure, assignments changed during 16 department realignments Assignments included – editing project and system development methodology documents; corporate branding of documents; and web page support. A researcher and developer on a team to create commonality across procedures in the NCC IT structure Manager of corporate-wide online application system documentation; was a primary team member in the development of the system A writer and media expert working with executives at the senior corporate-officer level and above to create materials examining the suitability of offshore outsourcing of NCC resources
Editor in Chief Gases & Welding Distributor – a bimonthly, national, business-to-business magazine for dealers of welding supplies and associated compressed gases Managed and guided the editorial direction of a magazine targeting the vertical market of welding supply distributors Responsible for editorial direction and design of the magazine Lead an editorial team consisting of a managing editor, art director, production manager, and writers and contributors to produce the magazine Wrote editorials, news, business capsulizations, "people" items, and feature articles ranging from business management features to technical articles, such as evaluation of cryogenic gas-handling equipment Worked closely with national business associations in developing and disseminating information Spoke before large audiences and business management up to, and including, the CEO level
Supervising Senior Writer NASA Glenn Research Center contractors: Optimum Technology, Inc., Sverdrup Technology, Inc. Writer, editor, designer, and manager of NASA technical and non-technical writing projects Created user and system documentation for mainframe, UNIX, and PC applications, both on paper and in electronic formats such as Windows help files, server-based on-line documentation, and web page presentations Wrote technical documentation and user manuals for electronic and mechanical systems Composed marketing materials for NASA Glenn wind tunnels Produced video, computer presentations, and newsletters Producer, director, writer, and animator for NASA videos Back-up trainer for UNIX OS and NASA-specific applications
Associate Editor Modern Office Technology – a national, monthly, business-to-business magazine detailing the latest in office technology and procedures Wrote and edited up to three feature articles per month as well as writing the "Horizons" department: a section dedicated to cutting-edge office automation technology
Reporter The Medina Gazette – a daily newspaper Reporter and weekend news editor. Covered the City of Medina and then the City of Brunswick beats. Wrote news, features, series, and reviews
Achievements Finalist in the 2001 and 2002 National City Corporation-wide Excel award – NCC's highest employee award for excellence and innovation Winner of the 2000 Critique and Awards Program Gold Award for Electronic Media, Video: Non-credit educational video project from the Agricultural Communicators in Education for "Seed Treatment for Agrinomic Crops" Awarded membership in Penton Media's "30% Club" for producing a 37-percent profit for my magazine Invited to Germany by power-tool manufacturer Metabo for an in-depth briefing of their North American marketing strategy and tours of their plants and distribution centers in Frankfurt and Stuttgart Invited by NASA to bid as an independent contractor for the creation of "Spinoff 1997" Third Place, Editorial Excellence in a Regular Column or Department, 8th Annual National Awards Competition, American Society of Business Press Editors Invited by Sperry Corporation to the European lectures in Rome and Madrid on artificial intelligence by Prof. Edward A. Feigenbaum of Stanford University National judge, Society of Professional Journalists Meritorious Achievement Award for Best College Magazine and Best Non-Fiction College Magazine Article Third Place, Best Series, United Press International Ohio Newspaper Awards Published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer "Sunday Magazine," "Cleveland Enterprise" magazine, "Northern Ohio Live" magazine, and the Plain Dealer "Cleveland Live" web news site Expert in Word, FrontPage, PowerPoint, InDesign, PageMaker, QuarkXPress, FrameMaker, Acrobat, Corel Graphics Suite, and other print, image, and web-design packages. Experienced user of Excel and Access Bachelor of Science, Journalism; Kent State University; News / Editorial major U.S. Army, Vietnam-era veteran, honorable discharge, rank: E5