☞ Summary of Qualifications • Twenty years of professional experience researching for, writing, copy editing, and proofreading various elements of newspaper, magazine, and website copy; marketing collateral; and literary manuscripts• Multiple international-award-winning slam poet, including the three-time Dublin (Ireland) Slam Poetry Champion• Served as a television and radio journalist for multiple programs from Ireland's national broadcaster, RTÉ, providing analysis of and commentary on cinema, literature, and issues of racism and sexism• Served as editor of the general interest department at Publications International, Ltd., a trade book publishing house specializing in Americana, educational• Served as managing editor of PINK magazine, a US print lifestyle and leisure quarterly with six regional editions, one national• Served as weekly fine arts columnist at the Pulitzer-Prize-winning Rutland (Vt.) Herald daily print newspaper• Strong background in critical, expository, and scholarly writing; film theory; film history; English literature; and philosophy; proficient in AP and The Chicago Manual of Style☞ Selected Book List [Editor]• "Awkward Sex Appeal" by Jordan Hurley, AMZ Publishing, 2020• "Diary in Denial" by Milton Jones, CreateSpace, 2012• "The Colossal Reader"; West Side Publishing; Publications International, Ltd.; 2008• "Civil War"; West Side Publishing; Publications International, Ltd.; 2007☞ Resident Writer• Rockingham Arts & Museum Project; Bellows Falls, Vermont; 2008-2012☞ Guest Lectures• “Corporate vs. Independent: Cross-Examining Media Dissemination,” Compass School; London, England; 2017• Presentation in French language on the nature of freelance film and wine journalism, University of Zagreb, Filozofski Fakultet; Zagreb, Croatia; 2013• “The Real-World Factors of Freelance Journalism: How to Write For Life and Still Love Yours,” Keene State College; Keene, New Hampshire, USA; 2009
Listed skills include Copy Editing, Editing, Editorial, Copywriting, and 32 others.